Padded sports bras

[zoom-zoom]

Try being an f'ing D and every danged sports bra is some double-layered beast with a thin layer of some sort of thin padding sort of garbage...then all strappy cycling and tri tops have an additional built-in, worthless, shelf-bra...4 layers of fabric over my danged boobs.

[SadieKate]

I'm with zoom-zoom, every word of it. You know, designers, sport bras are made in all kinds of colors so we can coordinate our bras with those cute tank tops. Then, you can ignore the whole shelf bra thing all together (especially since many of the less endowed don't get enough "headlight" protection from them anyway).

And I'm sick of the only really supportive sport bras having hooks right over my spine where my hydration pack sits. Oh yeah, that is soooo comfy on a rigorous mtb ride.

Of course, front zip bras for the endowed have their own problems (like requiring 4 hands to install). I don't have an answer but then I'm not a engineer.

[Susan Otcenas]

And I'm sick of the only really supportive sport bras having hooks right over my spine where my hydration pack sits. Oh yeah, that is soooo comfy on a rigorous mtb ride.

Of course, front zip bras for the endowed have their own problems (like requiring 4 hands to install). I don't have an answer but then I'm not a engineer.

It's a dilemma. I was a 36D/DD for a long time, I know where you're coming from. Here's the problem though. If you make a pull-over only bra with a band that stretches enough to get over the sheer mass of a D or DD chest, then the band becomes too big to really lend enough support to the garment. To compensate for that CW-X has a really nice racerback that has a single flat hook/loop on the band. I've owned and extensively wore the CW-X and it's a great bra. If you click into this and look at the alternate photos, you can see the back: http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodCW_165102.html As a bonus, CW-X just started making this in a 32D, which is a really hard size to find. ( FYI - my written review on that bra is a few years old. I'm wearing a 32C now and have an entirely different problem. 32Cs & especially 32Ds can be hard to find, though there's lots of choice in 34 C & Ds.)

[zoom-zoom]

32Cs & especially 32Ds can be hard to find, though there's lots of choice in 34 C & Ds.)

I hear this. I am a 34D, which isn't horrible to find, but when I lose weight it's only through the band, and not the cup volume...when that happens I end up a 32DD, which is nearly impossible to find. It kind of hurts my incentive to lose my last 20#s.

[Susan Otcenas]

I hear this. I am a 34D, which isn't horrible to find, but when I lose weight it's only through the band, and not the cup volume...when that happens I end up a 32DD, which is nearly impossible to find. It kind of hurts my incentive to lose my last 20#s.

Moving Comfort makes 5 bras in a 32DD.
http://www.teamestrogen.com/moving-c...0002~32DD.html


FYI - we have all sorts of "filters" running down the left side of the website. When you're in the bra section, scan down to the "size" filter. Click "more sizes" and it will display all the sizes available. The link above I filtered on Moving Comfort & 32DD. We don't have any other vendors that make a 32DD, btw.

[Susan Otcenas]

zoom-zoom,

The Enell would work for you too, but that's a whole lotta bra. Title 9 calls it "The Last Resort Bra" with good reasons. But I can attest that it is ROCK SOLID, even in the larger sizes.
http://www.teamestrogen.com/enell/pr...3-b100040.html

A 32DD would probably be a size 00.

Susan

[crazycanuck]

+1 to Moving Comfort bras!!! Thanks to whomever it was that suggested them to me & TE for selling them

[Susan Otcenas]

Try being an f'ing D and every danged sports bra is some double-layered beast with a thin layer of some sort of thin padding sort of garbage...then all strappy cycling and tri tops have an additional built-in, worthless, shelf-bra...4 layers of fabric over my danged boobs.

Moving Comfort has a couple of C/D tanks tops that they've done a GREAT job on. They've basically taken the support systems in their bras and turned them into tanks. Take a look at these:

http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodMC_300263.html (This comes in an A/B as well)
http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodMC_300131.html

On the first one, we have an inside out photo so that you can see the construction of the bra. It's really nice. I have one of the tanks from the second link above, and I DO NOT move in it. I acquired it when I was between a C & D.

For the B/C gals, CW-X took their Sport Support Bra, extended the length, and created a great support tank.
http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodCW_165007.html


Hope all this info helps!

Susan