embarassing question

[cherinyc]

seriously. men have parts that......uh....sag and droop also. you don't see underwire tighty whities.

[Nanci]

But if you reach the stage where you have dropping out problems, underwires prevent that. I think they're comfortable. Like a perch for a bird, only different! But they BREAK! Thus, the Patagonia bras. Who cares any more...

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Wires must be an update over whalebone....

Dropping out the bottom?!? Hmm..Maybe they should have little parachutes tucked in the cups...

[Pedal Wench]

You don't wear undies under a swimsuit, do you? Same thing here - it's just designed to be worn alone.

[Cassandra_Cain]

One style of panties:

http://tinyurl.com/rrtr7


Another style of panties: (I love both)

http://tinyurl.com/gjmee


A bra I really like:

http://tinyurl.com/pfrc6


Another bra I really like:

http://tinyurl.com/fshyo


My current fav sports bra for cycling:

http://tinyurl.com/f72uv


I have two of this bra, and it is comfy, but my boobs fall out the bottom

http://tinyurl.com/e9wvv

Fantastic! I'm going to buy all this stuff like now - I figure even if I am nowhere near as fast as Nanci, well at least I'll look the part

[Nanci]

Lisa SH, yes, now that I am nearly 48, my boobs are too tired to stand up straight any more. Oh well. I don't think parachutes would help- they don't actually _leave_ my body and have to be retrieved. Yet.

PS, Cassandra, I am nowhere near fast. I just go FAR! At 14-16 mph. Maybe it's the panties slowing me down.

[Cassandra_Cain]

PS, Cassandra, I am nowhere near fast. I just go FAR! At 14-16 mph. Maybe it's the panties slowing me down.

Heh....Far sounds good, since i'm neither fast or go far

I used to live in Tampa Bay when I rode years ago - the mountains here have put a huge dent in whatever minute traces of speed I had. Still, much much fun

PS. Those .02828 ounces that the undies add surely must be robbing you of at least 4-5 mph in speed

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lisa SH, yes, now that I am nearly 48, my boobs are too tired to stand up straight any more. Oh well. I don't think parachutes would help- they don't actually _leave_ my body and have to be retrieved. Yet.

Too funny! I can just see you chasing after them as they bounce down the sidewalk...

PS, Cassandra, I am nowhere near fast. I just go FAR! At 14-16 mph. Maybe it's the panties slowing me down.

I wear panties too, maybe they are slowing ME down as well! Actually, I don't have any official biking shorts with chamois yet. I just wear my nice UnderArmour lycra compression capris with CoolMax panels. They are so comfy, and I wear undies under them so I don't have to wash them every time and wear them out right away. I've done some 18 and 20 mile hilly rides with no problems at all so far. Scoff though ye may ladies...I suspect my little disposable panty liners are acting like a disposable mini-chamois... they stay put and are smooth and lightly padded and they don't bunch up or form wrinkles or have seams. I'll do things differently if and when I start having a problem I guess. Totally comfy so far (except for that borrowed bike incident with the huge soft "comfort" pillow saddle that hurt like HELL). My new bike next week will have a Brooks B17 "S" leather saddle, which I fully expect to add even further to my comfort.

[Nanci]

I don't think they'd bounce; they'd just lay there like fried eggs...

[DebW]

I don't think they'd bounce; they'd just lay there like fried eggs...

It's that hot, huh?

It was so hot...
you could fry a b**b on the sidewalk.

LMAO

[SouthernBelle]

yeah, what about WIRES in women's underwear? What's up with that?
THAT STUFF HURTS!

I crashed and broke my ribs in April. The underwire now hits that spot which can still be rather uncomfortable. So I'm slowly divesting myself of underwires. It's getting hard to find bras where the band is comfy.

[eclectic]

I bought my first pair of cycling shorts 4 summers ago - at that time no one told me commando was the way to go

I found out last summer but just couldn't do it Started with Victoria Secret hi rise, graduated to thong (that only lasted 3 rides took the leap to commando a month ago and am wishing I had done it way sooner

The only way to go !

I regards to boobs now that I am closer to 50 than 49 I am finally thankful I am flat chested, they don't get in the way, congregate sweat pools under them or hang to my navel without a bra, I can button shirts and men look me in the eye!

[mimitabby]

I started going commando after reading here that you're supposed to.
My average speed has gone up 5mph and now i Really smoke up hills!!



okay, okay, only kidding except for the first line.
It still feels odd to me to put those shorts on without anything underneath. Now every time i pass another biker, i wonder...are they or aren't they?

[SadieKate]

I still don't get why it seems odd to go commando. You don't wear undies with a swimming suit, do you? Besides, pantyline is so unbecoming.

As far as "bad chamois" are concerned, a couple things I've learned over the years.

*The original PI 3D chamois: it grabbed "stuff" and held on for dear life during a road ride BUT it works great mountain biking. Who knew?
*The saddle/chamois/body position combo is critical. Sometimes they just don't like each other, but another chamois may love your saddle or may be fabulous in a time trial position and not on a mtbike.
*Flat stitching in your shorts is worth the extra cost. Sometimes it isn't the chamois or the saddle that is causing the pain.
*Thin chamois: Sometimes you can feel the seams in the crotch or on your saddle. When chamois wear thin and you can feel the seams on a road ride, the chamois may still be fine for mtbing because you move around so much more. A thin chamois also reduces chamois suck on technical terrain but can be incredibly awful on a century ride.

Moral of the story, don't assume a single experience with one chamois and with/without undies is the final solution. Experiment a little. I was about to throw out my PI 3D shorts because they were so painful for road rides but just wore them for 27 miles of singletrack. They were great.

[DrBee]

I started out wearing undies, then tried commando. Now - I could never go back. No undies for me. Although my mind, for just a brief second, does question what I'm doing every time I put the shorts on.