Would you buy second hand underpants?

on-yer-bike
on-yer-bike Posts: 2,974
edited February 2014 in Road buying advice
Probably not. So why do people buy second hand bib shorts?
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  • navrig2
    navrig2 Posts: 1,851
    Nooooooooo...........
  • eddiefiola
    eddiefiola Posts: 344
    gotta say this has creeped me out as well seeing people buy 2nd hand bibs.
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  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
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  • Davdandy
    Davdandy Posts: 571
    I have a few used condoms for sale if anyone is interested,dont worry,i have washed them. £1 for three.PM me.
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  • wishitwasallflat
    wishitwasallflat Posts: 2,927
    on-yer-bike wrote:
    Probably not. So why do people buy second hand bib shorts?

    because underpants are cheap and easy to get your size and know what style fits and suits you - whereas bib-shorts are none of those things ...

    PS - If its any consolation to you my missus thinks it's disgusting as well and I only did it once to be able to try a pair of Assos without the massive gamble and got right royally ripped off!!
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    on-yer-bike wrote:
    Probably not. So why do people buy second hand bib shorts?

    Or Tops, Jackets, Hats, Helmets, Socks.

    Dunno about you but I have this thing called a washing machine........
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    bendertherobot wrote:
    on-yer-bike wrote:
    Probably not. So why do people buy second hand bib shorts?

    Or Tops, Jackets, Hats, Helmets, Socks.

    Dunno about you but I have this thing called a washing machine........
    Use hot water (140 degrees F. or 60 degrees C.) and regular detergent for infected laundry. Lower temperatures will not kill the fungus and can transfer spores to other fabrics in the same load.

    That's from the first google I saw on Fungal infections going through Washing Machines, not sure about STI's, Faeces, etc... I think myself I'd wash second hand bib-shorts with a blow torch just to make sure.
  • Wily-Quixote
    Wily-Quixote Posts: 269
    ...not sure about STI's, Faeces, etc... [/quote]

    what are you people doing in your bib-shorts? I just ride in mine.
  • gozzy
    gozzy Posts: 640
    Wily-Quixote wrote:
    ...
    not sure about STI's, Faeces, etc...

    what are you people doing in your bib-shorts? I just ride in mine.

    I keep 2300 STI's in mine.
  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    on-yer-bike wrote:
    Probably not. So why do people buy second hand bib shorts?

    I think some people would if anyone actually sold them, which they do not seem to do.

    Supply and demand innit!
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  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    smidsy wrote:
    on-yer-bike wrote:
    Probably not. So why do people buy second hand bib shorts?

    I think some people would if anyone actually sold them, which they do not seem to do.

    Supply and demand innit!

    i think there is quite a market for soiled pants if you know where to look! (Japan mostly if I remember correctly!)
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  • lakesluddite
    lakesluddite Posts: 1,337
    Gozzy wrote:
    Wily-Quixote wrote:
    ...
    not sure about STI's, Faeces, etc...

    what are you people doing in your bib-shorts? I just ride in mine.

    I keep 2300 STI's in mine.

    You have 2300 Sexually Transmitted Infections?

    Remind me to never shake your hand.

    "You know you're not in high finance,
    When you're considering second-hand underpants..."
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  • Steve236
    Steve236 Posts: 212
    Chris Bass wrote:
    smidsy wrote:
    on-yer-bike wrote:
    Probably not. So why do people buy second hand bib shorts?

    I think some people would if anyone actually sold them, which they do not seem to do.

    Supply and demand innit!

    i think there is quite a market for soiled pants if you know where to look! (Japan mostly if I remember correctly!)
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  • NeXXus
    NeXXus Posts: 854
    I don't wear the same pair at any point over two separate days, I definitely wouldn't buy second hand bibshorts or indeed, underwear.
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  • on-yer-bike
    on-yer-bike Posts: 2,974
    I guess if a pair of worn twice Assos bibs comes up for sale at half the price of new ones it must be tempting to risk a dose of crabs.
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  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    Come on everyone buys second hand underpants don't they?

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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    A mate of mine sells everything on ebay. He's sold his 'collectable' bib shorts for the same price that he bought them for 15 years back. To be fair - they hadn't seen THAT much use...
  • gozzy
    gozzy Posts: 640
    LakesLuddite wrote:
    Gozzy wrote:
    Wily-Quixote wrote:
    ...
    not sure about STI's, Faeces, etc...

    what are you people doing in your bib-shorts? I just ride in mine.

    I keep 2300 STI's in mine.

    You have 2300 Sexually Transmitted Infections?

    Remind me to never shake your hand.

    "You know you're not in high finance,
    When you're considering second-hand underpants..."
    Flight of the Conchords.

    Actually, I'm considering upgrading to 6800. Will I notice a difference?

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