Would you buy "used" bib shorts or tights?

Claud Roubaix

I have been searching the eBay for some bib tights for next spring and couldn't believe the number of used shorts and tights for sale.
Bearing in mind that 99%* of us ride comnando and the very nature of the area worn would many even consider buying used tights or shorts?
I wouldn't.

cenkee

it's like buying used underwear imho so no I wouldnt.

diy

I think if they were bought and never used and still tagged its different. Otherwise no.

I'm not sure its 99% maybe 80%. I don't ride commando.

beski

Think I'd be more concerned about fit, surely if they've been washed they'll be ok to wear. Just not a nice thought :shock:

navrig

Nope.

slowbike

I have one pair of second hand 3/4 lengths ... they were my brothers ... I draw the line at second hand from further away than that ...

Buckie2k5

depends on the quality and price. I wouldnt buy a 2nd hand pair of 20quid new shorts, but i would buy a £100 pair if getting them for great price and good condition. Give them a good scrub and check for things crawling about and forget about it lol.

CHRISNOIR

No way!

CYCLESPORT1

Yes, they wash !

How Far is too Far

100% no way

Pituophis

No chance :shock:
For no logical reason (given that washing machines exist), but plenty of illogical ones

antfly

I certainly wouldn't buy used shorts but I have sold a pair of Assos that I wore just once. Mine all have skid marks {except those} so there is no way I am buying someone else`s used shorts.

Bobbinogs

Never in a million years!

Iamnot Wiggins

Can only assume that many of you live in parts of the UK not privileged enough own washing machines.

MattC59

Not a chance, would you buy second hand underwear ?
(not including used thongs from dodgy websites !)

Scozz76

No chance, you never know who's dangly bits have been mashed against the pad.

Grill

diy wrote:

I think if they were bought and never used and still tagged its different. Otherwise no.

I'm not sure its 99% maybe 80%. I don't ride commando.

I find this incredibly worrying as it's less comfortable and hygienic and also increases the chance of chaffing.

Take your pants off son and ride like a real man.

imposter2.0

Iamnot Wiggins wrote:

Can only assume that many of you live in parts of the UK not privileged enough own washing machines.

craker

I do, doesn't worry me at all. There's all sorts of hygiene issues to be worried about - a washed cycling short isn't one of them (and for those of us who might sometimes not wash shorts between rides, that's surely more worth worrying about. I commute 5 days a week and I certainly don't get through 10 lots of shorts a week).

I don't think I'd buy anything that wasn't advertised as 'hardly used' or similar. we all have our limits ;-)

arran77

No way, it's as bad as wearing another mans grundies in my opinion :shock:

MattC59

Scozz76 wrote:

No chance, you never know who's dangly bits have been mashed against the pad.

I'm more concerned about the sweaty ar*e hole that's been mashed against the pad !!!!!
:?

taff..

there's more chance of picking up something nasty on your feet when using a communal shower without flip flops than from someone elses washed in detergent shorts

macleod113

i have purchased second hand bibs and also had some brought from me. its all down to opinion i guess. in mine i can easily wash them and if it saves me a few quid too then great. i'm not worried about other people having used them in the past as vanish/persil et al will clear most horribleness from the pad.

navrig

taff.. wrote:

there's more chance of picking up something nasty on your feet when using a communal shower without flip flops than from someone elses washed in detergent shorts

Probably true but it is still a step/skid too far.

edten

I've sold loads of second hand shorts so there's plenty that don't mind. For me the thought is off putting but I'm sure it's perfectly safe if you give them a thorough wash before wearing - maybe a little higher than a 30 deg wash though, just for ease of mind!

chrisaonabike

Grill wrote:

I find this incredibly worrying as it's less comfortable and hygienic and also increases the chance of chaffing.

I've come to agree that it's less comfortable, in warm weather at least, but how on earth can it be less hygienic if you wash both??

Grill

Underwear bunches so bacteria spreads quicker. Also, most pads have at least some antibacterial properties, unlike a pair of cotton knicks.

johnny25

Apparently semen is almost impossible to get out of fabric. So based on that watertight fact, no I wouldn't buy used bibs etc.

diy

Grill wrote:

diy wrote:

I think if they were bought and never used and still tagged its different. Otherwise no.

I'm not sure its 99% maybe 80%. I don't ride commando.

I find this incredibly worrying as it's less comfortable and hygienic and also increases the chance of chaffing.

Take your pants off son and ride like a real man.

I find the fact that you are worried, incredibly worrying

Grill

We'll just see who gets an abscess first

arran77

johnny25 wrote:

Apparently semen is almost impossible to get out of fabric. So based on that watertight fact, no I wouldn't buy used bibs etc.

I don't know what you get upto on your bike rides but semen in your shorts :shock: