100miles without Lycra

Crotch seam of jeans rubbing your crotch for 100 miles

If so can anyone point me in the direction of shorts that are not as baggy as mountain bike ones, but not as snug as lycra?

You can get some some mtb shorts that aren't ridiculously baggy, though you'd need to try on a few for size.

I find it most important that they dry quickly, so that my dangly bits don't boil in their own sweat all day*. The thin undershorts tend to do this better than the thicker padded ones imo.

*Apologies for those of you who are eating.

bibs + pair of board shorts over the top. Zanda and I both employ this technique. These are my fav: https://shop.hurley.com/department/phantom-10007.cfm as they reduce the friction to being between your bibs and the shorts. winning.

Wow, not much chance of a SMIDSY with some of those on!!!

High chance of sorry mate I was averting my eyes at the sight of your bright pink and green dayglow arse. Thank the gods I only ride with Benjam and Zanda at night.

Wow, not much chance of a SMIDSY with some of those on!!!

I wore the brightest i had when i first started riding in London. I did not get hit :)

note: correlation does not imply cause and effect.

I've done a 107-miler in jeans. You do notice the seams towards the end.

Because you've worn right through any nerves in your undercarriage anyway.

Just get some mtb shy shorts if you're, well, shy.

Lyra also only seems to work if you are wearing cycling shoes, you look a bit of a prat otherwise.

Unless you're in Belgium.

Well, you might still look a prat but once you tell the locals/barkeep that you're from Oz and you just want to drink and watch the Tour.. they love ya.

Bibs shorts or experience extreme CHAF

Marcel Planes, who did 332 century rides in 1911, without resorting to lycra.

Everyone looked ridiculous in 1911 though.. and black & white..

Another +1 to lycra and touring shorts. I tend to get cold in just bibs so the touring shorts are great. And tight. but not too tight!

Another +1 to lycra and touring shorts. I tend to get shrinkage in just bibs so the touring shorts are great. And tight. but not too tight!

Uh huh..

hahahahaha rep given where rep is due.

MY LEGS! tend to get cold.

Bibs, then get jeans with Lycra in them (top man do them and they're 30 English pounds), cut them off as shorts.... Done. Clip less shoes look too flexi as pictured above, stiffer shoes will work better. Your feet will thank you. If you'll be off the bike a bit get mtb ones so you don't knack your cleats... Or do what Dimi said. Strong.

get yourself down a charity shop and buy some old cords cut them off at an appropriate length
screw lycra
150miles in a day fixed in cords

no problems !

What's the reason for not wanting to wear lycra? Is it just the self image/shyness thing? Or something else (like allergies)?

For me; rides over 30 miles are lycra only, anything with seams should be left at home.

tweed breeks, comfy and you get to wear them in the tweed run - if lucky enough to get a ticket!
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^ plus bonus pee-stench if it rains, what's not to like

"shrinkage"
Is srs business no :-/

get yourself down a charity shop and buy some old cords cut them off at an appropriate length
screw lycra
150miles in a day fixed in cords

no problems !

cords!?

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Rapha touring shorts work quite nicely over bibs, but they're not cheap!

This - look no further

No - do look further, look to Swrve for half the price and the same level of quality...

Seams not as good. Much rougher with swrve. I've got rapha touring and two pairs of swrve - up to 40 miles, no difference. Above, rapha kicks swrve ass. I'm doing barca to alicante in september - 400 miles in 4 days. I'll be on rapha touring shorts with bibs underneath and lashings of this:

Seriously? You're feeling the difference in the seams through bib shorts?

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