bike shorts with real chamois

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Permalink Reply by Michael A on January 4, 2011 at 10:56pm

I have not seen any in years.... Ahh the old days, hard cold leather that held bacteria like no other material... saddle sores, fond memories. 

 

I am all for nostalgia, but for the sake of your backside get yourself a pair of assos shorts

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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 5, 2011 at 7:59am

You forgot "crunchy."

Michael A said:

I have not seen any in years.... Ahh the old days, hard cold leather that held bacteria like no other material... saddle sores, fond memories. 

 

I am all for nostalgia, but for the sake of your backside get yourself a pair of assos shorts

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Permalink Reply by J on January 5, 2011 at 8:08am

Kucharik.

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Permalink Reply by dan brown on January 5, 2011 at 8:49am

I agree with all three replies !  newer synthetic chamois are great : I have a pair of Sugoi shorts I love; along with a pair from Biemme. there are lots to choose from. maybe check out www.roadbikereview.com

or www.theprosstuff.com (real team kits from real pro teams)

 

hope this helps

 

DB

J said:

Kucharik.

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on January 5, 2011 at 10:15am

You forgot tom mention the cream that you needed to apply to the leather regularly, to prevent it from becoming brittle. Boy, do I miss that time....

Michael A said:

I have not seen any in years.... Ahh the old days, hard cold leather that held bacteria like no other material... saddle sores, fond memories. 

 

I am all for nostalgia, but for the sake of your backside get yourself a pair of assos shorts

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Permalink Reply by S on January 5, 2011 at 10:36am

The www.theprosstuff.com website sounded familiar until I remembered that the owner just got suspended by USCF and USADA for buying EPO.  Just fyi.

 

dan brown said:

I agree with all three replies !  newer synthetic chamois are great : I have a pair of Sugoi shorts I love; along with a pair from Biemme. there are lots to choose from. maybe check out www.roadbikereview.com

or www.theprosstuff.com (real team kits from real pro teams)

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Permalink Reply by Michele on January 5, 2011 at 12:48pm

I saw this site when I googled so am glad to see you reference it, too. Thank you, J.

For the others, maybe I should have explained but I didn't want to get into details. As a woman, synthetic chamois don't work for me. 

J said:

Kucharik.

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Permalink Reply by J on January 5, 2011 at 3:16pm

Kucharik is great. They have been making custom cycling clothing for over 40 years and are probably the domestic foremost experts in traditional chamois.

Michele Beaulieux said:

I saw this site when I googled so am glad to see you reference it, too. Thank you, J.

For the others, maybe I should have explained but I didn't want to get into details. As a woman, synthetic chamois don't work for me. 

J said:

Kucharik.

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Permalink Reply by K. on January 5, 2011 at 3:46pm

Assos, Assos, Assos. Not the cheapest but worth every penny! You get what you pay for.

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Permalink Reply by Michele on January 5, 2011 at 11:15pm

Awesome! Thanks!

J said:

Kucharik is great. They have been making custom cycling clothing for over 40 years and are probably the domestic foremost experts in traditional chamois.

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