Comments on: Pearl Izumi Women’s Sugar Cycling Short http://mountainbikebook.com/blog/2010/01/pearl-izumi-womens-sugar-cycling-short/ Mountain bike discounts, reviews and more Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:14:24 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Workout-a-holic http://mountainbikebook.com/blog/2010/01/pearl-izumi-womens-sugar-cycling-short/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Workout-a-holic Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:26:01 +0000 http://mountainbikebook.com/blog/2010/01/pearl-izumi-womens-sugar-cycling-short/#comment-318 As a beginning rider, I have found these shorts to work very well in mountain biking and road cycling. The padding is great and makes riding a hard saddle not so bad. They are a great length and the elastic band is very confortable and effective at keeping the shorts from riding up. They are a lower rise than the majority of other PI bike shorts, coming about an inch above my hips. I wear a M (5'8", 130lbs.) I definately recommend these shorts for beginning to intermediate any female rider. Rating: 4 / 5 As a beginning rider, I have found these shorts to work very well in mountain biking and road cycling. The padding is great and makes riding a hard saddle not so bad. They are a great length and the elastic band is very confortable and effective at keeping the shorts from riding up. They are a lower rise than the majority of other PI bike shorts, coming about an inch above my hips. I wear a M (5′8″, 130lbs.) I definately recommend these shorts for beginning to intermediate any female rider.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Stacy http://mountainbikebook.com/blog/2010/01/pearl-izumi-womens-sugar-cycling-short/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Stacy Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:06:04 +0000 http://mountainbikebook.com/blog/2010/01/pearl-izumi-womens-sugar-cycling-short/#comment-317 These are great shorts, the padding is well done, preventing rubbing and chaffing. The length of these shorts on my legs is great, although I don't think I'd classify them as 'low rise.' But the top band rolls down and they are comfortable. I use them for intermediate distance road biking, and have found these to be my favorite pair of cycling shorts. I'm 5'8" 135lbs and wear a Medium. Rating: 5 / 5 These are great shorts, the padding is well done, preventing rubbing and chaffing. The length of these shorts on my legs is great, although I don’t think I’d classify them as ‘low rise.’ But the top band rolls down and they are comfortable. I use them for intermediate distance road biking, and have found these to be my favorite pair of cycling shorts. I’m 5′8″ 135lbs and wear a Medium.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: J. Sturgeon http://mountainbikebook.com/blog/2010/01/pearl-izumi-womens-sugar-cycling-short/comment-page-1/#comment-316 J. Sturgeon Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:41:03 +0000 http://mountainbikebook.com/blog/2010/01/pearl-izumi-womens-sugar-cycling-short/#comment-316 These shorts are wonderful-I am so glad I bought them! They are great for long rides and have a lot of padding. I probably could have bought a large, but I really hate anything that is binding. They look great and are just the right legnth. I love them! Rating: 5 / 5 These shorts are wonderful-I am so glad I bought them! They are great for long rides and have a lot of padding. I probably could have bought a large, but I really hate anything that is binding. They look great and are just the right legnth. I love them!
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: clausti http://mountainbikebook.com/blog/2010/01/pearl-izumi-womens-sugar-cycling-short/comment-page-1/#comment-315 clausti Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:19:18 +0000 http://mountainbikebook.com/blog/2010/01/pearl-izumi-womens-sugar-cycling-short/#comment-315 The Sugar short is billed as being a lower rise, short inseam bike short with leg grippers that will hold your shorts in place (which is standard on bike shorts.) I bought these shorts in a size xs; I weigh 115 lbs at 5'2. <br /> <br />1. They are not lower rise. They are the same rise as all other bike shorts- practically up to my boobs. "natural waist" or some other jazz. They come way up my back, overlap several of my rips, almost 4" over the top of my butt if I don't roll them down. I roll them down. <br /> <br />2. The legs are too big! They are loose! I was appalled after I ordered these to discover that they included all the discomfort of there being elastic on the leg cuffs with none of the "staying in place" that it is supposed to accomplish. They ride up to an unfortunate degree. Not only is this uncomfortable, it is an extremely unflattering look. <br /> <br />3. The chamois is very nice, I would probably buy something else with this chamois if I could try it on first. <br /> <br />Basically, I would not recommend these shorts. Rating: 2 / 5 The Sugar short is billed as being a lower rise, short inseam bike short with leg grippers that will hold your shorts in place (which is standard on bike shorts.) I bought these shorts in a size xs; I weigh 115 lbs at 5′2.

1. They are not lower rise. They are the same rise as all other bike shorts- practically up to my boobs. “natural waist” or some other jazz. They come way up my back, overlap several of my rips, almost 4″ over the top of my butt if I don’t roll them down. I roll them down.

2. The legs are too big! They are loose! I was appalled after I ordered these to discover that they included all the discomfort of there being elastic on the leg cuffs with none of the “staying in place” that it is supposed to accomplish. They ride up to an unfortunate degree. Not only is this uncomfortable, it is an extremely unflattering look.

3. The chamois is very nice, I would probably buy something else with this chamois if I could try it on first.

Basically, I would not recommend these shorts.
Rating: 2 / 5

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