This is Aero Tech Designs’ Men’s Elite Padded Cycling Short in black, running the brand’s Elite chamois — air-gel mesh inserts that spread shock and a micro-fiber wicking face — rated for eight-plus saddle hours. Six-way-stretch side panels add firm compression over 84/16 nylon-spandex.
It is the century-day short: anti-chafe crotch fabric for high mileage, a back mesh pocket for a gel or key, power-band leg grippers with minimal silicone tips, and 3M Scotchlite accents for the late finish.
Aero Tech Designs has designed and sewn cycling apparel at its factory in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, outside Pittsburgh, since the 1980s, with one of the widest size ranges in cycling.
