What to wear mountain biking

I have a pair of specialized shorts that I really like. They came with a liner w/ chamois that was super thin and light with integrated pockets on the back that are great but the chamois is in the wrong spot with a seam that is right where you don’t want it (low and right down the middle).

the shorts are pretty durable with some good stretch and they have some extra stretchy fabric in the back just below the waist band so they don’t pull while you’re bent over.

I also have a pair of Pactimo’s that aren’t my favorite, they kinda feel like stretchy swim trunks and don’t have the same stretch panel in the back so they tent to ride down a bit. But the liner is much better than the Spec’s but the pockets aren’t as good.

I will also wear my road bibs but I do like to have the rear pockets on the liners since 95% of the time if I’m wearing baggy shorts then I’m not also wearing a road jersey.

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