how do you fit cycling shorts?

[Catrin]

I am looking at these shorts with a chamois insert:

http://www.louisgarneau.com/us-en/pr..._SHORTS#second

My LBS has these in stock and they look comfy. I am still getting regular bike shorts, but I do not always want to wear spandex I guess that I need to break down and start thinking about bike clothes that fit for the spring! I know these probably won't work for really long rides - but they all won't be long!

[OakLeaf]

Speaking as one who started riding in the days when natural leather chamois was all there was... don't. Really. I didn't think they were still available, and there's a reason for that.

They take a lot of care. They're easily ruined. And even with the best of care, they will quickly stretch out and/or harden to the consistency of sandpaper.

It's true that shorts with a good thin chamois aren't that easy find. But like I said, I didn't even know that natural leather chamois were still available, so they're obviously even harder to find. Get synthetic.

[schnitzle]

Thanks for posting this question NewToBikesMama! I was wondering about these padded bike shorts and such. What a knowledgeable bunch of member there are here