Women’s Bike Bibs — Women’s Triathlon Suits — Where to begin?

[txgoonie]

I’m actually a big fan of the two-piece tri suit option b/c of the utility of the pieces separately. Tri shorts are good to throw on as a base layer when you wanna ride in street clothes. And the tri-top is one of my favorite things to wear when running long distance or racing b/c I can carry more stuff without having to resort to some kind of belt. I really don’t get why running apparel manufacturers haven’t figure this out yet. It’s a running shimmel with cycling jersey pockets in the back – duh. Anyway, I have tri-tops that are either supposed to be worn alone or with a bra/suit top underneath, and I prefer the all-in-one. It’s one less layer, and the pockets tend not to sag as much. Zoot is my favorite all around, but Sugoi shorts are super nice – the material is smooth and holds up well. I tried DeSoto and I find their stuff to be a little too short, too thin, and does not hide anything.

Overheating (or at least feeling hot) when you start on the run is always tough. Just make sure to dump some water over your head and use head and/or eye protection. I throw on a visor and sunglasses b/c squinting seriously takes up too much energy.

Bib shorts are the bomb. That’s all I can really say about that

[acc]

If you don’t want to order something online check out the enormous rack of women’s tri clothes @ Bonzai http://tribonzai.com/. Everything on the rack, shorts, suits, tops is 50% off.

There is a wide variety in material, cut, and coverage so it’s worth trying this stuff on and at 50% you can buy several different styles.

Pro-Tip: The shorts by 2XU and Zoot are nicer than most of the tankini crap out there. Sorry, I really don’t care much for the tankini style. But, I will wear the tri shorts to the pool this summer because they fit and are flattering. And God help me, I’ll wear them on the bike just for fun for rides less than fifty miles.

If you are more modest, and I applaud your good taste and decorum even though I lack both, Pearl Izumi makes a longer tri short and again, I’d be comfortable wearing it to the pool.

Bonzai rents tri wetsuits too if you’re in the market. After a week of practice it only takes 1/2 a jar of slathered Crisco to get me into it. And yes, I realize it’s like renting rubber underwear and no, I have no thoughts of spraying Luminol on it and shining a black light on it. There are some things I simply don’t want to know.

[vvill]

The Clymb generally has some pretty good deals imo, and stuff does sell out quite a bit there. Haven’t (yet) bought anything there myself although I suspect it’s only a matter of time.

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