Friday, February 20, 2009

Cycling Shorts… Part 3 – Sizing

Part 1

Part 2

Another area people believe they need to cut corners is in short sizing. They don’t want them to be too tight so the temptation is to get something too big. Can you get a short that’s too big? Why yes you can! Some places were you would notice a short/bib that is too big is in the waste, leg grippers or that sagging in the butt (just waiting to get hung up on the saddle).

A properly fitting short will be supportive of your muscles. After wearing them for a couple of hours you should have lines on your skin where the seams where located. Some manufactures are moving to “flat lock stitching” to eliminate those seams.

A final reason to ensure a correct fit…. It will keep the chamois in the proper location. No short will be comfortable if everything is sloshing around down there.

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