Lycra.......

[Nihal]

Okay,i had gone to sports outlet to buy a pair,being an ex-swimmer,poped over to the swimming section,saw Lycra shorts for swimming????Whats the difference between the two??

Apart from the fact that you get wet in one and only sometimes with the other

 

[defy-one]

More padding in crotch area v non in swimwear

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Padding and a lot of swimwear (especially jammers) has water repellent,turn you into a duck fancy coatings.

 

[sidevalve]

Padding and a lot of swimwear (especially jammers) has water repellent,turn you into a duck fancy coatings.

So add a bit of padding and ideal for this "summer" then.

 

[Nihal]

Say,do any of you wear the swimming Lycra while going out in rain

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

So add a bit of padding and ideal for this "summer" then.

A canoe and a wetsuit would be more app ropriate

 

[Nosaj]

Say,do any of you wear the swimming Lycra while going out in rain

No but it may be a good idea as I used to do this until...........

 

[Nihal]

No but it may be a good idea as I used to do this until...........

I never said hold an umbrella in your hand while doing so
And they say,the swimming ones have got no crotch padding...........

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Say,do any of you wear the swimming Lycra while going out in rain

No, but I bought a pair of men's swimming trunks for riding in the everlasting rain: ideal, not too short like women's shorts, not revealing like lycra. Had big problems in finding a small enough size though

 

[MrJamie]

No, but I bought a pair of men's swimming trunks for riding in the everlasting rain: ideal, not too short like women's shorts, not revealing like lycra. Had big problems in finding a small enough size though

Swimming shorts with that abrasive mesh stuff on the inside?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Swimming shorts with that abrasive mesh stuff on the inside?

I cut it off!
Actually, my non cycling friend steered me towards the guy's swimming trunks, after I dragged her to sports direct, told her I wanted a pair of not too short shorts, a bit waterproof, not tight looking, blah blah she said to try those. So I answered (like you) what, the ones with that rough lining inside?
My friend looked at me like I was daft, and said: cut it off!

 

[MrJamie]

I cut it off!
Actually, my non cycling friend steered me towards the guy's swimming trunks, after I dragged her to sports direct, told her I wanted a pair of not too short shorts, a bit waterproof, not tight looking, blah blah she said to try those. So I answered (like you) what, the ones with that rough lining inside?
My friend looked at me like I was daft, and said: cut it off!

Hmm interesting idea, I want some shorter baggies for pub rides if summer ever arrives. I wear baggy MTB shorts that are some kind of lycra mix so super stretchy and free to pedal in, but theyre more like 3/4 lengths.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Hmm interesting idea, I want some shorter baggies for pub rides if summer ever arrives. I wear baggy MTB shorts that are some kind of lycra mix so super stretchy and free to pedal in, but theyre more like 3/4 lengths.

Well, on me the guy's trunks are just above the knee. I was wearing them above cotton leggings on a ride (I could have lost the leggings, it was not as cold as I thought) it started raining heavy: the rain was just sliding off them, they were barely wet when I got home.

 

[Nihal]

No, but I bought a pair of men's swimming trunks for riding in the everlasting rain: ideal, not too short like women's shorts, not revealing like lycra. Had big problems in finding a small enough size though

SMALL enough????

 

[Pat "5mph"]

SMALL enough????

Morning Nihal!
I am not fat (anymore)