and more shorts

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Baggy shorts are mountain bike shorts but you can choose to wear them on your road bike if you feel more comfortable. Lots of people do. I often wear baggies if I meeting someone for lunch or dinner during a ride.

Terry carries a nice line of plus size shorts. Very comfortable and sizes are realistic (so if you wear 1X slacks, a 1X shorts will fit).

Finding Plus size MTB shorts is harder. This website sells some by Mt. Borah. I bought a pair - unfortunately they were very large. They were however, very comfortable and come in different colors. Just wish they would have fit!!!

One other issue, depending on how tall you are... women's baggies tend to be too short if you ask me. Not certain why manufacturers think women's shorts should be so short other than to show off leg, it defeats the purpose of why I wear a baggy (to protect my thighs from thistles and tall weeds) so I tend to buy men's short since they are longer (but I'm 5'8" and can get away with it). SInce the women's short are shorter they will ride up - I hate that!

I like PI baggies because of their fit and material but many other brands are made with a drawstring which may be helpful if your thighs are large and waist is small - you can tighten the drawstring.