[Aussie Mike]

I was worried about how uncofortable the seat was going to be on a racer. Especially with my 100KG+ of weight squashing some rather sensitive bits down there.

Thankfully these days you can buy mountain bike shorts that have lycra inner shorts with padding in all the right spots. They just look like board shorts. All the comfort of propper bike shorts without having to look like an overstuffed sausage.

I've been doing a 15K ride each way to work and they have been surprisingly comfee.

Some of the commuter bikes and flat bar road bikes these days are great. All the good running gear of a racer but with the more comfortable riding position of a mountain bike.

Cheers