I don't know about the old-ish Rapha cycling bottoms, but I can attest that the new-ish ones (last couple years?) are AWFUL -- way thicker pad than anything I've ever seen in any other bottom, and no give or flexibility.
Hard pass! Liz Washington, DC On Friday, February 27, 2026 at 11:20:31 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > I rode the other day in the Rapha knickers I rediscovered hanging in my > closet. There are very nice, but have a thin pad in them which for me just > causes chafing — I wear snug bamboo-derived cloth boxer briefs underneath > that are generally “invisible" while riding. They are fin when wearing them > under regular shorts or cycling pants with no liners or pads for at least > 30 miles (more than that and I wear the IOMerinos if I remember to put them > on). > > I haven’t worn shorts with pads for 25 years. Is this common? Are Rapha > knickers meant to be worn commando? I can’t imagine that they are; they fit > like regular clothing. > > Thoughts? > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/24ad2548-790f-4d47-b301-68649b43d8a7n%40googlegroups.com.
