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All these long rides have changed my leg shape enough that low rise jeans actually look okay - except for one thing - my undies show! :o Most of the time my shirt will cover it.
What do they call underwear that is low rise, but not a thong and not boy shorts? Do they make such a thing?
V.
Bikini?
Yeah... that's what I was thinking. But Patagonia doesn't have any that they label as bikini.
V.
Hipster?
Jockey makes some nice microfiber bikini undies that don't seem to creep around much.
Try Victoria's Secret. They make a bikini and a low rise bikini.
Vicky's Secret
Thanks, I figured that's where I'd end up. I just love my Patagonia undies...
V.
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Originally Posted by snapdragen
I have to remind myself that while much of their underwear is not designed to be worn for very long, they do have some practical stuff. :p
V.
Ditto on Vicky's.
They have a "Pink" line (it's not actually pink), that's cotton and great with lower rise pants. They have hipster, brief type, bikini, thong, whatever. I initially got them because you got a free small pink stuffed dog with a purchase of 5 of them or something. Now they're all I wear.
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Originally Posted by Veronica
Au contrair! (prob wrong spelling). Try Patagonia "hipsters" or low-rise boy shorts. Works like a charm for me. Otherwise, I do like the Victoria Secret Pink undies.
I have a pair of the Patagonia low rise boy shorts - not sure how they'll be under these jeans. I couldn't tell for sure if the hispters were low rise.
I like the Patagonia undies, since I commute to work on my bike in my regular clothes and they don't cause any "issues."
V.
Try going commando........ I know, it might sound, uh, unsanitary? Or just uncomfortable? But NO panty lines and no-show at all. Once you get used to it, it's pretty nice! And feels just fine. Just like commando under bike shorts. I just don't like underwear anymore. So I rarely wear it. I DO usually wear a pantyliner. Feels cleaner than way. And at "that" time of the month (tho' I am at the the point of will it-won't it happen this month), I wear whatever it takes to contain the flow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
Heck, I do the laundry. I keep everything clean. And I am more comfortable this way. :rolleyes: Getting eccentric in my old age, I guess.
annie
I don't know about that... it would feel weird at school. Plus jeans on the bike... I'm shuddering. :eek:
V.
Here's to Annie! I, too, generally go commando. Only exception is a shortish skirt at work....heh
OTOH I can definitely see Veronica's point about jeans on the bike. whew! Quite a dillemma!
Namaste,
~T~
'Cause you all want to know... I do have a pair of patagonia hipsters. Thom reports that no undies can be seen, even when I sit. :D
I am quite modest about what shows at work. I don't need 5th grade boys fantasizing - especially since I have to do sex ed in the spring!
V. - off to order more Patagonia underwear and maybe a cashemere sweater. :p
My UnderArmor compression shorts do just peachy with my lower rise jeans. My other favorite undies are the "No Panty Line Promise" Jockeys. I have 5 or 6 pair of those. They don't stick out of the top of my trousers, either. (and no lines)
he he he...
Believe it or not, but I love my Target liscened print Bikini briefs (he he he, They're cheap and cute too!) with my low rise jeans. that or BONDS... But I don't you guys get them over there.
Ah Bonds undies! Very very comfy undies huh! ;) heard about that one..Quote:
Originally Posted by light_sabe_r
I use Vicoria Secrets' Low Rise Bikinis.
If i went commando in jeans, i'd have to throw them in the laundry after every other wearing or something...they sure wouldn't last long! I like to wear my jeans many times before I wash them. I don't wear jeans for biking any distance- those jean seams are too lumpy.
I wear comfy panties with pantyliners for all my clothes- even biking! I consider my pantyliners to be a thin disposable chamois- they don't bunch or have seams, and they are soft and comfy, similar to padded cotton- works for me!! I get the wide/long coverage ones, they are still very thin. I don't need any other chamois pads if i use my pantyliners with my Brooks saddle. I can't imagine all those giant foam pads! Saves me money too, because the unpadded bike shorts and tights are WAY cheaper (sometimes $30 less for the same style but unpadded). Calls me nuts but my "chami-liners" work great for me. ;)
I wear Victoria's Secret Low Rise Bikini with my jeans. It is the cotton type that have the little "Victoria's Secret" waistband. Comfy and fairly cheap for their stuff. ;)
One of the Target brands is made by Jockey. I compared a Target version of a cotton bikini to a Jockey version (both after being worn for a year or so) and the Target version was much better made and held up better.
I think it's "Form Fit" or something similar.
Hee hee, I'll spend $80 for biking shorts, but don't wanna spend more than $5 for underwear! Gee, what priorities I have!
Go Commando!! :eek: :p :)
Ok so I have embraced, slowly but surely, the notion of going commando in bike shorts. No problem there.
Jeans on the other hand? Eh, no thanks!
I tried it twice and never again. Denim is to girly bits as oil is to water - at least for me. I found it very uncomfortable.
Plus, essentially you are asking your jeans to do the job of your underwear. Without getting too TOO graphic, I would rather my underwear do that than vice versa.
Now about undies....I am hooked on victoria's secret PINK~! They are fun, colorful, cute, available in countless styles and colors, plus they even have what they call 'extreme' low rise - also of note, these are seamless. VPL my friends, is a thing of the past :D
i wear low rise jeans, and my panty of choice is victoria secret..i wear the little t-strings from the very sexy collection (picture dental floss with a small piece of material to cover the front) or the v-strings (slightly more material on these, front and back) or thongs from the pink collection, along with their boy shorts..i haven't heard any complaints of lines so far. i think the v-string and t-string you have less material to worry about showing, and are my preference to wear. good luck in finding something.
Funny, I've never gone commando in bike shorts, but I have in jeans for the simple reason mentioned from the start. My thought though, ultimately, is that if every single women were to start wearing panty liners every single day in addition to the undies, what effect would that have on our environment?:eek:
Extra-vert, thanks for saying that. I, too, have visions of landfills of nothing but diapers and pantyliners.
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Originally Posted by SadieKate
I think there are way more fast food containers and coffee cups in landfills than pantiliners. And you'd need a month of pantiliners to equal just one disposable diaper. What about all that petroleum based chamois butter gooping up the landfills? (just kidding)Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
What about all the panties that have to be tossed after only a year of wear? ;) (my panties last for many years, and with panyliners I don't have to launder them after every single wearing- thus saving more water, electricity, soap use, etc)
It always horrifies me when I hear about women who launder their jeans after just one wearing. I wear mine about 10 times before I wash them. Under normal conditions, I usually wear a shirt several times too, and socks twice! :rolleyes: Needless to say, I don't need to do a lot of laundering. We don't change our sheets excessively either.
I may use a pantyliner every day, but I save tons of natural resourses by not using paper napkins or paper towels much. I am very conscious of the things I do use. Personally, I would draw the line at the medieval practice of using rags instead of tampons and then laundering them....:eek:
People have long compared energy/resource/environmental savings differences between using cloth napkins, dishtowels for drying hands, hankerchiefs instead of tissues, and thier accompanying increase in laundering, as opposed to using paper products that don't need laundering. There are of course pros and cons to each choice. i try to reach a thoughtful balance.
I do hope everyone here recycles ALL their household paper (not just newspapers) like we do- our home offices paper, paper milk, egg & OJ cartons, empty rolls of TP, cardboard boxes, cat food bags, ground coffee bags, toothpaste boxes, cereal boxes, junk mail, etc. etc.
Me too Lisa!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.
I absolutely do not wash clothes upon a single wearing (except undies!). It seems, to me anyway, very wasteful not to mention that it wears out your clothes much faster. How jeans or a blouse can be considered dirty and in need of washing after wearing them, say to work, is beyond me.
A friendlier alternative to a pantyliner is a carefully folded up little wad of toilet paper, which can be easily flushed and discarded whenever you visit the toilet. Plus, you can have a new fresh liner every few hours if you like, just make a new one every time you go. I got the idea when this product went off the market.
Or, an even better no-waste solution is to just wear your menstrual cup 24x7, menstruating or not. I do this when I'm travelling and trekking and it significantly reduces panty goopage. :rolleyes:
i like vikki's low rise underwear, they also have ultra lowrise underwear too.
i've found more and more underwear companies are making low rise underwear and usually lable it as so on their package.
i'm also with shellyj on the t-string. love them! i love wearing the really little underwear. my favorites are the wicked weasel knickers. (and if you look back in their contributer's archive page for 2004-finial i'm on there. my two second claim to fame on a bikini contest)
Well, to each their own. I've used wads of toilet paper for insurance when I was nervously expecting my period and had no pads on hand, but they stuck to me and then left tissue bits all over me and I didn't like that much. Most toilet tissue shreds too much, and I wouldn't want to have to carry my own supply of wads with me everywhere. Wouldn't like having to peel sticky tissue pieces off every time I pee- I pee OFTEN. As to menstrual cups...I used a diaphram for contraception for MANY years and am fairly content now to not have to stick rubbery cups up there anymore. :rolleyes: I'm sincerely glad you have found methods that suit you, though!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dianyla
I like my one-a-day pantiliners. I ride bike almost every day and for me they double as both panty savers and riding chamois- duo purpose.
CWR - you go wit' yo badddd self!!Quote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
On another note, I for one am a firm believer of thongs (god now that song is in my head), but DAMN those skimpy things on your web link make me think commando might be more comfortable!!!
I'm definitely a fan of the thong...for all pants and skirts. I don't 'do' panty lines just like I don't 'do' visible bra straps. :p
Gap Body also makes low rise bikinis and thongs. The pairs I own have lasted way longer than my VS stuff (bras, too) and all my undergarments go in the washer and dryer. :D
Thanks for the heads up. I always had a problem with VS as I am not one to hang my undies on the shower bar, and their stuff always gave out way before some of the other less nicer items.Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
Love the Gap already, this just gives me more reasons to go Shopping!!
actually they are pretty comfy.Quote:
Originally Posted by CyclChyk
... and here I thought growing up in WI prepared us for things like finding snowmobile suites sexy, etc.
Geex./. They're so... small... and... :eek:
*rubs steam off monitor*
I'll wear thongs if I'm wearing something sheer or esp. body-hugging, but I'm more a briefs or commando person.
boy briefs are cute, too... and boxers...
but biking commando in jeans? Uhm. uh... no.
I just say no to thongs. Geez louise, talk about uncomfortable.
I floss daily, but only between my teeth thank you very much :D
As for panty lines, I could care less, comfort is my concern not what my coworkers think about my underwear. :cool:
Same here! I found thongs to be the most uncomfortable thing I'd ever worn! I don't see the need to give myself an all day wedgie, either! :cool: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Cassandra_Cain
Calvin Klein and Maidenform makes low undies; I think Calvin calls them modern boyshorts, not sure what maidenform calls their low undies.