Bib or shorts?

[TimC]

I've been cycling about half a year now and I've been using padded normal shorts (lusso gel jobs).

I was put off the bibs by the price difference, but I'm gearing up to do the LEJOG in a fortnight and was hoping that I could gather some opinion of weather it's worth the extra shekels...

What do you think?

Cheers

 

[domtyler]

Definitely get the bibs, SO much better you will wonder how you ever cycled in those awful [non-bib] shorts!

 

[Disgruntled Goat]

Bib. Next question.

 

[palinurus]

I prefer bibs everytime, except when I need to take a piss.

 

[4F]

Bib

 

[gavintc]

Do a search on here. Bibs are the way to go.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Bibs here too

 

[Joe24]

Bibs here also

 

[gbspark]

why are they so good ??

 

[domtyler]

why are they so good ??

Non-bibs have an elasticated waist to stop them falling down whereas bibs have shoulder straps so no pressure on the tum. I didn't think it would make much difference unless you had a large paunch until I tried some for myself a couple of years ago, I haven't even put on a pair of non-bibs since as the difference was so great.

 

[gbspark]

you must have seen me then , my belly has got a little too large since hitting 40ish now so sounds good,
i'll have to try pair now.
cheers

 

[Young Un]

i bought my first pair of lycra shorts at the weekend for this wed. club ride,

i went straqight for bibs as they were only 5 quid extra (from decathlon), and they feel nice and comfy, doubt i will never learn what normal non-bib shorts are like but oh well,

i didnt think i would look as slim as i did wen i put the lycra on but i did look quite slim so im well happy.

just need a club jersey now,

oh i will be wearin sum baggies over the lycra untill i get even slimmer.

 

[Joe24]

Young Un, you big wimp.
Although i said i would never wear lycra while i was still at school, that didnt work. Started wearing lycra when it got warm a while ago, wouldnt wear anything else now.
Bibs are nice because even me with no really tummy, i found they cut in, would slowly work down, wouldnt stay in the right place. Bibs do stay in the right place, stay up, put no more pressure on your tummy.

 

[Young Un]

yh well you would surely if you had fat inner thighs

 

[Tynan]

no elastic at the waist, fit better, pad in place better, material around your torso, designed for proper cyclists rather than amateurs, night and day better

my bib shorts (summer) let me piss easy, the longs not so much