I bought these to use with my road bike, which has a cushioned but very narrow seat. If I go for a ride longer than 45 minutes, I usually am sore along my pubic bone. These shorts helped a lot with my 2 hour bike ride this weekend—no discomfort at all! I was also pleased with the fit. I’m 5’6”, 160lbs with most of the weight carried in my thighs, so I often have trouble finding shorts that don’t squeeze too much and don’t ride up. These were long enough that they grabbed my thigh at the narrowest part by the knee, and didn’t ride up because of the nonslip band around the leg opening. These have a mid rise, which is not what I normally go for because I’m afraid they will fall down, but these stayed put! I got a size M for reference.
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