Thigh grippers = fat ooze problem

**Kalidurga** · 06-07-2009, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl, edited by Kali Durga

I am positive that most bike shorts are made with slim proportions in mind, not pear shapes like ours.

I have a dream, a dream of outdoor/athletic gear designed for real women!!

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 06-07-2009, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by Kalidurga

I have a dream, a dream of outdoor/athletic gear designed for real women!!

Yeah sister!

**indysteel** · 06-07-2009, 08:10 PM

My experience mirrors Lisa's. I'm not fat, but I don't have the thinnest thighs. Some shorts, regardless of length, just looked better on me than others. I must have tried six or seven of them before I settled on my favorite, the RS short by Sugoi. They cost a lot but they're worth it. I tend to like the higher end shorts because the material seems to "lock and load" better.

TE has a generous return policy. Just make sure you try the shorts on over undies first.

**crazycanuck** · 06-07-2009, 09:55 PM

Have you thought about Ground Effect nicks? They don't have really really tight grippy stuff on them.

www.groundeffect.co.nz

Nice return policy too!

**Tokie** · 06-08-2009, 07:19 PM

My answer to the "sausage thighs" effect is to buy the longest shorts I can find - the look is more flattering to me when the elastic is closer to my knees, where there is somewhat less sausage to be compressed by the elastic. I shudder at the thought of me in those 6 inch

inseam shorts! Also less exposed thigh = less thigh to slather in yucky sunscreen

! Once you get used to riding in your lycra attire that fits you comfortably, you will find less and less that you worry about your looks in it, and more and more about how much you enjoy riding! tokie

**KathiCville** · 06-09-2009, 05:21 AM

I'm a big fan of the Shebeest Shindigger, which lands just below the knee and has no Elastic of Death, as Lisa so colorfully put it! I also like not getting the big-time tan line that comes with a standard bike short. The chamois is just about right, too. (For me.) Fits well, no diaper butt. I'm 5'3" and about 118 lbs.

I haven't worn a skirt over mine, but the Shindigger might look pretty cute with one of the Sheila Moon ballet minis or a short reversible Terry skirt.......A plain black wrapper skirt might be oh-so-chic as well.

**Susan Otcenas** · 06-09-2009, 02:55 PM

**Susan Otcenas** · 06-09-2009, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by Kalidurga

I have a dream, a dream of outdoor/athletic gear designed for real women!!

Good luck finding any two women who agree on precisely what that is.

**GLC1968** · 06-09-2009, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Susan Otcenas

Good luck finding any two women who agree on precisely what that is.

I was thinking the same thing!

**Susan Otcenas** · 06-09-2009, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by GLC1968

I was thinking the same thing!

Great minds...

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