http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Do Italian cyclists have quite skinny legs? en Tue, 19 May 2026 19:36:07 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18535#post-273042 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:49:03 +0000 steveo 273042@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>All my decathlon running shirts are xxl I'm not that fat (honest)</p> <p>My shorts are large. Don't know if that's differences in who they are measured against, shorts on an American, shirts on a Japanese woman. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18535#post-273024 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:38:37 +0000 threefromleith 273024@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My normal UK cycling top size: <strong>XL</strong></p> <p>Equivalent Castelli Perfetto Convertible size: <strong>XXXL</strong></p> <p>(and even <em>that's</em> a bit on the tight side). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18535#post-273004 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 11:27:43 +0000 rider73 273004@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@dougal - thats a bit personal ! ! ! ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18535#post-272987 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 10:03:44 +0000 dougal 272987@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@IWRATS Does it shrink and grow as you travel around the world? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18535#post-272982 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 09:56:53 +0000 rider73 272982@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo - yup it can result in that! its a problem when buying from italian sources.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18535#post-272976 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 09:07:34 +0000 I were right about that saddle 272976@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Did I mention that I have a Decathlon top with the following size label?</p> <p><em><br /> Jpn: Large<br /> EU/UK: Med<br /> USA: Small</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18535#post-272972 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:31:06 +0000 wingpig 272972@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Someone on here once reported that the different sizes of a particular brand of cycling costume referred only to variations in the length of the arms. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18535#post-272971 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:28:50 +0000 gembo 272971@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@rider73 some tslk that going sizes up just produces longer legs and arms but little widening. The quality is high at la passione in the biblongs. Even if currently slight girdle effect </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18535#post-272969 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:22:49 +0000 rider73 272969@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>yes they do - and usually very thin torso's too - but they also have plenty of power in them as i can contest as i was left in thier dust on a recent hilly ride in Austria. </p> <p>For italian made garments that are sold in the italian market and buying online its sometimes 2 sizes up (Santini is another)</p> <p>any other eu manufacturer it can be 1 size up or similar sizing (ie Belgian / German and Spanish) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18535#post-272954 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 22:46:57 +0000 gembo 272954@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Took advantage of a sale from Italan company La Passione to buy new biblongs after somewhat painful cycle last Saturday using my commuting biblongs, they were not up to th longer distance.</p> <p>Went with large size which according to their measurements would have been too big. I did not fall for this. Even so, they are very close fit indeed. </p>