Lycra or Baggy?

robbiemagic
robbiemagic Posts: 132
edited August 2008 in MTB general
I used to wear all lycra when I went out cycling but then slowly changed to just wearing baggy shorts and the odd lycra top. I am going to be buying some more shorts and am unsure whether to get lycra shorts or just bog standard sports baggy shorts!

My question is, what are the advantages of wearing lycra instead of non lycra clothes? :D
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  • gazvenn
    gazvenn Posts: 121
    obviously the cool factor. Brighter the lycra the cooler you'll look :D
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    Doesn't snag as much, it might dry out slightly quicker but people can identify your crown jewels (if they want to). I tend to use lycra for that very reason, plus it seems to mildly annoy some other MTB'ers which is a bonus.
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  • Chaka Ping
    Chaka Ping Posts: 1,451
    People think you're going to be fast if you wear lycra.

    This can be a disadvantage if, like me, you aren't very fast.

    Of course, it could cut the other way too. if you're showing everyone that you're carrying a little extra weight they might assume you're going to be slow.

    Or refuse to ride with you.
  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    I go baggy, cant find a pair of lycras to cater for the size of my manhood.
  • GT Destroyer
    GT Destroyer Posts: 1,719
    Baggy - where are we, the roadie section!
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  • willy b
    willy b Posts: 4,125
    Baggy with lycra built it. 8)
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  • johnnyrotten
    johnnyrotten Posts: 216
    Lycra with baggy on top!! Or if I'm feeling brave, just the lycra. I compare leaving the house wearing lycra to how it must feel to 'come out.' Awkward, yet at the same time, liberating.... :lol:
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  • stumpyjon
    stumpyjon Posts: 3,983
    :lol::lol::lol:

    I know just what you mean :oops:
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  • realnumber 1
    realnumber 1 Posts: 675
    willy b wrote:
    Baggy with lycra built it. 8)

    +1
    Endura Humvee 3/4 do the job well.

    Unless its a nice lady in which case it has to be just lycra :twisted:
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  • HaworthBantam
    HaworthBantam Posts: 7
    Wear whatever you feel comfortable riding in
    realnumber 1 wrote:
    willy b wrote:
    Baggy with lycra built it. 8)

    +1
    Endura Humvee 3/4 do the job well.

    Unless its a nice lady in which case it has to be just lycra :twisted:

    I quite like the Humvee 3/4 as well.
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    my lycra is firmly in the closet (under my baggies)
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    i wear normal short humvees withthe lycra undershorts, very comfy but my knackers tend to get a bit warm with the extra layer on.
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Endura Singletracks for me - basically shorter Humvees.

    Apart from the few bits built into them and my gloves, NO lycra is allowed on my steed :D

    ...ahem - except for my lycra surfing rash vest... :oops: :lol:
  • ST Colin
    ST Colin Posts: 147
    I wear tracksuit bottoms because I hate my skinny pasty white legs.
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  • Bikerbaboon
    Bikerbaboon Posts: 1,017
    lycra with baggies over the top and i just got this
    https://secure.thecyclejersey.com/store ... 9c151e4dc7
    i think the pink and green bits with flowers will easly take any on lookers attention away from any lycra i may have on. :shock:
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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    I just got a lidl special for £5
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  • Kiwi Kranker
    Kiwi Kranker Posts: 416
    I am definitely a liner with baggies over top but my g/f refuses to wear baggies or a loose top...not that I am complaining...

    Weirdly I just feel a bit more protected with baggy kit
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  • lost-time
    lost-time Posts: 549
    Briggo wrote:
    I go baggy, cant find a pair of lycras to cater for the size of my manhood.

    That's brave of you to admit on the forum that you are small! :lol: Getting camel-toe and being a bloke can't be nice :roll: 8)
  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    Surf-Matt wrote:
    ...ahem - except for my lycra surfing rash vest... :oops: :lol:

    Hehe, just got myself a rash vest last week for windsurfing. It's very "figure hugging" :shock:
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  • Iain C
    Iain C Posts: 464
    Baggies on the MTB, Lycra on the roadie! (colour co-ordinated with the bikes, of course!)
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  • Rich Hcp
    Rich Hcp Posts: 1,355
    All lycra on roadie

    Lycra and baggies on HT
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  • Harveytile
    Harveytile Posts: 227
    I tend to wear lycra under baggies on the MTB and CX. I have a few pairs of baggies with fixed liners and must say they suck :shock: . Separates are the way forward.


    Something to consider: I just bought a pair of bib-shorts. Does that make me a bad person? :?:
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  • bikeperson45
    bikeperson45 Posts: 415
    BAGGY
    Me like trials biking me do
  • Philthy_1
    Philthy_1 Posts: 26
    Baggy all the way. I don't do lycra or skin tight. Partly cos I'm a bit of a chubster at the moment and it wouldn't be a pleasent sight.

    It's either baggy camo shorts or some combats.
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    Camo! Very camp.
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  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    lost-time wrote:
    Briggo wrote:
    I go baggy, cant find a pair of lycras to cater for the size of my manhood.

    That's brave of you to admit on the forum that you are small! :lol: Getting camel-toe and being a bloke can't be nice :roll: 8)

    Well done you.

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  • Wooohooo!
    Wooohooo! Posts: 62
    BAGGY! You feel so much more free :lol:
  • GTi-R23
    GTi-R23 Posts: 175
    Baggy. Lycra is for girls, plus it's never nice seeing another man with his package on full show :?
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  • crichten
    crichten Posts: 26
    I go for Some nice high quality Lycras with normal baggy shorts over the top.

    My bum isnt hard enough to deal with my ridiculously hard saddle yet
    And im not washing them so i dont care i have to wash two sets of shorts everytime i ride.
  • johnnyrotten
    johnnyrotten Posts: 216
    I l leave my lycra shorts inside-out over the top of my locker door at work. Everyone has to walk past a sweaty arXe pad, and I like seeing them look uncomfy with that!! :lol:

    At least there are no skidmarks! (yet)

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