Skin tight or baggy?

ChrisLS
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...roadie or mountain biker sort of look? Which do you prefer?
I ask this because recently my wife commented that physically I'm not bad, but just getting a bit baggy

It's all heading south and I am an ex fat boy. Anyway since then I have been restocking my cycling wardrobe with looser fitting stuff. I could get myself in to the gym to tone up my upper body I suppose...
Sorry to bring up such an unpleaset subject so early.
I ask this because recently my wife commented that physically I'm not bad, but just getting a bit baggy



Sorry to bring up such an unpleaset subject so early.
...all the way...'til the wheels fall off and burn...
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Baggy.
I'm quite thin (5'10'' and under 11 stone) and I think skinny stuff makes me look like Gareth out of The Office - you all remember the episode where he's lycra clad in work and they all take the pi$$?
I go with Endura shorts and wear baggy Karrimor tops. Lycra shorts are under the proper shorts to keep me warm and supportedRibble Stealth/SRAM Force
2007 Specialized Allez (Double) FCN - 30 -
Baggy for the commute but tight lycra for club rides. I recently bought a new pair of bib shorts with orange and white rather than black lycra and it's true, lighter coloures lycra does tend to expose ummm everything...!Do not write below this line. Office use only.0
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Tight; like a tiger.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX0 -
jeans & rugby jersey
Although I did swap the jersey for a few of those merino tops that were on special a few months back.0 -
Ah - I have my 3/4 lycra on, then baggy shorts and a tee shirt or 2 depending on morning cold.
Accessorize with arm warmers.
So, I do both!0 -
tight with baggy over the topNever trust anyone who says trust me0
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baggy, but lycra bib underneath for longer rides.0
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Baggy for the commute and tight lycra for the training rides, i always find lycra more comfortable nowadays :?Cannondale SS Evo Team
Kona Jake CX
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Lycra with footy shorts over as i get funny looks in just lycra at work...
in winter i cover up with more baggy but lycra is still underneath..Cube Cross 2016
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im a recent convert over to lycra for the commute, i find it way more comfy than my baggies an god knows why but i seem to wear holes in the legs of all my baggies
lycra seems to be bit more tougher, plus it has the added benefit of making me ride faster as there ain't nothing worse than someone riding slow in lycra!Keeping it classy since '830 -
mudcow007 wrote:im a recent convert over to lycra for the commute, i find it way more comfy than my baggies an god knows why but i seem to wear holes in the legs of all my baggies
lycra seems to be bit more tougher, plus it has the added benefit of making me ride faster as there ain't nothing worse than someone riding slow in lycra!
Could the hole burning be due to it rubbing on stitching on your saddle? Or simply riding so fast you literally burn holes in themCannondale SS Evo Team
Kona Jake CX
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ThatBikeGuy wrote:Could the hole burning be due to it rubbing on stitching on your saddle? Or simply riding so fast you literally burn holes in them
it could be the stitching to be honest, as most of the holes are by my "gooch" area of the shorts
to honest though i prefer to think its my awesomeness!Keeping it classy since '830 -
Baggies, mostly, though Lycra is seeming like a less and less ridiculous premise these days. It's quite worrying0
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I used to wear Endura Humvees over my bibs - but then I realised on extended commutes they were giving me saddle sores so I stopped bothering with them. Much more comfortable without.
I no doubt look a bit like Gareth but then so would Andy Schleck or Wiggo so it isn't worth worrying about!Faster than a tent.......0 -
Lycra for anything over about 5 miles. Baggy to go the shops/pub and back.0
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Tends to be lycras, but with baggy shorts on top for the commute. I feel like a bit of a nonce dropping my son at nursery otherwise! Tighter the better for tops though, I hate it when they end up flapping about in the wind.0
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Modesty shorts over bibs for the commute. Tighty lycra for everything else.
- 2023 Vielo V+1
- 2022 Canyon Aeroad CFR
- 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
- Strava
- On the Strand
- Crown Stables
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Lycra all year despite the fact all my leg hair pokes through my tights and shorts making me look like a freak, there must be a way around this issue.....0
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I go to full lycra in the summer, but at the moment it's baggy overshorts for the temperature control - thankfully the access to the changing areas aren't through the open plan office space so it's not a concern"I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
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tight,
Tried baggy on top of lycra but found it heavy, flappy and now I have discovered bibs can't stand shorts diggin in at my waistSamivel
Black Allez, FCN 5, will always try to say hello.
Normal commute - Eltham, Greenwich, London Bridge0 -
welkman wrote:Lycra all year despite the fact all my leg hair pokes through my tights and shorts making me look like a freak, there must be a way around this issue.....
Get the waxing strips out! :twisted:Cannondale SS Evo Team
Kona Jake CX
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Given that i work at a school, I feel my future employment could be somewhat jeapordised by wandering around the corridors on arrival in my preferred bibshorts - so some baggy covering required.0
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3/4 baggy over lycra - warm, no chafing and doesnt frighten children and small animals0
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Belly? Looking "saggy"???? Baggy to "cover up"????
I have a fantastic arse and franky the world is a better place because I am in lycra.
Do you guys really ride bikes? If so how come it hasn't toned your buns?0 -
Can't believe the amount of baggy-over-lycra going on!
Tight-tight-tightROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0