Tags: cycling shorts

Extra Back and Butt Support with Bib Shorts

March 17th, 2013
Why would you choose bib shorts over something less flashy? After all, perhaps you do enjoy mountain biking or some other form of ‘more energetic than average’ cycling but don’t necessarily want to look like an Olympian? At this point you really hav… more »

We do it in baggy shorts: A mountain biker’s lament.

February 25th, 2013
I love to mountain bike. There is simply nothing like mounting your trusty cycle and escaping from city streets clogged with four-wheeled road-hogs, or cycle paths populated by red-faced weekend cyclists. There is something intensely liberating about hu… more »

Baggy shorts, the mountain biker’s choice

March 5th, 2012
Baggy mountain bike shorts have a lot going for them whether you are a mountain biker or someone who tends to stick to the off road trails. For a mountain biker the first and most obvious plus with baggy shorts is that you get a lot more protection, more »

Quickfire’s guide to the chamois or cycling padding

February 16th, 2012
It goes without saying that a day in the saddle is going to play havoc with your buttocks, so it makes perfect sense to wear some extra protection. The recommend first line of defence is a “chamois” which is a padding that is stitched into directly into… more »

Keeping your cycling shorts maintained

February 7th, 2012
A good way to prevent shorts wearing out too soon is to keep a couple of pairs in use at the same time. The old phrase ‘one off, one on and one in the wash’ could have been coined for precisely this situation, as by following it you will make sure that your shorts are always clean and fresh. more »