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Trekkingbike subjected 20 cycling shorts with seat padding to a long-term test. However, wearing comfort, fit and quality are quite different in some cases.
The seat pad, whether sewn or glued in, is the most important detail of the inner cycling shorts. In the past, the seat was usually made of leather, but today the much thicker insert consists of several layers of synthetic material padded with gel inserts, foam or air chambers.
The cut of the pad is based on the gender-specific anatomy, i.e. the insert is visibly wider and longer in men's trousers. High-quality pads prevent heat build-up and are cut from antibacterial material with as few seams as possible. The following does not apply: a lot helps a lot. This is because overly thick pads lead to increased friction and thus to skin irritation.
The cycling pants in the test:
- Craft Cool Bike Short
- Endura Mesh Boxer
- Gonso Bike U-Pants Benito
- Gore Bikewear Base Layer Boxer Shorts
- Löffler Elastic
- Northwave X-Round Inner Short
- Odlo Shorts Bike Tights
- Odlo Light Ladies
- Pearl Izumi M Liner Short
- Protective Underpant Ladies
- Scott Shorts Underwear Plus
- Sugoi S.100 Liner
- Vaude ME Comp Pants III
- X-Bionic Bike Energizer Boxer Short
- X-Bionic Bionic Energiser
