Tell me what kind of shorts you wear!

[SadieKate]

Assos F.1 lady short. Want to try the Giordana Tenax when I need a new pair. The hubby thinks his men's Giordana bibs compare pretty much on par with his Assos. I can't remember the model, but the chamois are very similar.

[bluebug32]

I really really love Gore for road and mountain biking. I also have a pair of Sheila Moon lycra shorts and she makes a great chamois and the shorts aren't too tight in the legs and have a yoga style waistband to eliminate any muffin topping.

[Crankin]

Terry Bellas 4 pair, plus one pair of knickers
Shebeest Double Ds (1)
Shebeest SSS (1)

a couple of pair of Shebeest board shorts with separate liners; I wear them as regular shorts or with the liners for short errand rides/mtb
one pair of baggies
I wear unpadded tights (Hind) over my bike shorts in cold weather

[Thorn]

Boure Elite shorts. 8" inseam and a thin chamois wide enough for my sit bones to get releif.

For me, the chamois in most popular shorts are just a teensy bit narrower than my sit bones and they hurt. Disappointing, because I absolutely loved the Terry T-short's fabric.

[kermit]

For long rides I like Louis Garneau shorts with the airated chamois(ergozone I think), great for the heat. I have velowear bibs that rock, just sucks when you have to pee. I am also riding Zoot tri shorts, depending on the distance. I started doing sprints and the less padding is nice. It depends on the mood I'm in and the saddle of the week. Right now SI SLR gel flow, very flat and nice. We'll see.

[bounceswoosh]

I have fallen in love with the best shorts in the entire universe. The Sugoi Lucky.

http://sugoi.com/item/86973/SUG38103F

The number one thing that makes them so great is their waistband, or rather, the lack thereof. I have GI issues, and the band of elastic on most shorts can ruin my day quickly; it causes deep, painful cramps that don't go away after the ride. These shorts are built differently; they are moderately elastic all around, but don't have that tight line of pressure.

Additionally, they have a moderate chamois; not tiny like a tri short, but not fluffy like a PI short. Just right.

They also have a very small mesh pocket on the hip, perfect for lip balm or an unadorned key.

[sundial]

This year I tried a pair of bib shorts from PI--the Slipstream Chipotle kit. The legs are gripper free and the chamois is just right--not too thick and not too thin (I think it's the Pro 3-D chamois). I like this short better than the other PI shorts.

I also have a pair of Sugoi Gusta shorts for mtb'ing which are really nice.

[Zen]

Performance Women's Ultra

Those Sugoi Gusta shorts look nice.

[sundial]

Those Sugoi Gusta shorts look nice.

They really are. The chamois feels like super soft flannel and the short has vents on the front of the thigh. Alex, a mtb'er, and Susan O recommended these.

[VeloVT]

This is the order I wear them in (that is, from the ones I like best to the ones I like least):
1. Castelli Visio short (Y-pro chamois)
2. Assorted Castelli shorts with Kiss chamois
3. Terry Bella
4. Sugoi RS Flex
5. Shebeest SSS and Ultra D (I actually like this chamois better than the Sugoi RS Flex chamois, but the RS Flex is a much nicer short -- better fabric, better cut -- imo).
6. Random assorted PI shorts.

I would like to try those white Giordana Tenax Laser shorts. Assos is pretty but I just can't justify spending that much on bike clothes -- even if I COULD afford it right now, I don't think I could justify it. Just stating my own hang up here, no comment at all on those who rationalize their bike economics differently (I'm sure there are probably other things that I could justify that Assos buyers might have a hard time justifying). Anyhoo ...

Grammer grinches, don't read that last paragraph too carefully please. I'm too tired to make it more presentable.

[aicabsolut]

I wear men's bib shorts with my team stuff on them. I can't ever get the right fit in women's --at least in the (cheap) brands we've used. But even some nicer quality stuff like Hincapie that we tried, I still do better with tiny men's sizes than with women's. Sometimes, there are some chamois fitting issues, but overall, I can get them to fit more snugly in the right places, and the chamois isn't as wide in the middle where I'd get rubbed the most.

I can't even express how awesome the switch from shorts to bibs was. It's super fantastic to not have a tight, too high waistband.

[TrekTheKaty]

Well, you guys are all over the place! I know it's a personal decision, but also an expensive experiment. The women's Assos are $180--my husband didn't pay that much for his (NOT FAIR!)--so I had to start from scratch. I was also hoping for a shorter inseam for next year (too late for this year's tan line).

I'm not really interested in a bib. My dh LOVES his, but dealing with a sports bra is enough, for now.

Here goes nothing--looks like the Terry Bella's are popular AND the least expensive. I'll jump to the SheBeest Ultra D from there. If anybody see's those 08 Assos go on clearance, let me know!

Ditto for the Hind tights over bike shorts for winter--I stumbled onto that last winter when I forgot to wash my capris.

[Southside Sally]

Gore Lady Ozon for long rides. They feel kinda like ya have a Depends on, but man, does my bootie feel much better with them.

Sally

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

My favorite shorts for longer rides (over 25 miles) are SheBeest Ultra D.

[Madride]

My favorite are the giordana bib shorts. They are really comfortable and have a thinner chamois that I really like. They also wear better than my PI shorts. My PI shorts are getting worn out after just one season, but my giordana bibs still seem the same as the first day I wore them. My PI shorts tend to chafe on longer rides as well. I really love bibs over regular shorts though, they are just so much more comfortable! Although they can be a hassle if you have to stop for a bathroom break.