[Closed] Why do people wear baggy shorts?

[i]women in lycra are a good thing, but blokes in lycra can look so very wrong[/i]

I think it just depends on the person, not their gender...

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So it would seem;

Lycra wearers - it's about being able to expose your genitalia legally

Baggy wearers - it's about wearing some shorts

if riding a bike I choose clothes that'll do the job in those conditions

In what way do baggies not 'do the job'. Personally I don't usually wear lycra or a liner underneath anyway, just regular boxers. In fact sometimes I just wear my normal cargo shorts that I wear for non-biking too. :gasp:

Do you not find if you put anything in your pockets it knocks your thighs and weighs you down though? Far rather put things in a jersey pocket.

Pockets.

And there's usually a lengthy spell in the pub at the end of the night.

Why the need for pockets, surely most baggy wearers also have enough pockets in there 40 litre camel hump?

So all the "I need my pocketsies" people presumably don't ride with a rucksack as well then 😆

I like baggies, they let you distinguish between who's worth racing up the next hill and who's just dust eating fodder 😉

i look good in lycra, but i don't want everyone else to feel inadequate. And i wouldn't describe my shorts as 'baggy' - they're just shorts.

(quite a skinny fit really - they're just not lycra)

as for my bloody great rucksack, where else am i going to put all these conkers/damsons/cherries/blackberrys/sloes/interesting stones?

just look at those dudes in the pic posted by uplink...that is so wrong on so many levels....

That pic gets trawled out all the time - and always misses the point that they were taking the piss and "dug around" to drag up max sausage action for the camera.

Do you not find if you put anything in your pockets it knocks your thighs and weighs you down though?

It weighs you down in your shorts but not your jersey? 😕

Lycra wearers - it's about comfort and efficiency on the bike.

Baggy wearers - it's about image and lack of self confidence.

Summed up! FWIW

Lycra wearers - Proper/decent cylists

Baggy wearers - Weekend warriors who dont have a clue, not true cyclists really, they just enjoy spending thousands on a hobby that they think will enhance their image/personality.

wwaswas - that leopard dumpling has the left arm of a tyrannosaurus rex 😛

njee20 - Member
... Far rather put things in a jersey pocket

I think the typical girth of a bagger makes reaching a jersey pocket pretty impractical 😆

Baggy wearers - it's about image and lack of self confidence.

Dear god! How delusional are you? Every bloke, without a single exception, looks like a complete nob in lycra. FACT!

I wouldn't go out in lycra for the same reason i wouldn't go out in lederhosen. The end result is exactly the same. People will point at you and laugh. You can keep thinking they don't, but they do

I suspect it's an 8 year old girl and thus that arm is the only part of her body that's age appropriately' sized.

wwaswas - thanks for correcting me...i can feel my weetabix at the back of my throat... 🙂
convert...still looks wrong... 😯

Baggy wearers don't have jersey pockets though, they wear DH tops to hide the girth.

Some top trolling going on here.

*applauds*

davidtaylforth - Member

Summed up! FWIW

Lycra wearers - Proper/decent cylists

Baggy wearers - Weekend warriors who dont have a clue, not true cyclists really, they just enjoy spending thousands on a hobby that they think will enhance their image/personality

You don't half talk some shit. So people who wear baggies aren't serious cyclists then? What a mong.

Dear god! How delusional are you? Every bloke, without a single exception, looks like a complete nob in lycra. FACT!

I look great in Lycra due to my legs of steel and my massive package. The ladies love it. FACT 😛

In what way do baggies not 'do the job'. Personally [b]I don't usually wear lycra or a liner underneath anyway, just regular boxers[/b]. In fact sometimes I just wear my normal cargo shorts that I wear for non-biking too. :gasp:

What sort of riding do you do grum - i.e. hours/miles in the saddle a day? If you can handle 6+ hrs cycling (cycling mind, not propping up a gate post or a pub bench) in wet boxers you must have an undercarriage made of cow hid!

Do you not find if you put anything in your pockets it knocks your thighs and weighs you down though? Far rather put things in a jersey pocket.

I ride in a t-shirt, shorts and trainers. Some do out in skin tight suits with team logos (most don't belong to the team), small genitals on display, Oakley radars, clippy shoes and gel packs for a two hour rip around their local trail centre proper cyclists? ATGNI more like.

Anyone who thinks they look buff/cool/athletic in lycra cycling kit needs to up their medication a bit. The words 'badly stuffed sausage spring to mind

Here's why people wear lycra:

Alright Lads

I have recently taken up road bike trainning and have purchased my lovely Lycra short! When out trainning I have noticed an alarming amount of men looking in the general direction of my crotch. Beleive me I am not claiming any %&*$# star qualities here but I would say at least 80% of men looked in comparison to 20% of women.

I found this really weird but on thinking about it later I suppose I would look at another mans speedos in the pool and just yesterday looked at a cyclist shorts. I would like to point out that I am a happily married man.

Anyway - do you think all men have a little gay in them or is this checking out a comparison / alpha male thing?

Your honest thoughts please.

Cheers

http://www.menshealth.co.uk/community/forums/thread/497488

I'll bet most of you really don't need to carry half the stuff you "seem to" on rides.

as opposed to tugging the neck of your jersey and knocking against your lower back? WTFs your point?

A good fitting XC (or road)jersey won't have this problem.

I wear as much clothing as possible whilst biking (this includes baggies)- it gives me the non-sensical reassurance that if I fall off I won't hurt myself as much. Thus I must wear my fluorescent rain jacket whilst attempting any jump because it feels like extra body armour 😕

I look great in Lycra due to my legs of steel and my massive package. The lad[s]ie[/s]s I meet in the woods love it. FACT

There you go, it says what you really meant now.

You don't half talk some shit. So people who wear baggies aren't serious cyclists then?

Pretty much. Obviously there are some exceptions i.e. downhill riders.

I mean how many miles do you do per week? If your doing 150+ then you'll be wearing lycra, you wouldnt want to do it in baggy shorts. Any less than 100 per week and I'd say your not a serious cyclist really, just someone that's basically bought into a lifestyle.

A good fitting XC (or road)jersey won't have this problem.

GTF! of course it will!

🙄

As and when I notice I'd say it's a 50/50 split between men and women ogling my crotch when I'm in Lycra.

However women are totally bemused by my cycling shoes for some reason*.

*proper ones with buckles and carbon soles, not the silly trainer types that baggy wearers wear.

Any less than 100 per week and I'd say your not a serious cyclist

You do 100 miles per week off road? I seem to remember seeing you say you barely ride your mtb these days. No wonder you love lycra so much. 😛

GW - Member

A good fitting XC (or road)jersey won't have this problem.

Hmmm.. magical lycra?

GTF! of course it will!

No it doesn't.

Why the need for pockets, surely most baggy wearers also have enough pockets in there 40 litre camel hump?

Wallet, keys, phone. The rest spread between jersey pocket and saddle bag.

I rarely use the "40 litre camel hump" 😀

david, I've happily done a 100+ mile ride on the roadbike in trousers.
I wasn't racing so why would I need to don lycra?

I wear Lycra on the road bike, but then again, I never get off it during rides

I suppose Speedo 'budgie smugglers' are the optimum attire for swimming but I suspect most wouldn't wear them at the local pool**

Why not?

**unless some silly French rule compels it

Do the compulsive baggie wearers in all and every occasion also wear baggie shorts in the pool rather than a speedo or a jammer(think lycra bike shorts)?

If I was to get in a pool for a splash about (which I never do) I might wear baggies but for a proper swim training session I'd never consider it in a million years as it completely ruins your stroke. I suspect the binners of this world would choose the baggie swim route always despite this fact.

I wasn't racing so why would I need to don lycra?

Its more comfortable?

You do 100 miles per week off road? I seem to remember seeing you say you barely ride your mtb these days. No wonder you love lycra so much

Damn, I've been outed. Yes, Im a gay roadie who loves wearing lycra shorts.

The only reason I go out on my road bike is so I've got a decent excuse to put on my lycra, what I really enjoy is getting home and lounging around the house in it, or going to the Co op for a loaf of bread.

Wallet, keys, phone. The rest spread between jersey pocket and saddle bag.

Saddle bag, pfft have you no shame?

If I was to get in a pool for a splash about (which I never do)

No I bet you don't, because just splashing about would be for losers - every time you do anything you do it to the MAX!!! Serious business!!!

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No it doesn't.

I wear baggies so I don't make you lycra guys feel jealous about my incredibly large appendage.

I do it for YOUR self esteem - you can thank me in beer tokens. 😀

I'll bet most of you really don't need to carry half the stuff you "seem to" on rides.

Guilty. I cite epic laziness in my defence -- CBA to go through (relatively compact) pack before a ride chucking out things I don't need or adding things I might, so it's pretty much in "big day out in the hills" mode all the time.

I often do quick local loops with nothing but keys, though. Only had to walk home once 😉

davidtaylforth - Member

Any less than 100 per week and I'd say your not a serious cyclist really, just someone that's basically bought into a lifestyle

I think the phrase that came up earlier in the week "Pony trekkers on wheels" applies 😆

he pockets are stretchy lycra, not some magical item grabbing suspension material, any weighty contents pull on the jersey (gravity?) and for MTB riding no matter what you carry in there it'll move around.
I still have lycra road and mtb jerseys from when I was considerably thinner even if I put one on that'd look like it was sprayed on the physics wouldn't change

Well I don't have any of the problems you mentioned, perhaps I'm just special.