Cycling Clothes and Relative Fit From Model to Model?

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See, I really dislike those wide waistbands. Since I have no waist, they just bunch up and put more pressure on my bladder than elastic does.

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I have 2 pair of PI shorts - the PRO In-R-Cool short and the lesser-model Select. The fit between the two is markedly different. I'd say the Select fits almost on the small side of a medium, and the PRO is on the large end of a medium.

I'm 5'6" 130lbs, for me the PRO is a little too big (I wear them anyway, but they're a tad baggy at the back & crotch, yesterday while starting up from a stop they snagged hold of the saddle & I had to stop & pull 'em up, thank God I was alone, on a deserted stretch of road!). The leg gripper of the In-R-Cool is ok now that my legs have gotten lean, but I can tell you this: if you have so much as a quarter ounce of fat on the part of your leg where the gripper goes, you'll have sausage thighs. I see Susan said they have fixed it, but then used a hot knife so it gets itchy! Good to know.

No complaints on the leg gripper of the Select. It also fits me perfectly, right now.

I like the front panel on the PRO a LOT, especially when hormones or unfortunate eating choices kick in. Wish the Select had it!

Comfort-wise, I find the chamois in the Select & PRO about the same, I don't notice a difference on long (50 mile) rides.

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The leg gripper of the In-R-Cool is ok now that my legs have gotten lean, but I can tell you this: if you have so much as a quarter ounce of fat on the part of your leg where the gripper goes, you'll have sausage thighs. I see Susan said they have fixed it, but then used a hot knife so it gets itchy! Good to know.

Ha, can you see why I sold them...I have FAR more than a quarter ounce of squish. It's really crazy to me that the regular PRO shorts and the pair I sold you are the same size and sold by the same company...well, the fit on the top half is about the same, but the leg bands--way different!

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Ha, can you see why I sold them...I have FAR more than a quarter ounce of squish. It's really crazy to me that the regular PRO shorts and the pair I sold you are the same size and sold by the same company...well, the fit on the top half is about the same, but the leg bands--way different!

The top half is very different also - the regular shorts fit on the small side of a medium, they almost fit like my small other-brand do (I can only wear the small on a skinny day, and a short ride as they were cheap). The ones you sold me are much looser, and as I ride more gearing up for that century next month, they're starting to become baggy while the leg band is fine now (trust me, they'll be fitting just right by next Spring, except the leg band!)

Don't these companies have models to base their sizing on? We should feel confident in buying shorts (or jerseys) from a company based on how other items in their line have fit, and not be guessing!

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The top half is very different also - the regular shorts fit on the small side of a medium, they almost fit like my small other-brand do (I can only wear the small on a skinny day, and a short ride as they were cheap). The ones you sold me are much looser, and as I ride more gearing up for that century next month, they're starting to become baggy while the leg band is fine now (trust me, they'll be fitting just right by next Spring, except the leg band!)

Don't these companies have models to base their sizing on? We should feel confident in buying shorts (or jerseys) from a company based on how other items in their line have fit, and not be guessing!

OK, that is totally crazy, because I have a pair of regular PRO shorts in a size M that have Fall 2010 on the inside tag and I would say that, if anything, they run on the large side of most meds. PI seriously needs to get their sh!t together with sizing. None of my mediums fit the same as my other mediums. Some mediums from last year were really too big, so I ordered smalls of the same short (Symphony Cut) for 2011 and they are WAY small. The medium PRO Leader short is WAY small...but I've read reviews that the next size larger is massive. Dumb.

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As you saw though, it's the same with PI's jerseys. The blue one is so generously cut I have to take it in (but it matches my bike, and I LOVE that jersey!), and the orange one is the same in fit as my other jerseys (all of my jerseys are medium, nothing tiny about my shoulders!).

So others can reference:

The blue jersey: http://www.amazon.com/Pearl-iZUMi-Su...067840&sr=8-35

Orange jersey: http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Pearl-I...68039&sr=1-111