2010-07-28 05:20:08 +0000 #1
I'm new to mountain biking...for XC riding do you typically wear baggy shorts with a chamois or lycra? I've got plenty of lycra from riding road...is one more comfortable/utalitarian than the other?
2010-07-28 05:29:31 +0000 #2
I find lycra more comfortable than baggy. The one pair of baggy shorts I tried pulled on my legs when I pedaled, I found it irritating.
2010-07-28 05:58:56 +0000 #3
Wear whatever you wish!
Many moons ago when we started mtn biking, we wore Ground Effect baggies. I slowly realized I looked like a mushroom/marshmallow in them & gradually moved to lycra. (I would like to try baggies again..)
Most downhillers wear baggies..XC folks perhaps yes, perhaps no..Just depends on where ye are....
Many moons ago when we started mtn biking, we wore Ground Effect baggies. I slowly realized I looked like a mushroom/marshmallow in them & gradually moved to lycra. (I would like to try baggies again..)
Most downhillers wear baggies..XC folks perhaps yes, perhaps no..Just depends on where ye are....
2010-07-28 05:33:28 +0000 #4
I have both, but I tend towards Lycra. Had one too many times where the baggies caught on the nose of the seat (after standing on the pedals for a climb or whatever) and nearly caused me to crash.
2010-07-28 05:48:08 +0000 #5
I like my baggies because they have a couple of pockets, but lycra is more comfortable.
2010-07-28 05:40:14 +0000 #6
Lycra. Baggies catch on your seat and your skin, and for me, aren't flattering.
2010-07-28 07:27:22 +0000 #7
I've worn both, but I tend to wear baggies. My baggy shorts are close fitting, but not skin-tight, and I wear them over lycra or liners.
Seems to be about a 50/50 split around here.
Seems to be about a 50/50 split around here.
2010-07-28 08:44:14 +0000 #8
Mostly lycra in Austin, don't know if it is because I hang around the XC races but definitely baggies are the minority. I could never find baggies that fit my big thighs, wide hips and relatively short frame so I gave up. It is always lycra for me, very comfortable and I don't have to worry about anything catching.
