riding while on period

[Di bear]

Panty line!:

Tuff! ...I care not!!!!!

Those capris are awesome! Do those have a chamois?

I read an excerpt out of a women's cycling book and it addressed this issue. One of the riders interviewed was a pro who just bleeds into her chamois. I suppose that would work. It'd probably be a little messy, though.

[NoNo]

I ride with pads and haven't had a problem, but yes, it does get a bit uncomfortable. Naturally, my "friend" had to come on the day I attempted my first metric last year Nothing like struggling up a hill while cramping

[Grog]

I read an excerpt out of a women's cycling book and it addressed this issue. One of the riders interviewed was a pro who just bleeds into her chamois. I suppose that would work. It'd probably be a little messy, though.

I do that, but I have VERY LIGHT periods, and I am tempted to assume that female pro cyclists also do for most of them (very low body fat and high exercise load often leads to little or no period). If one's periods require her to change tampons/pads every 3 hours or so, I'm not sure how well it would work. But I'm thankful I haven't had that situation in years...

[Tuckervill]

I have stuck a pad to the chamois (on a ride about that long) and it worked pretty well. I don't really bleed that much when I'm exerting myself. I went home without going to lunch right after, though!

Karen

[Di bear]

I do that, but I have VERY LIGHT periods, and I am tempted to assume that female pro cyclists also do for most of them (very low body fat and high exercise load often leads to little or no period). If one's periods require her to change tampons/pads every 3 hours or so, I'm not sure how well it would work. But I'm thankful I haven't had that situation in years...

I've noticed that since I've started eating more organic and using dairy with out the rBGH (I can't remember the order of the letter and I'm too lazy to get up and look at my milk carton ), I'm having shorter and lighter periods. :-)

[li10up]

LisaSH - off topic but how did you change your username?

[Zen]

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/faq.p...update_profile

[Aggie_Ama]

Done it before I knew it was wrong to wear panties. Truly, I still don't care if I see someone with panty lines. Probably late but I like Stayfree Ultra thin pads for days I can't wear a tampon. The super thin heavy flow ones work great. Now that I feel like I got into way too much information- good luck on the ride tomorrow. Is it the Salado ride?

[DDH]

Yes, it was the Salado ride and the weather made my decision for me.

It turned cold (okay not cold but cooler) yesteday and stormed all night so we got up this morning and decided not to go. I'm going to look for another one that is close within the next couple of weeks. I know we need some rain, but I hate when the weather messes up my plans.

It's not raining now, but it's like 55 degrees and the north wind is blowing (not real strong) but I have no colder weather riding clothes and it makes me a little uneasy riding on wet pavement in an area I am not familiar with.
I have ridden in the rain around here in the summer, but not in the cold, bbrrrrr

Okay, I'm a wimp. LOL

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Those capris are awesome! Do those have a chamois?

They are Louis Garneau knickers with a medium weight chamois. I got them about a year and a half ago from TE! I don't think they are made exactly like that anymore, at least not with the blue line down the front. I like all SheBeest and Louis Garneau cycling bottoms. I usually wear knickers right up until the temps are in the 90's- then I'll switch to longish shorts.