Why bike shorts are black...

[singletrackmind]

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[bikerchick68]

OH MY!

red is good... I like red... :eek: :D

[DirtDiva]

:eek: :eek: :eek:

[Asphaltgirl]

What was that Mae West line? something about "are you glad to see me or is that a derailleur in your pocket?"

~AG~

[roughingit]

Gee and I just thought it was to help hide the snot when I wipe off my hand after wiping my nose! :eek:

[Trekhawk]

Yikes - if you were ever curious about which side a guy dresses to well I think the guys in red are pretty good survey material. It looks pretty even to me :D :D

[Deanna]

Ooops. Maybe you should warn people not to scoll down if their in an open cubicle at work! Had to go by that one quickly :p

[WarriorPrncs]

WOW!!! :eek: :eek:

The girls in our bike club have noticed this too when the guys wear the different color shorts. It does make a difference on how we look at them. :D I do like Red! :D

I'll definitely need to pass this on to them. ;)

[Surlygirl]

Okay, I just wet my pants laughing again.
Where are the chamois pads? :D

[Mia]

It's like driving by an accident, I can't not look :eek: ....way T.M.I.

P.S. This has nothing to do with my LONG OR SHORT thread......... :D

[mtbdarby]

Um, do you guys recognize my avitar now with my caption of why I like red??? I thought someone would have figured that out :D

[Grog]

I must say I really don't like the red bike shorts. I agree that it's hard not to look - it acts like an eye magnet! - but to me it's just "too much information". Like a woman with very, very, very low waist jeans and no panties, not even a string. (or a man, for that matter... but i've never seen a man in that situation!)

I especially dislike when it's a guy on the podium wearing them!!!

I have warned my riding partners over and over every time they talked about buying new shorts... Usually, knowing that, they opt for the black. Grey is very nice too...

[jobob]

Oy vey !

Same phenomena with Phonak green. There was an unfortunate photo of Tyler Hamilton last year in which his family jewels were outlined very clearly - the general consensus on the message boards was "tuck it in, Tyler" :rolleyes:

[bikerchick68]

:D
Like a woman with very, very, very low waist jeans and no panties, not even a string. (or a man, for that matter... but i've never seen a man in that situation!)

those guys are called "plumbers"

[go get em]

Hysterical. Ive seen this picture before and I love it. I have a pair of red shorts and I only wear them on the trainer.

[Pedal Wench]

Hysterical. Ive seen this picture before and I love it. I have a pair of red shorts and I only wear them on the trainer.

Ummm,... I might be out of line here, but I hope you wouldn't have the same problem....

[ladyjai]

Ummm,... I might be out of line here, but I hope you wouldn't have the same problem....


ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Adventure Girl]

Ummm,... I might be out of line here, but I hope you wouldn't have the same problem....This is the best post of the week!!! :D :) :D :) :D :p :eek:

[go get em]

Na! Na! Just see things you wouldn't normally see with regular shorts. I dont really want to get descriptive though. Let me just say, if you aren't a natural blond and you don't want anyone to know, then these shorts shouldn't be worn.

[Grog]

:D

those guys are called "plumbers"

yeah but they seem to be wearing underwear!!!!

[RoadRaven]

Have shown this to several of the men in my lives... we were thinking about red shorts as our "team" colours (6 of us in the family will be riding by the end of next year...) but methinks the men in the family are rethinking that colour choice...

I said I'd have no problem wearing red! LOL... I have no bulge... (not there anyways :p )

Def a candidate for "thread of the week" if we had such a nomination!

[doctorfrau]

OMG! I laughed out loud - good I wasn't looking at this thread in the clinic! :D

I DEFINITELY Have to pass this one on!

I'm a new fan of red! :D

[runnergirl]

hmmm...my team's shorts are red, can't say I've ever noticed this um, "problem" before. Of course I generally keep my eyes averted from that area. :p

[janetsplanet]

okay-I am new to this forum-you racy girls you! :p

[Trekhawk]

okay-I am new to this forum-you racy girls you! :p

Hi janetsplanet and welcome. I dont know about the others but I have to be racy here because on the bike Im afraid Im a bit the opposite. :D

[singletrackmind]

We aren't too racy, just well-red. :D

[Zub_Zub]

My cycling coach has these blue shorts and i think he only has blue shorts. I think it might be worse than the red. They just stand out so well.

[Trekhawk]

My cycling coach has these blue shorts and i think he only has blue shorts. I think it might be worse than the red. They just stand out so well.

I told my husband (he is away will show the picture when he returns) not to go buying any red shorts. :D Perhaps Zub Zub I better tell him to add blue to the list. Dont want him scaring or perhaps thrilling the neighbours. :D

[Grog]

My cycling coach has these blue shorts and i think he only has blue shorts. I think it might be worse than the red. They just stand out so well.

From what I've seen, navy blue is okay, electric blue is more problematic. Same problem with some flashy green and orange. My guess would be that all "shiny" colors make that because they allow innocent bystanders to see shadows better...

[crazycanuck]

Umm..No matter how patriotic cycling teams are i don't think showing your gerbils like that is sexy....that's just plain scary...

The OH sometimes wears lycra to my dismay and i always tease him about showing his gerbils off..

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[snpdragn]

lmao - holy crap! That's hilarious. That's got to feel so weird!

[Trekhawk]

Umm..No matter how patriotic cycling teams are i don't think showing your gerbils like that is sexy....that's just plain scary...
The OH sometimes wears lycra to my dismay and i always tease him about showing his gerbils off..
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LOL GERBILS - you just made my day. :D :D :D :D

Im using that one on my husband next time he lycras up. :D

[snpdragn]

gerbils?!?? I've never heard that! lmao! Oh geez, the next ride he wakes me up for - I swear, I'm going to steal that one as well. Thank goodness he mostly wears black!

[RoadRaven]

gerbils?
:eek:
gerbils???
:D

ROFLMAO


Ssssssssssoooooooo funneeeeeeee!

Thanks for my morning laugh!

[Wannabe]

Heh,heh, red just proves that cyclists (and gerbils) really DO come in all shapes and sizes!!! :D