100miles without Lycra

Obviously, it depends on the bib shorts and the sensitivity/robustness of ones stinky bridge. But the answer to the question is a resounding yes. It may sound a bit princess and the pea but 90kg of sweaty hot stinky bridge is going to sit a lot worse on a swrve seam than a non-existent rapha seam. Of course i'm bloody serious or i wouldn't waste time rabbiting on about it.

It matters not - I'm repping you for 'stinky bridge' either way.

Can't disagree with you on the butt creme. A slidy gooch is a happy gooch.

great gone with the rapha touring shorts got a barely used pair off ebay complete with a rapha musette for £50!

Don't forget the grease!

brighton and back in a day - cords no issues
oxford and back in a day - cords no issues
cambridge and back in a day - cords no issues
london to bordeaux 4 days - cords no issues

lycra >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Just because you have a gooch like a miners knuckles doesn't mean we're all without feeling from the waist down.

No blood = you're doing it wrong.

Just because you have a gooch like a miners knuckles doesn't mean we're all without feeling from the waist down.

i had the ol' gooch removed as a nipper

i presume the gooch is somewhere at the back of the mouth / top of the throat right ?

brighton and back in a day - cords no issues
oxford and back in a day - cords no issues
cambridge and back in a day - cords no issues
london to bordeaux 4 days - cords no issues

lycra >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

were the cords running horizontally? that rub-rub-rub would have done my head in. totally messing up the trispok vom-vom-vom.

brighton and back in a day - cords no issues
oxford and back in a day - cords no issues
cambridge and back in a day - cords no issues
london to bordeaux 4 days - cords no issues

lycra >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

pics or it didn't happen

Why not MTB shorts, something like this?

It's basically the same (I would have thought) as bibs + board shorts. I've got them and they're really comfortable. Not tried real lycra, or 100 mile rides, but I don't have any discomfort there after 60 odd miles.

just wear bibs and force people to look at your cock, what's not to like about this

The best bit bout bibs is smearing chamois cream all over your arse like a thick layer of peanut butter. Whats not to like about this?

Best idea for a ride like this is jeans with the legs rolled up. Whatever you do, no shreddies. Commando all the way. All serious bike riders do. For comfort, go for jeans that are a little big for you. A good solid belt will also assist. The pockets are useful for keys and things. Be like a pro and shave your arse and everything else a few days before, just enough so that you have a comfort-giving layer of stubble. They talk about shaving legs but the real secret is the but cheeks. Anything that has some contact with the saddle should be nicely stubbly.

When you put chamois cream in your sandwiches and peanut butter all over your bits?Could happen.

Embrocation is a very pleasant substitute for chamois creme.

You'll be advocating chaps next.

assos chamois cream is for faces, no?
rapha merino briefs under jeans ftw..

just wear bibs and force people to look at your cock, what's not to like about this

Haz some rep

Great, now I want some touring shorts, to add to my fixed shorts, cigarette shorts and Swrve 3/4 shorts. Thanks LFGSS, £75 I can ill afford

all cyclist have hemorrhoids
just depends whether yours are nobbys or not

Just had an idle thought about buying a chamois pad or cutting one out of some old bib shorts and stitching it into my Swrve shorts.

Maybe I should be working instead

If it makes you feel better, they have a surprisingly high resale value

Really? The crotch goes though. In fact it was into the shorts with the hole I was thinking of stitching the pad into, thus both pad and patch