Manassas Tune-up Tri in 3 days!

The weather will be a cold 38 degrees, cloudy, with a chance of rain on race morning this upcoming Sunday.  I'm looking forward to the race, it'll give me a chance to practice with other participants in a competition setting.

I talked about buying some new apparel in a previous post, well, I ended up settling on the Sugoi Velocity Tri shorts - partly because the two stores I visited didn't have any of the others.  I did try on the Sugoi Velocity and 2XU Competition Tri.

My thoughts when trying them on:

Sugoi Velocity Try Shorts

The material of these shorts are very different than most tri shorts.  A blend of Nylon and Lycra make the shorts fit snug and comfortably.  I want to say these shorts have a 9" inseam, and is so thin that water will not stay long.  The pad inside is thin, like you'd expect in tri shorts and is comfortable.

2XU Competition Tri w/ Pockets

I've had 2XU shorts before, I like them because they fit nicely.  Though the inseam was a little shorter than I liked.  2XU continues to make quality products.  The strange thing about these shorts when I tried them is, the pad for biking doesn't really look or feel like a pad.  It looks like a soft piece of cloth sewn into the crotch area.  The shorts felt comfortable, just didn't think the padding would be enough to be comfortable on the bike.

In the end, I decided to go with the Sugoi, because the material was much lighter weight, I thought the shorts would wick away water and sweat more easily, and the padding was more substantial and didn't look like it would absorb water.