Need outer-shell for shorts. Suggestions?

General
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I am looking for some shorts that are just the outer-shell. I have the under protection, chamois, and everything. I just need like an outer durable fabric to go over them. I know some mountain bike shorts have removable inner lining, but I was hoping to avoid some cost by just getting the outer portion.

I don’t really care about colors, but I would prefer a longer pair of shorts, to cover some of my above-knee area. I also don’t care about pockets at all, can have none as far as I am concerned.

Any suggestions?

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Golf or hiking shorts from K-Mart, Wal-Mart, etc., under $15. They don’t look like thrasher gear, which might or might not suit you, but they’ve held up well for me (years of biking and skating before I started unicycling) and the ones with microfiber fabric are great in hot weather. The pockets are nice sometimes too.

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Columbia makes some good active shorts.

http://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Silver-Ridge-Cargo-Short/dp/B006ZS3SL4

The ones I have lasted for years, until they were stolen, and I went out to buy another pair because they’re so cool.

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You seriously had your shorts stolen? What kind of world do we live in?!

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I’ve never bought any shorts for uni (except from the thrift store)

Any shorts work for me (or old slacks w/ the lower legs cut off, then sowed shut to reduce fraying, just no jeans).

Swim shorts are a bit more comfortable, and I’ve never ripped any of those (board shorts).

I always get white (I’m not ashamed by a couple of dirt stains) or very light colors. Significantly cooler on hot days and more visible at night.

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Knowing me, I’ll probably just dust whatever I get with white spraypaint and wash it a few times.

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I wasn’t wearing them at the time. I was on a ride in the rain, and they were in the car in a bag with my towel and change of clothes.

But yeah.

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Well that’s good, but was there an ipod or a wad of cash sitting on top of the bag?

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Most durable are DH shorts. You can try get TLD DH on eBay. They also have side impact protection removable inserts.

I riding in two shorts - for summer and for fall/spring.
Summer ones are usual cotton thin shorts and second one Sombrio bike shorts.
Both of them are too gentle for DH. TLD or Alpinestar - really heavy duty equipment.

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They broke into the car, stole the bag and Scalisi’s cell phone. The shorts were the only thing of value in my bag (other than the bag itself, which was pretty cool).

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I wear shorts as an outer layer over bike shorts - I have a pair of Kühl’s that I got as a gift, and a pair of redsand board shorts that I got in a thrift shop; before that I was wearing some other thrift shop find.

Basically anything that’s a tough microfiber, so it stands up to chafing and the occasional crash and doesn’t get soaking wet like cotton.

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I also use compression shorts underneath. For the outer shorts, I just check the 75% clearance rack at Target whenever I’m in there. You can often score good synthetic material shorts there for just a couple bucks.