It's been years since I've tried bibs. I didn't like them then, if nothing has changed I probably wouldn't like them now.

Nope. Hate shorts.

I’m thinking of betting rid of my belts and going with suspenders.

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No way man. Gotta be bibs. They hide the muffin top better!

Bought a pair of bibs to see what all the fuss was about and I don’t like em. Way too much fabric on my stomach. I mostly wear them on the trainer with the straps down and occasionally outside on cooler days but I still find the straps kind of uncomfortable.

Shorts all the way. Quick access to piss or any other needs you may have.

I’m with you.

I have one pair of bibs I can wear if all my shorts are dirty, but only for trainer rides and I never pull the shoulder straps up. They feel too hot and constricting.

It's true that shorts are way more convenient; bibs remind me of some kit I was issued back when I served in the Belgian army: technically it does the job very well, but it looks like it has not been created with other human activities and needs in mind. Sure, it's more convenient when cycling, but is in the way when you have to take care of your biological needs, or want to change your clothes, or want to get off your bike and be in another position for a couple minutes...

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Next to STI shifters and clipless pedals, bib shorts have been the greatest advance in cycling during the past 50 years!

I'll never go back to shorts.

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I prefer shorts. Bibs are for droolers!

I’m an old man that likes hassle free access to the frequent pissers club. Shorts all the way, including two piece tri suit, and two piece wet suit.

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Some bibs go way too high on the stomach, which makes them warmer than they need to be IMO. I've had good luck with the Castelli Free bibs (and even their new Evoluzione ones). They sit well below the waist so there isn't fabric on your stomach, and can be pulled low enough in the front to allow for pit stops.

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Castelli frees are quite nice, but I dont underatand why more manufacturers don't put flies in their bibs. De soto is the only one I know of.

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While it's a problem for skinsuits/trisuits, cyclists can pee while wearing bibs.



even while riding

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Unnecessary. Just pull the fabric down..

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Always wore shorts until 2-3 years ago when I bought some bibs. Will wear shorts on the trainer but on long outdoor rides, the shorts would eventually give me chafing between my nuts and inner thigh. Especially when sweating a lot. The shorts wouldn't ride down but they would get loosish Found with the bibs, even when sweaty the shoulder straps keep the bottoms pulled up tight so no more chafing.

Yet Tom Dumloulin needed to take off the pink jersey in the Giro thanks to the bibbibs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3qIdqMYZzU

I used to think shorts were the way to go. But turned to bibs bc no skin showing in the back, never having to adjust the shorts / chamois, and they match my jerseys —

And I pee in races using bibs :)

All this plus greater comfort. Only issue I personally have with bibs is finding a good fit is not easy between the size of the shorts and the length of the straps.

Being risk adverse, I do belt and suspenders while keeping some duct tape around.

Why won't they let the risk adverse use a flotation device during the swim just in case? I'd keep it under me and out of anyone's way until I needed it.

Seriously. Bibs were not around when I started. Love them now though and somehow they hold up.

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Back before bibs, there were cycling-specific suspenders you could attach to your shorts. I remember seeing them in Performance Bike catalogs from the '80s.

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What I like with bibs is that there is never any gap between shorts and jerseys.

At 6' and less than 140lbs in high school it was hard to get shorts for tall thin people to meet jersey's for tall thin people that overlapped reliably. An occasional sponsor jersey would be too short and the base layer would show.

Big fan of bibs now and that might be the underlying reason.

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To each their own - but once I tried bibs there was no going back. Can't stand shorts, even to race in (I use a one-piece tri suit). Some brands are more comfortable than others re. suspender comfort... if they're too short, they can put pressure on the shoulders. As a below-average height female, I rarely have that problem (but do have one pair whose shoulder straps are too tight if I'm standing upright).

For the indoor trainer tend to just pull on the shorts as easiest, but for longer outdoor rides I am still in the bib camp. I found some bib shoulder straps that I agree are just too rough, on the shoulders or on the nipples and chafe. Usually save those for cooler days with a base layer for some extra protection. I have Sportif, Sugoi, Mavic, Castelli, and Hincapie in the rotation currently. Castelli pair I have are better than some of the others but my favorite with the softest, most comfortable I have found are Hincapie bibs. Avoids me getting the sunburn on the lower back!

As far as tri kit, totally with you on two piece as too hot in the one piece and still in a Desoto T1 two piece wetsuit.

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