knickers and tights

blueheeler
blueheeler Posts: 61
edited May 2010 in The bottom bracket
OK I thought the title would grab your attention!...I am Australian and a female,please no jokes as I really want to know. I buy all my cycle stuff from PBK, Wiggles and Ribbles and very occasionally CRC. Can some kind uncondescending soul please explain the difference between the terms 'knickers' and 'tights'?They must be UK terms....

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  • DIESELDOG
    DIESELDOG Posts: 2,087
    I "think" knickers are 3/4 length??
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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    yep, that's pretty much it.
    Knickers are 3/4 length, thights are full length.....
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  • popette
    popette Posts: 2,089
    that's also my understanding

    I know it's not good form to laugh at spelling mistakes but "thights" made me chuckle
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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    We could assist you more if you posted photos of yourself wearing said items.
    "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    popette wrote:
    that's also my understanding

    I know it's not good form to laugh at spelling mistakes but "thights" made me chuckle

    Yeah yeah yeah :wink:
    It was a typo, honest.......... and my hands are cold !
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    Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Knickers can mean shorts, so half length and shorter, as well as 3/4 length.

    You really need to check through the item before buying, I guess.

    Tights are, however, as has already been said on several occasions, full length.

    You might like to try Minx for girls' cycling stuff, too.

    http://www.minx-girl.com

    Just a slightly different approach to women's cycling and running kit.
  • brin
    brin Posts: 1,122
    Tights are those pesky things that are a hinderance when trying to access knickers, and further more should.........oop's sorry - was thinking of something else :oops: :wink:
  • LittleB0b
    LittleB0b Posts: 416
    blueheeler wrote:
    They must be UK terms....

    I believe 'knickers' is the US term for 3/4lenghts
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  • jim453
    jim453 Posts: 1,360
    Speed king's our wiggle rep. He can only get pre used knickers though. Might be worth a p.m.
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    jim453 wrote:
    Speed king's our wiggle rep. He can only get pre used knickers though. Might be worth a p.m.

    Nice :D
    Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
    Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved
  • bagpusscp
    bagpusscp Posts: 2,907
    jim453 wrote:
    Speed king's our wiggle rep. He can only get pre used knickers though. Might be worth a p.m.

    Classic. :lol::lol::lol:
    bagpuss

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