{"id":79698,"date":"2026-07-19T16:54:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T14:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/ratgeber\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:36:15","slug":"ratgeber","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/ratgeber\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"psr-home psr-content psr-guide\">\n<div class=\"psr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"psr-page-head\">\n<nav class=\"psr-crumb\" aria-label=\"Brotkrumen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/span><span aria-current=\"page\">Guide<\/span><\/nav>\n<span class=\"psr-kicker\">Guide<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Buying advice and care, straight from the manufacturer.<\/h1>\n<p>Here we answer the questions our customer service hears most often. From the PROTECTIVE team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"psr-block\" style=\"padding-top:10px\">\n<div class=\"psr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"psr-hub-cards\">\n<a class=\"psr-hub-card\" href=\"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/guide\/chamois-pad-guide\/\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ux-skip-lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/T_Headerbild_Pads_.jpg\" alt=\"P-TEC chamois pads overview\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"psr-hub-card-txt\"><span class=\"psr-mono-lbl\">Buying advice<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Which chamois pad suits you?<\/h2>\n<p>The four chamois pads explained, with a rule of thumb based on ride length.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"psr-hub-card\" href=\"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/guide\/chamois-pad-overview\/\"><br \/>\n  <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ux-skip-lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Pad_Men.png\" alt=\"Chamois pad for men's cycling shorts\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"object-fit:contain\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"psr-hub-card-txt\"><span class=\"psr-mono-lbl\">Buying advice<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Which model has which pad?<\/h2>\n<p>All shorts, bibs and underpants with their pad in one table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"psr-hub-card\" href=\"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/guide\/cycling-clothing-plus-sizes\/\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ux-skip-lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ps_burggraben_uebergroessen.jpg\" alt=\"Cycling clothing in plus sizes\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"object-position:center 22%\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"psr-hub-card-txt\"><span class=\"psr-mono-lbl\">Buying advice<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Cycling clothing in 4XL and 5XL<\/h2>\n<p>Which models go up to 5XL and how to find your size.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"psr-hub-card\" href=\"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/guide\/layering-autumn-winter\/\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ux-skip-lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Fahrradbekleidung_herbst_winter2026.jpg\" alt=\"Cycling in autumn and winter\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"psr-hub-card-txt\"><span class=\"psr-mono-lbl\">Buying advice<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Layering in autumn and winter<\/h2>\n<p>The three-layer principle on the bike, with rough guide values to start with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"psr-hub-card\" href=\"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/guide\/washing-cycling-clothing\/\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ux-skip-lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/116007-Imagebild.jpg\" alt=\"P-TEC chamois pad in orange\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"psr-hub-card-txt\"><span class=\"psr-mono-lbl\">Care<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How to wash cycling clothing<\/h2>\n<p>The basic rules, pad care and refreshing the water-repellent finish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"psr-cta-row\" style=\"margin-top:40px\">\n<a class=\"button is-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/technologies\/\"><span>Our technologies<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"button is-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/cycling-clothing-up-to-5xl\/\"><span>Cycling clothing up to 5XL<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ratgeber Kaufberatung und Pflege, direkt vom Hersteller. Hier beantworten wir die Fragen, die uns im Kundenservice zu Fahrradbekleidung Damen und Fahrradbekleidung Herren am h&auml;ufigsten erreichen. Aus dem Team von PROTECTIVE. Kaufberatung Welches Sitzpolster passt zu dir? Die vier Sitzpolster erkl&auml;rt, mit Faustformel nach Tour-L&auml;nge. Kaufberatung Welches Modell hat welches Polster? Alle Hosen, Bibs und Underpants [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":1891,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-79698","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ratgeber: Kaufberatung und Pflege | PROTECTIVE\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sitzpolster w\u00e4hlen, Gr\u00f6\u00dfe finden, Layering, richtig waschen: die PROTECTIVE Ratgeber, geschrieben vom Hersteller aus Niederbayern.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/ratgeber\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ratgeber: Kaufberatung und Pflege | PROTECTIVE\u00ae\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sitzpolster w\u00e4hlen, Gr\u00f6\u00dfe finden, Layering, richtig waschen: die PROTECTIVE Ratgeber, geschrieben vom Hersteller aus Niederbayern.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/ratgeber\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Protective-Sports.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ProtectiveSports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-27T09:36:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bikewear_protective_sommer26.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1281\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/ratgeber\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/ratgeber\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ratgeber: Kaufberatung und Pflege | PROTECTIVE\u00ae\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-19T14:54:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-27T09:36:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"Sitzpolster w\u00e4hlen, Gr\u00f6\u00dfe finden, Layering, richtig waschen: die PROTECTIVE Ratgeber, geschrieben vom Hersteller aus Niederbayern.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/ratgeber\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/ratgeber\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/ratgeber\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Guide\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"PROTECTIVE\u00ae\",\"description\":\"Bavarian Engineered | Since 1991\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Organization\",\"Brand\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PROTECTIVE\u00ae Sports\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/PROTECTIVE_Logo_quer_black.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":200},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ProtectiveSports\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/protectivesports\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/organization-guest\\\/company\\\/protective-gmbh\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/protective-gmbh\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wikidata.org\\\/wiki\\\/Q139597233\"],\"legalName\":\"F&E Protective GmbH\",\"alternateName\":[\"PROTECTIVE\",\"PROTECTIVE Sports\",\"Protective Sports\"],\"description\":\"PROTECTIVE\u00ae is a brand for cycling and outdoor clothing, founded in 1991 near Munich, headquartered since 2022 in Jahrdorf near Passau, Lower Bavaria. Range: cycling jerseys, cycling shorts, cycling jackets, baselayers and accessories for MTB, gravel, road, Nordics and outdoor. Not a manufacturer of protectors, helmets or protective equipment. P-TEC chamois system, PFAS-free finished models, materials such as ECONYL\u00ae and kapok\\\/FLOCUS.\",\"foundingDate\":\"1991\",\"foundingLocation\":{\"@type\":\"Place\",\"name\":\"Munich, Bavaria, Germany\"},\"address\":{\"@type\":\"PostalAddress\",\"streetAddress\":\"Industriestra\u00dfe 18\",\"postalCode\":\"94051\",\"addressLocality\":\"Hauzenberg\",\"addressRegion\":\"Bayern\",\"addressCountry\":\"DE\"},\"telephone\":\"+49 851 98795610\",\"email\":\"office@protective-sports.com\",\"contactPoint\":[{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"customer service\",\"telephone\":\"+49 851 98795610\",\"email\":\"office@protective-sports.com\",\"availableLanguage\":[\"de\"],\"hoursAvailable\":{\"@type\":\"OpeningHoursSpecification\",\"dayOfWeek\":[\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\",\"Wednesday\",\"Thursday\",\"Friday\"],\"opens\":\"08:00\",\"closes\":\"17:00\"}}],\"areaServed\":[{\"@type\":\"Country\",\"name\":\"Germany\"},{\"@type\":\"Country\",\"name\":\"Austria\"},{\"@type\":\"Country\",\"name\":\"Switzerland\"}],\"knowsAbout\":[\"Fahrradbekleidung\",\"MTB Bekleidung\",\"Gravel Bekleidung\",\"Rennrad Bekleidung\",\"PFAS-freie Ausr\u00fcstung\",\"ECONYL\u00ae Polyamid\",\"FLOCUS Kapokfasern\"],\"subjectOf\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"name\":\"PROTECTIVE\u00ae Sports brand facts\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/protective-sports.com\\\/en\\\/facts\\\/\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ratgeber: Kaufberatung und Pflege | PROTECTIVE\u00ae","description":"Sitzpolster w\u00e4hlen, Gr\u00f6\u00dfe finden, Layering, richtig waschen: die PROTECTIVE Ratgeber, geschrieben vom Hersteller aus Niederbayern.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/ratgeber\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ratgeber: Kaufberatung und Pflege | PROTECTIVE\u00ae","og_description":"Sitzpolster w\u00e4hlen, Gr\u00f6\u00dfe finden, Layering, richtig waschen: die PROTECTIVE Ratgeber, geschrieben vom Hersteller aus Niederbayern.","og_url":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/ratgeber\/","og_site_name":"Protective-Sports.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ProtectiveSports\/","article_modified_time":"2026-10-27T09:36:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1281,"url":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bikewear_protective_sommer26.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/ratgeber\/","url":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/ratgeber\/","name":"Ratgeber: Kaufberatung und Pflege | PROTECTIVE\u00ae","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-07-19T14:54:26+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-27T09:36:15+00:00","description":"Sitzpolster w\u00e4hlen, Gr\u00f6\u00dfe finden, Layering, richtig waschen: die PROTECTIVE Ratgeber, geschrieben vom Hersteller aus Niederbayern.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/ratgeber\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/ratgeber\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/ratgeber\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Guide"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/","name":"PROTECTIVE\u00ae","description":"Bavarian Engineered | Since 1991","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Organization","Brand"],"@id":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/#organization","name":"PROTECTIVE\u00ae Sports","url":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/PROTECTIVE_Logo_quer_black.png","width":600,"height":200},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ProtectiveSports\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/protectivesports\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/organization-guest\/company\/protective-gmbh","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/protective-gmbh","https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q139597233"],"legalName":"F&E Protective GmbH","alternateName":["PROTECTIVE","PROTECTIVE Sports","Protective Sports"],"description":"PROTECTIVE\u00ae is a brand for cycling and outdoor clothing, founded in 1991 near Munich, headquartered since 2022 in Jahrdorf near Passau, Lower Bavaria. Range: cycling jerseys, cycling shorts, cycling jackets, baselayers and accessories for MTB, gravel, road, Nordics and outdoor. Not a manufacturer of protectors, helmets or protective equipment. P-TEC chamois system, PFAS-free finished models, materials such as ECONYL\u00ae and kapok\/FLOCUS.","foundingDate":"1991","foundingLocation":{"@type":"Place","name":"Munich, Bavaria, Germany"},"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"Industriestra\u00dfe 18","postalCode":"94051","addressLocality":"Hauzenberg","addressRegion":"Bayern","addressCountry":"DE"},"telephone":"+49 851 98795610","email":"office@protective-sports.com","contactPoint":[{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"customer service","telephone":"+49 851 98795610","email":"office@protective-sports.com","availableLanguage":["de"],"hoursAvailable":{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":["Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday"],"opens":"08:00","closes":"17:00"}}],"areaServed":[{"@type":"Country","name":"Germany"},{"@type":"Country","name":"Austria"},{"@type":"Country","name":"Switzerland"}],"knowsAbout":["Fahrradbekleidung","MTB Bekleidung","Gravel Bekleidung","Rennrad Bekleidung","PFAS-freie Ausr\u00fcstung","ECONYL\u00ae Polyamid","FLOCUS Kapokfasern"],"subjectOf":[{"@type":"WebPage","name":"PROTECTIVE\u00ae Sports brand facts","url":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/facts\/"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1891"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79698\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/protective-sports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}