Dumb Question About Bibs
07-13-09 | 10:29 PM
#51
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07-14-09 | 04:27 AM
#52
Boomer
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So, I want to know how all you bib-wearers keep the stupid straps from sliding off your shoulders, especially if you are wearing a 'base-layer' shirt (other wise know as slippery than ****).
I can barely keep the straps up over a 50-50 cotton/poly t-shirt I wear at times for a base-layer. They are a bit better on bare skin, but where I live, I usually have to wear a short sleeve or even long sleeve shirt under a regular jersey, even in what passes for summer around here.
I even put some Shoe-Goo on the bottom sides of the straps on both pair of bibs I have...that helps just enough to keep them up most of the time on the cotton/poly shirts, but can't even get out of the house if I try to wear them over the slick undershirts.
So...what's the secret?
I can barely keep the straps up over a 50-50 cotton/poly t-shirt I wear at times for a base-layer. They are a bit better on bare skin, but where I live, I usually have to wear a short sleeve or even long sleeve shirt under a regular jersey, even in what passes for summer around here.
I even put some Shoe-Goo on the bottom sides of the straps on both pair of bibs I have...that helps just enough to keep them up most of the time on the cotton/poly shirts, but can't even get out of the house if I try to wear them over the slick undershirts.
So...what's the secret?
Seriously though, I have a long torso and relatively short legs. Bibs help keep everything aligned so I am never mistaken for a plumber.
