Nike Dri-Fit – isn’t
For the record, the Nike’s Dri-Fit fabric does not live up to it’s name.
This fabric holds water like nobody’s business.
For a long time I used a pair of Nike Dri-Fit compression shorts under my running shorts to prevent chaffing on long runs.
But I’m realizing that the cause more problems than they solve. The fact that they hold water for what appears to be an eternity (they took almost 5 hours to dry after being removed from the wash), means they keep water close to the skin. This makes the skin more susceptible to torturous chaffing.
I will be retiring the Dri-Fit gear I have, and focusing on finding running shorts that don’t chaff or bunch :)
PS, Hey Nike, did you ever think that some people don’t use Flash player! Their site is useless without it, so I can’t even link you to the products that I’m retiring…
Bye bye, Nike.
To be honest, I was never sold on the fact that Nike could make good endurance running gear… I guess I’ll still wear the cap. It does keep the sun out of my eyes, and fortunately I don’t chaff behind my ears! :)
Bill