Its a revelation i tells thee!

mudcow007

i have been wearing lycra on my commute for ages now but i have always worn boxers underneath of my shorts as i was always worried about.....

see thru shorts - never a good look (even if you do have a peachy ass like me)

wibbly wobbly ass cheeks - again never a good look

so this morning i though "sod it" an didnt wear any under crackers but i wore a pair of baggys over them ( i will hopefully build up to just my shorts without baggies)

an by the powers of grey skull how much comfier is it?! no more irritation off stitching

that is all

MonkeyMonster

welcome to the obvious club...

I also rode for the first time with a sleeveless top to help stop overheating and sweating. Didn't help *that* much but did cause more looks as I swaggered through the office from the ladies...

cyclingprop

I did tell the lady I stopped to help on the London to Brighton about this, after she had a tactical dismount, when she became worried about her thigh tattoo so pulled her shorts out of the way to check it.

And I quote "fancy french lace undercrackers are going to HURT after sixty miles".

asprilla

MonkeyMonster wrote:

.... but did cause more looks as I swaggered through the office from the ladies...

They were probably just shocked that you'd been in the ladies toilet.

MonkeyMonster

Asprilla wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

.... but did cause more looks as I swaggered through the office from the ladies...

They were probably just shocked that you'd been in the ladies toilet.

Enough with them negatives waves man...

rjsterry

cyclingprop wrote:

I did tell the lady I stopped to help on the London to Brighton about this, after she had a tactical dismount, when she became worried about her thigh tattoo so pulled her shorts out of the way to check it.

And I quote "fancy french lace undercrackers are going to HURT after sixty miles".

When you say 'stopped to help' are you being entirely truthful?

Santa cruzing

it really does make sense though....suprised you didnt do it sooner!

I am however still in the baggiesoverthetopclub. Mostly due to walking through the office/eating breakfast etc. Sundays on the other hand, Lycra all the way!

rubertoe

Embrace the Lycra...

... you'll feel a sense of satisfaction when you do

cyclingprop

rjsterry wrote:

cyclingprop wrote:

I did tell the lady I stopped to help on the London to Brighton about this, after she had a tactical dismount, when she became worried about her thigh tattoo so pulled her shorts out of the way to check it.

And I quote "fancy french lace undercrackers are going to HURT after sixty miles".

When you say 'stopped to help' are you being entirely truthful?

Yes. :roll:

optimisticbiker

Never had a problem with my Gore bibshorts and the girls in the office Had plenty of 'nice legs' comments...

Maybe the Gore isn't as thin as other brands? or maybe its because there are several lycra-clad cyclists here, including some of the Exec, its all very commonplace...

Anyway was bibshorts and SS top partially unzipped this morning

bigmat

It beggars belief that people wear boxer shorts under cycling shorts. In other news, I worked out the other day that it was more comfortable swimming without boxers under my speedos...

clarkey cat

wait a minute...

you're not meant to be wear your boxers under your lycra?

KonaMike

I was wearing Baggies over my Lycra shorts up until about 18 months ago when I just though sod it !!
Now I am proud to be a 38 year old man in Lycra ..... everyone in work is over it now so the piss taking has worn off and I can walk about without comment .
It's comfier,keeps you cooler,faster and gives you a proper cyclists suntan too :roll:

redvee

I had a 'cheeky' comment as I was bent over signing in at work once. Worryingly it was from a man :shock:

SteppenHerring

I wear baggies over lycra for the office. There are ladies here and, well, they're only human.

bails87

redvee wrote:

I had a 'cheeky' comment as I was bent over signing in at work once. Worryingly it was from a man :shock:

Yes very worrying.

I've heard there are more and more of these "men who like other men", one day they might even make it legal......

daxplusplus

That's the Welsh for you ;-)

daxplusplus

DaxPlusPlus wrote:

That's the Welsh for you ;-)

Referring to redvee's comment ..

ShandyH

There was a guy I passed in Richmond Park on Tuesday night and he had a white panel across the back of his lycra shorts. All I can say is I wish he'd been wearing boxers underneath. I nearly hurled.

mroli

Dude - 2307 posts and you have only just got round to not wearing boxers under your lycra shorts?! Seriously?!

Wrath Rob

mroli wrote:

Dude - 2307 posts and you have only just got round to not wearing boxers under your lycra shorts?! Seriously?!

+1 to that. Next you'd be telling my I don't need the Y-fronts on that I'd been wearing under the boxers too :?:

rick_chasey

Think he's pulling your p!sser guys.

EKE_38BPM

Rick Chasey wrote:

Think he's pulling your p!sser guys.

A bit slower but squeeze a bit tighter, please.

roger_merriman

ShandyH wrote:

There was a guy I passed in Richmond Park on Tuesday night and he had a white panel across the back of his lycra shorts. All I can say is I wish he'd been wearing boxers underneath. I nearly hurled.

White Lycra shorts don't tend to be a great look!

bushu

commando!? news to me i purchased my first lycra bib shorts only a month ago.. they were on offer.
ridden in them lots, but not so impressed compared to my trusty baggy shorts (which never chafe).

seem require the airflow up my nethers to stay cool, but i do rock merino baselayers and think everything should be merino from waist up Compression kit on the other hand is awesome if you can justify the prices

may try commando just to see if it helps keepin em cool but will always give myself stick for wearing lycra nevermind the office, shame there is no eye candy at my workplace to test other peoples theories but, i'm certain the old cleaner is impressed :oops: