Category: Bottoms Up

  • Wayfarer Bike Short: Pockets & Colors!

    Wayfarer Bike Short: Pockets & Colors!

    This review is part of the “Bottoms Up” series of reviews of Terry biking bottoms and contains affiliate links. Spring term teaching got the better of me and I’m behind on my pocket shorts reviews project, but I’m back to talk about one of my favorites that I’ve been looking forward to writing about: The Wayfarer…

  • Cargo Bike Shorts with 4 Pockets

    Cargo Bike Shorts with 4 Pockets

    This review is part of the “Bottoms Up” series of reviews of Terry biking bottoms and contains affiliate links. At this time of year in the South Bay, bike commuting doesn’t feel like so much of a logistical layering challenge. I go with chamois shorts under knickers or pants in the morning if it’s chilly, and…

  • Holster Prima: Pocket Paradise

    Holster Prima: Pocket Paradise

    This review is part of the “Bottoms Up” series of reviews of Terry biking bottoms and contains affiliate links. While driving home after my road workout yesterday, I was listening to the recent episode of the Girls Gone Gravel podcast about how female hormones relate to our training, which I found fascinating. Selene Yeager was…

  • The Terry Pocket Shorts Project (TPSP)

    The Terry Pocket Shorts Project (TPSP)

    Welcome to the Terry Pocket Shorts Project, or TPSP, part of the Bottoms Up! bike shorts review series. We’re back. I ride 3-5 days per week, and of late, after trying Bella Maxes, I have become a pocket chamois shorts devotée. When I reach in my chamois drawer, if I pull out a pair of…

  • Bottoms Up! A Review Series of Terry Chamois Shorts & Bottoms

    Bottoms Up! A Review Series of Terry Chamois Shorts & Bottoms

    I care more about my biking bottoms than I do about any other piece of gear (except for my bikes and helmet). The cutest jersey in the world can’t save you if your crotch hurts and you’re two hours from home on a trail or road with no cell service. I want to pull on…

  • My Poison Oak Force Field: Terry’s Gravel Pant

    My Poison Oak Force Field: Terry’s Gravel Pant

    This review is part of the “Bottoms Up” series of reviews of Terry biking bottoms. How do you say you’re a Santa Cruz mountain biker without saying you’re a Santa Cruz mountain biker? Give me your poison oak prevention routine. Here’s mine: With their full coverage, Terry’s Gravel Pant defeats most of my constant poison…

  • Review: Bella Max Shorts

    Review: Bella Max Shorts

    This review is part of the “Bottoms Up” series of reviews of Terry biking bottoms. The Bella Max shorts are “max” because they are the longer sibling of the “regular” Bellas, they have slightly more padding, and they also have a pocket. Those are really the only differences, but they’re functional differences worth diving into.…

  • Review: Terry Bellas, the Silky Sister of the Bella Prima

    Review: Terry Bellas, the Silky Sister of the Bella Prima

    This review is part of the “Bottoms Up” series of reviews of Terry biking bottoms in the performance category. I put my Bellas on today with the intention of gathering notes for this review while on my ride, and then I forgot about them. They felt so comfortable that I wasn’t aware of them at…

  • Review: Cyclo Brief 2.0 Liner

    Review: Cyclo Brief 2.0 Liner

    This review is part of the “Bottoms Up” series of reviews of Terry biking bottoms in the commuter category. Two words: biking undies. We are lucky enough to live 2 miles from PayPal Park stadium, which is where the San Jose Earthquakes MLS and Bay FC NWSL soccer teams play. When there is a home…

  • Review: Mixie Liners

    Review: Mixie Liners

    This review is part of the “Bottoms Up” series of reviews of Terry biking bottoms in the commuter category. About two years ago, when we moved into a house in downtown San Jose, I became a bike commuter. I started riding so often that I was running out of chamois shorts: I was mountain biking…

  • Review: A Love Letter to Terry Bella Prima Bike Shorts

    Review: A Love Letter to Terry Bella Prima Bike Shorts

    This review is part of the “Bottoms Up” series of reviews of Terry biking bottoms in the performance bottoms category. Update: as of November 2024, Bella Primas in size small are back in stock! My current favorite jerseys are Velocio and Giordana, my favorite vests and jackets are from Ornot. I have always wanted a…