Yep, my fave! I have short legs to need the "shorter shorts" and w/ the she-elastic chamois I really don't even need/use chamios cream--even for long rides.Originally Posted by polly4711
Short legs = tan lines visable. Nothing worse than being in a swim suit and the fast part of the legs are also the whitest! Oh, another summer in a bikers tan!
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03-25-2009, 09:51 AM #1
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03-25-2009, 12:49 PM #2
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short shorts make the flab on the upper inside of my thighs hang out.
I love my tan lines and (*blush*) am quite proud showing them off at the pool....It's a little secret you didn't know about us women. We're all closet Visigoths.
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03-25-2009, 03:53 PM #3
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The Ibex Calais wool shorts are a great length, just slightly longer than the short shorts, but not long by any means. Though, my absolute favorite short short is the Sugoi Evolution Shorty from a few years back.
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03-26-2009, 06:46 AM #4
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I wear Sheebest Triple SSS shorts and cuff them up a bit... tan line there works fine for me
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03-26-2009, 08:15 AM #5
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I'm absolutely no help here because I like my shorts to all have an 8" inseam so that I can get a very defined thigh line
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03-26-2009, 08:35 AM #6
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No help either, I just shrug when my non-cycling friends make fun of me. I just can't be bothered to care.
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03-26-2009, 09:22 AM #7
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I get so many tan lines I look like a patchwork quilt...... so I've given up trying to avoid them. (shorts, shorts plus knee warmers, long socks, short socks, missed a little sunscreen etc.) I haven't been without tights since probably September and I still have a defined thigh tan line....
As far as short inseam shorts go - I had a pair of PI's long ago and I found the bottom of the leg would rub the nose of my saddle right where my skin started and it was soooooooo annoying, so even though I have relatively short legs I prefer a longer short - longer than a 5 or 6 inch inseam at least."Sharing the road means getting along, not getting ahead" - 1994 Washington State Driver's Guide
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