clothing size dilemma

redvision
redvision Posts: 2,958
edited April 2011 in Road beginners
so i have received the clothing i ordered with the bike on the cycle to work scheme but i have a dilemma over a top and shorts. the top is really nice, but its a team jersey and obviously designed to be a close fit. but if i returned and ordered the size up i think it would be too large in the chest. so should i just keep this one?

as for the shorts, they are endura fs260 pro bib shorts. they fit perfect apart from the silicon band at bottom of each leg which is very tight. problem with these is again i think the size up would be too big.

does anyone have these shorts? are they likely to stretch in use? or should i send them back and order next size up?

thanks for any help

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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Pedal yourself into em.
    Ben

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  • redvision
    redvision Posts: 2,958
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Pedal yourself into em.

    aha, thought about that with top, but surely if anything the thighs are going to get bigger if anything?
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Not necessarily; if there's any fat there, then you might see some toning happening.
    Ben

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  • redvision
    redvision Posts: 2,958
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Not necessarily; if there's any fat there, then you might see some toning happening.

    good point! and there is fat there trust me.
    so basically keep them then?
  • bobtbuilder
    bobtbuilder Posts: 1,537
    redvision wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Not necessarily; if there's any fat there, then you might see some toning happening.

    good point! and there is fat there trust me.
    so basically keep them then?

    Yeah - I reckon so.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Jose Decauwer recommends always buying a size too small...
    _
  • mattshrops
    mattshrops Posts: 1,134
    i reckoned i had about a stone at the most on my stomach to lose. two and a half stone later im nearly there, youll be surprised how much timber youre carrying all over.
    Death or Glory- Just another Story
  • redvision
    redvision Posts: 2,958
    decided to keep the top but send the shorts back - going to try one size larger.

    why cant manufacturers all have the same sizing guides?!!!
    :x
  • navrig
    navrig Posts: 1,352
    redvision wrote:
    why cant manufacturers all have the same sizing guides?!!!
    :x

    Because each nation has its own "average" and hence its own set of sizing guidelines.
  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    welcome to cycle clothing madness

    Get stuff that fits today
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    I have the same problem - dhb stuff from Wiggle is such a nightmare I've stopped ordering it, just too variable in sizes.

    Having said that, I have a cheap jersey from Aldi that fits like a glove! :oops:
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • markmod
    markmod Posts: 501
    SecretSam wrote:
    Having said that, I have a cheap jersey from Aldi that fits like a glove! :oops:

    Shame it don't fit like a jersey eh?!

    :lol:

    I range from a Large to a XXXL size in jerseys etc.... Madness.

    The Italian sizing is the most interesting... Can't imagine in a small sized jersey there would be enough space for the bodies organs to fit!

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