By Coach Fred Matheny HOT! Custom fit Personal Service High-quality materials and construction NOT! Minimalist chamois www.boure.com Price: $80-$125 Sizes: whatever you need Source: website How obtained: one sample pair, one purchased pair RBR advertiser: yes Tested: 100 hours I shouldn’t need custom shorts. In most respects I’m about as dead-average as you can get:…
By Lynne Fitzsimmons HOT! stretchy and comfortable smooth, flat seams no seam along inner thigh NOT! more synthetics than wool in fabric chamois too thick in center Smart Wool Models: Ewetopia (women’s, tested); Rambition (men’s) Price: $120 Color: black Made in: Vietnam Sizes: women’s XS-L; men’s M-XL Fabric: 45% Merino wool, 39% nylon, 16% elastic stretch double knit…
By Coach Fred Matheny HOT! form fit chamois dries quickly comfortable bib straps traditional black NOT! useless padding protrudes at rear of chamois ergonomic bumps in chamois may irritate some riders www.pearlizumi.com Price: $140 Source: bike shops, website, mailorder catalogs Color: black Sizes: S-XXL Features: 8-panel construction, leg grippers, mesh bib upper How obtained: cold…
By Coach Fred Matheny HOT! great fit Microsensor fabric is light, strong and durable wide elastic waistband for comfort chamois has thicker padding in the right places silicon grippers keep legs in place NOT! inseam is short for long-legged riders expensive www.specialized.com Price: $145 Source: website, bike shops Sizes: S-XL Color: black Chamois: seamless, stretchable…
By Lynne Fitzsimmons HOT! stops the stripes can cover ears NOT! no discernable cooling effect sunscreen still recommended www.ibexwear.com Price: $49 Source: website, catalogs, stores Fabric: 80% Merino wool (17.5 micron), 14% nylon, 6% spandex Colors: black, green, red Fit: recommended for A, B and C cups Sizes: S, M, L How obtained: sample via…
