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01-03-2007, 10:57 AM #1
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01-03-2007, 11:05 AM #2
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Welcome Meg! Hope you come back often - this is a great place to hang out - especially if you are really supposed to be working.....shhhhhhhhh!!!
"When I'm on my bike I forget about things like age. I just have fun." Kathy Sessler
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01-03-2007, 11:19 AM #3
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Hi Meg and Welcome. I'd say the pads in the shorts are different for us women and men. We all have different parts to protect
Come by often, this is a great group of ladies here and one gent. Jennifer
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01-03-2007, 12:04 PM #4
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Originally Posted by SalsaMTB
She has a nice slightly vintage Bianchi roadie.
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01-03-2007, 12:32 PM #5
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I rode in cheap men's shorts for a long time because I couldn't find women's xxl shorts. But TE does sell some (ones I got are velo bella) and they are a lot more comfortable. My advice is spring for better shorts. The extra $ does make a big difference in quality.
~ Susie
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You will just know that you are going to finish and that was what you set out to do."
-- Michael Pate, "When Big Boys Tri"
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01-04-2007, 04:33 PM #6
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I have only ever used men's shorts, and have never had a problem with them.
I have been cycling for two years and have 5 different brands/makes/shapes of shorts.
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow".
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01-05-2007, 06:48 AM #7
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+1 Originally Posted by Offthegrid
Skimp on jerseys, but not on shorts. That's the prevailing wisdom among my cycling friends. When you're on the bike, if your seat doesn't feel good, nothing feels good.
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01-05-2007, 10:08 AM #8
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I've only been on a bike for 5 months now ,but for 4 of them I thought I was dying every time I rode over 15 miles....it burned when I peed ,I was rubbed raw. I thought it was the stock saddle on the hybrid bike I've been riding ,but I got a pair of pearl Izumi short attack shorts ,and now even riding the stock saddle feels good. I wear them under something...I looked for the shorts with the biggest thickest padding.
So yes...don't skimp on the shorts.
Suzie
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01-05-2007, 10:52 AM #9
Nashville to Asheville??
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Yes, I do, and it had it's seat changed out this weekend for a bigger seat to accomodate my big butt and "girly bits". r00f. Originally Posted by SouthernBelle
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01-05-2007, 11:05 AM #10
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What kind of seat did you get?
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01-05-2007, 11:57 AM #11
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A Bell something or other. I just know it's big and comfy and has a groove down the centAr. Originally Posted by SouthernBelle
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