I am doing the Penrith Merida in May and want to know if anyone can recommend a pair of shorts with a thick comfy pad in.
Usually i wear two pairs of padded shorts but wouldnt mind paying out for a decent pair that will do the job.
Cheers

Very personal but I find Assos's F1 Mille the best.

Agreed, although I think FI.13s are maybe very slightly better.

Not sure they're £30 better though, and the Mille pad is actually thicker.

I agree, the Fi.13's are probably comfier on the road.

I ripped mine at the BUSAs :-(

Can't afford another pair at the moment either, gutted!

If you don't want to pay Assos or Rapha prices, then Pearl Izumi and Giordana do some decent shorts. You can get their bibshorts or 3/4's for about £50-£60. Both dead comfy and well made.

Have to say the Assos F1 Mille are the comfiest shorts I have ever owned but also the most expensive. But slightly cheaper are the Sugio shorts which are also really comfy look good and keep you a little cooler IMHO.

Well impressed with the Endura Fieldsensor bibs

I was asking the same question a month or so back. Assos seem to be the way to go...a mate of mine had just got some, but we're undecided if they're worth 2-3 times what we pay for Lusso...i've a pair of the newest Lusso and the pad is very good.

We did a 107 mile ride the other week and everyone's bum (assos or lusso) was sore...so hey. :)

(I'm also doing the Penrith Merida).

Think i better get saving up,

Thanks for all the info people, at the moment i am using a pair of Lusso and a pair of baggies(with pad) over the top.
I did a 72 mile flat ride the other week with the woollybacks and from the midway point onwards it got very uncomfortable.

i thought about putting a car washing sponge down there but thought that would just be stupid.

I am riding the merida with the woollybacks so say hi if you spot us, quite a few out of the club is riding, lets hope for good weather.

Cheers all

I dont think i could bring myself to wear bibs, no matter what the distance i am cycling

I couldn't not wear bibs! Horses for courses and all that.

Yeah, I can't not wear bibs, they're just so much comfier!

For any decent length ride some decent bibshorts are the way to go IMO. I've some baggies with a Sugoi liner and whilst it's pretty comfy, any more than a 4 hours riding leaves me a bit sore. I've some Gore and some Pearl Izumi bibs and both are much more comfortable for long days or road rides when you're sat down almost constantly.

I know of no one who's tried bibs and gone back to regular shorts.

I've Lusso, Pearl Izumi and Peak Performance - ALL BIBS.

Wouldn't wear anything else.

Got some Lusso, rubiaoux? 3/4 bibs on the weekend...pretty comfy they are too

SUGOI RS FLEX BIBSHORTS, EXPENSIVE BUT MY SENSITIVE BITS THINK THEY WERE WORTH IT.

I personally love Endura stuff....seems well made and hardwearing.

I think Endura kit is superb value for money.