Bib Shorts vs Cycling Shorts. The world of cycling, on the whole, tends to be all tight fitting materials, padded crotches and circulation-restricting hems that grip to leg hair like superglue ...

You can wear padded pants under normal clothes, including dresses and skirts, as well as under baggy cycling shorts. They’re less obtrusive than wearing Lycra shorts underneath (especially bib shorts) ...

Some sort of lightweight, technical fabric with sweat-wicking capability and at least some stretch will prove much more comfortable than the stiff, usually cotton-based cloth used for non-cycling ...