Ladies do you know and should we let you know?

Ray Palmer

As a regular commuter cyclist it is easy to spot the people who are trying out commuting by bicycle. Some have the latest gear or using other sports gear. Many women seem to use old leggings which makes sense I guess but there is a problem. Today I saw 4 women on my journey and I didnt know whether to say anything or not. Their legging are completely transparent when cycling. I don't mean a little visibility but colour, pattern and label. Ladies do you know or would you like some heads up? If they were people I knew I would let the know but telling a stranger seem dangerous.

magicbastarder

you're asking the internet should you approach a woman and tell her her clothes are see-through?

seamus

magicbastarder wrote: »

you're asking the internet should you approach a woman and tell her her clothes are see-through?

I wonder is he just subtly putting it up here in the hopes that women will see this and realise that we can see their pink panties through their black yoga pants when cycling.

cython

magicbastarder wrote: »

you're asking the internet should you approach a woman and tell her her clothes are see-through?

:pac:

Ray Palmer

magicbastarder wrote: »

you're asking the internet should you approach a woman and tell her her clothes are see-through?

Not really just wondering are they aware. I suspect they don't.

Lumen

I'd say roaring "I can see your knickers" as you roll on past ought to have the desired effect.

Try it and report back.

jill_valentine

Isn't that what Mr Tayto's for?

It's... Kind of a good question though.

jill_valentine

Isn't that what Mr Tayto's for?

It's... Kind of a good question though.

Ray Palmer

jill_valentine wrote: »

Isn't that what Mr Tayto's for?

It's... Kind of a good question though.

Saying ask Mr Tayto about your clothes might be neutral enough

dastardly00

Have your phone play this as you cycle past... They might get the hint then...

saccades

I've always pondered about this, surely their other half/mate etc tells them?

Cash_Q

Most leggings are pretty see through whether cycling or Not, often just walking around. People don't seem to care about having their entire a$$ on show! More power to them :P

Grassey

Should make this much more interesting!


http://www.skoda.ie/company/speeddating

Rechuchote

Keep your mind on your driving
Keep your hands on the wheel
And keep your snoopy eyes on the road ahead
We're having fun
Cycling on the backstreets

NamelessPhil

Lads do you know that your boxers have slipped down and your hairy crack is on show? Should we tell you as we ride past?

Lumen

NamelessPhil wrote: »

Lads do you know that your boxers have slipped down and your hairy crack is on show? Should we tell you as we ride past?

Incidents of half shorts should always be reported to the Gardai. I wouldn't risk tackling an offender directly, he might throw his toys out of the top tube bag.

cython

NamelessPhil wrote: »

Lads do you know that your boxers have slipped down and your hairy crack is on show? Should we tell you as we ride past?

Lumen wrote: »

Incidents of half shorts should always be reported to the Gardai. I wouldn't risk tackling an offender directly, he might throw his toys out of the top tube bag.

CPTM

Lumen wrote: »

I'd say roaring "I can see your knickers" as you roll on past ought to have the desired effect.

Try it and report back.

But imagine you get stuck at the next set of traffic lights with her, making awkward conversation. :pac::pac:

RobertFoster

NamelessPhil wrote: »

Lads do you know that your boxers have slipped down and your hairy crack is on show? Should we tell you as we ride past?

NamelessPhil

The worst case for both genders is see-through cycling gear. There's no escape then. #burnitwithfire

Inquitus

NamelessPhil wrote: »

The worst case for both genders is see-through cycling gear. There's no escape then. #burnitwithfire

I was going to say, its not a female only issue, seen plenty of men's cracks with see thru bib shorts while racing, not a pretty sight! #burnitwithfire indeed

endacl

Ray Palmer wrote: »

As a regular commuter cyclist it is easy to spot the people who are trying out commuting by bicycle. Some have the latest gear or using other sports gear. Many women seem to use old leggings which makes sense I guess but there is a problem. Today I saw 4 women on my journey and I didnt know whether to say anything or not. Their legging are completely transparent when cycling. I don't mean a little visibility but colour, pattern and label. Ladies do you know or would you like some heads up? If they were people I knew I would let the know but telling a stranger seem dangerous.

"No. Do not tell them"

- The Lads.

Alek

Should we tell you as we ride past?

I wouldn't mind, if in a nice way

[not that it ever happens!!!]

doozerie

I've seen some awfully traumatic things in my many years of commuting. See-through leggings fall squarely in the "don't care, if they are not embarrassed by it then why should I be?" end of the scale, exposed hairy male arse with sweat glistening on the individual hairs falls squarely in the "Make it stop! I'm. Never. Leaving. The. House. Again. EVER!" end of the scale.

My trauma scale was well defined. It had rules. More importantly it had limits. Until recently.

I found myself behind a guy wearing bib shorts, runners, and a t-shirt. Which is fine, it falls within the scale, mildly traumatic but bearable. Until I realised the bib of the shorts was hanging down at the back. HANGING. DOWN. Worse, it had a stain pattern on it that suggested it was well used to road spray hitting it. This was not a once off, this guy was a serial bib dangling offender.

Words. They are not adequate...

work

1) I'd suggest keeping stump. The possible repercussions are scary.
2) I Think these issues are rare but as already mentioned the male crack half out is a barbaric event leaving me somewhere between disgust and bewildered that they must know it is on view? I believe we should be allowed to use these cracks to dispose of things. The odd cigarette butt or coke can down there might teach them!

anewme

Reads thread.

Hmmm.

Tries on favourite running tights/leggings.

Bins them.


Really funny thread and responses.

daragh_

I've been guilty of wearing 'nearly' worn out bib shorts to a Race. I would have got away with it but then it rained Luckily I was off the back pretty quick so nobody had to stare into the abyss.

Vel

I had an epic wardrobe malfunction last week. Epic.

I wear regular clothes while commuting. I was wearing a dress with buttons up the front. You can see where this is going....

Got home, hopped off the bike, looked down and the (thankfully bra clad!) girls were on display, the buttons having popped open. For how long they had been on display I do not know.

Still recovering and said dress had been consigned to the 'do not wear when cycling' pile!

cdaly_

daragh_ wrote: »

I've been guilty of wearing 'nearly' worn out bib shorts to a Race.

Trouble is they never look see through in the drawer.

plodder

Vel wrote: »

I had an epic wardrobe malfunction last week. Epic.

I wear regular clothes while commuting. I was wearing a dress with buttons up the front. You can see where this is going....

Got home, hopped off the bike, looked down and the (thankfully bra clad!) girls were on display, the buttons having popped open. For how long they had been on display I do not know.

Still recovering and said dress had been consigned to the 'do not wear when cycling' pile!

Call AA Roadwatch. They can probably trace the sequence of traffic collisions that happened along your route, from the point of occurrence.

cdaly_

Vel wrote: »

I had an epic wardrobe malfunction last week. Epic.

I wear regular clothes while commuting. I was wearing a dress with buttons up the front. You can see where this is going....

Got home, hopped off the bike, looked down and the (thankfully bra clad!) girls were on display, the buttons having popped open. For how long they had been on display I do not know.

Still recovering and said dress had been consigned to the 'do not wear when cycling' pile!

Sure t'was hot. Perfectly reasonable choice to keep you cool while pedalling...

seamus

doozerie wrote: »

I've seen some awfully traumatic things in my many years of commuting.

Not to be that guy, but I don't think anything can beat my commute behind the guy with the "livestrong" shorts that were torn.

Along the crack.

Tore the arse out of a pair shorts not so long ago hopping a gate for a toilet break, thought I'd be grand as I was on quiet roads and only 1km then through town to home.

I'd say every car that passed me beeped, they snagged on the right side so it was only a half moon

circler

Rew

Cycling though Ranelagh one day I had to stop and tell a poor girl on the footpath that her skirt was caught on her bag at the back... Any given day in the gym there are more thongs, strings, french, commando etc on show than all my commutes combined so I can only assume its well known to all.

doozerie

seamus wrote: »

Not to be that guy, but I don't think anything can beat my commute behind the guy with the "livestrong" shorts that were torn.

Along the crack.

When asked to comment, Livestrong said: "It's not about the crack!".

terrydel

doozerie wrote: »

When asked to comment, Livestrong said: "It's not about the crack!".

Possibly the only drug he wasnt doing.

Rechuchote

A photo was passed around the newsroom years ago; every man nodded and said "Nice picture!" and every woman looked, looked again and hooted with laughter. It was one of the great Irish marathon runners, whose shorts had failed to contain his manliness. The men just hadn't noticed; it was the first thing the women saw: Face - feet - package - hoooot!

plodder

Rechuchote wrote: »

A photo was passed around the newsroom years ago; every man nodded and said "Nice picture!" and every woman looked, looked again and hooted with laughter. It was one of the great Irish marathon runners, whose shorts had failed to contain his manliness. The men just hadn't noticed; it was the first thing the women saw: Face - feet - package - hoooot!

The perils of split shorts ... :pac:

It reminds me of this case

GAA player awarded damages over photo of 'privates'

magicbastarder

marty whelan never sued. though he *knew*.

Rechuchote

No one looking at such photos would be looking for a penis and testicles, Mr Nolan said.

:D:D:D:D:D:D

facehugger99

Ray Palmer wrote: »

Today I saw 4 women on my journey and I didnt know whether to say anything or not. Their legging are completely transparent when cycling. I don't mean a little visibility but colour, pattern and label. Ladies do you know or would you like some heads up? If they were people I knew I would let the know but telling a stranger seem dangerous.

Practically, what could they do at that stage even if you told them?

doozerie

Rechuchote wrote: »

No one looking at such photos would be looking for a penis and testicles, Mr Nolan said.

:D:D:D:D:D:D

Well, with that sentence lodged firmly in my brain it's likely the *first* thing I'll be looking for in such photos from now on. Curse you, Mr Nolan!

eeeee

There is also *that* pic of Paul Scholes. I'm glad under armour is a thing now.

CramCycle

NamelessPhil wrote: »

Lads do you know that your boxers have slipped down and your hairy crack is on show? Should we tell you as we ride past?

I get called on this all the time, embarrassed but glad it is said to me, I am no longer in my athletic prime (which wasn't all that athletic or prime when I was there) and it certainly is not a show anyone would go to see for free.

el tel

I used to regularly see (i.e. follow at close quarters) a minor TV personality ride along in leggings stretched to the point of transparency.

Lumen

el tel wrote: »

I used to regularly see (i.e. follow at close quarters) a minor TV personality ride along in leggings stretched to the point of transparency.

Please god let it be Jean Byrne.

Lori2018

Ray Palmer wrote: »

As a regular commuter cyclist it is easy to spot the people who are trying out commuting by bicycle. Some have the latest gear or using other sports gear. Many women seem to use old leggings which makes sense I guess but there is a problem. Today I saw 4 women on my journey and I didnt know whether to say anything or not. Their legging are completely transparent when cycling. I don't mean a little visibility but colour, pattern and label. Ladies do you know or would you like some heads up? If they were people I knew I would let the know but telling a stranger seem dangerous.

Dangerous 😂😂 The fact you even considered the idea of saying something though.. more dangerous for you

el tel

Lumen wrote: »

Please god let it be Jean Byrne.

It wasn't but coincidentally the first four letters of her name are also J E A N

check_six

el tel wrote: »

It wasn't but coincidentally the first four letters of her name are also J E A N

Umm.... was it Derek Davis?

mathie

work wrote: »

1) I'd suggest keeping stump. The possible repercussions are scary.
2) I Think these issues are rare but as already mentioned the male crack half out is a barbaric event leaving me somewhere between disgust and bewildered that they must know it is on view? I believe we should be allowed to use these cracks to dispose of things. The odd cigarette butt or coke can down there might teach them!

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/215700.html

Yours etc.,
That guy.