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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
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    I wear my microfiber boy shorts under my knickers because the chamois rubs my lady bit raw. I think they're either Hanes Her Way or Fruit of the Loom. Either way, it's infinitely more comfortable than having that particular bit rubbing against the chamois...especially in the Louisiana summer heat.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Feb 2005
    Location
    Concord, MA
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    You are wearing the wrong shorts for you if the chamois hurts you! You need something that's less padded, or with less seams. Shorts are not supposed to hurt and there are infinite varieties of chamois, just like saddles.
    Please try other brands! Call customer service at TE and they can assist you if you describe what is bothering you now.
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  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Austin, TX
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    208
    Ditto on not wearing padded shorts. I tried them and had terrible chaffing. I switched over to wearing tight seamless stretchable underwear beneath my shorts and have been riding that way for over 25 years.

    I recently tried on some padded shorts at Performance - felt like I had a diaper on (Gees, I'm old but not quite at the stage where I need Depends yet!) and they were hot and not very breathable. I can see why padded shorts were de rigueur when saddles were leather and/or hard shelled, but in these days of well-thought-out padded saddles (closed cell and gel), padded shorts don't make sense to me.

    To each his/her own...

 

 

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