Womens Cycling Clothing Runs Small!

[emily_in_nc]

Men's jeans that are the 29 length fit without needing hemmed. Now if I don't have shoes on they are slightly too long, but with shoes on they are fine. Men's jeans, well pants in general are done in length as well as waist sizes, so no small, medium, large, ect. Figure out which waist size you need and try a couple of length sizes. 29 is the smallest length size. I bought one pair at the Levi Outlet store at Concord Mills, the other pair I bought was at Target, but it seems men's jean sizes stay truer between brands than women's sizes do.

29 length would work for me (that's the inseam I look for in women's petites), but I'm set on jeans for now. Moving to Belize, I won't need many warmer pants, but that is good to know. I haven't ever tried on a pair of mens' pants!

[sarahkonamojo]

I am always frustrated with women's clothes sizing. The range that a medium must fit is huge. Or a small. Or an XL. Men's cycling clothes are the same broad range, but many of their other choices are not. The idea that men can specify the waist, length, neck, sleeve, is amazing.
If only the manufacturers expanded their women's options to include: Regular, tall, and petite would be something. (Small regular, small tall, small petite, etc)
If you find a fit in something that you like, buy two...

S

[jlnc]

Amen to Reg/Tall/Petite Sarah! I'd clean them outta talls!

[Koronin]

You're welcome.

[OakLeaf]

FWIW, I just got my Hincapie jersey in Medium, and it definitely is smaller than most brands.

I'm a solid Small in most brands of tops, on the line between Small and Medium in a few. This jersey I can wear (though I didn't really buy it to wear it ), but I'm definitely on the line between Medium and Large. Their sizing chart is accurate for this one at least.