Originally Posted by
cvcman
Ok i bought new Pearl Izumis 2 pair... I bought mediums Im about 5'8"-5'9" tall and weigh about 149, I wear 32 waist jeans...I have a pretty skinny butt and I notice after getting off the bike there is some loose material righ above the pad in the back, if I pull the back waist band up its gone.
The guy at the bike store said i may need a small...I tried a pair on and I could get them on but they are REAL tight...I know they are supposed to be nice and snug but I think a small is too small...would a guy my size wear a small ??
pretty close to me, i'm 31/32 in jeans, 140, 5'9" and skinny butted. i've tried both medium and small shorts, it depends on the manufacturer/model really. i can fit in both but i prefer the mediums, so i imagine you'd be the same esp based on the small being that tight everywhere. you could try bibs. i think my Louis Garneau shorts are a small but my PIs are medium.
then you need to try some other ones. maybe a different size.
there's nobody alive that rides with bibs and then decides they want to go back to non-bibs.
not true. i rode with a bib and went back to shorts