Hi Chryss,

Apologies for the late reply. When I said I'm new to cycling I really did mean it! I have only just bought my first road bike and am in the process of buying all the relevant bits of kit to get up an running (sorry, cycling). For the coast to coast I think we will be doing around 60 miles a day for three days and as a group we will be building up to this over 12 months.

I had heard that bib shorts are better as you don't have a waist band digging into you when you ride, which sounds good, but my questions are more about the practicability in terms of toilet breaks, braces style straps versus one strap down the chest and also how sports bras fit into all this!

There may well not be all that much difference but would be good to get some advice before I buy.
Thank you!
Charlie