Do you like 'em somewhat tight or a little loose?
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Do you like 'em somewhat tight or a little loose?
When it comes to cycling jerseys, I like them a little loose. With normal shirts I wear (most times) a large, and in some cases an XL, but when it comes to jerseys I normally buy XXL or XXXL.
What about y'all?
What about y'all?
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Not tight but not too loose either. With some brands the length is too long when I get a slightly loose jersey so I stay away from those. Consequently many of my jerseys are 3-5 years old and showing quite a bit of wear. But I keep an eye out for sales, closeouts, etc so I'm able to find jerseys. None are the "team jerseys", just regular. I like Primal Wear jerseys when I can find a design I like.
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Loose!
Yeah, I've got quite the "spare tire", and I hate how the tight skin-suits accentuate it more than necessary.
Yeah, I've got quite the "spare tire", and I hate how the tight skin-suits accentuate it more than necessary.
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Tight. Nothing worse than standing out of the saddle, and having everything in the jersey pockets bounce around. "Club fit" jerseys also always seem to be longer in the front, which just means the bottom of the jersey pooches up. Why can't jersey manufacturers accommodate my weird body?!
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Not tight but not too loose either. With some brands the length is too long when I get a slightly loose jersey so I stay away from those. Consequently many of my jerseys are 3-5 years old and showing quite a bit of wear. But I keep an eye out for sales, closeouts, etc so I'm able to find jerseys. None are the "team jerseys", just regular. I like Primal Wear jerseys when I can find a design I like.
Tight. Nothing worse than standing out of the saddle, and having everything in the jersey pockets bounce around. "Club fit" jerseys also always seem to be longer in the front, which just means the bottom of the jersey pooches up. Why can't jersey manufacturers accommodate my weird body?!
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Snug against the skin, but loose enough that if I twist my torso, the jersey moves, not sticks in place and stretches.
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I wear large shirts and large jerseys. The problem is, “large” means something different to every brand. I have lined, long sleeve jerseys from Pearl Izumi and Castelli, and they may as well be different sizes altogether. I could wear a jersey under the PI. I couldn’t fit a base layer under the Castelli. It fits like skin.
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Tight. Nothing worse than standing out of the saddle, and having everything in the jersey pockets bounce around. "Club fit" jerseys also always seem to be longer in the front, which just means the bottom of the jersey pooches up. Why can't jersey manufacturers accommodate my weird body?!
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I wear large shirts and large jerseys. The problem is, “large” means something different to every brand. I have lined, long sleeve jerseys from Pearl Izumi and Castelli, and they may as well be different sizes altogether. I could wear a jersey under the PI. I couldn’t fit a base layer under the Castelli. It fits like skin.
Here’s a large Castelli jersey and a large golf shirt:
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Light and tight.
Loose and airy is nice while sitting on a terrace drinking Sangria.
I find sweat wicks away better where the cloth touches the skin.
Loose and airy is nice while sitting on a terrace drinking Sangria.
I find sweat wicks away better where the cloth touches the skin.
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I have to wear loose clothing regardless of what it is. I can't stand anything that feels binding around my neck (NO ties) and I've always rolled up long sleeves on dress shirts.
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Loose, but still tight enough it doesn’t ripple in the wind. Mostly because there is a slight roll above the shorts where if I ever lay off the pizza and beer will have a flat stomach.
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A little loose. Can't stand the feel of tight shirts against my body.
And as for weekend warriors who think tight makes them more "aero"....
And as for weekend warriors who think tight makes them more "aero"....
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So the point was that tight clothing isn't more aero, and all these weekend warriors who wear the tight jerseys is just deluding themselves into thinking that it is, and it looks silly? Gotcha!
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Skin tight; I can't abide flapping or folds building up on the shoulders.. I wear a 15 1/2 dress shirt, but find myself becoming a "Small" these days. Good for shopping the clearance racks.
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IKR. A year or two ago we got fleece jacket swag from work. No samples to try on before we picked our size, but we were told they ran true to size. I ordered a L. The thing was more like a XXL or possibly even XXXL. There was no way I could wear it so I gave it to a rather big bartender I know who has a huge pot belly. Fits him fine.
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My only point was, the weekend warriors that somehow think they are going faster with a tight jersey vs one a little loose if funny to me. But hey, it's all good!
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Snug with length. No one offers one within reason that fits as I'd liked. So I buy the next size up to achieve length. Nobody wants to see a tube top on this guy.
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Not aero means flapping, which results in sore nipples (for me) on longer rides, even though I do wear a base layer. I wear U.S. Medium (Euro L, size 4) cycling jerseys, and in polo shirts I usually wear M now (used to be L: as noted above U.S. sizes have shifted dramatically in the last 30 years), casual T-shirts either L or M depending (there is NO consistency in T-shirt sizes between brands).