Large Lady struggling to find clothing!

chezzacad
chezzacad Posts: 16
edited June 2012 in Road general
Hello All
I've trawled the internet, cycle shops in Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and still I struggle to find cycle clothes (bib short especially) and have to make do with mens XXlarge. I'm very disappointed to see that everywhere only caters for men with the odd few ladies all at size 8/10. We are not all skinny bikers. I cycle 100 miles a week and train at the gym so I'm not sat on the sofa stuffing my face with cream cakes (like some of the looks I get from men when I ask for large ladies clothing). I see many fat men in lycra cycling they seem to be catered for So come on and start catering for us ladies and not judge us because we are slinky women!

Don't blame manufaturing!

Things are get desperate that I'm even thinking of creating my own range! :evil:

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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    chezzacad wrote:
    Things are get desperate that I'm even thinking of creating my own range! :evil:

    This is how some people make a LOT of money...

    Look into it!
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  • FSR_XC
    FSR_XC Posts: 2,258
    Have you thought about emailing someone like Lusso to see if they will make you some.

    They manufacture in Manchester I believe.

    www.lusso-clothing.co.uk

    I'm sure there must be other manufacturers in the UK that will do made to measure. Not ideal I know, but it could be the best way of getting good fitting clothing.
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  • disquieting_museeuws
    disquieting_museeuws Posts: 601
    Impsport appear to offer non-standard bespoke sizes

    http://www.impsport.com/pages/howtoorder.asp
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    Only size 8/10? Are you sure about that? A very quick browse of a couple of the big retailers and there looks to be plenty available in sizes up to 16 or 18. Size 18 is pretty big isn't it?
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  • Ka12
    Ka12 Posts: 216
    I think part of the problem with cycling clothes is they expect any women doing sports to be flat chested! To find jerseys to fit you need to go up bigger sizes and then they don't fit the waist properly.

    Size 18 is quite big but for cycling wear a size 18 usually equates to a smaller clothes size than normal clothes in a size 18. Also seems that if you go up bigger sizes you end up with really long arms or legs.

    I have found altura padded shorts to be good sizes.
  • Gizmo_
    Gizmo_ Posts: 558
    I was quite depressed to find that my not excessively-sized a#se is still an XL in Altura terms.

    Quite happy that unlike everywhere else on the internet, the first response here was not a request for pictures!
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  • southdownswolf
    southdownswolf Posts: 1,525
    Have you looked at websites such as cycle clothing.co.uk? They tend to go up to 3xl which apparently equates to size 20.

    http://www.cycle-clothing.co.uk/Ranges/ ... ewear.aspx

    I know that Funkier go to large sizes, but they may need to be ordered specially. Try http://www.parker-international.co.uk/
    http://www.stuartmole.co.uk/
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Shutt in Ilkley might be able to help. They do non standard sizes if you ask nicely!
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  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    yeah just don't go to them for any custom stuff, which they don't offer anymore, now there's a surprise .....
  • rdt
    rdt Posts: 869
    giant man wrote:
    yeah just don't go to them for any custom stuff, which they don't offer anymore, now there's a surprise .....


    Re: Shutt; what's the difference between non-standard sizes and custom stuff?
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    they used to offer custom kit ie different colours, and I suppose sizing, but as I say, I don't think they do anymore.

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