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Why Bibs or why shorts? Why????

Old 06-20-22, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Homebrew01
My hypothesis is that bibs were invented so pro teams could get advertising on the butt, by shortening jerseys and using straps to avoid crack exposure.
They just need some Crack Spackle.
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Old 06-20-22, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by cxwrench
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you’ve never heard of a numbness issue and thought about the shorts? What kind of pro team mechanic are you? It’s a rare but non novel issue

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Old 06-20-22, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by LarrySellerz
it’s less aero but wearing bib shorts around town/at work without athletic shorts over them is pretty obnoxious. I don’t like being stuck in cycling specific clothing, hence the shirt tied to my bars and flat pedals. Utility cyclist etcetera
Work has facilities in which you can change from cycling specific clothing into work appropriate clothing, no?

Showing up at work in cycling specific clothing is pretty obnoxious whereas showing up shirtless is not?
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Old 06-20-22, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by SoSmellyAir
Work has facilities in which you can change from cycling specific clothing into work appropriate clothing, no?

Showing up at work in cycling specific clothing is pretty obnoxious whereas showing up shirtless is not?
it’s a national physics lab, they don’t care
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Old 06-20-22, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by LarrySellerz
race me bro name the time and place. Otherwise keep your opinions to yourself
Okay. Saturday 8:00a, Mt. Evans.
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Old 06-20-22, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by LarrySellerz
it’s a national physics lab, they don’t care
But you do, right? It is difficult to reconcile your posts #50 and #56.
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Old 06-20-22, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
Okay. Saturday 8:00a, Mt. Evans.
Dude give me some time but ill race you there. Im planning a cross country bike tour Im not the best on the climbs but I let you name the race and ill respect it
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Old 06-20-22, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by LarrySellerz
Dude give me some time but ill race you there. Im planning a cross country bike tour Im not the best on the climbs but I let you name the race and ill respect it
You told me to name a time and place. Sounds like you're backing out now.
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Old 06-21-22, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Homebrew01
My hypothesis is that bibs were invented so pro teams could get advertising on the butt, by shortening jerseys and using straps to avoid crack exposure.
So they shortened the jersey to use the space under it, rather than just use the jersey itself? Poor hypothesis.
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Old 06-21-22, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
So they shortened the jersey to use the space under it, rather than just use the jersey itself? Poor hypothesis.
Not necessarily. See post 21. Wicked tattoo on that guy's leg also.
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Old 06-21-22, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by seypat
Not necessarily. See post 21. Wicked tattoo on that guy's leg also.
There's no change in visible space/ad real estate; you're taking away from one to give to another.
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Old 06-21-22, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
There's no change in visible space/ad real estate; you're taking away from one to give to another.
There’s a net gain of advertising space if you replace “crack space” with “bib space.” (Unless you utilize commercial tattoos in the former case.)
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Old 06-21-22, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
There’s a net gain of advertising space if you replace “crack space” with “bib space.” (Unless you utilize commercial tattoos in the former case.)
Not if you had to shorten the jersey to create the crack space.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Not if you had to shorten the jersey to create the crack space.
Yes, that goes without saying. I’m referring to naturally occurring, aka organic, crack space.
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
There’s a net gain of advertising space if you replace “crack space” with “bib space.” (Unless you utilize commercial tattoos in the former case.)
There was no implication that there was crack space in the first place. Even if there was, it's still a poor hypothesis - it'd be much easier to lengthen the tail of the jersey for appropriate coverage/ad space.
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Originally Posted by LarrySellerz
you’ve never heard of a numbness issue and thought about the shorts? What kind of pro team mechanic are you? It’s a rare but non novel issue
No Larry. EVERY elite/pro racer...man or woman...rides in bib shorts. Most now in a one piece road race skin suit. I have never heard nor heard of a single rider wanting shorts for any reason. Not once.
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Originally Posted by LarrySellerz
Bib shorts can exacerbate numbness issues “down there.” Saddles are the main culprit but any padding on saddle or shorts is not ideal for that.
Why would bibs do this and not shorts?
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
Why would bibs do this and not shorts?
Forget it. He's rolling.
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Originally Posted by cxwrench
No Larry. EVERY elite/pro racer...man or woman...rides in bib shorts. Most now in a one piece road race skin suit. I have never heard nor heard of a single rider wanting shorts for any reason. Not once.
Everyone knows that all the racers really want to wear low-slung gym shorts with no padding, but Big Gravel forces them to wear bib shorts, and has done since decades before gravel bikes were invented.
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Have we talked about these yet? Get one of those plus a pair of bibs or shorts with cutouts like donkey chaps and you'd be set!

https://infinitybikeseat.com//shop/i...3-series-seat/
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Have we talked about these yet? Get one of those plus a pair of bibs or shorts with cutouts like donkey chaps and you'd be set!

https://infinitybikeseat.com//shop/i...3-series-seat/
Looks like something for a s_x room.
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Originally Posted by cxwrench
No Larry. EVERY elite/pro racer...man or woman...rides in bib shorts. Most now in a one piece road race skin suit. I have never heard nor heard of a single rider wanting shorts for any reason. Not once.
Yeah and they have numb genitals
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Originally Posted by LarrySellerz
Yeah and they have numb genitals
Do you think people are being literal when we call them "numb nuts"?
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
So they shortened the jersey to use the space under it, rather than just use the jersey itself? Poor hypothesis.
Not as easy to put adds on the pockets, that also get covered by race numbers.
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