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mcowan77

bought first road bike for communting

what shorts do i wear????....unsure about lycra!!!!

always wore baggies with padded lycra under shorts when on my mtb,, but what about road biking???????????

Cafewanda

Road bikes, padding and lycra. Otherwise get a hybrid :twisted:

asprilla

Chicks dig lycra.

Cafewanda

Asprilla wrote:

Chicks dig lycra.

As long as the content is worthy

iPete

Wear what you would on your MTB!

I wear Endura Humvees and 3/4 Endura Zymes, with the click fast under-shorts or dbh merston full length bib tights or Earnley shorts. The bib tights are waaaay more comfy than the click fast shorts!

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/dhb_E ... 360024489/

Lancslad

I wear lycra with tracksters over the top......well its ruddy cold at 4:30am.

Paul E

I still wear baggies when I commute, Endura singletrack ones, not huge baggy ones that scream MTB, if I was doing a bit of a tour over a weekend or a long day ride I would just wear lycra though on it's own.

mudcovered

iPete wrote:

Wear what you would on your MTB!

Reasonable advice if you don't want to go with the full roadie look. Shouldn't be a problem from a comfort perspective. Might appear odd to some of the pure radie bunch but I wouldn't worry about that.

I quite often ride my road bike with MTB baggies if I'm going somewhere where the full on lycra look would stand out.

Mike

Wallace1492

Wear what you want, ride what you want....

MadammeMarie

mcowan77 wrote:

bought first road bike for communting

what shorts do i wear????....unsure about lycra!!!!

always wore baggies with padded lycra under shorts when on my mtb,, but what about road biking???????????

Wear what's comfortable for you.

ride_whenever

Wallace1492 wrote:

Wear what you want, ride what you want....

Don't ask to ride my bike and I wont ask to f*** your wife...

Wallace1492

ride_whenever wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

Wear what you want, ride what you want....

Don't ask to ride my bike and I wont ask to f*** your wife...

No wife... yet! LIT has not said "yes"

Canny Jock

Rapha touring shorts - baggies for roadies.

Stevo_666

Unless you need that extra 10th of a second from the better aerodynamics of lycra shorts or want to look like a TdF wannabe, why bother when you're probably more comfortable with baggies....

asprilla

I don't see how baggies can be moe comfortable. I'd need something with a pad and I've got bib shorts and baggies with Lycra padded shorts inside. The bibs are so much more comfortable.

cjcp

I wear baggy shorts for rides to/from the shops etc, but I couldn't wear them on the commute because they'd rub continuously. So I stick to lycra only.

Stevo_666

I've never needed padding for whatever reason, and I guess unpadded baggies and unpadded lycra are pretty much the same on that front. The odd thing is my baggies never rub even on longer runs (wear boxers underneath, mind). With all this talk of lycra wearers having to apply buttery things to their nether regions I can only conclude that baggies are more comfortable chafing-wise

gb155

mcowan77 wrote:

bought first road bike for communting

what shorts do i wear????....unsure about lycra!!!!

always wore baggies with padded lycra under shorts when on my mtb,, but what about road biking???????????

Team Shorts in the summer, I have Livestrong, Astana and Discovery

roger_merriman

I wear padded lycra shorts with some baggies over top, if nothing else it's somewhere to put phone and wallet.

I hate stuff in the jersey so i like things in shorts pockets or saddle bag.

deebizzle

As said above - wear what you like.

I'm not a huge fan of the lycra look so tend to go for a more MTB appearance on my hybrid commuter. I'm not that bothered about smashing new PBs on my commute everyday - just wanna stay alive.

Did recently buy a pair of perhaps slightly TOO baggy Sombrio shorts tho - which probably aren't the most aerodynamic and have been told I look like MC Hammer when I walk into the office. I like em tho!

nobunaga

Baggies for me as I am still very embarassed trotting around in lycra but as a girl I very much enjoy watching lycra clad roadies

asprilla

nobunaga wrote:

Baggies for me as I am still very embarassed trotting around in lycra but as a girl I very much enjoy watching lycra clad roadies

See, I was right!

vorsprung

Most commutes are not long rides so it doesn't make much difference what you wear

The people on this forum are obsessed with fashion so you will get plenty of advice

iPete

vorsprung wrote:

Most commutes are not long rides so it doesn't make much difference what you wear

The people on this forum are obsessed with fashion so you will get plenty of advice

Really, most people highly recommend lidl/aldi for cycle gear on these boards!

And if you so choose, there isn't anything wrong with looking half decent on the bike, a bit of an image boost would certainly lead to a participation boost.

jonginge

iPete wrote:

vorsprung wrote:

Most commutes are not long rides so it doesn't make much difference what you wear

The people on this forum are obsessed with fashion so you will get plenty of advice

Really, most people highly recommend lidl/aldi for cycle gear on these boards!

And if you so choose, there isn't anything wrong with looking half decent on the bike, a bit of an image boost would certainly lead to a participation boost.

+1 to that.
I used to commute in baggies but the difference in comfort level from the bibs I was using for weekend rides was immense. Bought some cheap dhb bibs for the commute and, even though cheaper than the baggies, they were much better for short rides. These days my older 'weekend' bibs are used for commuting and newer ones for longer weekend rides. S'all good.

bigmat

i wear cycling shorts (not bibs) with normal shorts over the top for the commute, feel a bit of a prat waddling through the gym to the shower on a morning in full lycras. Also its handy to have pockets and an extra layer if I fall off. My commute is only 7 miles though, comfort would probably be a factor on a longer commute and I can see the benefits of a good pair of bibs - also you might just like posing in public in gimp gear! Reminds me, last week I cycled from work to Richmond Park along the Embankment (nice and fast, enjoyed it) and I got beeped by a BMW, looked over my shoulder and it was a guy putting his hands to his lips and making a kissing gesture whilst checking out my ass. In a non-ironic manner. If that isn't good enough reason to wear baggies I don't know what is.

By weekend I'm a full on roadie, but I generally don't have to mix with the general public then.

t0pc4t

team kit is it's warm enough but whatever you like most

Paul E

For my little training run out yesterday I didnt have the baggies on and didnt feel exposed or anything it's just walking into work where the added layer saves mine as well as thier embarrassment.

secretsam

Wallace1492 wrote:

ride_whenever wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

Wear what you want, ride what you want....

Don't ask to ride my bike and I wont ask to f*** your wife...

No wife... yet! LIT has not said "yes"

Jeez, why's everyone dragging LiT into stuff? Poor lass.

Stevo_666

nobunaga wrote:

Baggies for me as I am still very embarassed trotting around in lycra but as a girl I very much enjoy watching lycra clad roadies

Don't forget that girls in lycra shorts are quite popular with the blokes - I refer you to the infamous 'GILS' thread in the cake stop forum

mcowan77

cheers folks

i think it will be lycra underneath with some kind of baggy shorts over

dont think i would last 5 mins in work with the lycra!!!