[Cycling] How comfortable are you in tights? - Page 2 - Ausbb

12-09-2009, 02:02 PM

Lycra is only for the super serious road racers and for tossers.
My mate gets all decked out in lycra,sunnies,hat,shoes - all cycling brand stuff-
then drives his car down to the riverside and does 20 odd ks at a leisurley pace every second Saturday.His wife laughs behind his back and sometimes curses him for all the dough he spends,his kids won`t be seen with him.

15-09-2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle Aaron

By the way, the other day I cycled 32km and then a couple of hours later 8km, I wore runners, track pants, t-shirt and light rain jacket - I was going to a gym session at PTC Frankston. Nothing horrible happened because I wasn't wearing lycra.

Ok mate. well done. Now hop onto a road bike with a narrow and very lightly padded seat, and go for a 50k ride with no rest. (if you are seriouse then you better do more like 70km+) do this in trackies and rain jacket or whatever, then in bike lycra. Get back to me after you have done that.

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Originally Posted by Zarkov

Lycra is only for the super serious road racers and for tossers.
My mate gets all decked out in lycra,sunnies,hat,shoes - all cycling brand stuff-
then drives his car down to the riverside and does 20 odd ks at a leisurley pace every second Saturday.His wife laughs behind his back and sometimes curses him for all the dough he spends,his kids won`t be seen with him.

Ok, mabey your mate is a bit of a tosser granted, but there are plenty of ppl who will never do the tour De France yet will use lycra on their road bike for training and racing.

Guys i think this thread was more directed at actual road bike cyclists who actually train/race any considerable distance and would reasonably wear the proper gear. After all, would you seriously consider doing a weights session wearing a business suit?

Kyle Aaron · 15-09-2009, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by singlesculler

Ok mate. well done. Now hop onto a road bike with a narrow and very lightly padded seat, and go for a 50k ride with no rest. (if you are seriouse then you better do more like 70km+) do this in trackies and rain jacket or whatever, then in bike lycra. Get back to me after you have done that.

Yes because every person wearing lycra on their bike is doing 50-70km for that ride

16-09-2009, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Kyle Aaron

Yes because every person wearing lycra on their bike is doing 50-70km for that ride

Lol, fair enough. I wear lycra for my rides, but i think i secretly just enjoy wearing something skin tight :P

Kyle Aaron · 16-09-2009, 12:43 AM

Well, who doesn't? I was thinking about that when selecting my school t-shirt today, they were a very loose fit, even the 99kg rugby guy had to get a medium, I wanted a small but was too embarrassed since that was what the girls and runty guys were getting

16-09-2009, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by singlesculler

Ok, mabey your mate is a bit of a tosser granted, but there are plenty of ppl who will never do the tour De France yet will use lycra on their road bike for training and racing.

Yes,definitely.Even those people who get out on weekends are serious in my book.As long as they do it seriously,how far and how often doesn`t matter.
My mate just goes over board.He has literally thousands of dollars of wear for
the odd weekend stroll.
I have often done 100km days on a mountain bike in shorts with no chaffing.
Now I have a couple of pairs of Oakley MB shorts with built in lycra and padding and what a difference it makes.
Back to the question, I don`t feel comfortable in lycra except in the pool.

06-10-2009, 03:15 AM

depends how tight they are!

Scooby-Doo · 05-06-2010, 01:48 AM

feel pretty comfortable until you pull up at a set of traffic light next to a car knowing someone is stareing at you LOL

16-09-2009, 12:43 AM	#15 (permalink)
Kyle Aaron Active Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Gender: Posts: 3,682	Well, who doesn't? I was thinking about that when selecting my school t-shirt today, they were a very loose fit, even the 99kg rugby guy had to get a medium, I wanted a small but was too embarrassed since that was what the girls and runty guys were getting __________________ Recent clients' best results: BW +10kg/-27kg ... BF-11% ... ♀/♂1RM/kg SQ65/145 OHP30/65 DL75/170 "fitness and lifting is just an interest I have. Plain and simple. Some people like music, others like shopping, I like deadlifts." - a client[/SIZE]

12-09-2009, 02:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
Zarkov Guest Posts: n/a	Lycra is only for the super serious road racers and for tossers. My mate gets all decked out in lycra,sunnies,hat,shoes - all cycling brand stuff- then drives his car down to the riverside and does 20 odd ks at a leisurley pace every second Saturday.His wife laughs behind his back and sometimes curses him for all the dough he spends,his kids won`t be seen with him.

06-10-2009, 03:15 AM	#17 (permalink)
bigboss Guest Posts: n/a	depends how tight they are!

05-06-2010, 01:48 AM	#18 (permalink)
Scooby-Doo Newbie Join Date: May 2010 Gender: Posts: 11	feel pretty comfortable until you pull up at a set of traffic light next to a car knowing someone is stareing at you LOL