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I'm after some recommendations for some new lycra shorts (my old faves are no longer made). I've a 34" inside leg and prefer lycra shorts that cover plenty of thigh - as I'm too old and scrawny for the hot pant look 😯 The Gore and Pearl Izumi ones I've tried on recently were all a too 'porno' for me.
Can anyone recommend/suggest any alternatives please.
I use 3/4 bibs ... all the usual suspects make 3/4 version of their shorts
comfy and longer in the leg.. much better than shorts as they look like hotpants on my long legs (36" inseam)
I have the Pearl Izumi quest shorts which aren't the hot pant style ones. My inside leg is 32" and they come to just above my knees.
Assos do long version of their shorts.
Unfortunately, Assos are a bit out of my price range. As far as 3/4's go, I used to have some, but then got into using shorts and kneewarmers, just because of the versatility - the problem I have now is that I get a gap opening up between my shorts and kneewarmers...which is an interesting look 🙂
Interested in the PI Quest shorts - I think the PI ones I tried must have been another model.
I suffer the hot pant shorts thing so I just wear 3/4 all year.
I suffer the hot pant shorts thing so I just wear 3/4 all year.
Yep me as well apart from proper cold when full lengths come out.
Nike shorts tend to be quite long in the leg if you can get hold of them. Otherwise, my Nalini shorts are also quiet long.
Best just to go and try a few on!
rootes1...3/4's probably look like hot pants on you!!! (waves at a puzzled trickett 😉 )
rootes1...3/4's probably look like hot pants on you!!! (waves at a puzzled trickett )
yes puzzled... you old mid shrop wheeler? 😉 think i know who you are...good at wheelies. back then I was a 'twiglet' and not a 'rootes' though still look like a twiglet though can climb hills now
yes def pants, but not hot ! 🙂
Mr Kay?
Bingo!
Endura MT500. Yes they're expensive but they are quite long, well made and last.
Endura MT500. Yes they're expensive but they are quite long, well made and last.
Ta for the suggestions, I'd forgotten about the MT500's. Only thing is that I've lost faith with Enduras random quality at the moment - and have pretty much given up on 'em as a brand. (you must have dropped lucky and got a good pair of MT500's)
I'm on my second pair of warranty replacement MT500 'spray baggies' (which also started to leak yesterday on their second short ride). Zip has gone on my lightly used Humvee shirt - oh, and my warranty replacement Singletrack gloves went through in a hole after about 6 short rides.
The quality seemed to go off a cliff when they outsourced manufacture to China.
The Gore Power S short isn't very lycra like and looks a lot more normal and less revealing.