C3 Short Tights

The essential padded bib shorts for commutes and fun rides alike.
C3 Short Tights Black 2
C3 Short Tights Black 1
C3 Short Tights Black 2
C3 Short Tights Black 1
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Product ID: 100568

Whether you commute to work or signed up for your first fondo, everyone needs a comfortable and reliable short. Benefitting from years of trickle-down GORE technology, this versatile padded short keeps you comfortable mile after mile.

Details and Materials

  • ACTIVE Comfort seat insert
  • Highly functional material mix for optimum comfort, high breathability and quick redrying time
  • Optimised seam placement for comfort
  • Overlock seams add durability and minimise chafing
  • Wide and flat grip elastic at thighs to keep short in place
  • Inseam length 23 cm / 9 inches
  • Reflective details
  • Weight:  154 grams
  • MAIN: 80% Polyamide, 20% Elastane
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ACTIVE COMFORT SEAT PAD MENS

Designed for comfort and support on short to middle-distance rides.

TOP LAYER: 60 kg/m3 open-cell foam with soft cover sheet that promotes moisture control.

BOTTOM LAYER: 70 kg/m3 foam.

DESIGN: male-specific channel reduces pressure, with maximum pad thickness of 12.5 mm.

Designed in cooperation with Elastic Interface®.

Fit

Form Fit

Our closest fit, designed to be worn tight to the body, to enhance moisture management, thermal efficiency or aerodynamics. These garments are worn next-to-skin or over tight fitting base layers. These items may use compacting fabrics to provide muscle support, look for this in the product description.

Size Guide

Pants Sizing

SizeWaistHipInside Leg
S27.5 - 29.5''33 -35''32''
M29.75 - 32''35.5 - 37.5''32.25''
L32.25 - 34.25''37.75 - 39.75''32.75''
XL34.75 - 37''40.25 - 42''33''
XXL37.5 - 40.25''42.5 - 45''33.5''
XXXL40.5 - 43.25''45.25 - 47.75''34''

How to take measurements

  1. Waist
    Measure around the narrowest part (below the bottom rib and above the hip bones), keeping the tape horizontal.

  2. Hips
    Measure around the fullest part of your hips, keeping the tape horizontal.

  3. Inside Leg
    Measure from the top of your inner leg along the inside seam to the bottom of your leg.

Male model measure guide

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CARSTEN R.
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03/21/2024

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Sitzt gut und auch bei längerem Training sehr angenehm
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DIRK R.
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03/08/2024

Passt sehr gut

Passt sehr gut
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IAN T.
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02/26/2024

Superb, love them

Comfortable, don't need any chamois. Large ever so slightly larger, medium ever so slightly tight but I'm keeping both. They seem to machine wash just fine despite saying hand wash only, which will never happen 😂
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JEFF C.
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08/09/2023

Lacking in several areas

As an entry level short, these don’t stack up against shorts offered by other cycling apparel companies. Overall they’re flimsy. The fabric is too thin and stretchy, and provide minimal support and compression. The chamois is only good for about an hour’s ride. After that, they start to get hot spots. I suspect these will become see-through after only a year or two.
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Johnson G.
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07/30/2023

Sizes have changed!

These are good quality shorts, but the sizes are not consistent with most other cycling apparel companies. A couple years ago I bought nearly the same shorts in size large. The sizing label on those shorts was US - L and EU - L . I bought size large again this time and the sizing label was US - L and EU - XL. These shorts fit like US - XL shorts. I tried them on a bike ride because I thought the looser fit must be some great design work that GORE did. NOPE. They were too big, and the chamois ended up on my lower stomach and not on my glutes! Since I wore them, I can't return them per GORE's policy. I can't count on GORE sizing their stuff consistently from order to order, so I'm not going to order online from them again.
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