omg! i love it! i didn't know about that. now i want a jersey specially bc it has pink on it besides cow prints.Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
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omg! i love it! i didn't know about that. now i want a jersey specially bc it has pink on it besides cow prints.Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
Chickwhorips - I knew there was something about you I liked:p
I have the American Dairyland waterbottle and cow bell (mandatory at races!).
Run it ride it, I used to feel the same way about jerseys. Your pocketbook will thank you now but hey, you'll come around:D May the force be with you....
Nanci, I was typing like that too. Just cut my fingernails and never thought I'd be able to say that, lol.
I'm originally from the Gopher State, right across the river from the Badger State. The Minnesota State Fair features corndog-like cheese on a stick _and_ turkey on a stick. MMMMM!!!
I was born and raised in the Gopher state, then went to grad school in the Badger state. :) I have enjoyed mnay fine foods.:D
and the bonding of all of us continues.
Who would have guessed? I sure didn't expect to see other dressagites on this forum. It's so hard to have time for both! Riding to the stable? Please tell me you are 25? I'm going to feel soooo guilty!
I posted a thread about where I'm supposed to be on the saddle and then read this one where some similar things are being talked about. Haha! Leave it to the dressage folks to wonder about proper position. :D Too funny. Dressage does warp our minds! I was watching to be sure I was peddling evenly and sitting evenly on the bike so I don't bring bad habbits over to my riding.
I don't have an official biking jersey yet, but do have a variety of coolmax type tops, tees etc. My fav actually came from a golf top sale rack. Those cotton tees I used to wear just sealed the heat in. I photograph horse shows too and wear cool max fabric or I'd die out there in the sun. In my MTB chick days I just wore my sports bra. I miss that body. Hope this new wave of riding will help bring that body back!
Luci--
That's so funny that you say that becuase when I started riding (bike), my husband kept asking me why I push my heals down so far and I told him becuase it has been pounded in my mind for so many years!!!!!
I do think that riding horses has helped me alot with my balance!
Take care!!!!
Roshelle
What riding horses did for me was get me used to my sitting bones. For years I thought i didn't get saddle sore on my bike because I'd ridden horses. That all changed when I got a new bike that did NOT have a brooks b66 or b67 saddle.
I Suddenly became just as tender as everyone else.
but as you all know, the happy ending is this one; i have put a brooks saddle on all bikes that i ride.
Well, the barn is on my way to work. It only makes sense. Will it disappoint you if I say I'm 20? I can play 25, just get me a few degrees and a nice job (goodbye poopy campground toilet-cleaning!) so I can afford the horse without living off of protein powder and bread in a basement furnace room complete with unlevelled concrete floor, no insulation, and a prime view of the aged exhibitionist from the crack house next door (I only wish I made all that up). Oh, student life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luci
PS, ladies, I'm completely not sold on the jerseys. I thought there was a particular reason to endure them aside from the material. You know, like protection in case of wipeout, super-human strength, ability to cause traffic collisions with blinding patterns, &tc. Safety wouldn't sell me anyway; I've got the indifferent scars from falls off horses in tank tops to prove it. No pain, no sweet racerback tan! I'll stick with my skimpy running tops, thanks! (Sleeves? What are sleeves?).
All this talk of cows and beer reminds me of home here in the farmland boonies of Southwestern Ontario. I go to a university affectionately known as "Moo U" and you'd better bet anyone with a pickup uses it for hauling (what is this suburban obsession with purposeless commuter trucks? Waste of a perfectly good vehicle that could pull me a horse trailer.)
My jumping instructor used to tell me to keep my heels down at all availible times. Especially during bike-riding. My Dressage instructor could care less about my heels. My horse thinks feet taste good.
Hehe, run it ride it I have a good job and still can't afford my horse addiction. I'm now headed to law school in a year.
One of these days I'm going to run into someone with a Brooks on their bike and beg them to let me gently sit on it for just a moment paleeessss. I have yet to hear someone who bought one and didn't like it.
Hi, it's me here, the one with 3 brooks saddles on my 3 bikes.
We did have a brooks we didn't like, it came on our tandem. It was brand new, It was one of the racier models. It was hard as a rock and didn't soften, with all the proofhide we could bake onto it both top and bottom.
We sold it on ebay to a 250 lb man who loved it. He probably didn't have any trouble breaking it in because he was so heavy (twice my weight actually).
It's actually a good thing to keep your heels down on a bike too, just not so far because it keeps your hamstrings in good form and maximizes your pedal stroke.
Runit, if you don't want the traditional jersey look but still want something with pockets, they do make tank top style jerseys that are actually really cute, and they have little pockets in them too. I just bought a very cute Louis Garneau one that has a racerback and you would think it was just a regular workout top except for the pocket and the brand. It even has boob cups in it! Which amazed me, cause I figured it would just have a sports bra in it, but there were actually cups for each of my girls... pretty cool, though a tad expensive!
K.
http://tinyurl.com/jrach
This top went from "not sure if I like it that much" (before I wore it) to my all-time favorite. And I have a LOT of cycling tanks. No back pocket, but I don't use those anyway. I have the black, (which doesn't get hot in the sun!!) but seriously covet the red...
http://tinyurl.com/j78d6
I have four of these, and love them too. I can't bear to put on a sports bra _and_ jersey right now- it's just too hot and humid.
http://tinyurl.com/ejosx
I have one of these, and don't like it as much as I thought I would. It covers a lot in the front, and is a lot warmer than the others because of that. But it is comfortable and pretty. The pocket is so long, though, that I have accidentally tucked it into my shorts without knowing it...
http://tinyurl.com/z9utv
I have two of these- very comfy, like them a lot, but they show any tummy bulge you have, if you care.
http://tinyurl.com/g9cb5
I have one of these, Cabo Tanks, not a plus, though, and like it a lot, but it doesn't have a bra.
And sleeveless jerseys are nice, too, if you're trying not to show cleavage, or keep bugs out!
and here i thought i was the only one that had that pounded into my head. i still hear those screams in my head sometimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by roshelleuop
I only have one jersey -- I'd love more, but the only ones I've tried so far have been way too tight. I notice most of those looked form-fitting, and I'm the apple-girl who has no waist and form-fitting doesn't work at all. Maybe after I lose some weight....Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanci
Any suggestions?
I did order a couple from REI and they are at the local REI waiting for me to pick them up. (Duh -- I'd forgotten that until I typed it -- will go today and check them out.) But I'm not very hopeful about them. Sigh.
Can someone explain to me why the prints in all these biking jerseys look like drug-induced flashbacks of bedspreads from an old Brady Bunch episode??
all the styles always come back around full circle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.
i just got my victoria's secret fall preview catalog and i swear everything in that looks like the 80s.
To cover up fat rolls. It works very well.
http://tinyurl.com/s3thk
Me in psychodelic Shebeast Tank. As you can see, my waist and hip measurements are virtually the same. Whatever!!!
But try that Cabo tank- it's a looser fit. I love mine.
(Edited to fix spelling- and to add I even like _running_ in the Cabo tank- it's a great material.)
Oh thanks -- that's helpful. I almost ordered that Cabo in the Cantonese, just because I love the mandarin collar! But I need sleeveless right now.
its not the waist part that causes a roll that gets me, its the leg part where it cuts in. specially when i wear leg warmers. my legs seem to look a bit squggly.
Tell me it's true! I loved the 80s and have anxiously awaited their return. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
I'm tired of all the retro 70s stuff. (Can you tell when I was in HS? :D Am I aging myself?)
Although, I have enjoyed the flare jeans much more than I ever would have cared to admit (I thought I was going to die when I saw they were coming back).
here ya go: http://www2.victoriassecret.com/cata...=WA&rfnbr=3127Quote:
Originally Posted by AuntieK
Well, if it means anything, there's a new (at least to me) alternative rock group out called Rock Kills Kid. I saw them on Letterman and then bought their album off iTunes.
They are straight out of the 80s, people. Retro is now 80s, I guess.
I feel so old.
Time to go get my new jerseys so I can feel fat, too!
KSH - thank you for being one who doesn't feel sexy in your bike shorts. Maybe it's something that comes with time, or the "right" short, or the "right" body shape. For me, any type of clothing that presses into a part of my body that otherwise would not be pressed (and causes that bulge on either side) is no friend of mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by KSH
For instance, I have had a belly ring for 13 yrs now, and wear everything "low-rise" and loose (hate the feeling of something touching my belly button - it's like I am being choked:eek: )
Most bike shorts come way up high - and make the part above the waistband bulge out - and then the grippers on the thighs cause all kinds of weird bulges.
Of course when I try to go up a size (to be looser) then there is movement/chafing, etc. Not good. Neither option make me feel sexy. Just being honest.:(
i try to get bike shorts and other stuff so it doesn't get stuck on my belly ring either. had some bad instances where i thought the ring was going to be ripped out. also anything higher than my navel makes me feel fat.Quote:
Originally Posted by cherinyc
I have 2 jerseys that are strappy. One is a racerback, the other is skinnier straps that cross in the back. They both came from REI Outlet where I have had great luck with cycle clothing.
BTW, I'm built straight up and down, no waist. But I don't care. :D
Here are the castelli shorts I was talking about! Look at the waistband - aren't these the sexiest shorts you've evern seen (at least on this model?)>
I can't believe how excited these shorts have gotten me, lol. But I can't justify forking over $150 for shorts right now either, so I dream...
i do like the waist on it. i try to look for those like that too.
I often ride my bike to work and in the morning it is cool enough that i just wear my work clothing. Flare jeans are really annoying on a bike even if you have good ankle straps. It's a lot of extra material.Quote:
Originally Posted by AuntieK
Just got the new Patagonia Panties from UPS. I am THRILLED to have found $120 worth of panties for $40...Going to test them out as "sleeping panties" tonight! (That means no going up the butt by the panties for them to pass that test!)
I hate it when anything touches my belly button ring. I keep my cycling shorts just below it. The one I have right now is a circular barbell, or something, meaning it catches easily on the edges of things.
My only piercings are well above the belt, safe in the bra top. No trouble there except distraction to motorists when it's pouring and I only had a white shirt left. Eeeeah.
Some of those tops are cute, aside from the terrifying patterns.
Also, bulges come at ANY weight. Even when I was an underweight varsity athlete with no boobs left, I still had love handles. Can't win!
Ain't it the truth - I am around 105 lbs and still get bulges on either side of my waist in cycling shorts (and pants). I'm only 5'2" and am curvy. I do have hips, love handles, and a butt - and plenty of cellulite in back! I ride with a TALL gal who has not a pinchable bit of body fat anywhere, and I feel so self-conscious in my bike clothes around her! She wears tiny little tanks and has no back fat, minimal boobage, no belly/hip fat, and I have all of the above. My friend is just one of those naturally skinny people who can eat anything and not gain an ounce...lucky gal!Quote:
Originally Posted by run it, ride it
Emily
Okay Emily~ 5'2" and 105# complaining about bulges? Hee Hee. Well, everyone will be so busy admiring your new bike new Artemis that they won't even notice. That bike makes you sexy!!!
That is a great bike. I love Titus. And what a sweet deal!!
It's true, ladies. Just because one is petite does not mean you don't have bulges. i am about the same size as Emily and no matter what I do (save heavy duty weight lifting and maybe performance enhancing drugs) my @$$ will never be firm. It's as flabby as it could get, even though it's smaller now. When the season started, i had the love handles over the tops of my new shorts. Now, after 3 months of riding, that's gone, but I'm sure to return next winter. I exercise all year round and ride as much as i can and my thighs are still not firm. I have friends like Emily's who have not one ounce of fat on them. And, they eat whatever they want. I have to watch everything and if i ever stopped riding, I would gain 20 lbs. instantly. It's just the way it is.... I would never NOT wear all of these cycling clothes because they make you comfortable and i don't really care if my legs look like sausages when I put leg warmers on...
I had an ex boyfriend who, when I would pinch the (:rolleyes: inch? or 2?) on my stomach - he would say "what? that's skin! you can't do anything about skin!"
Um, ok. So does anyone know how to go about losing that extra tummy skin? Maybe we've just been going about this the wrong way?
well on the up side, at least he wasn't pinching it.Quote:
Originally Posted by cherinyc
i got ride of my skin (and pooch) after loosing a bunch of weight though it had to do with a scar revision that included a tummy tuck.
i'm just under 5'3 and curvey. i have learned to love my curves. i got down to the skinniest i've ever been and still had some love and lots of curves. i still want not to have things cut in on certain places, but i've come to terms with the fact that it will never happen (well on most days, exclude fat days). if i can wear a very skimpy bikini to do a contest out in public then i have got to love my body (on those good days).
Just another viewpoint...
My older daughter (in her late twenties) told me that she thinks a slightly rounded belly on a woman is much sexier and appealing than a flat stomach. I have to agree. I see some women who are flat as a board tummies and all sinewy and boney and I think they look like nothing I'D want to get cozy with if I were a man.
My husband loved me when I was thin, when I was 30 pounds heavier, and again now that I've lost 20 pounds again. He convinced me that i was beautiful at any weight or age. He got me to stop shaving my legs and underarms too, saying that razor stubble was ugly and artificial and felt awful and why would I want to get rid of my "cute animalistic fur tufts"? He got me thinking about my own definitions of fit and of beautiful, and I sure feel like both now- without fretting about tummy pooch, leg hair, and love handles like I used to. ;)
[QUOTE=Lisa S.H.]Just another viewpoint...
I see some women who are flat as a board tummies and all sinewy and boney and I think they look like nothing I'D want to get cozy with if I were a man.QUOTE]
Mr. Tater sees these types and grumbles, 'Give that girl a sandwich or two!' :D
I grabbed a handfull of side to demonstrate to a male friend during a bike tour last year that I did indeed possess love handles. He said, "Those are hips. You're a girl. Girls have hips. It's so you can make babies."
Sure... but how come I get -just- the hips and no *** to back them up? Pun clearly intended.