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Cycling Weekly
Cycling Weekly
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Greg Kaplan

'When the rear panel starts offering more ventilation than compression, it's probably time to upgrade': How often should you replace your cycling shorts?

Man riding a bike out of the saddle wearing purple shorts and a yellow jersey.

When To Replace It is a feature series in which we explore when one should replace common cycling products like helmets, apparel and various moving parts on your bike. Curious about a particular product? Shoot us an email at [email protected]

Have you ever been in a group ride, sitting behind that one cyclist who’s showing a bit too much skin through threadbare shorts? What about those compressive bibs that now wrap—instead of compress—your legs, mostly held in place by loosely fitting straps? Do you have cycling shorts that used to feel so amazing, with a chamois that was like no other, but now you feel like you cannot get them into position for most of a ride?

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