Men have nipples too!!

[a.twiddler]

Have I just woken up in an alternative universe? The citicism of something being "as useless as a male nipple" can't be true if its function is to start a thread like this one. As a chap who is seldom cold and tends to pee I've never worn bib shorts and have no ambitions to start now. My progress wouldn't be improved by having to include all the forward planning I'd need to be struggling with bib shorts rather than a quick stop, covert whiz and hit the road again.

Maybe cyclists with man boobs might get joggers' nipples too? I'm surprised that some enterprising entrepreneur hasn't come up with something to fill the gap, if it's an actual problem. The Man Bra, though the marketing people might come up with something a bit more macho.
The Male Chest Protuberance Athletic Pursuits Cantilevered Immobilisation System or M.C.P.A.P.C.I.S. maybe?

 

[FrothNinja]

I got a bag of nipples in the post yesterday - 200 though I haven't counted them. They are quite shiny so they must have been pre-rubbed.

 

[a.twiddler]

That reminds me of having a spoke go in the back wheel last year. I had a spare ready cut to length and managed to remove the old one and install the new one without taking the tyre off. A day or so later I planned to spend some time retensioning the other ones to avoid any more breakages. Without really thinking I said to Mrs T "I'm just going in to the garage to adjust my nipples" and she just gave me a blank look. I wonder what else she thinks I get up to in there.

 

[Rusty Nails]

I always though nipple rub was caused by boobs bouncing up and down against a top, usually when running.

Unless you have fairly impressive man boobs I would have thought there is little likelihood of that happening when cycling, and then only if pedalling while out of the saddle a lot.

 

[a.twiddler]

Oh I don't know. With the blokey tendency to claim bigger and better than other blokes, and a weakness for technological solutions, someone somewhere could create a gadget for preventing it, however unlikely it might be to happen.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

it's to ensure the pad is in the same place all the time and to stop the shorts moving around

Not so much that, as to avoid tightness / restriction around waist when leaning forward over bars.

 

[Twilkes]

Not so much that, as to avoid tightness / restriction around waist when leaning forward over bars.

So there's no particular waist tightness on bib shorts? Again it's not a problem I've encountered with elasticated waist shorts, although maybe I will as my middle-aged middle ages.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

So there's no particular waist tightness on bib shorts? Again it's not a problem I've encountered with elasticated waist shorts, although maybe I will as my middle-aged middle ages.

Nope

 

[FrothNinja]

So there's no particular waist tightness on bib shorts? Again it's not a problem I've encountered with elasticated waist shorts, although maybe I will as my middle-aged middle ages.

I tried bibs for the first time over a year ago - what a revelation, it really makes it easier to breathe than with pressure on your gut/diaphragm.

 

[Soltydog]

Each to their own, & if you don't like bib shorts cool, but for me they are much more comfy with no waistband & for the occasional comfort break I have no issue (apart from a pair of Le Col) plenty of stretch in lycra & never had any nipple rub with any bib shorts, so wouldn't worry about that 👍

 

[alex_cycles]

So there's no particular waist tightness on bib shorts? Again it's not a problem I've encountered with elasticated waist shorts, although maybe I will as my middle-aged middle ages.

There is no elasticated waist on bibs, the 'dungaree' belts are elasticated and hold the shorts in place. I prefer non bib-shorts but have tried both.
If your normal shorts fit you well, that's great. Works for me. Some people are different shape. Some people find that the pad moves on normal shorts and they get chafe or sores. Bib shorts can solve that for some.

 

[Twilkes]

There is no elasticated waist on bibs, the 'dungaree' belts are elasticated and hold the shorts in place. I prefer non bib-shorts but have tried both.
If your normal shorts fit you well, that's great. Works for me. Some people are different shape. Some people find that the pad moves on normal shorts and they get chafe or sores. Bib shorts can solve that for some.

Yeah I understand people have different experiences, and getting even ordinary clothes to fit can be a trial sometimes! I think I'm an outlier in that my legs and glutes are massive in comparison to my waist (I have the T-Rex body type) so if I get shorts that fit around those areas then the waist itself isn't actually very tight at all, and the rest of the material is what keeps them up.

 

[Alex321]

So there's no particular waist tightness on bib shorts? Again it's not a problem I've encountered with elasticated waist shorts, although maybe I will as my middle-aged middle ages.

Well no, because they don't need to hold up at the waist, the shoulder straps are holding them up.

I'd never worn them until last autumn, when I bought some cheap ones from GCN in their black Friday sale. I do definitely find I prefer them, rather to my own surprise. I only bought those because I couldn't find any decent waist shorts for a similar price, when my 30 year old pair finally fell apart.

 

[alicat]

Oh I don't know. With the blokey tendency to claim bigger and better than other blokes, and a weakness for technological solutions, someone somewhere could create a gadget for preventing it, however unlikely it might be to happen.

There is a gadget already on the market and you've probably got some: they're called plasters.

 

[a.twiddler]

Plasters eh? With the advantage that with regular use, you will have smooth hairless nipples, if you like that sort of thing.