Shorts for the heat and humidity??

[OakLeaf]

They're not my best-fitting pair of shorts, but both the chamois and the fabric on the Castelli Vizio Due are plenty cool for me.

[Owlie]

Castelli's Vizio (or whatever they are now) shorts are probably the best I've found in hot, humid weather (I have the Vizio.1, which looks like the Vizio Due). Unfortunately, the chamois sucks, IMHO. Pearl Izumi's Elite In-R-Cool shorts are a very close second. I might see if I can swing a pair of the Pros for science.

I used my RS shorts on a not-hot but humid ride. I didn't like them as much as the Pearl Izumis.

[Boudicca]

Sugoi is still my favorite for hot weather -- RS or Evolution -- but I also have a pair of Assos which I got on special a while back, and they are pretty awesome in hot weather too, and they have a nice flat waistband that sits just below the waist and doesn't press. But either they run a little small, or I am running a little big. I wear medium in Sugoi or other brands, but the Assos medium are just a little snug, and I have to yank them up from time to time because that low waist slides down over my stomach.

[ny biker]

Interesting that people like the PI Elite shorts in hot weather. I've had other pairs of PI shorts with chamois that felt clammy and gross in any kind of weather. One of them is a new pair that I got a few months ago. I wear them for short rides but would never consider them for longer rides and may wind up wearing old Shebeest shorts through the summer instead of them.

[lgibster]

Interesting that people like the PI Elite shorts in hot weather. I've had other pairs of PI shorts with chamois that felt clammy and gross in any kind of weather. One of them is a new pair that I got a few months ago. I wear them for short rides but would never consider them for longer rides and may wind up wearing old Shebeest shorts through the summer instead of them.

Ok I got the PI Pro In-R-Cool shorts as a birthday gift. The legs are a little tight, but I am going to try them out this weekend and see how I like them. I will let you ladies know my opinion. If I don't like them I may try the Sugoi you guys suggested. Glad they were a gift.

[Catrin]

Interesting that people like the PI Elite shorts in hot weather. I've had other pairs of PI shorts with chamois that felt clammy and gross in any kind of weather. One of them is a new pair that I got a few months ago. I wear them for short rides but would never consider them for longer rides and may wind up wearing old Shebeest shorts through the summer instead of them.

The 3D chamois are different from the other chamois that PI has. I don't know WHY they work in hot weather, but I don't notice them once I am on the bike. The Sugoi RS is the only other I've found that I like as much as the 3D - and indeed I prefer them in general. I tried on other versions of the Sugoui shorts/chamois and don't care for them - I love the RS though. Sadly my PI smalls are getting a bit too loose

[lgibster]

Update: I guess bike shorts are a "you get what you pay for" item. I LOVE the new PI In-r-cool shorts with the one exception of a little bit of a sausage look due to the tight leg grippers. They don't bother me when I ride just when I look in the mirror. You ladies were right the other shorts were too big and now I am not having any of the bunching problems I was experiencing.

Things I love are the compression support of the shorts, the chamois is really comfortabe on longer rides, the waist band isn't constricting like the other shorts I have had and I don't have a problem breathing in these shorts. I have had no problem feeling like the shorts were too hot. At least I have that problem solved.