My body is NOT built for jerseys!

[Andrea]

I know it's gonna sound weird, but try a pair of bib shorts... the lack of a waistband means that there's nothing there to make random lumps around your waist. They have a bit of a "girdle effect," and the chamois never moves unless you move it yourself. I've sworn off plain shorts forever!

Edit: Oh yeah... if you go for bib shorts, get a jersey that zips all the way down, because you generally have to take your jersey off if you need to pee (only downfall, but totally worth it IMHO)

[KnottedYet]

Wool shirts make great cycling shirts for me. And they don't hold smells. They lie smoothly and don't flap in the wind. www.joneswares.com and www.ibexwear.com

No back pockets, but I usually wear pants with thigh pockets anyway (Kuhl, Pearl Izumi, and Portland Cyclist), so that's not an issue in my case.

[owlice]

Thanks, all! Some great ideas here on which I'll follow up; thank you!

Crankin and Tuckervill, I don't care what I look like when I bike; what I care about is how I feel, and clingy in a shirt doesn't feel good to me. (If I cared what I look like, I wouldn't wear lycra shorts at all, and definitely wouldn't have gone biking in what I went biking in last night!) Clingy bunches up in places where I don't want bunching when I ride (or just exist).

I definitely liked the airflow through the material as I rode, but having the fabric stick.to.my.skin , I didn't like at all!

[meganm]

I've had problems finding women's cycling jersey's that fit right. I'm tall (5'10") and they usually are too short for me.

[witeowl]

I suggest you try on a few more jerseys at a LBS, if possible. (This, sadly, wouldn't be possible for me, as the supposed XXL jersey I bought from them a while ago is just beginning to fit, even now that I'm down in XL territory. It's severely mislabeled in size.) I've found that various jerseys, even from the same brand, have completely different fits.

[Owlie]

Foska.com has looser-cut jerseys (they call them "Freeride" jerseys) on sale right now. The only problem is they're in the UK, so if you're elsewhere, shipping costs can be a little high...

[Cheryl SF]

Try a jersey without elastic at the bottom- a club cut as opposed to a racing cut. I like the fit of Twin Six jerseys. Plus their designs are cool