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Graham, I find lycra bib shorts to be pretty tight at first - they gently ease off on the fitting a little bit - but if they are really tough to get on, and constrict blood flow (!) then may be time to trade up.
It's difficult to get sizing right on bib shorts, totally. I got a pair from Morvelo; almost impossible to get on. Traded up and they're still, ah, neat. But it hopefully encourages me to keep off the pies 🙂
My Enduras were pretty tight when first purchased, have now eased to 'fitted' if that makes sense. You just don't know really until you trade up and they flap about.
Am I wrong in still having lycra in my 50th year? 🙂
[b]** UPDATE ****[/b]
In case anyone is interested. The XL bibs arrived today and are a much better fit. (Still skin tight but less taught and thankfully less prone to leg hair poking through)
Good thing too as I got to test them out in the snow on the way home. 😀
So there you have it. 6'2 (188cm), 34-36 waist, ~90kg, big legs?
then ignore the official size guide and go for XL.
GrahamS.
Just been through exactly the same thing myself. Though I'm only 6' with a 32-34 waist.
Ordered a L going by their size guide, tried them on and there was hairs sticking out of everywhere 😯
XL seems much betterer.
Seriously no one needs to see my hair sticking through lycra. 😐
I was gonna go for some dhb bibs as well, not sure on the sizing now! What size would be best for me at 5'9" ish with a 29" inside leg and 32" waist?
Dunno but I'd be tempted to go one larger than their size chart suggests. The dhb stuff always seemed to be sized quite small (gets mentioned in a few reviews). By their size chart the XL should be huge on me but it's fine.
You can always return it if there is an issue - the wiggle returns process went very smoothly for me.
I tend to run on the warm side and have an hour road commute, how warm do you find these? Would you wear a pair of baggies over the top or just these? I currently have some padded 3/4's which I wear under waterproof baggies when the temp starts to drop.
I tend to run on the warm side and have an hour road commute
ditto on both counts. I ran them last night under a set of old MT500 baggies and a riding jersey plus jacket on top. Was fine. Mind you it was snowing!
I have the eVent baggies so similar bag of bones. Its not snowing down south just cold. I'm not sure I or the general public for that matter are ready for the whole lycra and nothing else experience so I may go with baggies all the same lol