Comments on: Product Review: Cannondale Doubletrack shorts

By: Biking

Biking — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:52:23 +0000

THese are great shorts. A little pricey, but worth it if you ride a lot.

By: Merse

Merse — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:17:17 +0000

I don’t know about the author, but I bought a pair of Cannondale Doubletracks not quite two years ago and they still have virtually no wear except where I fell off my bike onto a rock and cut through the outer short , but other then that, the fabric is showing no signs of wear. I was actually surprised, since I originally thought that they were like what Redcliffs said, a cheaply made product. Well over 3,000 miles later, I am surprised. it seems like a really nice product, and works really well.

By: Redcliffs

Redcliffs — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:07:16 +0000

Say what you want — my washer gets plenty hot on a sanitize cycle to clean things for my level of concern, and I’m currently using two pairs of $200 Sugoi bib shorts that I paid $20/each for after they’d each been worn no more than 15 times by the previous owner. Team kit is often changed every year, so most stuff you’d buy is no more than a season old and part of a large stock of clothing the racer rotates through. These shorts are by far the nicest I’ve ever worn, I’m very, very confident they’re plenty clean, and even if I wasn’t a student, I would never pay $200 for a pair of shorts. Given that I’ll ride 5K+ in 2008 with +/- 15 centuries or doubles and regular 25 m. RT commutes, getting nice chamois however I can makes sense to me — and I can tell a difference in quality, even between these and my Pearl Microsensor shorts. IMO, there are two types of people who wear team kit — posers and wannabes who by it new and people smart enough not to let a good thing go to waste. Would I love to be able to buy new, nice, non-team clothes? Sure, but I can’t, so I think I do the next best thing.

By: wtf

wtf — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:52:03 +0000

Wearing someone else’s old chamois is simply cheap and gross.

By: Redcliffs

Redcliffs — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:27:46 +0000

Investment or not, I can’t say I’m blown away by the prospect of a pair of shorts that lasted 1 yr./2000 miles. Though I don’t own any mt. shorts like these, all my shorts have at least this mileage on them, none are showing any signs of wearing out, and I don’t think I paid more than $40 for any of them (I tend to buy on sale or even, gasp, used team gear). While it’s great that they were comfortable, and I really like the idea of a separate inner liner for just the reasons you describe, it sounds as though they fit with other Cannondale gear I’ve seen — reasonably nice-looking, cheaply made re-branded product that really has nothing to do with Cannondale besides being sourced by them and carrying their name.

By: Antoine

Antoine — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:36:33 +0000

They look like nice shorts but I would have expected them to last more than 12 months

By: Apertome

Apertome — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:19:15 +0000

I have some Cannondale lycra shorts and they’re fantastic. I don’t use them for commuting, though, and I wouldn’t unless I was just wearing them as a layer under a pair of “normal” shorts. Mine were a good investment, as well.

By: Slippery Pete

Slippery Pete — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:42:30 +0000

Noah’s use of the term “investment” is acceptable. Yes, the primary definition of investment found in most dictionaries is as you have it, AC Wang. However, a secondary definition is something you buy that has a premium price with the hopes of obtaining premium performance (in this case longevity and comfort).

By: Lowrydr

Lowrydr — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:34:10 +0000

Hey Wang, it really is an investment, an investment in comfort for your backside. There in lies the return on your money. That’s my take on it but what do I know I’ve only ridden for 20+ years. The really young years don’t much count because as kid you really don’t notice your backside. Unless you blow that wheelie or jump and become one with the bike so to speak. So lighten up and ride your bike.

By: Noah

Noah — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:17:21 +0000

I’m personally selling nothing. Commute By Bike, nor I will see a dime from voicing my opinion about this product.

Looking back, I did actually use the word “investment” twice. While I certainly wasn’t expecting a year-old chamois and some torn-up shorts to command more than I paid for them, I certainly would not want to commute 140 miles per week without some padded shorts. You can take is as read that they’re paying for themselves, as would nearly any cycling short for that matter, given my current situation.