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itself
07-23-2011, 07:49 PM
On the reviews of shorts, many women refer to sausage leg?? What in the world is that?
ummmm an term for shorts that unflatteringly squeeze your legs so that they look like sausages in super tight casings... generally the leg gripper band is so tight that it bites into your leg and causes a sausage like bulge on either side...
zoom-zoom
07-24-2011, 03:10 AM
I'm starting to come to the conclusion that I can't wear any of the shorts with the wide, compressive leg bands -- not even if I go up a size (then they are too big through the waist and hips). I have yet to find a single pair with the wide leg bands that doesn't give me horrible sausage legs. I seem to carry a lot of fat in my inner-thigh area. Even when I was running track in HS and weighed 120#s I would get wretched "chub rub," as this was the days before Body Glide or Sport Shield. When I wear shorts with the snug leg bands (with or without grippers) I end up with big blobs of inner-thigh pudge that tend to cause shorts to wear-out FAST. So many manufacturers are starting to put these bands on cycling shorts and it's limiting the styles I can wear. I really liked the PI PRO In-R-Cool shorts, but after just 2 rides in a pair had already worn a small hole into one thigh.
Doesn't that inner thigh pudge just drive you nuts? Even when I was down to a size 2 my thighs still rub. I have to wear undershorts with skirts because otherwise I get such a rub rash I'm miserable for days!
zoom-zoom
07-24-2011, 07:14 PM
Doesn't that inner thigh pudge just drive you nuts? Even when I was down to a size 2 my thighs still rub. I have to wear undershorts with skirts because otherwise I get such a rub rash I'm miserable for days!
EXACTLY! I hate that! I could be 10#s underweight and I'm certain I would still have stubborn pockets of blubber down there. :rolleyes:
Tri Girl
07-25-2011, 06:05 AM
oh yes, the chub rub...:rolleyes:
Even when I was thinner I still had it. Awful. I now wear shorts without leg grippers and no more sausage leg. Thank gawd- it was getting out of control! ;)
redrhodie
07-25-2011, 07:05 AM
A woman I used to work with once made a comment that I thought was intended for me, about how sad it is that so many women's self esteem is completely ruined by that little jiggle at the top of their thighs. In retrospect, she probably didn't mean it for me (because it seems a large percentage of women feel this way about their thighs), but it hit so close to home, that it had a big impact. If you focus too much on that jiggle, the negativity will permeate your whole life, and can really prevent you from being happy. She was really right on with that observation.
Catrin
07-25-2011, 07:35 AM
... So many manufacturers are starting to put these bands on cycling shorts and it's limiting the styles I can wear. I really liked the PI PRO In-R-Cool shorts, but after just 2 rides in a pair had already worn a small hole into one thigh.
The Elite In-R-Cool shorts doesn't have this, at least the Bib shorts do not. TE sent back all of the PI PRO In-R-Cool bibs for this reason. You might want to try in the Elite version of the shorts to see if the same difference is found there. You may have already done this...
zoom-zoom
07-25-2011, 07:47 AM
A woman I used to work with once made a comment that I thought was intended for me, about how sad it is that so many women's self esteem is completely ruined by that little jiggle at the top of their thighs. In retrospect, she probably didn't mean it for me (because it seems a large percentage of women feel this way about their thighs), but it hit so close to home, that it had a big impact. If you focus too much on that jiggle, the negativity will permeate your whole life, and can really prevent you from being happy. She was really right on with that observation.
It's not a self-esteem issue for me...it's a comfort issue. That chub chafes painfully. And shorts that smoosh it out even more wear out VERY fast (like in a ride or two I've developed holes in brand new >$100 shorts, which really p!sses me off to no end)...so then it becomes a $$$ financial issue, as well.
zoom-zoom
07-25-2011, 07:50 AM
The Elite In-R-Cool shorts doesn't have this, at least the Bib shorts do not. TE sent back all of the PI PRO In-R-Cool bibs for this reason. You might want to try in the Elite version of the shorts to see if the same difference is found there. You may have already done this...
The thing is...I bought the shorts for the PRO chamois. I have several pair of Elite shorts that don't cause sausage leg (the Symphony and Symphony Cut have worked for me), but I've been wanting a better chamois for centuries and longer distances. I am having one heck of a time finding a chamois that works AND is built into a short that doesn't give me fits. It's getting expensive and I'm not having much luck. I really would love to find a company to offer multiple chamois and multiple shorts so that one could put together a custom combo. I'd pay extra for that!
redrhodie
07-25-2011, 07:53 AM
It's not a self-esteem issue for me...it's a comfort issue. That chub chafes painfully. And shorts that smoosh it out even more wear out VERY fast (like in a ride or two I've developed holes in brand new >$100 shortes, which really p!sses me off to no end)...so then it becomes a $$$ financial issue, as well.
It's self esteem for me. I've come a long way, though. Back when I worked with that woman, there is no way I would have been able to been seen in bike shorts. Now, I just try to ignore mirrors when I have them on.
zoom-zoom
07-25-2011, 07:56 AM
It's self esteem for me. I've come a long way, though. Back when I worked with that woman, there is no way I would have been able to been seen in bike shorts. Now, I just try to ignore mirrors when I have them on.
I try to avoid mirrors when I am dressed in sleeveless cycling tops, 'cause I hate my upper arms (I have stretch marks on my arms and they remind me of my great aunt's floppy arms). :o
GLC1968
07-25-2011, 08:14 AM
A woman I used to work with once made a comment that I thought was intended for me, about how sad it is that so many women's self esteem is completely ruined by that little jiggle at the top of their thighs. In retrospect, she probably didn't mean it for me (because it seems a large percentage of women feel this way about their thighs), but it hit so close to home, that it had a big impact. If you focus too much on that jiggle, the negativity will permeate your whole life, and can really prevent you from being happy. She was really right on with that observation.
Yeah, also not a self-esteem issue for me (anymore...it certainly was when I was younger!). I have the WORST time finding bottoms that work when I run because of the chub rub. I now pretty much only wear capri length leggings for running and thankfully, I live in a cool place or summer would be torture. I find that it's less of an issue for me when biking than when running, but it's still there.
You guys think bike shorts are bad? Try tri shorts! Almost all of them are SOOO unflattering in the legs. Ugh!
zoom-zoom
07-25-2011, 08:21 AM
You guys think bike shorts are bad? Try tri shorts! Almost all of them are SOOO unflattering in the legs. Ugh!
Ooh, try the PI In-R-Cool tri shorts! Their prior tri short model was HORRIBLE, but these newer ones are awesome and are SO comfy! I wish they would make a version without the chamois, since I would wear them as a running short.
GLC1968
07-25-2011, 08:58 AM
Ooh, try the PI In-R-Cool tri shorts! Their prior tri short model was HORRIBLE, but these newer ones are awesome and are SO comfy! I wish they would make a version without the chamois, since I would wear them as a running short.
Ooh, really? I'll have to go check those out. Thanks!
zoom-zoom
07-25-2011, 09:33 AM
Ooh, really? I'll have to go check those out. Thanks!
You bet! They do still run a little small, though, so if you're sort of between sizes I'd go up. I'm a generous M, so the larges fit me well.
Owlie
07-25-2011, 02:22 PM
My Sugoi shorts give a bit of a sausage-leg effect (as well as highlighting the fat at the top of my inner thigh) though it's not as bad as it used to be. My Castelli shorts don't, because they don't have grippers as such (just bias-cut fabric around the bottom of the leg) and because the leg opening is slightly too big for me, though it's not an issue on the bike. I wear the Sugoi shorts because I like the chamois and fabric better, and because the Castellis don't wear well.
itself
07-26-2011, 05:38 AM
Those PI Tri shorts are might nice looking!
http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/PZW495/
And this men's one is nicely priced:
http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/PZW488/
zoom-zoom
07-26-2011, 06:49 AM
Those PI Tri shorts are might nice looking!
http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/PZW495/
Those are the exact ones I love (except mine have the 6" inseam...they come in 2 different lengths). :D
GLC1968
07-26-2011, 08:13 AM
Those are the exact ones I love (except mine have the 6" inseam...they come in 2 different lengths). :D
OK, so I went to check those out and immediately realized that I watched Susan try those on in the spring. I don't remember noticing sausage leg on her at all, but I do remember that they were VERY low cut at the waist. Did you find that to be the case, Kirsten? That's why I never bothered to try them on and why I'd kind of blocked them out of my mind when shopping. I have a long torso and really despise super low rise biking/tri shorts.
zoom-zoom
07-26-2011, 08:28 AM
OK, so I went to check those out and immediately realized that I watched Susan try those on in the spring. I don't remember noticing sausage leg on her at all, but I do remember that they were VERY low cut at the waist. Did you find that to be the case, Kirsten? That's why I never bothered to try them on and why I'd kind of blocked them out of my mind when shopping. I have a long torso and really despise super low rise biking/tri shorts.
They are pretty low...but I despise the high-waisted stuff, since it always makes me feel like I'm wearing mom jeans and tends to roll down in the front when I am on the bike. :p
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