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My training partner 40 years ago had her favorite wool shorts with several growing holes at the edges of the chamois. Fun riding behind her. Sadly, she spent much more time seeing my sorry hind than I hers. We did a reunion ride a couple of years ago. She commented on those old shorts.
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So, you just need to make a sign.
If you can see my butt crack, you're following too close.
If you can see my butt crack, you're following too close.
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The stuff that I want to expedite the wearing out of, so I have to replace it, yes. I've told myself I won't spend money on new until the old are no longer serviceable. I should be so thrifty with the bikes themselves.
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Yesterday I was on a ride with my club. After our coffee stop, two of my fellow riders quietly approached me and said that when the sun was behind us, "We could clearly see your butt crack."
Obviously, I was mortified. I was also glad they told me, as I would have not known otherwise. Now, my bibs are very high quality--Louis Garneau--although they are a few years old, so I figured it's time to go shopping for new bibs. But then I also got to thinking that, given the nature of Lycra and the sheerness of the material, wouldn't even brand new shorts or bibs be translucent given the right lighting conditions i.e. the sun directly behind you?
Obviously, I was mortified. I was also glad they told me, as I would have not known otherwise. Now, my bibs are very high quality--Louis Garneau--although they are a few years old, so I figured it's time to go shopping for new bibs. But then I also got to thinking that, given the nature of Lycra and the sheerness of the material, wouldn't even brand new shorts or bibs be translucent given the right lighting conditions i.e. the sun directly behind you?
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I had two occurrences.
1. I sat behind a guy with shorts so stretched, not only could you see his cheeks, but he was sweating so badly that you can see the sweat spot. Imagine putting a naked cheek on a window that kind of thing.
2. I sat behind a girl with similar issue and I was trying not to watch...too much, when a next to me rider out loud says nice view to me, upon which the girl turned around and I said I'm sure I don't know what you are talking about. haha
1. I sat behind a guy with shorts so stretched, not only could you see his cheeks, but he was sweating so badly that you can see the sweat spot. Imagine putting a naked cheek on a window that kind of thing.
2. I sat behind a girl with similar issue and I was trying not to watch...too much, when a next to me rider out loud says nice view to me, upon which the girl turned around and I said I'm sure I don't know what you are talking about. haha
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I don't know about all these men who pay attention to other men's butts. They clearly are not riding hard enough.
If they were they would be paying attention to hand signals from the guy on point, glancing behind to see if the shift they just heard is someone getting ready to jump and checking their HRM to make sure they can take the next pull without embarrassing themselves. Anything else is a blur.
When I ride all I can see is the tunnel.
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I usually hand wash my cycling kit but occasionally use the nearby laundromat. It has very good machines with delicate cycles for both washers and dryers. The washers in particular are probably more gentle than my handwashing technique. They only rotate very slowly every few seconds, mostly just sloshing around gently.
The dryers on delicate are just barely warm and mostly work by circulating the clothes gently. Takes less than 10 minutes in the largest dryers when not overfilled. And I don't always remember to bring my mesh laundry bags. So far, so good.
The dryers on delicate are just barely warm and mostly work by circulating the clothes gently. Takes less than 10 minutes in the largest dryers when not overfilled. And I don't always remember to bring my mesh laundry bags. So far, so good.
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I don't know about all these men who pay attention to other men's butts. They clearly are not riding hard enough.
If they were they would be paying attention to hand signals from the guy on point, glancing behind to see if the shift they just heard is someone getting ready to jump and checking their HRM to make sure they can take the next pull without embarrassing themselves. Anything else is a blur.
When I ride all I can see is the tunnel.
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If they were they would be paying attention to hand signals from the guy on point, glancing behind to see if the shift they just heard is someone getting ready to jump and checking their HRM to make sure they can take the next pull without embarrassing themselves. Anything else is a blur.
When I ride all I can see is the tunnel.
-Tim-
I rode through several crashes the I apparently "saw" though I never "looked".
Edit: men's butts had zero attraction for me, so having my eyes locked there made paying attention to everything else easy.
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Yesterday I was on a ride with my club. After our coffee stop, two of my fellow riders quietly approached me and said that when the sun was behind us, "We could clearly see your butt crack."
Obviously, I was mortified. I was also glad they told me, as I would have not known otherwise. Now, my bibs are very high quality--Louis Garneau--although they are a few years old, so I figured it's time to go shopping for new bibs. But then I also got to thinking that, given the nature of Lycra and the sheerness of the material, wouldn't even brand new shorts or bibs be translucent given the right lighting conditions i.e. the sun directly behind you?
Obviously, I was mortified. I was also glad they told me, as I would have not known otherwise. Now, my bibs are very high quality--Louis Garneau--although they are a few years old, so I figured it's time to go shopping for new bibs. But then I also got to thinking that, given the nature of Lycra and the sheerness of the material, wouldn't even brand new shorts or bibs be translucent given the right lighting conditions i.e. the sun directly behind you?
My employee was given a set of used Assos bibs that were awesome but he rode them daily for everything and did a lot of riding. They got so threadbare that our pactimo rep who is also on our team basically offered to buy him a new pair of bibs. Win-Win
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Oh, and please don't post any videos of Crystal and Lovitz doing I hate it when that happens!
They've all been topped now.
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