Bibs vs Tights/Shorts?
12-05-06, 05:50 PM
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Bibs vs Tights/Shorts?
another dull winter question...
what d'ya think? i'm more of a fan of shorts/tights unless its too cold to expose my lower back...
what d'ya think? i'm more of a fan of shorts/tights unless its too cold to expose my lower back...
12-05-06, 05:55 PM
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OHH GOD, I thought this had been beat to death! Bibs for me and my fat belly though
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Bibs... ALWAYS bibs. Unless on the trainer, then shorts are okay.
Go here: My pesonal bib thead:
Super Long Bib Review
Go here: My pesonal bib thead:
Super Long Bib Review
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Originally Posted by howsteepisit
OHH GOD, I thought this had been beat to death! Bibs for me and my fat belly though
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I thought every self-respecting cyclist wore bibs - summer or winter.
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Originally Posted by domestique
Bibs... ALWAYS bibs. Unless on the trainer, then shorts are okay.
Go here: My pesonal bib thead:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...11#post3029611
Go here: My pesonal bib thead:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...11#post3029611
(now when I figure out how to stand up on these dern rollers I'll back away from that 'moving around less' statement)
That's a great thread, btw. Good stuff.
12-05-06, 07:27 PM
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I thought every self-respecting cyclist wore bibs - summer or winter.
12-05-06, 07:28 PM
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I can't believe I clicked on yet another bibs vs. shorts thread.
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If I could find a pair of bibs that fit me, I might have something useful to add to the discussion.
As it is, I like the wool shorts from vintagevelos.com. The work well for me, and they're quite comfy.
Bibs just don't work for someone of my proportions:
- 140#
- 5'11"
- 29-30in waist
If the legs are long enough, my waist swims in a sea of fabric. If the waist fits, my feet are bound like women of chinese history.
As it is, I like the wool shorts from vintagevelos.com. The work well for me, and they're quite comfy.
Bibs just don't work for someone of my proportions:
- 140#
- 5'11"
- 29-30in waist
If the legs are long enough, my waist swims in a sea of fabric. If the waist fits, my feet are bound like women of chinese history.
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Originally Posted by DataJunkie
Regular shorts if the OP is riding behind me to show a little crack. 
j/k
Bibs bibs bibs bibs.
j/kBibs bibs bibs bibs.
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Originally Posted by G5Ti
If I could find a pair of bibs that fit me, I might have something useful to add to the discussion.
As it is, I like the wool shorts from vintagevelos.com. The work well for me, and they're quite comfy.
Bibs just don't work for someone of my proportions:
- 140#
- 5'11"
- 29-30in waist
If the legs are long enough, my waist swims in a sea of fabric. If the waist fits, my feet are bound like women of chinese history.
As it is, I like the wool shorts from vintagevelos.com. The work well for me, and they're quite comfy.
Bibs just don't work for someone of my proportions:
- 140#
- 5'11"
- 29-30in waist
If the legs are long enough, my waist swims in a sea of fabric. If the waist fits, my feet are bound like women of chinese history.
12-05-06, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by superdex
Why the difference? I'm still sitting on the bike pedalling along. If anything, wearing bibs on the trainer is more important because you move around even less than when riding on the road, so comfort and things staying in place are just as if not more important, no?
(now when I figure out how to stand up on these dern rollers I'll back away from that 'moving around less' statement)
That's a great thread, btw. Good stuff.
(now when I figure out how to stand up on these dern rollers I'll back away from that 'moving around less' statement)
That's a great thread, btw. Good stuff.
I wear bibs to keep things from moving on the road.... on the trainer I don't move as much so lesschance of things moving. I like shorts on the trainer because you don't have the straps and mesh backpanel to block sweat. When I wear bibs on the trainer I get really hot and just take the straps off.... the straps can get in the way at times so I perfer shorts.
FWIW, I only own one pair of shorts and 7 pair of bibs.... so i am normally wearing bibs all the time.
Last edited by domestique; 12-05-06 at 08:41 PM.
12-05-06, 10:13 PM
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in the summer, it's only bib shorts. in the winter, it's only bib knickers...
in a spin class, it's only shorts...
in a spin class, it's only shorts...
