2XU Compression Tri Short Sizing

Triathlon Forum
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I need a new pair of tri shorts and really liked my old pair of 2XU shorts. I don’t care much about the claimed benefit of the compression in these shorts, I like the chamois, I like no drawstring, I like the color, and I’ve had good luck with 2XU.

http://www.trisports.com/2xu-mens-compression-tri-shorts.html

My question is sizing. The size chart reads.

S-28-31"
M-32-34"

I have 31" waist and very thin legs, but about about 6’1" tall. So I am at the upper end of the sizing for small based on the waist, however, I can’t imagine many people have legs skinnier than mine, so I think the smalls would work there. But I am too tall for them at 6’1" to be wearing a size small?

I figure the mediums might work better based on my height, some clothing I own has a waist of 32" so that could work. I am just worried my skinny legs won’t fill them out.

Any one actually own these things yet?

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i have the mediums. I’m 6’, 172 lbs, 32" waist, not so skinny thighs. The legs are narrow but the material stretches quite a bit. I’m a bit disappointed in the chamois, I find that it is too narrow in the middle section and causes a little discomfort in the crease area between your leg and groin. Need lots of nut butter. I was looking for tri-shorts with more than the typical minimalist chamois. Not sure these are worth the money but that’s MHO. I’m going to try De Soto Riviera shorts next. There is a review on Tri-sports U.

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I’m 6’1", about 158.

Worried the mediums might be too loose and the smalls too short.

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I think you need to try them. I don’t have skinny legs, and I was near the bottom of the waist measurements for the large (35-38 I believe). I’m 6’2, 180, 35" waist and the waist band is pretty snug. So I would be more worried about the smalls being uncomfortable in the waist.

I agree about he chamois being narrow. I’m not sure I’m loving them with my adamo yet.

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Thanks, that helps, don’t want them pinching the waist.

If you’re a large I should be good with a medium.

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Agree that these shorts and the Adamo may not be a good fit - same problem for me.

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I would give a try to Skins Tri shorts instead of 2xu

http://www.trisports.com/skins-compression-triathlon-shorts.html

pricewise about the same

I found 2xu to become bit loose over time

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Yeah, I feel like I may be sitting right on the seams of the chamois. Too late to send them back, I’ve already done a pretty good ride in them.

Who knows. Maybe I should have considered that first.

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What size did you end up going with? I’m in the exact same situation as you.

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You would likely be able to wear either. I can wear either small or medium (waist 31) and even though my legs are filled-out, my guess is that even on the skinny legged people that because of the compression style they end up still being tight.

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For the most part I gave up tris and now just run, haha.

Not because of my inability to find the right size shorts though.

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Well, at least someone might give me some kudos for using the ‘search’ function and not starting a new thread asking the exact same thing! ha

Thanks guys, I figured I’d probably be safe with either, but I just wanted to double check.