Shorts question

[Kittery Rider]

Ok all, silly question.  Are all bike shorts synthetic chamois now or do they still make real chamois in them? Old school vs new I guess.

[John Nelson]

I doubt anybody makes shorts with a real chamois.  If so, it would be very rare. And I would not want them.

[driftlessregion]

Kucharik has some.

[Kittery Rider]

Kucharik has some.

Found them thanks.

[Westinghouse]

Probably yes in the UK where there are so many sheep. Chamois requires special care. The synthetic kind is probably more comfortable, less expensive, and easier to take care of. I noticed they have superior wet weather gear in the UK. I suppose they need it there with all the rain. I cycled England, Scotland, and Wales in the drought summer of 1984 for about 70 days I think it was, and had only three days of light rain, but that was very unusual. I cycled it again another year, and the rain was so thick you could swim in it. If you want real chamois, IMO you sould look to the UK.

[bogiesan]

ON a recumbent, of course, the chamois is useless. I used to run nice swimming trunks but have recently gone to tri-sports swimming suits known in the States as "jammers." They look like bike shorts without the padding.