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Thread: I saw too much today!
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03-19-2011, 03:39 PM #1
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03-19-2011, 04:30 PM #2
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I've been in this situation but couldn't bring myself to say something. What do you say?
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03-19-2011, 05:38 PM #3
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"Dude! You NEED new shorts!"
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03-19-2011, 05:42 PM #4
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The sad thing is, I've had brand new shorts that showed just a little too much in bright sunlight.....
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03-19-2011, 05:48 PM #5
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Yeah, it's the sunlight thing that makes it hard to know without someone else telling you. In the gym, mirrors let me see when my shorts are getting see-through in the same light that anybody else is going to be looking at them. Outside - no mirrors. Maybe you could "moon" your reflection in a store window.
A riding buddy of mine showed up one ride with brand new kit that was totally see-through. I didn't have the heart or the chutzpah ... hopefully one of our male riding buddies gave him the word.Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
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03-20-2011, 12:54 AM #6
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I guess you could hold the shorts up to the sun and check if they're visibly much thinner in the back than somewhere that doesn't get as much stretching. My tights are virtually seethrough in back in normal lighting, but I always wear them over something else anyway.
Best way is just to ask a trusted friend to ride behind and check
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03-20-2011, 03:34 AM #7
Dodging the potholes...
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Sounds like what happens with swim suits...I've been the one who had to tell a guy it was time for a new suit one time, as I was the lifeguard at the pool and noticed that one could see WAY too much!
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