Wearing the Primal bibs, and loving it
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- October
- 8
Do real men wear bibs? And if they do, why do they wear them?
That’s the question I was asking this week after I tried a pair of Primal Wear’s latest bib shorts. When I arrived in Albany to write a profile on cross-country cyclists Pearson and Pete Constantino, they scoffed at my attire. Both
had worn baggy mountain bike shorts from Oregon to Albany, and they couldn’t see why anyone would wear a pair of shorts that made you have to take off your shirt when he had to hit the loo.
But after riding 25 miles east with them that morning, I can report that these Primal bib shorts were well worth the effort. The new Primal bibs give your entire mid-section more support out on the road. The muscle compression from Lyrca supports the muscles and makes it so you don’t get fatigued quite as quickly. The form-fitting bib hugs you in all the right places. And the well-positioned chamois kept me positioned just right on my seat.
Primal’s chamois, which is made in Switzerland, contains silver ions, which kill bacteria and helps prevent saddle sores. There are four layers of foam on these bibs and they could have come in handy for the Transportation Alternatives Century in early September that left my rear rather raw.
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on Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 at 5:25 PM by David McKay Wilson. 
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Only real men wear bibs. If you’re a roadie without bibs when you switch you’ll feel like when you went from toe cages to clipless pedals.