Anyone use triathlon shorts instead of cycling shorts? - eviltoast

Ok, so here’s my problem.

I own quite a few padded shorts, ranging from $30 - $250 (bibs), and they feel great for the first 2-3 hours, then I get really uncomfortable in them. Not pain, but quite uncomfortable.

I was able to ride 200km wearing only compression shorts with no padding, but I think I got lucky.

Regular shorts/underwear always have issues because of the seams, so they aren’t viable.

I heard that triathlon shorts are lightly padded, so they may offer a nice in-between.

Does anyone wear them? How do they compare to traditional cycling shorts?

  • TurtleTourParty@midwest.social
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    3 months ago

    Yeah hanes athletic boxer briefs. I’ve tried without but that makes it too easy to accidentally squish certain parts.

    I’ve never done fast paced road biking so I can’t be of help there.

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      3 months ago

      It looks like Hanes has a few options where the seams aren’t over the butt cheeks. I’ll have to check them out! Thanks.