jersey pockets
#1
Halocon
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 315
Bikes: Orbea Onix (105)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
jersey pockets
so, i put a post before about how to make the rear pockets not droop when you stuff em full of stuff. this is a related post. i recently made a drive up to mount tam to do some hiking and i saw a whole lot of roadies. i saw how they were all dressed and how the rear pockets did not droop at all even with a full water bottle in one pocket. how does one do this? some of them seem to have their jerseys folded or tucked up somehow. how does one do that if they wear bibs? i'd really like to get my rear pockets to not droop. im trying to not have to go to another jersey.
#2
.
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 40,375
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 15 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 27 Times
in
12 Posts
it's not a skill, it's the way the jerseys are designed/cut/made.
some are a little shorter, and end above your hips (assos, biemme, amongst others).
some run longer, and end at your ass, leaving the pockets plenty of 'bulge' (pearl izumi, giordana).
some are a little shorter, and end above your hips (assos, biemme, amongst others).
some run longer, and end at your ass, leaving the pockets plenty of 'bulge' (pearl izumi, giordana).
#4
Senior Member
I have sensed this weighty jersey issue also. I have not liked this sensation. And , I just don't like stuff hanging on my back. Whether it be a backpack or bulging jersey pockets.
I found a pretty sleek, aero, vinyl handlebar bag made my Madden. IT has enough capacity to take the overflow, so I don't have to stuff my jersey pockets.
I found a pretty sleek, aero, vinyl handlebar bag made my Madden. IT has enough capacity to take the overflow, so I don't have to stuff my jersey pockets.
#5
SilentRider
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 2,383
Bikes: Trek Madone SLR 7, Giant TCR Advanced Pro, Trek Domane SLR, Trek Emonda SLR Project One (x2), custom Bingham Built Titanium road bike
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by halocon
so, i put a post before about how to make the rear pockets not droop when you stuff em full of stuff. this is a related post. i recently made a drive up to mount tam to do some hiking and i saw a whole lot of roadies. i saw how they were all dressed and how the rear pockets did not droop at all even with a full water bottle in one pocket. how does one do this? some of them seem to have their jerseys folded or tucked up somehow. how does one do that if they wear bibs? i'd really like to get my rear pockets to not droop. im trying to not have to go to another jersey.
#6
Halocon
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 315
Bikes: Orbea Onix (105)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by FrankBattle
Get better quality (or at least different material) jerseys. Generally speaking, the cheap ones are made of a blend of spandex that stretches more than, say, Craft, or for sure, Assos etc. I have 1 or 2 jerseys that droop and a bunch more that don't. Like others have suggested, it's not a skill.
#7
Banned.
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Fairfax, VA
Posts: 447
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Just before you get on the bike get someone to staple the jersey to your back. At least that's how the guys on Jackass do it.
Originally Posted by halocon
so, i put a post before about how to make the rear pockets not droop when you stuff em full of stuff. this is a related post. i recently made a drive up to mount tam to do some hiking and i saw a whole lot of roadies. i saw how they were all dressed and how the rear pockets did not droop at all even with a full water bottle in one pocket. how does one do this? some of them seem to have their jerseys folded or tucked up somehow. how does one do that if they wear bibs? i'd really like to get my rear pockets to not droop. im trying to not have to go to another jersey.
#8
Remember Wool Shorts?
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Irvine
Posts: 502
Bikes: Gios Torino, Lemond Zurich, Giant
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by halocon
how does one do that if they wear bibs? i'd really like to get my rear pockets to not droop. im trying to not have to go to another jersey.
#9
Tête de Limace
I had that problem... jersey was just too big. It was too big around, and it was too low as well. Got some smaller jerseys, and that fixed the problem.
#11
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Los Angeles/Aveyron France
Posts: 5,308
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
i agree, too big. i have jerseys in different sizes(L & XL) from the same manufacturer, and the bigger sizes droop like crazy, the smaller size keeps everything snug. they almost always feel a little too small to start but end up being the ones i always grab. lycra/polyester stretches with a few wearings always too.