Quote Originally Posted by Grog View Post
Thanks for the reviews Lisa!

I'm also puzzled about the sizing. Remember that bike shorts should be as small as possible, the smallest you can twist yourself into. Otherwise they might move around and the chamois won't be playing its role as it should. I know it can feel weird. But if the only problem with the M and L was the leg-gripper/sausage effect, but the other parts felt fine... I'd be wary of sending you out with a pair of XL!!
No, there's no way I could have fit in to the mediums at all. I could fit into the large, but they were too snug to be comfortable and the legbands felt tight. I like my size medium chamois capris (SB & LG) and they are snug but not overly so, and the chamois stay put for me nicely. The 3 XL shorts all felt like they fit me better, and are still snug, but comfortably so. They are not going to be moving around, don't worry! The XL shorts fit me the same as my medium capris, strangely enough. I guess shorts tend to be less forgiving.

It's true, I am not used to having aggressive elastic around the middle of my thighs! Hopefully I'll get firmer thighs and less "insulation" by the end of this season. I know I lost over 20 lbs of fat and gained some decent leg muscles last year, my first year of biking.

I forgot to mention that my 2 orders arrived in record time from TE...as usual.