loose fitting and warm out..too much flapping? distracting? curious ---tia

Give it a shot and report back to us, okay?

Be sure to let us know how long your nipples bleed for from the chafing

My guess, is that if it was very loose fitting, it may feel a bit distracting over a long period. I have always preferred jerseys/tops that hug the skin, but not "tight", just enough so it is not flapping in the wind. Generally, a good wicking fabric tank jersey, or shortsleeve jersey works best. For the ladies, I would always recommend a good wicking sports-bra underneath, even if the jersey is a good fit. Unless of course, it is a jersey or haulter that has a bra built in.

BTW, the response above is quite mature and helpful.

i ride quite a bit in a Pearl Izumi undershirt only which is a tight fitting running singlet basically. Works fine. Too loose could be a distraction but tighter fitting would be OK.

band-aids and/or vaseline . Cycling jerseys are so much more comfortable IMO.

how are you going to carry food/mobile phone/wallet/tube?

Congrats Patriot, that fulfills your quota of ONE mature/helpful response per month, right?

When some people reach adulthood, they'll understand the differance between trying to be humorous, and just being downright offensive. Some won't.

Hey Patriot, no offense intended. I was actually just playing along w/ your previous post. If there's anyone who lacks mature/helpful repsonses, it's me.

Sorry, I should know you better by now. I'm just tired, at work (nightshift), and in a run down mood.

NEED....MORE....MOCHA!!!!

Ah, it's OK. Yeah, the work stuff can occasionally linger beyond work. I must admit, I've been a little bit more of a wise A$$ lately. I'm just antsy --- I've got a herniated disc and I've ridden once in the past 4 weeks. Going to get it checked out some more tomorrow. And, as much as I like this forum, I'd MUCH rather be riding.

You'll hopefully feel better tomorrow -- weather permitting.

Rather be riding is an understatement. I kinda look at it like this though...

If I was to ask my mother how long parts of her body bleeds after she rides a bike, I doubt she would verbally respond. Instead, she would respond with a good whack up along side the head to knock some sense into me.

I know what it's like to pinch a disc. OUCH!!! and more like a constant... AUGH!!! for weeks until it heals. Get well. The bike will miss you. Or, is it the other way around?

LOL --- yes, it's an understatment on my part. The bike and I are starting to become co-dependent .Thanks.

I'm just trying to be patient. But not riding for 4 weeks is testing me. My back has a history (surgery in '96) and the MRI is showing a herniation and a few other "bulging" discs --- I predict some "core" exercises in my near future. I'll get some more input tomorrow after seeing a neurosurgeon and then start a new thread (before I hijack this one).

And to Swaco -- salty sweat, plus loose, flapping clothing sounds like 100 miles of chafing. Not fun.

my nipples bled last week wearing my cycling jersey. ouch.

it hasn't been warm here so i have alwasy worn my underarmor so this was the first longish ride (30 miles) wearing just the jersey. will my nipples stop being raw or do i need to use vasaline every time?

Patriot, you do understand that men have nipples right? They're the lumps on your chest in amongst the grey (sorry - gray) hairs.

One of the most common running injuries for men is chafed and bleeding nipples from loose fitting clothing. Funnily enough, loose cycling clothing gives me the same problems, so I liberally apply anti-chafing cream to mine.

Are we talking about rebuilding wheels here? With all this talk of nipples I was confused.
Loose fitting singlet is fine for a short ride 20-30 miles but it may case some trouble for a 100 miler.

62vette,

Are you serious? I have never had any kind of problem like that, even when wearing loose clothing. I really thought by your emoticon, you were trying to give that poster a smarta$$ perverted remark of some kind. If that's not the case, I totally apologize. I thought you were being childish. The original poster signed the theread with "Tia", so I thought maybe he/she was female, and you were just trying to give her a hard time with a rude comment.

Honestly, my wife has been a runner for years, and knows an aweful lot about it with marathons and all, and even she said she's never even heard of that. I have never even heard of that kind of problem either. So, my bad for going off on you.

one of the things that i like about bike shirts is that they have a zipper in the front. if i get hot, zzziiiippp. if i get cold, i can zip it back up.

a singlet is basically on all the time, which could get annoying. weather changes quite a bit out here, so it's nice to be able to have that flexibility.

It was a smartarse reply but on a serious topic.

https://www.time-to-run.com/tips/chafing.htm

Once chafing starts, you go from tender to unbearable in about 10 minutes as each subsequent layer of skin worn off is softer and more tender.

I have had bleeding nipples form running, and also been so badly chafed from running in regular shorts that I walked like an old-style gun-slinger for days afterwards. The jolting from riding on NZ's less than smooth roads in loose cycle shirts is also not a good scene without a tight polyprop singlet or shirt as a base layer, and/or a good smear of anti-chafing cream.

I wish I had half your luck if you've never experienced chafing.

Cheers

and you have tried this out before?

I have a wife who rides and runs. So, I get that kind of info from the horses mouth, sort a speak.

If you can stand something like that for 100 miles, you must have nipples of iron.

But unless your wife goes bra-less, she won't have experienced the problem. Try cycling into a 20mph cold seabreeze with a loose-fitt jersey for three hours and see what sort of effective torture could be inflicted on a man.

Why a runner's singlet? Bike jerseys have evolved the way they have for a reason - relatively tight fitting to avoid flapping, wicking fabrics to help with comfort and cooling, long zippers in front to adjust cooling, pockets in back to carry stuff in an out of the way fashion.

When I run I wear a singlet or coolmax type t-shirt. When I bike I wear a jersey. Each has evolved in response to the needs of a particular sport. On the other hand I suppose there is nothing wrong with a singlet - it won't make you crash or anything like that.

And, if you are going to use lubricant on - ummm - sensitive tissues - use something like Body Glide rather than vaseline. Doesn't stain and make a mess like Vaseline does.