Cycling shorts - Shutt VR no longer doing standard type!

rodgers73
rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
edited July 2011 in Road beginners
Spent last week or so trying to buy standard shorts (ie non-bib) from Shutt VR - have already got a pair and they're great - but have now been told they will no longer be stocking them in large (I'm a 34" waist).

Shame. Anyone got any other tips for a good pair of shorts?

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  • psychomansam
    psychomansam Posts: 7
    Lidl/Aldi

    They may not be the best out there, but they're not bad and stupid cheap. ~£8
    Stock comes and goes so get anything you see...

    Generally they can be great for outdoors/fitness kits there.


    Alternatively if you want to spend some money
    http://www.cycle-clothing.co.uk/Product ... x-pad.aspx
  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    Best tip would be to wear bibs! :)

    You'll never go back!!
  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    I don't get them - are they for winter riding or something?? They seem huge for summer time.
  • anto164
    anto164 Posts: 3,500
    Bibs are all year round.

    What they do is eliminate the stomach band, which helps you breathe easier. They're also more comfy and the pad stays put as the shoulder straps mean that they shouldn't move.

    It also stops skin being shown if your jersey starts to ride up a little.

    I'd highly recommend you trying some bibs out! You'll soon ditch the shorts.
  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    Are they not a bit sweaty in the hot weather???
  • carl_p
    carl_p Posts: 989
    Everything's sweaty in hot weather, but some makes are more summer orientated.

    If you carry a few pounds around your middle they are supremely comfortable compared to standard shorts. There is also a far wider choice of brands and colours.
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  • anto164
    anto164 Posts: 3,500
    Carl_P wrote:

    If you carry a few pounds around your middle they are supremely comfortable compared to standard shorts. There is also a far wider choice of brands and colours.

    It's not just if you carry a few pounds. They're supremely comfortable even if you#'re big or little.
  • Hals1967
    Hals1967 Posts: 231
    Bibs all the way, only time I wear shorts is for the commute.

    Like has been said above, try em and you won't go back.

    1967 Engine
  • pilot_pete
    pilot_pete Posts: 2,120
    Why would they be more sweaty? If the pro peloton wear them that should tell you something. They are FAR superior to simple shorts. The biggest benefit is they don't 'pull down' as you get into a tuck, the belly area stays put without clinching you and they are made of superior technical fabrics these days which wick your sweat away.

    I remember riding in normal shorts and wool jersey as a teenager and they just got sodden!

    PP
  • Duffer65
    Duffer65 Posts: 341
    +1 for bibs. They are very comfortable, I wouldn't go back to wearing shorts.
    Where would you be if you fell down a hole?.. Stuck down a hole... in the fog... Stuck down a hole, in the fog, at night... WITH AN OWL!
  • Rich Hcp
    Rich Hcp Posts: 1,355
    Duffer65 wrote:
    +1 for bibs. They are very comfortable, I wouldn't go back to wearing shorts.

    And me.

    They probably stopped making the standard ones beca0se everyone was buying their excellent Bib shorts
    Richard

    Giving it Large
  • rich164h
    rich164h Posts: 433
    same here. I wouldn't go back to normal shorts now.
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Besides a goodpair of shoes, bibs have been the best money I've spent on my clothing. A couple thousands kms in the last 2 or 3 months and they are still perfect
    My London Road
  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    Damn, I'm going to have to look stupid having moaned at Shutt for sending me bibs that I didnt want and now going back to them ordering a pair :oops:

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