That’s a good reason (and one that I’m not likely to ever deal with, because I don’t generate nearly enough sweat to make a chamois useful.)
nah. It’s a pretty multigenerational effort to produce a community of wildly uptight numbers obsessed dorks.
I absolutely love road bikes and have not a ton of interest in hanging out with other people who love road bikes.
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Maybe this winter I’ll finally get around to my sewing project of removing the big padded chamoises (chamsios?) from some bibs and replace them with a thin layer of polartec. It’s worked really well for me in past, and now that there are non-ridiculous saddles in 145+ mm widths, the need for a massive foam ass-balloon is sorta diminished.
I think the actual design of the thing is more offensive than its existence. At least co opt the specialized logo or something
i am thin and i like bibs
the last time i wore shorts was in 2004, at a cross race. we had this dude on our collegiate team named pierre. he was french. he DOMINATED the local scene (obviously). he was one of the only guys with tubulars. i put shorts on and he said “what z fuck are zose??”
then he told me about bibs
i bought a pair
they were glorious and i never went back
thanks pierre
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Bibs dont have a tight band around my waist. Feels nice.
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Like wearing nothing at all. Gif
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Performance bikes
I recently changed from Bib lyfe to regular padded shorts for distances longer than 100 miles and I am never looking back, so much nicer to not have to completely disrobe to poop and pee over a day long ride. I also really hated the feeling of all the extra strappy bits over my back and shoulders. Screw bibs and all the propaganda they get.
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BIB LYFE
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PEE LYFE
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I’m not as rapha shaped as you, and I only poop once a day. the thumb in the front and flop over works great for whizzing.
(not my creation)
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i’m sure most companies have caught on for women’s but a while back, wief got some spesh bibs with a magnetic catch. they are rad cuz people with vaginas can then pee without disrobing. i’ve never had an issue peeing with bibs but boy public restrooms are sketchy when you need to disrobe and of course the coat hook is ripped out why would the coat hook still be there?
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No bib crü. 90% of my riding is without them. Bibs chafe my nipples and the chamois isnt anymore comfortable than good underwear and whatever shorts I have on.
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Oh yeah, forgot about nipple chafe, one more nail.
Yeah, but those neon Campy winter bibs some of us got a few years ago, though! The Borats?
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Or are tall and skinny and most jerseys that Fit your upper half are a little to short for normal shorts
I love bibs
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I would never in a million years yuck a fun costume or weird freak bike but I would 100% poop on a bibs as I frantically try to rip them off in a disgusting gas station bathroom.
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