Tights - Over or under?
10-19-05, 02:13 PM
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Tights - Over or under?
Cycling shorts? What do you prefer and why?
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10-19-05, 02:20 PM
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Over. Always.
I don't want a layer of lycra between my bum and the chamois.
To be honest, I've never seen anyone wear tights UNDER shorts.
Leg warmers under shorts is a different story, though.
I don't want a layer of lycra between my bum and the chamois.
To be honest, I've never seen anyone wear tights UNDER shorts.
Leg warmers under shorts is a different story, though.
10-19-05, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by EventServices
Over. Always.
I don't want a layer of lycra between my bum and the chamois.
I don't want a layer of lycra between my bum and the chamois.
10-19-05, 02:24 PM
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This is the order...
bibs or shorts
tights
Froot 'o da'looms - white of course.
Don't forget to post a picture.
55/Rad
bibs or shorts
tights
Froot 'o da'looms - white of course.
Don't forget to post a picture.
55/Rad
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Originally Posted by 55/Rad
This is the order...
Don't forget to post a picture.
55/Rad
Don't forget to post a picture.
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I hope to get a pic of me and the my Cannondale so the forum can laugh - uh - know who they are talking to.
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substructure....
Here's my entire order, based on what I wore today:
We start naked, applying Assos chamois cream to, well, you know....
--Leg Warmers
--Arm Warmers
(If you want a good laugh, look in the mirror at this point)
--Base layer shirt
--Bibs, tucking base layer into bibs
--Jersey
--Wind tights, tucking jersey into wind tights
--Riding jacket
--Balaclava
--Booties over shoes
Here's my entire order, based on what I wore today:
We start naked, applying Assos chamois cream to, well, you know....
--Leg Warmers
--Arm Warmers
(If you want a good laugh, look in the mirror at this point)
--Base layer shirt
--Bibs, tucking base layer into bibs
--Jersey
--Wind tights, tucking jersey into wind tights
--Riding jacket
--Balaclava
--Booties over shoes
10-19-05, 03:05 PM
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Hip - you tuck your jersey into your tights?
Isn't that a bit bulky?
55/Rad
Isn't that a bit bulky?
55/Rad
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
--Leg Warmers
--Arm Warmers
(If you want a good laugh, look in the mirror at this point)
10-19-05, 03:14 PM
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ive always worn my tights under my shorts because i didnt like the look of them over. well i took a 70 mile ride yesterday & after about 60 miles the sewn seam on my tights was rubbing against my unmentionables and it was very uncomfortable. now nothing is going to go between me & my chamois. i learned my lesson.
10-19-05, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
substructure....
Here's my entire order, based on what I wore today:
We start naked, applying Assos chamois cream to, well, you know....
--Leg Warmers
--Arm Warmers
(If you want a good laugh, look in the mirror at this point)
--Base layer shirt
--Bibs, tucking base layer into bibs
--Jersey
--Wind tights, tucking jersey into wind tights
--Riding jacket
--Balaclava
--Booties over shoes
Here's my entire order, based on what I wore today:
We start naked, applying Assos chamois cream to, well, you know....
--Leg Warmers
--Arm Warmers
(If you want a good laugh, look in the mirror at this point)
--Base layer shirt
--Bibs, tucking base layer into bibs
--Jersey
--Wind tights, tucking jersey into wind tights
--Riding jacket
--Balaclava
--Booties over shoes
I go up to the "Jersey" step and just go riding.
10-19-05, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 55/Rad
This is the order...
bibs or shorts
tights
Froot 'o da'looms - white of course.
Don't forget to post a picture.
55/Rad
bibs or shorts
tights
Froot 'o da'looms - white of course.
Don't forget to post a picture.
55/Rad
Rad - thanks for the laugh. I've had a hell of a day at work and just picked a thread to scan before heading home. That was great.
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Originally Posted by caloso
Yeah, the other morning Mrs. Caloso walked into the room at this point and said I looked like some sort of weird S&M, cycling, and Cabaret (the musical) thing.
Yeah I know it's a lot of crap and it is bulky Rad, but I HATE the cold.
That's what I wore today and it was 50 outside when I left.
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Originally Posted by caloso
Yeah, the other morning Mrs. Caloso walked into the room at this point and said I looked like some sort of weird S&M, cycling, and Cabaret (the musical) thing.
It makes me think of my old Rocky Horror Picture Show days.
Think, Frankenfurter. (for those that "know".)
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There are your cold weather tights (thick, maybe lined) and your cool weather tights (much thinner).
I've had no problem wearing cool weather tights under some nice bib shorts. I've ridden them that way for years and have had no chafing problems up through 2 1/2 hours.
At 6'5" with a 36" inseam, leg warmers don't work for me.
John Wilke
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I've had no problem wearing cool weather tights under some nice bib shorts. I've ridden them that way for years and have had no chafing problems up through 2 1/2 hours.
At 6'5" with a 36" inseam, leg warmers don't work for me.
John Wilke
Milwaukee
10-19-05, 05:08 PM
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I also tuck my jersey in over my shorts but under my tights. Helps keep it in place, and also keeps extra wind out. Although in cold weather, I now forgo the jersey, and wear a long sleeve lycra base layer (black) instead of a jersey, then wear my cycling jacket over. The base layer is much nicer without the jersey pockets.
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Base layer under shorts, preferably nice long base layer that covers the kidney area comfortably. Tights over shorts. Jersey over tights. Jacket over the full works.
If it's a notch colder, then sleeveless baselayer under shorts, and long-sleeved base layer goes between shorts and tights, neatly tucked in for warmth. Then jersey (optional) and jacket, as above.
What I haven't worked out is where to tuck things when it's so damn cold that I want two layers on my legs. Leg warmers under the shorts and tights over all that, I guess.
If it's a notch colder, then sleeveless baselayer under shorts, and long-sleeved base layer goes between shorts and tights, neatly tucked in for warmth. Then jersey (optional) and jacket, as above.
What I haven't worked out is where to tuck things when it's so damn cold that I want two layers on my legs. Leg warmers under the shorts and tights over all that, I guess.
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10-19-05, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by caloso
Yeah, the other morning Mrs. Caloso walked into the room at this point and said I looked like some sort of weird S&M, cycling, and Cabaret (the musical) thing.
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Originally Posted by celticfrost
And then what happened?
10-19-05, 06:06 PM
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We did the Time Warp.
Also -- always tights over bibs.
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Tights over bibs/shorts always.
For 50F you really only need leg warmers or tights on bottom and base+(Jersey+arm warmers) or (mid weight riding jacket). I like to be a little cool when I start out. If I start out to warm I will need to start stripping layers.
For 50F you really only need leg warmers or tights on bottom and base+(Jersey+arm warmers) or (mid weight riding jacket). I like to be a little cool when I start out. If I start out to warm I will need to start stripping layers.
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
substructure....
Here's my entire order, based on what I wore today:
We start naked, applying Assos chamois cream to, well, you know....
--Leg Warmers
--Arm Warmers
(If you want a good laugh, look in the mirror at this point)
--Base layer shirt
--Bibs, tucking base layer into bibs
--Jersey
--Wind tights, tucking jersey into wind tights
--Riding jacket
--Balaclava
--Booties over shoes
Here's my entire order, based on what I wore today:
We start naked, applying Assos chamois cream to, well, you know....
--Leg Warmers
--Arm Warmers
(If you want a good laugh, look in the mirror at this point)
--Base layer shirt
--Bibs, tucking base layer into bibs
--Jersey
--Wind tights, tucking jersey into wind tights
--Riding jacket
--Balaclava
--Booties over shoes
jesus man it was only 55 today... you are gonna look like a freakin eskimo on your bike come november when its 35-40 out... like to be warm much do we?
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For my regular commute, since I commute year round and put my clothes through a lot, I wear my tights (which are usually thinner and more frail) under my shorts. But for longer weekend rides, I wear my tights over to protect my boys.