quick-drying sports bra?

[bounceswoosh]

Hi all -- yet another bra question!

I'm looking for a sports bra that is one piece (no hooks, adjustable straps, etc) and dries quickly! I've never had any bounce pain as long as I'm wearing any sports bra at all, so it probably doesn't need to be ultra-supportive.

The problem: I'm getting cold because my sports bras just don't dry as quickly as the rest of my gear! This is a problem for a lot of things: a long downhill after an arduous climb, riding the lift while skiing, and driving home after a workout when I don't feel like doing the sportsbra-extraction-shimmy in the parking lot!

Currently, all my sportsbras are the same model of Champion Doubledry. I can't seem to find the exact model anymore, so maybe they don't make that exact style. Now, you'd think that Doubledry would imply that it would dry quickly, but no! Not at all.

Can anyone recommend a bra model or fabric that really does dry well? As I said, it doesn't need to be the most supportive bra ever; just a bit more than my regular bras, which are victoria's secret standard underwire. I don't mind the uniboob effect, either.

[skibum]

I can't offer any help, just a great big me too! I also wear the Champion Doubledry. I like it because it's comfortable and it gives me just the right amount of support. But, I have the same problem as you, Monique. The bra does a great job of wicking the sweat away from your body but it just holds onto all that moisture. If you're no longer moving, it becomes cold and clammy very quickly. I've become an expert at the sportsbra-extraction-shimmy because if I don't get the bra off ASAP, I am freezing, even on a warm day.

It's about time for me to buy a couple new sport bras. I'm open to trying some new models if anyone knows of one that stays drier.

[trigurl]

I haven't found one that dries quick! I run and get soaking wet and then freeze b/c my bras are wet (I wear 2). I would love to know of one that is quick dry. I just wish we had a hand dryer in the gym locker room

[Surlygirl]

Check out Title 9 sports. They have some great bras and they even rate them.
www.title9sports.com

[bounceswoosh]

Check out Title 9 sports. They have some great bras and they even rate them.
www.title9sports.com

I'll happily look at online catalogues, but I'm hesitant to go through the order/try/return/order process without at least some suggestion that the material will dry quickly. I'll see if I can find a support (giggle) email address at t9 and shoot them an email with the same question.

Maybe it's just not possible to create the right kinds of support with quick-drying fabric, but I hope that's not true.

[fixedgeargirl]

I have a bra made by Victoria Secret called the "Shock Absorber". It's a single layer of fabric, which makes a lot of difference in the evaporation rate. Because it is a single layer, it's a non-stretch fabric with lots of seams going every which way. The seams are all nicely taped, and I haven't had any issues with them. Now, the fact that it's a non-stretch fabric means they had to put in adjustable straps and back hooks. I know you're looking for something w/o adjustable straps or hooks, but everything I've worn built like that has been made of lycra-containing fabrics which just can't offer support when used in a single layer. Thus they are double layer and prone to getting all clammy, icky...well, you know. The bra of which I speak is a racer back, with the hooks in the back and getting into it can take some thought, but when I'm ready to shuck it, I just undo the hooks and, erm, pop right out, so to speak.

Aside: I'd love to stick cute smilies in here in appropriate places, but this computer won't let me! (Red-faced smiley here) So, please, ladies, insert them in your minds.