Shorter in seam bib shorts

Anonymous

Enjoyed a 2 week holiday in Majorca this year....the weather being VERY HOT but fantastic. First time cycling on the island...blowing steam out of my backside between Soller and Valledemosa on a daily basis ......

But......the deal was two weeks holiday....with restriction of cycling to one week for me and the rest of the time being a tourist with significant other who doesn't cycle

So getting to the point of this post....as the weather was very sunny I managed to build up a proper cyclist sun tan....great definition between pale tops of legs under shorts and the rest a nice shade of Mediterranean bronze .....to which my wife commented as looking a bit daft when wearing normal walking about type shorts ...a pair of two tone stripes legs

I don't want to fold / turn up my bib shorts as I don't want to stretch them and as they are compression type shorts they get very tight if turned up so my question is ....is there a manufacturer that produces shorter inseam bib shorts for men so that I get a bit more tan to keep the significant other happy and hopefully extend my riding next

I have tried a couple of pairs of women's shorts ....lot shorter in the leg but not sure about the chamois pad as its slightly different and have only tried the shorts on in the house and not had chance to ride the bike in them so not sure if the pad would be suitable for the gentlemens regions

mfin

DALESMAN999 wrote:

I have tried a couple of pairs of women's shorts ....lot shorter in the leg but not sure about the chamois pad as its slightly different and have only tried the shorts on in the house and not had chance to ride the bike in them so not sure if the pad would be suitable for the gentlemens regions

I was going to suggest hot pants like Kylie's, but you covered that in your opening post, oh well.

Even your tan up off the bike or don't bother, you can do either of these and be just like a normal person.

Anonymous

Thanks for all the replies... :roll:

shiznit76

Not that I am aware of. Unfortunately the smaller you go then the smaller all over most shorts will be, which is especially an issue with bib shorts due to their "braces" suppose you could try smaller sized shorts instead of bib ones to see if makes a difference, would imagine they might be too tight though.
On a similar note, Sean Yates used to be famous for wearing shorter length shorts back in the day.

lostboysaint

Rule 7.

Anonymous

GIANT brand Tri shorts on order....

fat daddy

surely it would be easier and cheaper to just buy longer walking about in shorts ?

daniel_b

A variation of these would do the trick.

http://www.cyclingweekly.com/reviews/shorts/endura-fs260-pro-bibshorts-64-99

Standard leg is pretty short, just need to get the right chamois size out of the 3 widths.

They have an RRP of £100, but I got lucky and bagged half a dozen for £45-£50 each.
Personally the standard leg is too short for me, so I keep that pair purely for turbo use, but the others are amazing, they are right up there with my La Passione and Rapha shorts interms of comfort and fit.
For reference, I am light, and ride an Arione so went for XS and Narrow pad.

Having said all that.........

fat daddy wrote:

surely it would be easier and cheaper to just buy longer walking about in shorts ?

Your man FD makes a fine point here - why not just buy some longer leg cargo style casual shorts - assuming you are 100% happy with your cycling shorts that is?

cougie

The whole point of a cycling tan is to show that you're a cyclist. Hot pants on a bloke will not be a good look.

cookeeemonster

Been looking at a few classic cycling docs recently from the 70's (Sunday in hell etc) and the shorts seemed to be noticeably shorter in those days. Jerseys looked far nicer too

Anonymous

fat daddy wrote:

surely it would be easier and cheaper to just buy longer walking about in shorts ?

Wife spent a bloody fortune on new walking about type shorts to kit me out this summer. I tend to wear shorter shorts for walking ( above knee )

So trying to compromise and keep her happy, with a bit of spending on my self

Confusing ?

It is !! And I'm married to her !!

cougie

Decathlon do walking about shorts for not very much money at all anyway.

sungod

castelli inferno, this time of year you may find them with a good discount

i used them in 30-40 degrees, excellent for long hot rides, the climbers jersey is a good match, neither will block as much uv as normal weight shorts/jerseys

pblakeney

I have a pair of Solo bibs which are surprisingly and noticeably shorter than all my others. I now primarily use them for exactly the reasons you describe. Not easy to find but their website says they are coming back.

Anonymous

PBlakeney wrote:

I have a pair of Solo bibs which are surprisingly and noticeably shorter than all my others. I now primarily use them for exactly the reasons you describe. Not easy to find but their website says they are coming back.

Cheers ,will take a look

scottlum

I have short femurs, and most cycling shorts are way too long. However, Giordana has shorts with shorter inseams as an option: https://shop.giordanacycling.com/collec ... cm-shorter and https://shop.giordanacycling.com/collec ... leg-length

The chamois is extremely comfortable but not bulky--perfect for long rides in the saddle.