Some mountain biker types wear regular road shorts under looser ones. There's also a sort of thin undergarment available that does the same thing. And, as you said Tom, you can buy mountain biking shorts that are loose, but still have the chamois (which is what the pad that everyone's interested in is called, because on early bike shorts, it was actually made of chamois leather).
cheers, frank
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From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Another Bike Photo Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 15:25:26 -0500
Actually, I think they are mountain biking shorts. Looser and pockets, but with the same padding.
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frank theriault wrote:
Well, it figures that Tanya would focus in on ~that~ portion of the photo, eh?
I'm pretty sure you're right, Ryan. It looks like underneath his gnarly loose-fitting shorts he's wearing real bike shorts (you know, the tight spandex ones). They have what's known as a "chamois" (although they've not been made of chamois leather for a long time) in the crotch, to act as padding, but more importantly to absorb moisture.
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