OKAY, I have been wearing bibs the last couple of months, and I love them. Just got my second set (Both on sale) from Performance.

I see in the ad that the model wears the straps out, with some sort of tight jersey underneath and tucked in.

I have been wearing my straps under my jersey.

So, how do you wear yours?

I can't say I've ever seen anyone actually wearing their bib straps on the outside of their jersey. I can't imagine it would be very comfortable with a jersey tucked into your shorts. It's like tucking your shirt into your underware.

Some ads I've seen have the models wearing an undershirt base layer under their bib shorts. Maybe that is what you saw?

please wear them on the outside!...especially if you wanna have all the posers looking at you with jealousy.
reminds me of newbie surfers who put on wetsuits backwards(the zipper goes in the back?!!), always a hoot.
i'd suggest some over the knee tube socks with the bibs too.
actually better yet just go with a skinsuit.

If the ad was for bibs then they would show the straps so we would know that they ARE bibs, not regular shorts.

As a first time bib user, I wore the straps under my jersey. And if you wore a jersey under the straps then you would have a hard time using the rear pockets.

Does such a sock really exist?

Koffee

The only reason I can imagine that a catalog would picture the bib shorts with the straps over the jersey would be to illustrate that they are actually bibs rather than standard shorts. Actually riding that way would prevent you from using the jersey pockets, as well as making a 911 call to the Fashion Police.

It seems we are thinking along the same lines...

When I wear a base layer, I typically wear the straps over it and then the jersey on top of everything. My guess is that if the pics showed some guy wearing bibs with a bare chest, it would look like an ad for hillbilly apparel...or some gay men's magazine...not that there's anything wrong with that.

Over a base layer (if worn) and under a jersey.

55/Rad

usualy u wear the straps over you under layer, and under your top layer(jersey)

Wow, I'm usually careful about reading all of the replies and trying not to be redundant. I don't recall seeing your post or Koffee's. I must have started typing my reply just before you posted your response. Either that, or I did a big bowl of crack for breakfast this morning and it impaired my short-term memory.

Wow, I'm usually careful about reading all of the replies and trying not to... DOH!!! Must have been the crack! (slapping forehead)

With all that crack, how do you write and type so well? Maybe I should do some. Would I have to give up the meth?

55/Rad

Must be an underlayer, not a jersey.

My apologies.

ditto

No problem - it made for an entertaining thread, right? After all, we're here to talk about cycling (and occasional crack habits).

How do I type and write so well? Let's just say that I'm the primate who inspired the 100 monkeys theory. You know, if you give 100 monkeys 100 typewriters, and let them pound away for 100 years, one of them will type out a Shakespearean play? Yeah, I'm that monkey. Actually, if I inspired anything, it would have been the song "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (from Procol Harum, I think?) I can thank my Irish / German heritage for that, but that is a topic for an "ode to sunblock" thread. In the meantime, I've been meaning to try taking up meth. I'll have to get back to you on that...

OK, I guess I'm a "poser". Either that or understand the function of the bibs.

Starps should be worn UNDER the jerseay!! Yes a base layor is a good idea (even if you wear shorts). The idea behind the bibs is so you don't get cut in half by your shorts. Some of us with more abdomen than we would like appreciate that. Interestingly, many pros use bibs. They are much more comfortable than shorts, especially on long rides.

Bill

I know a few people, mostly really old guys who will sometimes wear their bibs over their jerseys. THey say it keeps the stuff from falling out of their pockets. Using this logic, I think i'm gonna start wearing my underwear over my jeans to keep my wallet and other crap from falling out of my pockets.

wear the bib straps on the outside and also your underpants over your shorts. as the underware_nazi will surely tell you, wearing underwear 'neath your cycling shorts is a HUGE nono. So please wear these things on the OUTSIDE to be in full compliance.

What HE said.
There are NO exceptions in the OCP.

If you do it, do it right.

I had a guy tell me a few weeks ago that I was wearing my bibs wrong - according to him, the whole point was to stop your jersey from riding up.

LMAO!

jersey out. . . . but . . . a base layer is a good idea cuz those straps can chafe the nips on a long ride.

I've never seen someone wear bibs over their jersey. But summer's still young!