bibs vs bike shorts (Page 2)

You can get bibs with a smaller chamois, however I wouldn't spend much time running in bibs. While I really like my trisuits and trishorts, for me they are race day attire (or if I were going to do a brick workout of some type where having tri clothing would make sense). Beyond that, I swim in a swim suit, ride in bibs and a jersey and run in shorts and a shirt.

Shane

I wear bibs because my fiance thinks their hot.

I race in my older pearl bibs. I got out my wife's seam ripper and took some of the padding out of the chamois to make it more thin and then she sewed them back together for me. Running in them is great. I actually wear them now anytime I run.

I'm what you would call "festively plump" and the bibs keep my gut from moving around too much.

As for riding, I'll never buy another pair of non-bib shorts. Even on the mountain bike, I've gone from baggies with built in chamois to wearing baggies with no liner over bibs.

Bibs = nipple sandpaper.  I'll stick with shorts.  Good, tight shorts without a string at the waist are quite comfortable.

Let me preface this by saying that I have never tried bibs.......but personally I cannot imagine that I would like them. I cannot stand ANYTHING that is one piece with shoulder straps. I wear a two piece wet suit, a two piece swim suit and raced in a tri top and shorts instead of a onsie. I simply hate the feeling of the pull against my shoulders. Always have.

I only ever wear tri shorts anyway.......don't even use bike shorts.

Edited by aquagirl 2011-07-15 9:53 PM