Boobage and drop handlebars

[RoadRaven]

A pic would be good, I agree

I wonder if you need to put your seat back a fraction?

I usually ride on the drops, I just prefer that to on the hoods (looking forward to getting my TT - think that position will suit me too)

I have never had this prob and at the moment I am a 36C (they are shrinking slowly --- my tum has been a prob as my thighs hit the high side of their cycle... but thanks to this exercise, my tum is slowly diminishing) so I wonder about the seat height, the seat position... I don't know

It would be damned irritating tho!


EDIT: I wear a crop top, not a bra... maybe that flattens me more and makes a difference?

[CorsairMac]

rode the road bike today and paid closer attention after this thread! (thanks alison) I didn't have any issues with knees hitting chest @ a 36C, but that's because the knees were actually hitting my tummy. I was laughing on the bike thinking about it! I'm with whomever said they prefer to ride in the drops - that is also my preference, I can only guess how much tummy would've been in the way last year at this time if I would of been riding! I guess I'll have to get back with you on this if I ever lose enough of the tummy to let the boobs hang free!!!! (visual of boobs sighing that at last, Finally, they're free to hang when I'm in the drops without that nasty ol tummy getting in their way!)

[SadieKate]

Sung to the tune of the Continental Soldier

Do your boobs hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot? Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder like a Continental Soldier?
Do your boobs hang low?

[JesTutripup]

Sung to the tune of the Continental Soldier

Do your boobs hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot? Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder like a Continental Soldier?
Do your boobs hang low?

Sadie, I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!

At the young age of 14 I wore a 38C (my cousin, also heavily endowed, but smaller than I gave me the nickname, 'Over the Shoulder Boulder Holder').

Now 21 years later I'm a 54H . For some of us it doesn't matter what position we're in..

Alison the the best thing to do is grab some weights and do butterflies (lay on your back, or sit up straight or kneel halfway on an armless chair and bring the weights to you slowly.)

When I turned 20 I hit the gym and loved this workout as it tightened muscles around my breasts, back and shoulders.

The setback: HEAD LIGHTS!! Men always looked 'there' when greeting me even when I was smaller.

Good luck and enjoy.

[mikki]

Fortunately, I use a MTB for road riding - you'd have to see the roads to understand, it's a self-preservation thing. Anyhow, my boobs do not get in the way there (42DD). However, the guys do have their own troubles in this type of arena. My hubby is have the damnedest time not squahing his balls as he rides. Apparently, we aren't the only ones who suffer gravity as we get older. LOL.

Another thing, as we get bigger, sports bras become less effective. Anyone got the physics of it? Are we exceeding the rated tension of the fiber involved or something?

[beeba]

Thanks for a good laugh! I hit when in the drops too. 36b.5.. I've tried all the fixes but found that all messed with my position to much. I finally switched to a shebeast sport bra. It works but i still hit when the hammer drops!!

Over the shoulder boulder holder...Thats great, but I refer to the man I love as " Under the butt nut hut "... We laugh at that all the time!!

Bee

[tatormc]

This thread is killing me cause you girls are cracking me up! I guess I never realized that this can be a problem since mine are so small that there not even really there. Makes me kinda sad! But I do realize a lot of women have problems due to the large size. I knew a girl in high school that had them reduced and she was glad to have that weight off her back!

[coolbeansbikes]

Another thing, as we get bigger, sports bras become less effective. Anyone got the physics of it? Are we exceeding the rated tension of the fiber involved or something?

From what I've read (and experienced) it helps inthe larger sizes to go for "encapsulating" styles rather than "squashing" styles ....

I've tried the Enell bra (aka the Last Resort Bra at title 9), but right now I'm quite happy with the Maia bra by Moving Comfort ...

[alison_in_oh]

Well, it's interesting. Yesterday racing traffic home, I was in the drops (with a regular bra!) and didn't notice any banging. But then on my evening ride I got it in my head to challenge another rider on the road. I went into my drops, and then just kept getting lower and lower as I went harder and harder (there was a bit of a headwind so I noticed some aero benefit). And my knees hit harder and harder as a result! I may never find a solution to this dilemma.

PS - I passed him. Didn't stay away cuz I was afraid I'd dropped my riding partner and sat up, but it was a bit of a thrill anyway.