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Originally Posted by KirkFord
just a quick question...what about the body armour type undershorts (Dainese or IXs or similar) dont they have a padded rear end support or are they only hip and thigh padding? I ask because I was interested in if they helped with numb bum syndrome...butt (pardon the pun) I haven't got around to looking at them yet
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Those armored riding shorts are great for protection, but not sure if they help much with long distance comfort. I wore them ALWAYS when riding my dirt bike on serious single track, going fast. The good ones have decent foam that protects hips, tail bone, thighs. I sweat in them a lot but like the bit of protection they offer. Some of the newer ones (as you've listed) are really good. I have older Fox and some others, just so so and they wear out.
But for traveling I won't take them as I'm not riding serious off road all that much and when off road I take it easy ... so I'm willing to take that chance. I just did a short 4 day ride into our Sierra, crossing the passes. We rode 200 to 300 miles per day. My butt got sore but I do think my bicycle riding shorts did help a bit. No Monkey Butt even in 97F heat. YMMV.
Last edited by mollydog; 4 Oct 2014 at 19:33.
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