Ironman Shorts
vetboy
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i have signed up for my first ironman in December, and am looking for advice on what shorts to wear. I was planning to wear normal bike shorts for the ride, then change to running shorts. I find that when I am on my aerobars the padding in the shorts doesn't do me alot of good as it pads further back than where the pressure is.. I was wondering if anyone had advice for which shorts are most comfortable for long rides while on tribars, and if I should be looking at changing shorts as planned or to use tri shorts the whole way.
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Have you got a tri specific saddle. I started with a Profile Stryke ('cos it was cheapest) but found the plastic cutout uncomfortable and swapped to a Fizik Arione Tri as I like the Gobi on my MTB. It is adjusted more forward and slightly lower than I would have a road saddle to give me a good postion on the aerobars.
Other thing is Assos chomois cream or similar. Rubbed in to both you and your pad before a really long ride.
My answer to your question directly is that I like Giodana Tenax, but they are the only really good shorts I've tried. Others will say get Assos or Gore Xenon etc, etc. Good shorts will make a difference, but correct sadddle/position is vital.
cheers
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Ade
before the big day I experimented with several other options of which the most interesting was the Jaggad iron Trisuit (from wiggle) which has a removable long distance cycling chamois. The idea is that after the bike you just reach into your shorts and pull out the chamois for the run. While the removable chamois isn't as good as the chamois in bike shorts it was still OK for long rides and served me well over half distance, but when it came to long distance I found the grip strip on the legs too tight and uncomfortable, so for me this solution didn't work.
The real key is to experiment... and work out what suits you best.
For next time I plan to wear seperate top and shorts (or maybe not even tri shorts... maybe compression shorts) for the whole race but will pull on a pair of (non bib) cycle shorts for the bike. I havent experimented with this combination yet but from what I have learnt so far I think it will work well... the only question will be whether I'm too hot in two pairs of shorts and whether I can pull cycle shorts onto wet legs.
As to reccomendations for shorts I'm a cheapskate so the dhb knowle shorts are by far the most expensive shorts Ive eer bought but they are unrecognisably more comfortable... well worth the money and highly recomended!