baggy cycle shorts with a bib

[Fab Foodie]

Shorts. V comfortable and practical for me. But not in this weather!

PS about time someone posted that pic of a fat bloke in Lamrpre kit.

Ta.
In cold weather i'd wear them over bib longs.

 

[Saluki]

The word 'dungarees' went across my mind too.

 

[screenman]

Not the baggy shorts over longs look, that is so wrong.

 

[phil-b]

Is this really the season for buying shorts?

I am wearing bibbed tights in this weather. buying cycle gear out of season sometimes means you can pick up a bargin

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Perhaps something like these

http://www.corinnedennis.co.uk/traditional-style-touring-shorts

 

[Accy cyclist]

Shorts. V comfortable and practical for me. But not in this weather!

PS about time someone posted that pic of a fat bloke in Lamrpre kit.

I don't think the bottom one is a Lampre kit, but it's still a little too small for him i'd say!

 

[MrGrumpy]

I have found a few very expensive examples in very gaudy race colours.
As a man in my 40's me in lycra is not a pretty sight and I'm not a racer so I would prefer a more baggy design pair of shorts with a few useable pockets (ie not the ones next to your groin). but a bib will keep them in place without the need for an uncomfortable belt or the risk of builders bum. I am surprised this type of short is not more popular. Can anyone point me in the direction of some that will be more suitable

Embrace the lycra ! baggies just catch on the saddle nose for me and rip. However if you are the cyclist who is in no hurry to go anywhere and not getting out of the saddle to sprint etc then baggies may well be fine. Bib shorts far more comfy.

 

[adscrim]

Gore do a pair of bibs with a baggy outer - don't think they've got pockets though.

http://www.goreapparel.co.uk/gore-b...e-bibs-shorts&start=1&dwvar_TPALPS_color=3500

 

[Lonestar]

I'm with the OP I used to wear lycra but haven't for years.I wear Tom Franks cargo shorts but they don't last forever.

 

[Ian H]

have you actually tried this out and it works? Or is something you think might work?
it might be worth giving it a go though

I used braces in the days before bibs. They work fine.

In the early days of lycra, Cycling [Weekly] gave advice that time-trial vets should avoid wearing skinsuits as they tended to look like bags of firewood.

 

[phil-b]

Gore do a pair of bibs with a baggy outer - don't think they've got pockets though.

http://www.goreapparel.co.uk/gore-b...e-bibs-shorts&start=1&dwvar_TPALPS_color=3500

those look nice and I have seen a few similar but that is way more than I want to pay for a pair of shorts

 

[adscrim]

those look nice and I have seen a few similar but that is way more than I want to pay for a pair of shorts

Yes, too pricey for me too.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I used braces in the days before bibs. They work fine.

In the early days of lycra, Cycling [Weekly] gave advice that time-trial vets should avoid wearing skinsuits as they tended to look like bags of firewood.

In the 80s I sported the wool shorts and 3/4s, real chamois and braces in the warmer months and Tudor longs with the braces in the winter. In fact I might get some longs and braces just for the whole retro-ness of it all!