more bra woes

[Brina]

I finally found the perfect bra - the Nike Running bra in a 36D. It is comfortable, dries quickly (good for triathlon) and I have like no bounce when I wear it under a tri top. The problem? it is discontinued and I feel like I bought the last one in the country in a 36D. Nike woman does not have any more in my size. The Nike website does not have any more in my size. And very few retailers ever seemed to have stocked this particular bra. The new thing that Nike is coming out with is weird. The store manager let me try one on even though it is not being sold until July 1, and even just jogging around the store I had bounce.

Oh, I wish I had small, perky boobs.

[Artisan]

Congrats on finding a bra you are happy with, sorry to hear they are discontinuing them.

Bras are my biggest issue with attempting to stay cool during rides. In the texas heat I wish I could go without a bra, but at 34D this is just not an option for me. I have yet to find one that I am happy with for staying cool. I usually just end up wearing a regular underwire bra if I don't have a sleeveless or tank style jersey on, I find that I stay cooler in them. I'm still on a constant hunt for my perfect bra...(wonders if there is one that comes with AC).:p

[Kano]

I've been pretty pleased with the moving comfort one I got at REI a few weeks ago -- 38D for me! My big concern, I guess you could say, was that I really didn't want to go "uniboob" in the heat. I wore my regular underwires for a couple of rides, and got remarkably chafed -- doesn't happen with this one. I don't know what the model name/number is, but it's like two layers of mesh stuff that breathes really well. Not only is it nicely supportive when I ride, it even gives a look that I could live with ALL the time! (now if it were only pretty!)

Karen in Boise

[Artisan]

I just checked out the moving comfort bras on their website. I like how it separates, this looks like a bra worth trying out. I actually never considered the uniboob situation making me hotter with the sports bras until you mentioned it. The separation is probably what makes me cooler with the underwires. I've been lucky about not getting chaffed with the underwires but I've only tried them on rides about 30 to 45 miles, not sure how I'd feel on longer rides.

[Kano]

The wires weren't the parts that caused chafing when wearing my "regular" bras -- the cups did misery to my poor nipples! (and we haven't done your kind of mileage yet this year!)

When we decided to buy bikes this spring, I decided to find a good bra, with no uniboob -- smashing 'em together, all that sweat, nasty heat rash!

For what it's worth, we just came in from a 21 mile ride -- My car thermometer said it was 103 outside just before we left, and it was 88 according to weather.com about half an hour after we got home -- so the temps were in the 90's while we were out, and we had plenty of sun -- I think my boobies (to quote my grandson - oh how he can embarrass his mommy!) were about the driest part of me when the heat caught up with us!

Good luck finding just the bra for you!

Karen in Boise

[mary9761]

Finding bras in general is nearly impossible when you get to be my size 50DDD much less finding a sports bra. I can't get away from Uniboob no matter what I do. There are at least some powders (which of course I can't remember the name right now as they are at home and I'm not) that do help with the large areas of galding under the breast that thankfully don't happen often, but feel like you've been burned when it does. There are many days I also wish for small perky boobies, I didn't even have those when I was a teenager. :eek:

[miffy'sFuji]

I'm a big fan of the glamorise sports bras. They come in a wide range of sizes, but only up to 48DDD. argh. I'm sorry, Mary9761, but pretty soon you can get one. :)

They are made with cool max, they separate and they are made with a wireless underwire design.

http://tinyurl.com/mp9oy

[itsabreez-er]

I too am big chested (DDD) and really like enell's motion control bra:
http://www.enell.com/
This is the only bra I've worn while working out that I can honestly say I never have to give a thought about my boobs (comfort, chafing, jiggle). I can wear it cycling all day (or any kind of exercise). This is probably not the first piece of clothing I'd grab before greeting hubby at the door (not to mention it would take him awhile to get through the 13 hooks on the front of the bra) -- It definitely lacks sex appeal but does the job! :D
These bras are pricey but google around -- you can probably find it for just under $50.

[Kano]

These bras are pricey but google around -- you can probably find it for just under $50.


This reminded me of being with Earl the other day, at REI, buying a second one of that Moving Comfort bra while he was picking out more fun apparel. His comment -- that better be one helluva good bra for $40! I told him, yup, it's pretty good, and he said for that kind of money, pretty good isn't good enough. I asked him when did he last buy a bra?????

Heck, these days, that's practically "entry level!"

Karen in Boise

[I TRI]

Brina,

Isn't it always the way?

If you have a Nike outlet near you it might be worth scouting there - they sometimes have random things that you can't find in stores anymore.

Nicola

[Brina]

Thanks Nicola - I have checked the outlet, and will continue to do so, but right now the bra is still at the stores, just with dwindling supply and nothing in my size. The nike outlet near me sucks. 75% men's stuff, 12.5% kids and 12.5% women. They put the women's stuff at the front to lure you in and think there's a lot there, but then you realize that what you saw in the window is pretty much all there is.


Kano, tell you bf to check out the new Nike bra that is going on the market this weekend - $70 - and I got to tell you, it sucks - at least for us bigger gals.

[maggiedatongue]

I'm a big fan of the glamorise sports bras.

Oooooooo........ I like the look of that one! I've been a Uni-Boob woman but would like to try something like this. I like that the cups are seam-less too. Does it have good jiggle control?

Mags

[Tiffanie]

Looks like this one may be comparable? Looks comfy!

Shock Absorber Impact Level 3 anti-bounce sports bra
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009YQX2/ref=pd_rhf_f_1/103-3786297-1681468?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=1036592

[miffy'sFuji]

maggie,
I'm a 34D and the support is great for me. It's not a compression bra, but the support feels so much better and more comfortable to me than a sports bra because of the separation. I also like the fact that it has no wires because those sometimes chafe me and you have to be more careful with them when washing.

Athleta carries these as well and rates them for C-DD in high impact activities. Athleta (http://www.athleta.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=2780&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=8&iSubCat=251&iProductID=2780)

[GulfCoastSwim]

Does anyone out there know of a company that makes 34F sports bras with adjustable shoulder straps? I tried on a moving comfort 34DD and the straps were too big to control any bounce. Right now I wear a Champion bra that's 1-2 sizes too small and it gives me 4 boobs! It seems like all of the bigger-cupped bras out there are made for people with wider ribcages, so finding a smaller band is difficult.

BTW, I do have an enell bra, but I can't stand all of the hooks!

[pooks]

Okay -- looks like this is the topic for girls with "big girls" which is NOT me.

But I thought I'd put my two cents in since I read several things here that resonated even though I'm proportionally small for my body size.

First of all, I bought a couple of sports bras that are supposedly wicking, quick dry, etc. I'd seen people here want to avoid uniboob and I thought it was from a purely aesthetic point -- but now that I've used these bras I understand it's a sweat issue! Not only that, but they don't dry quickly. Yesterday I left it on when I got home and it was still damp hours later. (I know -- I won't do that again! I was in a hurry.) Now that I've really looked closely I'm pretty sure it's because of the compression/uniboob thing, because the bras themselves look like they should dry quickly.

On the other hand, I have a "comfort bra" that is only two layers of microfiber. No support or shape to speak of, but it does have separate cups. I rarely wear it because it doesn't give an attractive shape under clothes. BUT -- I wore it to bike in and it was the most comfortable thing under the sun AND it dried in the blink of an eye.

By the way -- I've heard that Gold Bond Powder is great. I may start using it on general principle because I'm so heat-intolerant and sweat so easily that I get sweaty just being in my house with the thermostat at 80 (which is where I leave it during the day).