miles/chamois ?

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The lycra and elastic of my shorts wear out before the chamois. I retire my shorts from "exposed" riding at that point, although I still use them under tights.

I've never had chamois wear out before. I wear Pearl Izumi Elite shorts and Sugoi RS.

Hmmm...must be my butt, then. These are all PI Symphony or Symphony Cut shorts with the Elite 3D chamois.

Could it be that I've lost some weight and the shorts are maybe not snug enough?

[Catrin]

Hmmm...must be my butt, then. These are all PI Symphony or Symphony Cut shorts with the Elite 3D chamois.

Could it be that I've lost some weight and the shorts are maybe not snug enough?

This does happen, it happened to my first pair of shorts pretty quickly. Seems to me that even if you haven't lost any real weight but if things have been tightening up that the same thing would occur.

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This does happen, it happened to my first pair of shorts pretty quickly. Seems to me that even if you haven't lost any real weight but if things have been tightening up that the same thing would occur.

Heh, actually, I haven't lost "weight," but I have lost body-fat and inches. Yay for muscle!

[Catrin]

Heh, actually, I haven't lost "weight," but I have lost body-fat and inches. Yay for muscle!

I feel the same way I bet this is what happened - all that tightening up don't you know

[GLC1968]

Yep, weight/fat loss can definitely make a difference. So can body conditioning - I'm finding that as I get in better shape, I actually sit on my saddle slightly differently. This causes rubbing in new areas!

Your saddle can also breakdown, too but unless you have a really cushy saddle, 800 - 900 miles shouldn't do it (I wouldn't think).

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Your saddle can also breakdown, too but unless you have a really cushy saddle, 800 - 900 miles shouldn't do it (I wouldn't think).

I think my saddle (Jett) has probably around 2800 miles on it, but I can't imagine that it would be anywhere near dead, yet. At least I hope not. Man, this stuff gets expensive!

[OakLeaf]

I've got just over 3,000 on my Jett and I don't think it's anywhere near wearing out. More's the pity, I want to try a Turbomatic but can't justify it until the Jett wears out.