Bib or Shorts?
08-01-13 | 04:08 PM
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Why not wear bibs mountain biking? I recently bought kit with bibs and I love them, more comfortable and especially if you enjoy a few post ride beers, it holds the gut in a little better without the waistband digging in. I wear bibs for both road and mountain biking.
08-01-13 | 04:09 PM
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I like shorts when its hot (like now), and shorts or bibs when its cooler. I really do not find bibs all that more comfortable than shorts. Well, perhaps with the exception of Assos shorts which are poorly designed and seem to slide down when riding (unlike their bibs). But the higher quality shorts from the likes of Giordana, Sugoi and Gore are superb. Generally, I reach for shorts on my rides.
08-01-13 | 04:15 PM
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In 20-some years of cycling, I have never tried bibs.
The standard response as to why "bibs are more comfy than shorts" seems to be related to the waistband digging in with shorts, or the fact that shorts slide down. I've never noticed either happening, so (to me at least) bibs seem to solve a problem that I don't have.
The standard response as to why "bibs are more comfy than shorts" seems to be related to the waistband digging in with shorts, or the fact that shorts slide down. I've never noticed either happening, so (to me at least) bibs seem to solve a problem that I don't have.
08-01-13 | 04:19 PM
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I use both. For me, there's not much to choose between them. For the shape of my body and the way the shorts fit, they stay in place fine and I don't find the waistband to be restrictive or uncomfortable. This changes if I put on a few lbs and my spare tire starts conflicting with the waistband. Then bibs are preferable.
08-01-13 | 04:35 PM
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08-01-13 | 04:41 PM
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LG or Nike Tri shorts with full zipper jersey.
08-01-13 | 06:54 PM
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08-01-13 | 08:28 PM
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08-01-13 | 08:59 PM
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08-01-13 | 09:20 PM
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08-02-13 | 12:39 AM
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I wear shorts when I ride shimano, bibs when I ride campy, toss up when I ride SRAM.
I wear bibs when I'm being chased by dogs and shorts when I carry my gun.
I wash my bibs by hand, but wash my shorts on the delicate cycle in the wash, never dry.
I usually wear shorts when I wear my $25 helmet, but bibs when I wear my $250 helmet.
Ladies and gentlemen, the 41!
I wear bibs when I'm being chased by dogs and shorts when I carry my gun.
I wash my bibs by hand, but wash my shorts on the delicate cycle in the wash, never dry.
I usually wear shorts when I wear my $25 helmet, but bibs when I wear my $250 helmet.
Ladies and gentlemen, the 41!
