Funny you should ask! I just got my first pair and rode with them yesterday for ~30 miles.
The comfort was fantastic: no elastic waistband, the straps were fine, and since I didn't have the double-stomach pooch thing going on, I felt really sleek. Rawr!
When I stopped for a bathroom break, tho, I realized that I had to get my jersey off in order to disrobe below. So off comes the helmet, the glasses, the gloves, unzipped the jersey and peeled it off, only to have everything that was in my back pockets (snacks, keys, routemap, etc) scatter all over the restroom floor. At that point, I'm a little weirded out that I'm in a park's restroom stall dressed in basically nothing but a sport's bra. Hrm.
So my overall rating: A- and try not to have to pee ever.
-- gnat!
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06-11-2007, 10:14 AM #1
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06-11-2007, 10:42 AM #2
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You know that the jersey only has to go up to your neck - not over your head
Also, if it's a jersey with a long enough zipper, I unzip and take out my arms, with the jersey around my waist, and slip the bib straps under it that way. Either way, the comfort is worth the inconvenience.
Originally Posted by gnat23
Funny you should ask! I just got my first pair and rode with them yesterday for ~30 miles.
The comfort was fantastic: no elastic waistband, the straps were fine, and since I didn't have the double-stomach pooch thing going on, I felt really sleek. Rawr!
When I stopped for a bathroom break, tho, I realized that I had to get my jersey off in order to disrobe below. So off comes the helmet, the glasses, the gloves, unzipped the jersey and peeled it off, only to have everything that was in my back pockets (snacks, keys, routemap, etc) scatter all over the restroom floor. At that point, I'm a little weirded out that I'm in a park's restroom stall dressed in basically nothing but a sport's bra. Hrm.
So my overall rating: A- and try not to have to pee ever.
-- gnat!For 3 days, I get to part of a thousand other journeys.
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06-11-2007, 01:33 PM #3
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See, and THIS is why I love this message board: I learn something new every single day. Thank you thank you! Originally Posted by Pedal Wench
You know that the jersey only has to go up to your neck - not over your head
-- gnat! (can't wait to put the bibs back on now just to SHOW THEM who is boss)
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