On Wed, 2013-06-19 at 07:02 -0700, Matthew J wrote: > On the commute today I noticed something - or more correctly thought > of something I notice every day in a new light. > > That is, the high percentage of people using plastic shell style > saddles who wear padded shorts. Reading accounts of cycle tourers > back in the 70's through even the 90's, it is glaring how few people > then wore padded shorts on tour. Padded shorts were for racers who > trained day in day out. Not for commuters, casual riders, or even > people doing an annual multi-day or even cross country tour. > > The cycling market has become so accustumed to padded shorts that no > one asks what is it about most modern saddles that require special > clothing for use? I think those of us who use hammock saddles know > the answer.
I've been using padded shorts with hammock saddles for 40 years. -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
