A good pair of cycling shorts will transform your experience on the bike. So here are our top best men's cycling shorts They will make you more comfortable, allow you to ride for longer, recover quicker and can make you faster as well. Cycling shorts range in price from £30 to £250. So it can be hard to know which ones to go for. In this guide, we’ll take you through some of the best cycling shorts for 2019 and what the differences are between them.
Bontrager describes the Quantum as a fitness short rather than a cycling short. They look like a fairly standard pair of everyday shorts. Although they come with a removable padded liner so you can wear them on the bike. These shorts are ideal for commuting, light touring and general fitness and leisure cycling. They also work well for cross country mountain biking. If you want the comfort of a padded shorts but don’t want to wear lycra these are the ones to go for.
The Altura Progel Bib Shorts have been one of our best selling men’s cycling shorts for years. (There is also a really popular waist short version available for £39.99). The Altura Progel shorts come with a built-in gel pad to sit between you and your saddle. Soaking up bumps and giving plenty of extra cushioning along the way. The rest of the shorts are made from Altura Dry materials that will wick sweat away from your body. There are reflective elements on the shorts to make you more visible. The Altura Progel makes great first cycling short. Is ideal for people riding for a couple of hours at a time or commuting.
The Circuit shorts are Bontrager’s go-to short for road cycling. (Like the Altura Progel there is also a waist short available which comes in at £59.99). The Circuit Bibs have more of a performance focus than the Altura Progel. That means a fitted, streamlined cut. A Profila Power compression to technology that helps fight muscle fatigue so you can ride for longer. Padding on the Circuit Bib shorts is provided by the Bontrager inForm BioDynamic dual-density chamois. The Bontrager Circuit short works great for road cycling and touring. Designed to keep you comfortable on all-day rides.
Essentially Assos invented modern cycling shorts. Widely recognised as making the best technical shorts in the world. The Equipe RS S9 shorts are worn by the professional cycling teams that Assos work with. Most cycling shorts are made from multiple panels which are stitched together to form the shorts. It’s common for manufacturers to talk about 6 or 9-panel shorts. The Assos Equipe RS S9 shorts are made from just 2 pieces of material. This means fewer seams which can cause irritation. A more even spread of pressure from the material and a more aerodynamic profile.
The most distinctive feature of the S9 shorts is the A-Frame external bib. Assos make their shorts fit best when you are sitting in the saddle and bent over the bars. The A-Frame suspends a section of material at the back. So when you get out of the saddle for a climb or sprint the short can move. As you sit down it will move back with you so you always land back on the chamois pad without having to squirm around in the saddle to get comfortable.
If you are looking for a pro-level high-performance short then the Assos Equipe RS S9 shorts are the ones to go for.
The Assos Equipe RS S9 Shorts are designed as the ultimate performance technical short. The Cento Evo short is designed for super long-distance rides. If you want to ride for 8, 12 or 24 hours at a time. The Cento Evo shorts are what you should buy. The cut on the Cento Evo shorts is slightly more generous and less restrictive. The material is designed to be super breathable and rapidly move moisture away from your body to help regulate your body temperature as you ride through sunsets and sunrises.