What do you think of the Bib trend? Worth the shot?
02-07-13, 08:31 AM
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What do you think of the Bib trend? Worth the shot?
Hi,
It has become very popular in my area (CA) to wear a Bib (suit). I find it a bit strange, or maybe I just got used to wearing a Jersey and Shorts.
Can anyone advise on this?
Thanks.
It has become very popular in my area (CA) to wear a Bib (suit). I find it a bit strange, or maybe I just got used to wearing a Jersey and Shorts.
Can anyone advise on this?
Thanks.
02-07-13, 08:36 AM
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Nothing new and not a trend. There's a reason its popular. Try it, you'll like it.
02-07-13, 08:44 AM
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THe trend started around, oh, 1980 or so. Before that most of us used suspenders. Then someone said, let's put chocolate and peanut butter together...
02-07-13, 09:09 AM
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yeah, never heard the term bib suit. there are shorts, bibs, and aero suits, none of which are new.
02-07-13, 09:51 AM
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02-07-13, 10:08 AM
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Bib suit - do you mean a skinsuit? Where the top and bottom are one piece?
02-07-13, 10:13 AM
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I only wear bibs when I'm eating.
02-07-13, 10:15 AM
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they just suck when you have to poop
02-07-13, 10:17 AM
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I think he is talking about a skinsuit.
If not I like a jersey and shorts so my gut can hang out the bottom...
If not I like a jersey and shorts so my gut can hang out the bottom...
02-07-13, 10:18 AM
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02-07-13, 11:24 AM
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Definitely not a trend. Riders in my neck of the woods have been wearing bib shorts since the '80s.
I love them for road riding. Won't wear anything else on a road bike. Regular bike shorts sag/droop too much for my taste.
I love them for road riding. Won't wear anything else on a road bike. Regular bike shorts sag/droop too much for my taste.
02-07-13, 11:25 AM
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I got my first set of bib shorts last summer to try them out. Liked them so much that I got two others. There's definitely more to deal with when "nature calls", but they work well for me in terms of comfort.
I do have a riding buddy who tried bib shorts before I did and he hated them. So your mileage may vary.
I do have a riding buddy who tried bib shorts before I did and he hated them. So your mileage may vary.
02-07-13, 11:29 AM
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i've found that so long as you have a full zip zersey, the hassle of taking a dump with bibs on is no big deal. If you have to pull your loaded jersey over your head to get the bib straps off, it's more of a hassle.
But the comfort and lack of shorts/jersey skin exposure is more than worth it either way.
But the comfort and lack of shorts/jersey skin exposure is more than worth it either way.
02-07-13, 12:33 PM
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Fashion is important to some people. Even when it makes them look like Andre the Giant.
02-07-13, 12:51 PM
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02-07-13, 01:14 PM
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