What shorts for Off road MTB Dualthon

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stevep1000uk Sep 2012 10:24am, 7 Sep 2012 19 posts	0 stevep1000uk Any recomendations on what to wear shorts wise for an off road mountain bike duathlon ? I'm thinking my road cycling bib shorts aren't going to be comfy on the run. Had a very quick look on Wiggle for tri shorts but lots of choice and quite pricy. The ride is 24km and the saddle on my MTB is practically a sofa compared to road bike so just normal running shorts ?
Mother T Sep 2012 9:56pm, 12 Sep 2012 64 posts	0 Mother T I have run in bib shorts for du's and no problem, the run was 6k both sides of the bike. do a test run before the event and happy brick training!
Gobi Sep 2012 6:57am, 14 Sep 2012 48604 posts	0 Gobi Trisuit ?
Stepford Wife Sep 2012 7:08am, 14 Sep 2012 17101 posts	0 Stepford Wife I have done an MTB duathlon in running shorts figuring I spend a lot of time out of the saddle on the MTB. That was fine. I'd also only bought the bike the day before but that's another story entirely.
Gobi Sep 2012 7:08am, 14 Sep 2012 48607 posts	0 Gobi My theory is that if you are racing then dress to race. Then again I bet the saddle on my MTB is not exactly comfy
Stepford Wife Sep 2012 7:11am, 14 Sep 2012 17104 posts	0 Stepford Wife 24 km on a bike isn't that far so if you can't afford new shorts I would hazard running shorts would be ok on the bike but cycling shorts a pain on the run
xtrimark Jan 2013 6:36pm, 3 Jan 2013 7 posts	0 xtrimark Trisuit or lycra shorts/leggings. I race xtri/ mtb duathlons events in trisuit. If its cold put me Lycra gear on under trisuit..