Taking a slash...

[angryasian]

Strange one for you...

I just got my hands on a pair of bib style niks. Being that I've embraced this whole lycra thing (Ohhh! so somfortable..) I've run into a problem.
All the other stuff I have is regular short style..

How in gods name do you take a slash when you've got this stupid looking bib-thing on? I'm sure all the Tour guys do it no probs. . .

Someone help me out before I have to get half my kit off in the bush. My GF would not approve..

**for the record - the bib style niks are so ridiculously comfortable. I wish they ALL were bib...

[craign]

Well some bib knicks the jersey has to come off, etc... to take a piss. If the bib section comes up a long way in the front, there is no other option.

However with many bib knicks one of the shoulder straps can be dropped off the shoulder to allow you to take a piss.

[PrOd]

Cut a little hole to stick your man hood through!

On a serious note I slip my right arm inside my shirt which then allows me to drop right side of bib off my shoulder which then allows me to take a piss.

[Demo Dave]

Roll up one of the legs on the short? Just got myself some though am yet to encounter this dilemma.

[junior]

just pull one on the legs up and there ya go

[nate_1990]

Cut a little hole to stick your man hood through!

On a serious note I slip my right arm inside my shirt which then allows me to drop right side of bib off my shoulder which then allows me to take a piss.

classic that would go down well

[angryasian]

Had a chat to the missus... apparently you can take a bra off without taking a t-shirt off... goes a bit like that pull it down through your sleeve stuff that craign suggested...


Cutting... not an option! LMAO!!.. :D

Not sure on this rolling a leg up business...

[Home-J]

rolling the the leg up is the only way to get around this problem.


Unless you have full length bib niks like me, i still don't know what to do when i need to take a wizz. But i guess i don't have to worry about that until next winter.

[alexb618]

you will have to go out the leg hole :D

[Dozer]

You couldn't tape a hose to the end of the warrior and run it down your leg? I've seen people do that in the old days at the cricket. They stand on the fence all day, drinking like thirsty fish and they never go to the can for a leak. They have a hose running down their leg and just piss in the cement gutter under the fence!
This is a funny thread, in all seriousness....I'd say you'll have to take one side of the brace off and lean to one side to get the most out of it!:)

[TonyG]

Strange one for you...

I just got my hands on a pair of bib style niks. Being that I've embraced this whole lycra thing (Ohhh! so somfortable..) I've run into a problem.
All the other stuff I have is regular short style..

How in gods name do you take a slash when you've got this stupid looking bib-thing on? I'm sure all the Tour guys do it no probs. . .

Someone help me out before I have to get half my kit off in the bush. My GF would not approve..

**for the record - the bib style niks are so ridiculously comfortable. I wish they ALL were bib...

I wore these in a 12 hour race. Taking a piss is easy!!! It's when you finish a lap and you have a back pack, a helmet with lights and the battery in your jersey and lycra shirt and a bloody cycling jersey on and it all has to come off in the bloody porta loo to take dump in about 10 seconds. And some smart bastard has pissed all over the floor. It can be done but it is bloody difficult.

[alexb618]

You couldn't tape a hose to the end of the warrior and run it down your leg? I've seen people do that in the old days at the cricket. They stand on the fence all day, drinking like thirsty fish and they never go to the can for a leak. They have a hose running down their leg and just piss in the cement gutter under the fence!
This is a funny thread, in all seriousness....I'd say you'll have to take one side of the brace off and lean to one side to get the most out of it!:)

are you serious?! that is absolutely rank!

[scblack]

You couldn't tape a hose to the end of the warrior and run it down your leg? I've seen people do that in the old days at the cricket. They stand on the fence all day, drinking like thirsty fish and they never go to the can for a leak. They have a hose running down their leg and just piss in the cement gutter under the fence!
This is a funny thread, in all seriousness....I'd say you'll have to take one side of the brace off and lean to one side to get the most out of it!:)

This reminds me of a soccer stadium in Mexico I think (or some South American country).

The stadium had to be demolished because of the danger of concrete cancer due to the fans pissing WHERE THEY SAT. It's actually a true story, they had to demolish a soccer stadium because the fans were pissing where they sat - not in the gutters. The acidity was eating the concrete. Imagine the smell on a hot day?

Uuuggghhh.

[alexb618]

there is also talk that a lot of buildings in central london (for those that know london 'the city') that are on the way to having the foundations weakened due to people pissing all over them on the way home from pubs

true story, i read it on the internet :D

[Wattsy]

My jaggad intercoller bib nik's have a zip down to just above the "nether regions", so u could evasily pull it out to let one hang. It aint gonna be easy. I haven't encounted this prob, yet...

[Turner_rider]

What brand Bib & Brace are you using?

I find I have just enough stretch in mine to pull the front down and hang over the top like a normal pair of shorts without needing to remove anything, even on the coldest rides...

[ebuk]

It's lyrca. It stretches. Depending on how high on your stomach they go simply pull down at the front. If you notice the bib parts have no more stretch in them and your not feeling the breeze yet, stop what your doing and try the slide one bib off the shoulder method.

[TwoDogs]

Just self administer a catheter line before riding. Run the line out through the top and into your camel bag. Of course make sure not to confuse tubes when you are thirsty and bobs your unkle.

[splunk]

I had this problem and i pulled "it" out the left leg opening. Then realized recently that you can just pull down the front! it stretches like ebuk says.

It's lyrca. It stretches. Depending on how high on your stomach they go simply pull down at the front. If you notice the bib parts have no more stretch in them and your not feeling the breeze yet, stop what your doing and try the slide one bib off the shoulder method.

[angryasian]

Oh god... believe me I tried... but they come up too far on the front...
The brace bit doesn't seem to stretch. The other panels are lycra but they're thin. I didn't want to rip them. Might be a bit better once they've been worn in.

For the record - they' cannibal items.

Haven't tried the leg rolling method - but they're fairly snug. It think there'd be strangulation if I hoisted them that high.. end up pissing all over my leg. LMAO! (oh... won't be so funny on the trail..)

So glad there's feedback. Godsend! I don't want to get my kit off in a horrible portaloo.. even though you made it sound oh so inviting...
(Some of the toilets in China - man. There's so much gunk in there your eyes burn as soon as you walk in. No joke!)

[Bodin]

A couple of years ago in the TDF, the camera zoomed in on Lance being pushed along by Hincapie (I think) and not pedalling. For a moment, Phil Liggett started screaming "Disaster, disaster! There seems to be a problem with Armstrong!"

But when the camera changed angle slightly, you could see that Lance had one leg of his knicks pulled right up and the explanation for the mysterious stream of liquid emanating from somewhere near his saddle was all of a sudden very clear...

[TonyG]

Oh god... believe me I tried... but they come up too far on the front...
The brace bit doesn't seem to stretch. The other panels are lycra but they're thin. I didn't want to rip them. Might be a bit better once they've been worn in.



You arent putting them on back to front are you?? The padding is to protect your arse, not your family jewels.

God I hope you are. This could be like that funniest home video of the old guy filming his eyeball "I cant see anything dear"

[nick]

I usually go the surfers method and just go in my bib knicks, hey it keeps you warm! ...briefly:p

Nah seriously though i find rolling up a leg the best option is kind of awkward and does chocke the old fella a bit but is more conveniant than stripping down.

[...jim]

Even with high bibs I've always been able to pull the front down far enough to get the hose over the edge - - - Perhaps it is an specification based issue...

Taking a dump does tend to require a bit more disrobing - I too have done the portaloo where-am-I-gonna-balance-this-so-it-don't-get-2nd-hand-wee-on-it dance.

Of course, the ultimate technique is to hydrate perfectly, so the nevvous wee you take just before the big marathon empties the system, and you pump in just enough carefully balanced fluid that your body absorbs 98% of it in a very functional manner, leaving only 2% to back-up downstairs.

Unless you're actively seeking that special sense of relief or looking for a reason to stop and admire the view/tree bark.

[angryasian]

You arent putting them on back to front are you?? The padding is to protect your arse, not your family jewels.

God I hope you are. This could be like that funniest home video of the old guy filming his eyeball "I cant see anything dear"

LMAO!!!... erhm... no.

god no...

That would be pretty hard to do!!...

Must be my particular pair of niks. But there's no way in hell they go down that far. They're fairly snug.. Might have to find some with a zipper next time.

And yeah.. size-wise they're fine. Same as the rest of my kit.. all cannibal stuff...

[m_g]

I usually go the surfers method and just go in my bib knicks, hey it keeps you warm! ...briefly:p


yeah doesnt everybody??!! thats what the chamois' for :)

[Sleeman]

Pulling one leg up is the only way to go.

And if you're not convinced, just hang around the start line of any XC race and see all the blokes running off into the bushes and cocking a leg...

[Dozer]

Even in it's brief history, this thread is one of the funniest going! Some of the suggestions have been rugged......;)

[crabapple hitz]

A couple of years ago in the TDF, the camera zoomed in on Lance being pushed along by Hincapie (I think) and not pedalling. For a moment, Phil Liggett started screaming "Disaster, disaster! There seems to be a problem with Armstrong!"

But when the camera changed angle slightly, you could see that Lance had one leg of his knicks pulled right up and the explanation for the mysterious stream of liquid emanating from somewhere near his saddle was all of a sudden very clear...

I heard that most of the riders in the TDF just piss themselves instead of stopping. That would be extremely uncomfortable after a few hundred k's.
I imagine they probably sweat most of their fluids out anyway.

[angryasian]

Yeah... I've heard the pissing in the pants thing...

But I think we've all seen camera shots of the guys running over to the side of the road to take a slash. I've even heard of some guys doing it on the run...


But you'd think we those guys - the hygiene aspect would stop them from doing in thier niks right?

And NO... for me.. pissing my pants is not an option. If anyone needs me - I'll be the guy banging around in the portaloo getting half my kit off to piss. It's the principle of the thing! HAHhAhahahaahah

I did try the front-styles again to absymal failure.

Now the GF laughs and takes great pleasure in asking me whether i'm wearing "the special shorts"..

[Bodin]

I heard that most of the riders in the TDF just piss themselves instead of stopping.

:eek: No wonder they don't get many hugs from people when they cross the finish line. Stinky!

[Sleeman]

It's all well and good untill they need to do something a little more substantial...

aka: Robbie McEwan when he had some dodgy food the night before a stage, had to go crashing off into the bushes...

[dcrofty]

Its a bit off topic but I gotta share this story.

I read an interview several years ago where someone who had climbed Mount Everest was asked "What was the toughest thing you had to face?"

I was expecting some deep and stiring story about having to look deep inside oneself while dangling over a precipice or similar.

The blokes answer was "trying to take a piss through 10 inches of clothing with a six inch dick"