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Gel Padding


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This is a question directed more at the fairer sex but I would value comments from the gents as well. My wife has been contemplating buying shorts with the gel padding but she's not convinced that they are worth the higher price. Anyone had any experience with this type of padding?

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Santini's gel padding is really good.!

A number of other manufacters (recently some local too) have tried gel with limited success.

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Gel padding is so last centuary. Gel is used on certain handelbar tape and gloves maybe....not the most comfortable for use in shorts or bibs.

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Some of my shorts have gel padding and others don't. Gel padding is marginally more comfortable, but it's the time in the saddle that gets to your "bits". I've done one DC in a non-gel padded shorts and two in a gel padded shorts and to be honest, there wasn't a significant differance in comfort. But then again, shorts & paddings are a personal choice.

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