Womens Bike goUnders Style Guide
Padded Underwear by LiveLifeMove.
 Choose the style and padding to match your riding and comfort needs
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What are Womens Bike goUnders?
Bike goUnders are a fitted performance underwear for women with padding (a chamois) sewn in to provide comfort between you and your bike seat when biking. Designed to be worn next to your skin as your base layer. You wear Bike goUnders to improve your bike seat comfort and riding enjoyment. When the padding in your underwear gives you comfort, you have choice in your Bike Clothing.Â
Bike goUnder Styles
Three different styles are available
- High Waist Brief – Sizes 8 to 22
- Mid Waist Brief – Sizes 8 to 18
- Boy Leg – Sizes S to 2XL
High Waist Brief: Sizes 8-22
Mid Waist Brief: Sizes 8-18
Boyleg: Sizes S-2XL
How to Choose your Bike goUnder Style
There are a few things to consider and think about when choosing a goUnder style. The following list will helpÂ
- body shape – each style of goUnder has been designed with a certain body shape in mind, please pay attention to our advice
- your size – the choices you have will be determined by what size you are
- your preferred underwear style – all our underwear are comfortable to wear but you may only feel happy in a certain style that you are familiar with
- the level of padding you want – there are different types of padding to choose from. Your choice will be influenced mainly by time on the bike
- the type of riding you do – all our underwear are comfortable to wear but our Boyleg goUnders have design features that really suit moving agile riders e.g mountain biking
Style: High Waist Brief – Bike goUnders
Size Range: Available in our widest size range from 8 to 22.
High Waist Briefs are designed to sit high on the body near the natural waistline. They suit bodies that have above average length between the hip joint and waist (often tall women). They are the preferred style for curvy, round body shapes. The higher a waistband sits on your body the less likely you will create a “muffin top” or bulge above the waistband – the waistband is a double layer of comfy fabric, 4cm wide. If you normally wear clothes & regular underwear at waist level you will prefer this design.
A High Waist Brief is best suited to:
- tall riders, tall torso
- curvy shapes, with added weight around the belly
- pear shapes, heavy around upper thighs, hip area
- those who wear high waist normal underwear
- sizes 8 to 22
Choose your Level of PaddingÂ
The High Waist Brief goUnder is available with 2 different levels of padding. You can choose either Endurance or Minimal Padding.
The Endurance Padding (Chamois)
Riding Match: Rides of more than 2 hours. Fitness Riding. Riding on consequetive days.
Comfort Match: Women who experience discomfort at the middle or rear of their saddle.
The Recreation Padding (Chamois)
Riding Match: Rides of less than 2 hours. Urban, Town Riding.
Comfort Match: Women who want protection but prefer less bulk and can help women suffering from soft tissue compression on the front of a saddle.
Style: Mid Waist Brief – Bike goUnders
Size range: Available in sizes 8 to 18.
Mid Waist Briefs sit lower on the body than the high waist option – a full 5cm lower. They are designed to sit across the top of the hips at the height of the two prominent boney points (front of the body). The double fabric waistband is 4cm wide providing a firm but comfy fixing point. They are best suited to flatter, wide body shapes and those with normal or short length between the hip joint and waist (average height to shorter women). Best choice for women who wear their clothes & regular underwear at or below this hip level.
A Mid Waist Brief is best suited to:
- shorter riders, shorter torso
- flat, wide body shapes
- petite
- those who wear their normal underwear at or below hip level
- sizes 8 to 18
Choose your Level of PaddingÂ
The Mid Waist Brief goUnder is available with 2 different levels of padding. You can choose either Endurance or Recreation Padding.
The Endurance Padding (Chamois)
Riding Match: Rides of more than 2 hours. Fitness Riding. Riding on consequetive days.
Comfort Match: Women who experience discomfort at the middle or rear of their saddle.
The Recreation Padding (Chamois)
Riding Match: Rides of less than 2 hours. Urban, Town Riding.
Comfort Match: Women who want protection but prefer less bulk and can help women suffering from soft tissue compression on the front of a saddle.
Style: Boy Leg – Bike goUnders
Size range: Available in sizes S to 2XL
Boy Leg Bike goUnders are designed to sit over the hip, bottom and upper leg area of your body. They have some leg length and will cover the front of your thigh. The inside leg length is only 1cm. A modern style of underwear, popular shape with youth. Offering more fabric to hold your chamois more firmly in place across the rear and are therefore better for moving riders. The waistband is a double layer of fabric with 6mm elastic along the top edge to assist with stability.
A BoyLeg is best suited to:
- most body shapes but great for straight bodies – little or no waist
- gives great coverage completely over the bottom
- no hem elastic and very minimal narrow waist elastic
- versatile design preferred by active riders
- anyone who often measures between sizes (sizing slightly different to our Brief styles)
- sizes S to 2XL
Endurance Padding
Riding Match: Â Active riders that are on and off their seat, as in mountain biking or tour/multi day riding. Riding 1 to 6 hours
Comfort Match: Soft flexible chamois that moves with you, providing comfort without the bulk. Great moisture wicking, suits warmer environments
How to wear your Bike goUnders
They become the underwear you ride in. The padding (chamois) sits directly next to your skin. Do not wear everyday underwear with them. This is important as any additional seams and fabric under your goUnders can cause chaffing and moisture retention and cause issues.
What to wear with your Bike goUnders
With comfort on your bike seat sorted, with padding in your underwear, you can bike in your choice of riding clothing. Clothing that matches the season, the weather, your destination and your mood.
Choose clothing that allows movement and won’t get caught in any moving parts of your bike and you feel good in. Shorts, long pants, tights of varying lengths, skirts, dresses… the choice is yours.
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