Why wear bib shorts?

[ehirsch83]

Wow, I've never had that happen! How would suspender straps prevent something like that anyway? Sounds counter-intuitive somehow...

I feel that most shorts, at least the ones I have tend to ride up and rub around the 30 mile mark. I tend to start welcoming red lights so I can adjust it.
The bibs tend to keep everything in one place, they keep the shorts from twisting and moving.

[spokewench]

Real bathrooms are far and few between most of the places I ride so I just can't get my thoughts around bibs. No way am I doing all that to pee behind a tree!

Never heard of the kind that have hooks on the straps, but that sounds like a good idea, but still too much trouble for me. Good fitting shorts are fine with me.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Real bathrooms are far and few between most of the places I ride so I just can't get my thoughts around bibs. No way am I doing all that to pee behind a tree!

Never heard of the kind that have hooks on the straps, but that sounds like a good idea, but still too much trouble for me. Good fitting shorts are fine with me.

Ditto to all that.
I don't have any problem at all with shorts twisting or creeping up my _____. I guess "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" kind of thing. Sort of reminds me of when I used to wear full Danskin leotards and jeans many years ago (this was before they just made leotard tops without the crotch part)....OH, the major annoyances of going to the bathroom!
Also reminds me of wearing overalls with straps that unhook- and then you have to be careful the straps don't accidentally fall into the toilet when you go to sit down!
But hey, if you guys are into it......

[Grog]

I feel that most shorts, at least the ones I have tend to ride up and rub around the 30 mile mark. I tend to start welcoming red lights so I can adjust it.
The bibs tend to keep everything in one place, they keep the shorts from twisting and moving.

I would perhaps volunteer that your previous shorts might have been a little bit too big. Bike shorts should be as small as you can fit into, which is often one size under what you'd normally feel comfortable buying. Then they won't be moving at all. And you should be able to find a pair that's comfy at the same time.

Hope that helps!

[VeloVT]

From time to time I'm at least theoretically tempted to try bibs -- but the one thing I can't get over -- don't they get hot & icky sweaty? It's been warm enough here lately (70s/80s -- prob not so hot compared to some of you) that I usually don't want to wear more than regular shorts and a tank. Are bibs practical except for a relatively small temp range (60-65, maybe 70 at most)? I would think anytime you reach for a sleeveless jersey, it's probably too warm for the extra fabric of bibs. (And in the northeast in recent years, there's maybe 2 weeks of that 60/65ish weather between winter and summer, so not enough of a season to justify its own wardrobe).

Am I wrong about this?

[Pedal Wench]

Actually, I find them to be a bit cooler than regular shorts. Remember, there's no waist band. Because of the arch of my back, I get lots of air circulation around my back because there's nothing pressing my shorts against my skin. They're much more comfy, I think