I bought a pair of mountain bike shorts online. This is my second pair of shorts. One is a Mt Borah brand and this time it is a Trek brand. They are both a size small but the Trek brand is a much newer model (the Mt Borah's are made back in yr. 2000). The new Trek brand are way larger, longer, and baggier. I am not sure if they are supposed to fit this way or not.
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
Be sure to get them loose enough that there's room in the back for any terrain-induced excrementitious release.
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
Be sure to get them loose enough that there's room in the back for any terrain-induced excrementitious release.
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
Be sure to get them loose enough that there's room in the back for any terrain-induced excrementitious release.
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
Be sure to get them loose enough that there's room in the back for any terrain-induced excrementitious release.
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
Be sure to get them loose enough that there's room in the back for any terrain-induced excrementitious release.
Hehehehe...Like from riding down National Trail on South Mountain! Aren't you out here in the southwest somewhere? I'm in Phoenix for the rest of the month.
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
Be sure to get them loose enough that there's room in the back for any terrain-induced excrementitious release.
Hehehehe...Like from riding down National Trail on South Mountain! Aren't you out here in the southwest somewhere? I'm in Phoenix for the rest of the month.
I bought a pair of mountain bike shorts online. This is my second pair of shorts. One is a Mt Borah brand and this time it is a Trek brand. They are both a size small but the Trek brand is a much newer model (the Mt Borah's are made back in yr. 2000). The new Trek brand are way larger, longer, and baggier. I am not sure if they are supposed to fit this way or not.
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
As long as they don't get hung up on the saddle or get caught on the rear tire when you move off the back they should be alright.
I bought a pair of mountain bike shorts online. This is my second pair of shorts. One is a Mt Borah brand and this time it is a Trek brand. They are both a size small but the Trek brand is a much newer model (the Mt Borah's are made back in yr. 2000). The new Trek brand are way larger, longer, and baggier. I am not sure if they are supposed to fit this way or not.
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
As long as they don't get hung up on the saddle or get caught on the rear tire when you move off the back they should be alright.
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
Be sure to get them loose enough that there's room in the back for any terrain-induced excrementitious release.
Hehehehe...Like from riding down National Trail on South Mountain! Aren't you out here in the southwest somewhere? I'm in Phoenix for the rest of the month.
That's what I was thinking of when I wrote that (think "waterfall"😉. I live just a few miles from South Mountain, actually, though the last rides I've done there were on a 'cross bike (and no, not up/down national though a friend of mine used to do that on one of my 'cross bikes).
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
Be sure to get them loose enough that there's room in the back for any terrain-induced excrementitious release.
Hehehehe...Like from riding down National Trail on South Mountain! Aren't you out here in the southwest somewhere? I'm in Phoenix for the rest of the month.
That's what I was thinking of when I wrote that (think "waterfall"😉. I live just a few miles from South Mountain, actually, though the last rides I've done there were on a 'cross bike (and no, not up/down national though a friend of mine used to do that on one of my 'cross bikes).
I bought a pair of mountain bike shorts online. This is my second pair of shorts. One is a Mt Borah brand and this time it is a Trek brand. They are both a size small but the Trek brand is a much newer model (the Mt Borah's are made back in yr. 2000). The new Trek brand are way larger, longer, and baggier. I am not sure if they are supposed to fit this way or not.
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
Thanks.
I started with mountain bike shorts, and then started road riding to give me more MTB endurance. I bit the bullet and bought bibs for road biking Though they look very metrosexual (or worse), they are far superior for ANY bike riding than baggy shorts. They don't slip down, and they don't get hung on the seat when shifting positions up and down hills.
Trust me on this. My wife laughed hysterically when she saw me the first time. A friend asked why I was wearing a ballet outfit. This was quite degrading to my man-liness. But, I have 3 pairs now, and never wear my baggy shorts to ride.
PS - If you're wondering, I do NOT shave my legs! (I would if it helped me climb hills!) ha ha ha!
I bought a pair of mountain bike shorts online. This is my second pair of shorts. One is a Mt Borah brand and this time it is a Trek brand. They are both a size small but the Trek brand is a much newer model (the Mt Borah's are made back in yr. 2000). The new Trek brand are way larger, longer, and baggier. I am not sure if they are supposed to fit this way or not.
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well.
Thanks.
I started with mountain bike shorts, and then started road riding to give me more MTB endurance. I bit the bullet and bought bibs for road biking Though they look very metrosexual (or worse), they are far superior for ANY bike riding than baggy shorts. They don't slip down, and they don't get hung on the seat when shifting positions up and down hills.
Trust me on this. My wife laughed hysterically when she saw me the first time. A friend asked why I was wearing a ballet outfit. This was quite degrading to my man-liness.
I have absolutely no issues whatsoever about wearing spandex shorts anywhere, as long as I have at least one hand ON THE BIKE. I cannot bring myself to walk away from the bike in shorts. I'll go ride at a trail, load the bike into the back of the (avert your eyes gentle envirowhacks) SUV and am then paralyzed and only by a great force of will, knowing it is my only shelter, can I walk around to get in the driver's door.
Actually that's all exaggeration. Mostly. Sort of.
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PS - If you're wondering, I do NOT shave my legs! (I would if it helped me climb hills!) ha ha ha!
How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but nothing
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That's GROSS!!! Yuk. Ewwww GROSS. I didn't need to read that.
Maggie, why do you think the MTBers wear those baggy shorts anyway? The roadies get away with spandex because all those miles they ride helps them develop better bowel control.
Mark "always glad to help explain things" Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame
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terrain-induced excrementitious release.
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That's GROSS!!! Yuk. Ewwww GROSS. I didn't need to read that.
Maggie, why do you think the MTBers wear those baggy shorts anyway? The roadies get away with spandex because all those miles they ride helps them develop better bowel control.
Mark "always glad to help explain things" Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame
Thanks for the explanation. I think I will strive to be a roadie...with better bladder control. The MTB scenario doesn't sound very pleasant. All Good Things Maggie
Thanks. I am used to wearing reg. bike shorts which fit snug. Are mtb shorts supposed to hang down even in the liner or is the liner also supposed to be snug? I at first thought the liner was supposed to be snug but now I see certain shorts with pull straps that go around your crotch so you can make the liner fit snug when you're riding. Sound correct?
Thanks. I am used to wearing reg. bike shorts which fit snug. Are mtb shorts supposed to hang down even in the liner or is the liner also supposed to be snug? I at first thought the liner was supposed to be snug but now I see certain shorts with pull straps that go around your crotch so you can make the liner fit snug when you're riding. Sound correct?
If you feel like you're wearing a diaper, the chamois is fitting about right. You want it to fit tight enough that it's not bunching up or sliding around, but not so tight your body parts are gonna fall off after 2 or 3 hours.
Hah! I like that - reciprocating weight! I thought it was complicated enough talking about rotational weight! LOL!
Mark Hickey wrote: > "CWaldman" <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> How do you tell if mountain/baggy bike shorts fit correctly? I >> tried looking for some examples of people wearing them online but >> nothing I found really helped me determine if these fit well. > > Be sure to get them loose enough that there's room in the back for > any terrain-induced excrementitious release.
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That's GROSS!!! Yuk. Ewwww GROSS. I didn't need to read that.
Maggie, why do you think the MTBers wear those baggy shorts anyway? The roadies get away with spandex because all those miles they ride helps them develop better bowel control.
Mark "always glad to help explain things" Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame
Thanks for the explanation. I think I will strive to be a roadie...with better bladder control. The MTB scenario doesn't sound very pleasant. All Good Things Maggie
Hehehe...It's not all that bad now. I still wear spandex and ride MTB's exclusively. I still scare the [censored] outta myself occaisionally but have never "lost control" of myself.
