underware or no underware?

[Kano]

Kristen --

When I bought my shorts, they fit like skin. For a while, I'd put something on over them to keep from being seen, then I realized that male people would go out riding in flapping open shirts with hairy bellies hanging out, so my butt, held together with lycra wasn't the nastiest looking thing out there. Anyway, eventually, they got too big, and the chamois getting in the way was how I knew that I really needed to abandon them for some new shorts. Personally, I've found I need to buy a size smaller than my measurements tell me -- at least on my favorites -- in order to have them stay put!

Karen in Boise

[cyclinnewbie]

Kristen --

When I bought my shorts, they fit like skin. For a while, I'd put something on over them to keep from being seen, then I realized that male people would go out riding in flapping open shirts with hairy bellies hanging out, so my butt, held together with lycra wasn't the nastiest looking thing out there.

Ok, point taken. That actually made me laugh and spit my coffee out! Thanks Karen. I do need to get over some body issues, which is where the biking comes in, but you know, lycra is really hard to swallow sometimes!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I do need to get over some body issues, which is where the biking comes in, but you know, lycra is really hard to swallow sometimes!

You're not supposed to eat it!



Yep, sounds like your shorts are too big and can shift/bunch around too much.
It took me a while too to get over the idea of people seeing my butt, thighs, etc. Now if it's hot out, I just don't care what they think anymore. It's a great feeling of liberation.