Do you need Padded Bike Pants? 

The padding in bike underwear (Bike goUnders), bike pants or bike liners helps to provide comfort and protection at the contact points of your body on the bike seat. Comfort is influenced by the length of time riding, the frequency of ride – is it on consecutive days etc? Do they talk about discomfort? Do you want to eliminate all barriers to help get them out riding. All or some of these factors will help you decide if your child or tween needs some cushioning?

Learn More: Story: Kids Bike Pants – do they need them?

What do you want them to wear when you ride?

To follow are the options explained.

Kids or Youth Bike goUnders – Bike underwear with padding (a chamois) sewn in offers the most flexibility. Worn like underwear – they goUnder their riding clothing of choice.  Everyday or recreation clothes, clothing in their wardrobe that suits the season, the weather on the day, their mood, and their changeable likes and dislikes.

Older kids/youth may prefer specific bike clothing like lycra bike pants or bike shorts with a liner.

Padded 3/4 Pants for Youth Girls – these longer length, below the knee, lycra bike pants are great for cooler weather.  A great investment for girls who ride regularly, all year round.  Casual or Endurance designs available.

Learn More: Story: What to consider when Choosing what to wear on the bike

The Bike Padding (Chamois)

The chamois is the padding that sits between them and the bike seat when they ride. It will provide the comfort and protection they need. The chamois should be age specific to match body structure. Kids Chamois’ are best for kids and Youth will be better protected with a slim adult chamois. So they get padding in the right places but not too much bulk.  A chamois, which is made from compressed foam, should be covered in a fabric that wicks away moisture and is breathable.

Our Kids Bike goUnder should be sufficient to support comfort for most kids and most riding situations.

The Boyleg goUnders for Youth Girls and our Boxer goUnders for Youth Boys both have a slim, dense performance level adult chamois in them specific to gender.  This chamois will suit the growing frame of youth as it is slim and non bulky.

The Padded 3/4 Pants for Youth Girls has an adult sized womens endurance pad that is designed for support over several hours of riding, both on and off road.

The Fabric Used in Bike Garments

The fabric should be a performance material that is breathable and wicks away moisture. The fabric needs to stretch to provide firmness so the bike chamois (padding) can be held in place to provide the cushioning in all the right places.

Supporting NZ Made

All our Bike goUnders are made in NZ by our sister brand LiveLifeMove. If supporting local NZ made manufacturing is something you would prefer to do – then choose Bike goUnders!

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Bike Pant Care

Your bike pants will have specific care instructions. Please follow them. As your bike pants are worn directly against your skin while exercising you will need to wash them after every ride. Read: Caring for you Bike Pants.

Be Comfortable on your Bike Seat

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