sem@piefed.blahaj.zone to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoWhy don't people wear underwear under the padded bike shorts?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't people wear underwear under the padded bike shorts?sem@piefed.blahaj.zone to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
Seems like it would help keep the shorts from getting stinky. Edit: i have learned a lot about friction here. Thanks!
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 days agoLet me ask a parallel question: Why don’t people wear underwear under their swimsuits?
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-22 days agoThat one is more clear to me: a soaking wet underwear is not comfortable. Also, swimsuits do not seem to atract body odors. If anything they get chloriny
minus-squarekobra@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·2 days agounderwear under bike shorts would also be soaking wet though.
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoHasn’t been for me but maybe I’m not riding long enough.
minus-squarefraksken@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up6·19 hours agoMaybe if the underwear is not wet, it’s not time for bike wear. This is for endurance and sweat management.
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 hours agoI thought the padding was to not get back pain. Right now I’m limited to about 30 min on the bike before i have to call it without shorts. With padded shorts i can go like an hour or more. This is mountain biking.
Let me ask a parallel question:
Why don’t people wear underwear under their swimsuits?
That one is more clear to me: a soaking wet underwear is not comfortable.
Also, swimsuits do not seem to atract body odors. If anything they get chloriny
underwear under bike shorts would also be soaking wet though.
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Hasn’t been for me but maybe I’m not riding long enough.
Maybe if the underwear is not wet, it’s not time for bike wear. This is for endurance and sweat management.
I thought the padding was to not get back pain. Right now I’m limited to about 30 min on the bike before i have to call it without shorts. With padded shorts i can go like an hour or more. This is mountain biking.