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  1. Don't know how I ever managed without the bib bits, no more cold spot and builders bum is a thing
    of the past.

    Yippee

  2. "michael keily" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Don't know how I ever managed without the bib bits, no more cold spot and builders bum is a thing
    of the past.

    Yippee

    Yippee indeed - I got my first pair a couple of weeks ago, and it means no more pressure on my belly
    - so much more comfortable that now I resent having to wear normal shorts. SteveP

  3. michael keily said:

    Don't know how I ever managed without the bib bits, no more cold spot and builders bum is a thing
    of the past.

    Don't forget your helmet, though, or the slab fairy will get you :-)

    --
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  4. In article <[email hidden]>, Jack Elder
    <[email hidden]> writes

    Quoted message said:


    I got a pair of bib shorts about a month ago, and I'm very impressed so far. One question though:
    how do you go to the loo while wearing 'em? As far as I can tell, in order to sneak behind a tree
    for roadside relief, you'd have to take off your jersey and remove the greater part of the bib
    shorts in order to get anywhere... and it must be worse for women. Is there a trick to this that I
    don't know about?


    I don't have bibs, but surely the normal solution would work -- just stick it out the bottom of the
    legs. Works with my Lusso tights -- though I do have to loosen the ankle zip, of course. Isn't this
    what everyone does?
    --
    The Big Baguette

  5. in article [email hidden], stephen pridgeon at
    [email hidden] wrote on 30/1/03 9:34 am:

    Quoted message said:

    "michael keily" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Don't know how I ever managed without the bib bits, no more cold spot and builders bum is a thing
    of the past.

    Yippee indeed - I got my first pair a couple of weeks ago, and it means no more pressure on my
    belly - so much more comfortable that now I resent having to wear normal shorts.

    I got a pair of bib shorts about a month ago, and I'm very impressed so far. One question though:
    how do you go to the loo while wearing 'em? As far as I can tell, in order to sneak behind a tree
    for roadside relief, you'd have to take off your jersey and remove the greater part of the bib
    shorts in order to get anywhere... and it must be worse for women. Is there a trick to this that I
    don't know about?

    Cheers

    Jack

  6. In article <[email hidden]>, The Big Baguette <[email hidden]> writes

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, Jack Elder
    <[email hidden]> writes

    Quoted message said:


    I got a pair of bib shorts about a month ago, and I'm very impressed so far. One question though:
    how do you go to the loo while wearing 'em? As far as I can tell, in order to sneak behind a tree
    for roadside relief, you'd have to take off your jersey and remove the greater part of the bib
    shorts in order to get anywhere... and it must be worse for women. Is there a trick to this that I
    don't know about?


    I don't have bibs, but surely the normal solution would work -- just stick it out the bottom of the
    legs. Works with my Lusso tights -- though I do have to loosen the ankle zip, of course. Isn't this
    what everyone does?

    Out of the collar of your jersey would also work, of course -- but, if you've shaved recently, the
    spray could cause razor burn.
    --
    The Big Baguette

  7. Jack Elder said:

    I got a pair of bib shorts about a month ago, and I'm very impressed


    so far.

    Quoted message said:

    One question though: how do you go to the loo while wearing 'em?

    The problem is not so much flopping Percy out, as flopping him out in such a way that the entire
    length is pointing down. I'm sure you're familiar with what happens when you fail to get your fly
    down all the way and end up with JT forming an inverted 'J' as he leaves your trousers - you always
    get a little bit left in the urethra that just leaks out as soon as everything is back in place. So
    the trick is to avoid that situation.

    Lift the bottoms of any upper garments covering the bib (the shirtlifting stage is, unfortunately,
    an essential part of the procedure). Reach inside said garments and pull the zip of the bib down as
    far as it will go. Now stand in an "I've just got off a horse after a week in the saddle" pose, and
    pull the lycra at the bottom of the zip down as far as it will go. Lean forward slightly. You should
    now, with practice, be able to answer nature's call without removing any clothes.

    Quoted message said:

    As far as I can tell, in order to sneak behind a tree for roadside relief, you'd


    have

    Quoted message said:

    to take off your jersey and remove the greater part of the bib shorts


    ...

    I used to do that, at first. If I hadn't figured out a way around it, I would never have bought
    another pair of bibs.

    --
    Danny Colyer (remove safety to reply) ( juggler.netdanny ) Recumbent cycle page:
    speedy5.freeserve.co.ukrecumbents "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." -
    Thomas Paine

  8. Jack Elder said:

    I got a pair of bib shorts about a month ago, and I'm very impressed so far. One question though:
    how do you go to the loo while wearing 'em?

    I roll one leg up and get the lads out of the leg hole. It works for
    me :-)

    Guy
    ===
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    dynamic DNS permitting)
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    work. Apologies.

  9. Just zis Guy said:

    I roll one leg up and get the lads out of the leg hole.

    How masonic.

    <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/scotland/2715689.stm> ends:

    Written in inimitable army prose it was headed "Urinating Procedure (Males)", and it started with
    the immortal words, "release equipment".

  10. Guy said:

    I roll one leg up and get the lads out of the leg hole. It works for
    me :-)

    So how do you manage with bib *tights*, Guy?

    (Don't answer, we'll only have someone asking for jpgs).

    --
    Danny Colyer (remove safety to reply) ( juggler.netdanny ) Recumbent cycle page:
    speedy5.freeserve.co.ukrecumbents "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." -
    Thomas Paine

  11. "Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Jack Elder said:

    I got a pair of bib shorts about a month ago, and I'm very impressed


    so far.

    Quoted message said:

    One question though: how do you go to the loo while wearing 'em?

    The problem is not so much flopping Percy out, as flopping him out in such a way that the entire
    length is pointing down.

    Too much information.

  12. "Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Guy said:

    I roll one leg up and get the lads out of the leg hole. It works for
    me :-)

    So how do you manage with bib *tights*, Guy?

    Short legs or long tackle :-O

  13. in article [email hidden], Danny Colyer at [email hidden] wrote on
    2/2/03 9:30 pm:

    Quoted message said:
    Jack Elder said:

    I got a pair of bib shorts about a month ago, and I'm very impressed


    so far.

    Quoted message said:

    One question though: how do you go to the loo while wearing 'em?



    [snip]

    Quoted message said:


    Lift the bottoms of any upper garments covering the bib (the shirtlifting stage is, unfortunately,
    an essential part of the procedure). Reach inside said garments and pull the zip of the bib down
    as far as it will go. [snip]

    Ah. This is where I start to have problems: the bib shorts in question don't have a zip. 😉 These
    are a pair of Endura thermal bib knickers (endura.co.ukKnicks thermastat.html) which I
    bought for winter riding. As I say, the only way that I can see to take them off for a call of
    nature involves actually taking the top half off my shoulders - which is quite a pain. Compromise
    solution is to wear a wicking base layer on the top half, under the bib section - that way you're
    not entirely topless when you have to whip the bib off and roll 'em down. Not the best solution for
    icy rides though.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    As far as I can tell, in order to sneak behind a tree for roadside relief, you'd


    have

    Quoted message said:

    to take off your jersey and remove the greater part of the bib shorts


    ...

    I used to do that, at first. If I hadn't figured out a way around it, I would never have bought
    another pair of bibs.

    Yup. If I get a pair for summer, I'm now definitely aiming at something with a zip. 😉

    Cheers

    Jack

    --
    And if we don't all live happily ever after, at least we'll survive another week. ::Kermit the Frog
    tallpoppy.orgtallpoppy.org

  14. On Mon, 03 Feb 2003 08:29:43 +0000, Jack Elder <[email hidden]> wrote:

    <snip>

    Quoted message said:

    Ah. This is where I start to have problems: the bib shorts in question don't have a zip. 😉 These
    are a pair of Endura thermal bib knickers (endura.co.ukKnicks thermastat.html) which I
    bought for winter riding. As I say, the only way that I can see to take them off for a call of
    nature involves actually taking the top half off my shoulders - which is quite a pain. Compromise
    solution is to wear a wicking base layer on the top half, under the bib section - that way you're
    not entirely topless when you have to whip the bib off and roll 'em down. Not the best solution for
    icy rides though.


    Catheter and spare bidon. Just don't mix the bidons up.

    Tim
    --
    fast and gripping, non pompous, glossy and credible.

  15. Tim Hall said:


    Catheter and spare bidon. Just don't mix the bidons up.

    But catheters provide continous drainage so how do you cycle (assuming that is you get the
    opportunity to cycle in between recovering from urinary tract infections)?

    Tony ;-)

    raven-family.comraven-family.com

    "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" George
    Bernard Shaw.

  16. Tony Raven' email hidden in said:

    But catheters provide continous drainage so how do you cycle (assuming that is you get the
    opportunity to cycle in between recovering from urinary tract infections)?

    A catheter device called a "Flip-Flo"

    Rich x

    --
    Two fish suddenly swim into a brick wall. Damn! To reply put only the word "richard" before
    the @ sign

  17. On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 18:45:23 +0000, Richard Bates <[email hidden]>

    in said:

    A catheter device called a "Flip-Flo"

    Or even one of these devices:

    cuddle.clara.netsaddle.jpg

    (Been posted before and made someone spit coffee over their keyboard. You have been warned!)

    Love and adverts from Rich xx

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    the @ sign

  18. Tim Hall said:

    Catheter and spare bidon. Just don't mix the bidons up.

    Who needs the bidon? Just poke the tube out the bottom of the tights.

    --
    Danny Colyer (remove safety to reply) ( juggler.netdanny ) Recumbent cycle page:
    speedy5.freeserve.co.ukrecumbents "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." -
    Thomas Paine

  19. "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    michael keily said:

    Don't know how I ever managed without the bib bits, no more cold spot and builders bum is a
    thing of the past.

    Don't forget your helmet, though, or the slab fairy will get you :-)

    "New Bib Shorts, New Danger", as some dodgy election campaign bosses might put it...

    David E. Belcher

    Dept. of Chemistry, University of York

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