Bibs - not just for babies?

[lph]

I seem to be the odd one out, but I don't find bibs to make that much of a difference. On long rides I pick bibs because it reduces the chances of a stomach cramp after eating+drinking on-bike a little, but to be honest I find the bathroom issue to be a big hassle. Maybe it's my love of coffee, and yes I was bad at doing those squeezy exercises after giving birth, but when I have to pee, I have to pee FAST. And then I really hate struggling with the shoulder straps, especially because the climate here usually means I'm wearing at least one snug sweaty long-sleeved layer on top.

Most of my regular shorts are quite comfy, the bibs are slightly better, but not an enormous difference to my mind.

[SheFly]

Outside of the peeing issue (Andrea - you have more chutzpah than I!), I love my bibs as well. I actually wear them because I have a pretty long torso, and usually ended up with a sunburnt strip across my lower back from my jerseys riding up! Now, no bare back! Woohoo!

SheFly

[papaver]

and there's always this...

[Andrea]

I never thought that the leg hole thing was that big of a deal! I started doing it when I started trail running (I'll admit, it is much easier to execute wearing running shorts than cycling shorts).

[ridebikeme]

I too, love my bib shorts! Although I have several pair, the most comfortable is the Giordana Tenax. It is a unisex short, however I have several women customers wearing them and my sales have reflected just that.