Bibs have been scientifically proven to be better than shorts.

Disappearing act?

He's just repeating some Republican talking points. :) (Oh **** now I've done it.)

Waiting for my new bibs to arrive. Shorts only so far, no issues.

good for the geriatrics crowd.

I wear shorts on short rides and bibs on bib rides.

wut?

LOL.. dead..

This is probably an inappropriate question but what type of underwear do you use? Or do you go commando?

No underwear with bibs or bike shorts.

Freshly showered undercarriage goes a long way towards preserving freshness.

Some like them and others don 't. I don't. Guess you just have to figure it out for yourself.

Because of the cut and straps, bibs are fundamentally better at keeping the pad in the right place when you ride. It's the difference between using compression around your waist to keep the pad in place and using your shoulders. Most people find a small, downward tug on the shoulders more comfortable than compression around their waist.

Other than that, fit determines comfort. I've had comfortable shorts and uncomfortable shorts. I've had comfortable bibs and uncomfortable bibs. As you get more serious about cycling, you will tend to start wearing bibs (unless you are a woman, where opinion is split between comfort and ahem... nature call accessibility; also women have wider hips compared to their waist, so the waist of their shorts don't have to be as tight as on a man's to keep the shorts in place) because bibs lack a waistband and there is something other than your hips to keep the pad in place.

The correct option for the OP is to decide whether he wants to experiment with new clothing. Try a set of bibs; see if he likes them. Or, be satisfied with shorts. It's really nobody's business but his own. Myself, I've always found the waistband annoying; I switched to bibs long ago and never looked back.

Been thinking about bibs myself, would like something to keep things in place better as my shorts slip down when I stand up so I tend not to stand up as often as I'd like, just not sure about fitting them.

How do you determine the size? I don't want to go in and try on something and find I'm stretching them too much to put them on. Do you go with basically the shorts size and usually the bib part ends up being long enough to fit?

If it is a pain for a man to go to the bathroom, I can't imagine how women wear them.

That certainly goes for me.

Ding, ding, ding. This is why everyone wears bibs.

Yes. Or ask someone at a bike shop.

Clothesline: Two women's drop-tail bibs put to the test - VeloNews.com

Some manufacturers are starting to figure this out it sounds like.

Maybe ought to buy shorts that fit better if it's falling off your butt.

I like bibs!!! when I take off my jersey, I look like a pro wrestler!!!!

I'd worn shorts for years, and when my latest pair wore out I figured I'd try bibs since many cyclists rave about them.

Well, I tried two different brands and didn't like either pair. The straps reminded me of being in a car with the seat belt cinched too tight, and I've since gone back to shorts for good. BTW, I don't get the "cycling shorts falling off my waist" thing. I've NEVER had an issue with that (of course, being 6'02" 160 lbs may have something to do with it--my belly is flat as the Kansas plains).

Or, you know, as long as we are buying new things... bibs. But to each his or her own, yea?

I insist you wear bibs.

I switched from shorts to bib shorts. I like the bib better no chaffing. I am a pound or 2 shy of being a clyde and I found that shorts that fit the waist don't fit the legs. A large pair of bibs fit perfect no rolling down at the waist. They are cut low enough to pull the front down to squirt over. I only tried them because I was having problems with my tail from riding even after switching seats, I checked out the pad in my shorts I had worn for over 5 years and found I wore the pad out of them right where I was bothered. So I bought the bib and don't think I'll ever switch back.

Do you wear a mask? ;)

I wear control top bibs for their 'slimming' feature.