whats causing my bib tights to go bally

lizzylad84 · 03-05-2014 4:08pm #1

after today's spin ive noticed my relatively new bib tights have started to bally in the gentleman's area where the padding is on the shorts. any idea what's causing or what could cause this to happen?
There not an Aldi/lidl pair and ive only worn them approx 10 times?

Seaneh · 03-05-2014 4:10pm

lizzylad84 wrote: »

after today's spin ive noticed my relatively new bib tights have started to bally in the gentleman's area where the padding is on the shorts. any idea what's causing or what could cause this to happen?
There not an Aldi/lidl pair and ive only worn them approx 10 times?

Bally?

lizzylad84 · 03-05-2014 4:28pm

bobbling, little balls on the fabric

Seaneh · 03-05-2014 4:42pm

lizzylad84 wrote: »

bobbling, little balls on the fabric

Could be stitching on the saddle causing friction?

lizzylad84 · 03-05-2014 4:54pm

ive recently got a bike fit and i wonder could the fact that the saddle is bang on level be the problem?

Seaneh · 03-05-2014 5:15pm

lizzylad84 wrote: »

ive recently got a bike fit and i wonder could the fact that the saddle is bang on level be the problem?

beats me tbh!

Definitely something causing friction anyway.

What saddle do you use?

lizzylad84 · 03-05-2014 5:24pm

fizik arione

Seaneh · 03-05-2014 5:35pm

Could the little ridges on the "wing flex" area be rubbing against the bibs?

letape · 03-05-2014 7:16pm

I think this is just from normal use, wear and tear.

I'm pretty sure it's happened to any shorts or tights I've worn regardless of the type of saddle or bike.

Wishbone Ash · 03-05-2014 7:23pm

letape wrote: »

I think this is just from normal use, wear and tear.

I'm pretty sure it's happened to any shorts or tights I've worn regardless of the type of saddle or bike.

It's never happened to any of my gear and I spend a fair bit of time in the saddle.

NBar · 03-05-2014 7:45pm

I noticed when I wore a jacket etc it caused the Bally effect

rab!dmonkey · 03-05-2014 7:51pm

Are you using a saddlebag with hook-and-loop fasteners?

Wishbone Ash · 03-05-2014 7:57pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It's never happened to any of my gear and I spend a fair bit of time in the saddle.

...actually, come to think of it, it has happened on the shoulders of one of my commuting jackets from the back-pack rubbing on them.

dermur · 03-05-2014 8:18pm

Doesn't this usually happen to clothes in the washing machine if they're not washed according to manufacturer's instruction?

lizzylad84 · 03-05-2014 9:01pm

rab!dmonkey wrote: »

Are you using a saddlebag with hook-and-loop fasteners?

Nope. No under saddle suitcase for me

Zen0 · 03-05-2014 10:02pm

Have you taken to scratching a lot down there recently?

Zen0 · 03-05-2014 10:03pm

Have you taken to scratching a lot down there recently?

spiderman1885 · 03-05-2014 10:06pm

Shaven testicles/stubbly testicles cause bib shorts to go bally.

My advice: Veet, although you could have a whole host of new problems there.

Limestone1 · 03-05-2014 10:14pm

Assos bibs arrive with a little bag to wash them in to avoid this. According to my wife they always fall out of the bag during the wash ......

pelevin · 04-05-2014 7:47am

Limestone1 wrote: »

Assos bibs arrive with a little bag to wash them in to avoid this. According to my wife they always fall out of the bag during the wash ......

You wanna get your wife to sort that out.

not yet · 04-05-2014 8:55am

pelevin wrote: »

You wanna get your wife to sort that out.

Or get a new wife.

BofaDeezNuhtz · 04-05-2014 1:01pm

spiderman1885 wrote: »

Shaven testicles/stubbly testicles cause bib shorts to go bally.

My advice: Veet, although you could have a whole host of new problems there.

For those who haven't, yis better read this review 1st.....

"Veet removes hair, dignity and self respect"
http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RMSBINADT0S6S/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B000KKNQBK

:D

pelevin · 04-05-2014 1:11pm

not yet wrote: »

Or get a new wife.

Ah that's a small bit extreme in fairness.

eeeee · 04-05-2014 2:45pm

Balling happens clothes from not washing according care instructions, wear and friction. The type of fabric is significant too. For example for Lycra with a high polymide content tends to go bally.
At a guess you are washing the shorts at too high a temperature, with a strong detergent on a long cycle. High stretch Lycra like shorts should never be in a machine longer than 40 mins, MAX.
Jerseys are different. Neither should be washed above 40 degrees, ideally cold washed or 30 at the highest if you can on your machine.

Certain types of washing powder tend to cause it too. Biological powders and Daz are the worst. The gentlest normal one is colour Persil in my experience.

Putting the shorts in a mesh bag for washing will prolong the longevity of the stretch in the Lycra and help stop the balling in such fabric.
What tends to happen is that the warp and weft of the weave in the fabric gets broken down by detergent (it destroys delicate fabric. The ONLY washing power that does not do this is woollite ), heat, and too long in a machine.
also do not shave the bally bits off. Unlike gotten or non stretch fabrics the bally bits on the Lycra are still integral to holding the fabric together. So if you go shaving them off you get holes, unless it has a very high polyester content.

Sometimes Ariel can wash the bally bits off on a high wash but this is only suitable to do to cotton and cotton based fabrics only.

TL, DR, Your shorts are balling because they are being washed for too long at too high a temp and with an overly harsh detergent.

whats causing my bib tights to go bally

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