Endura Venturi eVENT 3/4 Shorts

Advantages: Will enhance riding confort and performance by untold amounts
Disadvantages: Quite expensive at c.£50

...Being an increasingly keen participant in cross country mountain biking, I decided to kit myself out with the necessary clothing to ease the pain of those long rides. Not being one who is easily conned by clever marketing, and of course being a lifelong sceptic, it was out of character for me to follow recommendations to buy the Endura MT500 short. These may initially seem expensive at around £50, but believe me, for the money you will not be able to find any better. Long climbs become suddenly more comfortable, and you don't get the chafe around the seams as you would with cheaper shorts. The kevlar seams are fully flatlocked, giving the short superb flexibility, and removes the embarrassing worry of the short giving way when the going gets a bit rough (see gorse grass and bramble attacks!). Further durability is provided... Read review

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Advantages: tones the bum&thigh area, fits easily under jeans
Disadvantages: small pads repeatedly curl and stick together

..., but trying to remove the pad covers to apply them to the skin was fiddly and time consuming ~ I'd recommend getting a friend or partner to help you if possible as the pads down the backs of the legs are particularly hard to reach to pull the covers off. As a hint if you are on your own though, I suggest putting the shorts on but not fastening anything, sliding your hand down the back and side to reach the upper back pads and then doing the front and lower back pads from the side. Be aware though, the system control system kept bleeping pad contact problems (it is helpful in that it indicates with an arrow which side the problem is on) and I found the smaller pads had tendencies to curl at the corners (which kept happening hence it being time consuming and testing my patience). Also ensure the control panel is fully clicked into place (i.e... Read review

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Advantages: Great quality, good price, excellent!
Disadvantages: Difficult to walk in

...Having not ridden a bike for just over 11 years, and, therefore being a 'born again' cyclist I nver realised the pain and agony that I would suffer. I have never been in to lycra. The skin tight look is very unflattering on me and there is no way that I can pull it off. I always thought that 'proper' cyclist clothing was just for show and served no real purpose. How wrong was I. My first ride out consisted of a 10 mile warm up. I went out in a normal pair of shorts and............... After the first 2 miles I was getting a numb rear. After 5 miles the chaffing set in, and after 7 miles I was in absolute agony. I could not sit down properly for 3 days and I was walking funny for 2. After this fiasco I went in to a local shop and decided to get some lycra shorts. I was told by the very helpful assistant that there were... Read review

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