Why Bike Shorts are Black

[F8th637]

Why Bike Shorts are Black . . not Red. :)

[imdeanna]

OH MY! LOL....

although.. you know....it really is nice to finally have a sport where it's the men's junk that is all pronounced and having to mentally avoid 'eye contact' vs women's chests!!!

It's just a nice change!
:D

[singletrackmind]

I sparingly threaten and have even twice used the second pic on the 4x4 family-safe board when the guys get a little out of control with the chick pics or comments to whip them back in line.

Works like a charm. :D


I've used it here http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=4116 because many of us appreciate the male biking form...

[imdeanna]

I think the 2nd to last guy....is FLIPPING us off!!!! :eek::eek:

[singletrackmind]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/smcr/rofl.gif

[echidna]

:eek:
Now every time I get the sartorial urge to try something wild, this image will be seared into my brain. The rest of the cycling world likely thanks the OP in advance....

[Bluetree]

Blue isn't any better, sometimes.

http://media.uber.com/media_fetch/243650804_125_large

[F8th637]

I think the 2nd to last guy....is FLIPPING us off!!!! :eek::eek:

LOL My husband (of Polish descent) said the same thing!


Blue isn't any better, sometimes.


LOL that's just gross!

[imdeanna]

Blue isn't any better, sometimes.

http://media.uber.com/media_fetch/243650804_125_large

OMG....WHAT is that? (do I even need to ask? is it what I think it is??) Are you serious??? I've heard people say that the 'real serious' athletes will just 'go' while riding...but I just ASSUMED they were referring to Peeing.....not #2'ing!!!

[Grog]

OMG....WHAT is that? (do I even need to ask? is it what I think it is??) Are you serious??? I've heard people say that the 'real serious' athletes will just 'go' while riding...but I just ASSUMED they were referring to Peeing.....not #2'ing!!!

Could be just sweat...

Doesn't look good anyway!

[emily_in_nc]

Could be just sweat...

Doesn't look good anyway!

I have blue shorts. I know what they look like sweaty. That is NOT sweat.

UGH!!!!! :eek:

Emily

[Andrea]

You don't win world championships by holding anything back...

[JLMitchell]

Gross. This reminds me of a guy with well-worn shorts revealing more than I would have liked. They were black, but the fabric was so stretched and worn out...it had the effect of black sheer pantyhose, really. Seeing his butt was fine, butts are no problem. But when he turned around, good lawd! I didn't say anything because I didn't know him well. I will always check for invisible tights syndrome now, even if they're brand new.

[Mr. Bloom]

Regarding Picture #1:

As a Man:eek:;):D

I will assure you that the Poles 'posed' for that picture;)


Regarding Picture #2:

As a human:cool:, I can assure you that the thought of diaper rash at age 45 is not an appealing one!:rolleyes:

[teigyr]

This is making me rethink buying used saddles.

That and how did it spread UP?

I hope y'all know this is the last thing I see before I go to bed :eek:

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

This is making me rethink buying used saddles.

That and how did it spread UP?

I hope y'all know this is the last thing I see before I go to bed :eek:

LMAO.... same here, GF!!! OMG.... brain image forever fried. I may have nightmares tonight.

[imdeanna]

LMAO.... same here, GF!!! OMG.... brain image forever fried. I may have nightmares tonight.

Hmmmm....I noticed none of you complained about the last minute images when we were just talking "red" shorts!!!! LOL!!! ;)

[boy in a kilt]

OMG....WHAT is that? (do I even need to ask? is it what I think it is??) Are you serious??? I've heard people say that the 'real serious' athletes will just 'go' while riding...but I just ASSUMED they were referring to Peeing.....not #2'ing!!!

Nope, they'll do it. Greg Lemond won one of his Tours de France with a raging case of bazooka poo. Rather than stop everytime he had to relieve himself, he just cut loose. The others in the peleton said the smell was horrible.

[Trek420]

I think the 2nd to last guy....is FLIPPING us off!!!! :eek::eek:

or is he just happy to see us? :p :D ;)


I hope y'all know this is the last thing I see before I go to bed :eek:

Nighty night, sweet dreams ;) :rolleyes:

[boy in a kilt]

Maybe they all smell cinnamon buns.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Maybe they all smell cinnamon buns.

LOL!!!!! :D


Hey that poor guy had diarrhea and couldn't control it I guess. Maybe he had prune juice for breakfast. :eek: He might not even have realized his faux pas while exerting himself on his bike. Give the poor fellow a break! :(

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Maybe they all smell cinnamon buns.

If you ask me they LOOK like a bunch of lil' cinnamon buns! :D

[7rider]

Nope, they'll do it. Greg Lemond won one of his Tours de France with a raging case of bazooka poo. Rather than stop everytime he had to relieve himself, he just cut loose. The others in the peleton said the smell was horrible.

Ewwwwwww.....
And I thought having to smell the raging B.O. of some of the guys on the group ride was bad! Sheesh! :rolleyes:

[boy in a kilt]

It may have had something to do with why he won. I sure as hell wouldn't suck his wheel even if I could keep up with him.

[solobiker]

OMG....WHAT is that? (do I even need to ask? is it what I think it is??) Are you serious??? I've heard people say that the 'real serious' athletes will just 'go' while riding...but I just ASSUMED they were referring to Peeing.....not #2'ing!!!

LOL, you are too funny.

[elk]

:eek::eek::eek:
:p

[Zen]

That and how did it spread UP?


A testament to the most excellent wicking properties of that fabric?

[OakLeaf]

Oh Zen I did NOT need to read that right after dinner! :eek::eek::D:p

[F8th637]

A testament to the most excellent wicking properties of that fabric?

LOL Zen!

[Eden]

ummm from the looks that photo of the Quick step rider is Paris-Roubaix (that's the only road race I know of that ends in a velodrome at least). What's on the back of dude's shorts is probably mud...(I won't guarantee that though)

[OakLeaf]

I've had mud on the back of my shorts (and jersey) plenty of times, and it never looked like that...

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

What's on the back of dude's shorts is probably mud...

Yeah right. Mud.


:cool:

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

What's on the back of dude's shorts is probably mud...

Yeah right. Mud.


:cool:


...........or maybe..... FUDGE!!!!!

[Eden]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2007/apr07/roubaix07/SPO-PR07-004.jpg

OK - so here's the front of big Tom on that same year. He's covered in what, hmmmmm mud.... OK maybe its dust and sweat, but mixed that makes what? mud. I won't exclaim positively that he did not poo himself, but I rather suspect not.

[boy in a kilt]

Note how clean their bikes, socks and shoes are. Also note the distinct lack of poo-looking material on the other guy.

If that's mud, somebody threw it at his butt so it'd look like he dropped a big a big deuce in the saddle. If it's dirt and sweat, one must ask how he managed to get so much dirt in that one spot?

[Eden]

I suppose this fellow was right behind him..... (yes this really is another rider from the same race)
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2007/apr07/roubaix07/image37.jpg

I still think its probably mud.

[boy in a kilt]

Ok, that is Tom Boonen at the 2007 PR. I'll buy that.

Someone threw mud at Tom Boonen's butt. Or he sat in it. That's all the farther I'll yield.

[Zen]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2007/apr07/roubaix07/SPO-PR07-004.jpg

OK - so here's the front of big Tom on that same year.
That photo is making me have lewd, lascivious thoughts and is very appealing to my prurient interests.

he'll clean up just fine whatever it is ;)

[elk]

I suppose this fellow was right behind him..... (yes this really is another rider from the same race)
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/

I still think its probably mud.

well i sure hope so!!

[OakLeaf]

So when do we get our TE calendar of half-dressed male cyclists, each of whom has been described by TV commentators as "BIG," smeared all over with mud? :D:D

[beccaB]

I second that idea, but I'm sure my husband wouldn't like it.

[boy in a kilt]

Now that the modern society has most women struggling for an obtainable standard in physical beauty, they've turned toward ensuring all men have an Adonis Complex. Either you succumb and work out obsessively, or you just ignore it.

[OakLeaf]

Oh BiaK I'm sure you're delectable too with mud all over you.

I hope SG doesn't mind my saying it :D

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Someone threw mud at Tom Boonen's butt. Or he sat in it. That's all the farther I'll yield.

Somebody threw poo at his butt.
http://www.theredmonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/fling_poo_stand_clear.jpg

[boy in a kilt]

Oh BiaK I'm sure you're delectable too with mud all over you.

I hope SG doesn't mind my saying it :D

She's pretty flexible about that. Granted, she is very visual and hopelessly biased. Last drill I came home covered with dust (thanks to 25+ mph winds and dust at Yakima) and reeked of sweat, dirt and cordite. She didn't care.


Tom must have been attacked by the rare northern European primate Flahute fanaticus. Found in northeast France and central to southern Belgium, it only comes out in the early spring. Normally sedate due to massive quantities of strong Belgian-style ales, it becomes easily excited by passing bicycle races. Loud screaming and feces-throwing behavior have been noted.