Jersey Poll

[quint41]

I'm going to attempt a poll here. I know this subject was touched on recently, but I want to conduct an official poll. The question is:

DO WOMEN LIKE OR DISLIKE HAVING ELASTIC IN THE "WAISTBAND" OF THEIR JERSEYS?



I just received a couple of jerseys that I had ordered from Primal Wear and am very disappointed that they put elastic in the "waistband." Which, actually, ends up around my hips, which happen to be (guess) WOMAN hips, which means they are curvy (size 8-10). The size XL jersey is going to cut off the circulation to my legs if I don't take it to a seamstress and have the elastic removed!! Or return the jerseys and get my money back!

I've had a short conversation with a sales rep at Primal about sizing, and I'd like to see what the majority opinion is on elastic specifically.

Thanks to all.

[roadie gal]

Waistband aside, Primal tends to run very small from my experience.

[teigyr]

Yes, Primal does run very small. I made the mistake of trying on a medium and I practically had to peel it off! I am a 10...and apparently a men's large in that brand.

[RoadRaven]

I voted yes because I really dislike the jerseys riding up when I am riding, and because I am bent forward in racing positions, not in a more upright position, this happens.

I also wear tee shirts when riding the flats in front of my house (to save wear and tear on my cycling jerseys) as a recovery ride, and I dislike the way tees flap about.

[Suzi-Sue]

either way for me...but the elastic can be annoying sometimes
cool poll btw!

[Aggie_Ama]

I voted no, because for the most part I don't like it. There are exceptions, a Pearl Izumi jersey I bought recently has an elastic that isn't as tight and does what I think elastic is supposed to (keep the jersey in place?). Primal Wear is wayyy to tight and I am looking into removing mine from three Primal Jerseys I own. I have one jersey without elastic and I really like it!

[maryellen]

Saying "no" to elastic at the bottom hem is only way I manage to keep my jersey wardrobe to a semi-manageable size.

[bmccasland]

But if they're going to put elastic in the hem of the jersey, the least they could do is have some sort of non-slip type (like on hems of riding shorts), so there's a chance the jersey doesn't work it's way up to my waist. I'm a woman with curves too...

Good thing I have a nice sewing machine and know how to use it. Have removed the elastic from several jerseys (not all mine).

[VeloVT]

It depends. For me it's not so much whether a jersey has elastic or not, but whether the torso has adequate length or not. If a jersey is on the borderline of being too short, elastic makes it ride up, for me. However, if there's enough length, elastic tends to be ok. It depends on the overall cut of the jersey too, not sure exactly what works and what doesn't, but I have some jerseys with elastic that are fine (Castelli, Sugoi), some with elastic that ride up (Pearl...), and some without elastic that ride up (Shebeest...). The Terry jerseys without elastic look to me like they would fit well (haven't tried any yet).

I voted "I don't care...". Which isn't the most precise way to describe my attitude , it's not that I don't care if there's elastic or not, more that I think it's more the cut than the elastic per se that determines whether a jersey will ride up on a given body .

[songlady]

Generally I am a no elastic kind of girl (big waist to hip ratio). However, on the last two Sugoi and Shebeest jerseys I purchased, the inside of the elastic had a grip to it, similar to short legs, and it stayed in place nicely.

[Pax]

No elastic for me, I found some PI jerseys (mens) that are loose fit, have three pockets (one zips!), and NO elastic.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I detest elastic hems. I am pear shaped, and all it does is make the elastic edge immediately slide upwards and seek the smaller circumference- my waist! For me the elastic hems do exactly the OPPOSITE of keeping the shirt down...they make it zoom up to my waist and it is infuriating.

[Starfish]

Another elastic-hater here, too.

[equus123]

no aaahhhhhh i hate the elastic waistband on jerseys!!!!

[Crankin]

I HATE elastic. I am a small person with hips. Not huge, but compared to my waist, bigger. I remember the first jersey my husband bought me. It had elastic in the hem AND at the waist. I wore it once and threw it out.
I only buy Terry jerseys without the elastic. Oh, and I have the sunflower jersey in the women's club cut, that also doesn't have elastic.
I have bought 2 Shebeest jerseys; both are way too big in the top. The shoulders are loose and so are the necks. I bought them because they didn't have elastic, but their sizing just isn't for me.