Hey all lovers of Trashy Cat Satin Shorts,

I just checked out the Trashy Cat web site, as I need a new pair of shorts and was curious to try the Satin shorts. They don't have my size right now anyway but I got distracted when I looked at the closeup shot of their chamois. It's the exact same as the Rapide Short from MEC of two years ago. Last year's, and this year's I think, is a bit different, and I found that I like it better (there is one less pattern in the pad, and for some reason it's a bit softer than the older version - and it's dark blue instead of red). Otherwise the short looks exactly the same, the 8 panel construction, the fabric, the leg grippers, the seams, etc. Maybe the trashy cat version is shorter, or so does it look from the web site. Inseam for the MEC short is 7 1/2 inches.

(Note: stay away from their Cyclo short. I really hated it, it seems to be cheap for a reason.)

So anyway, I thought I'd let you girls know. At CDN$52 the Rapide shorts are an extremely good value, and I might simply turn to buy another pair just like them. Shipping to the USA is 19$ for xPressPost, which you can expect to come in in just a few days, it's not much much more than what TrashyCat charges to ship to the USA (and they don't ship to Canada, so I'm not going to get their short anyway!!!).