Originally Posted by 'nother

My first few sets of shorts, on advice from this forum, were bibs. After wearing them a while, I thought they were pretty okay but didn't really understand what made them better than regular ones.

Recently, under pressure from "the management" to try to reduce household expenditures, I increased my collection of shorts by opting for the regular non-bib version (same brand as I currently have in bibs). Ugh. They totally suck compared to bibs. The chafing and tightness around the waistline, constantly having to pull them up, ecchh. I vow never get another pair of non-bibs again. Vive les bibs!