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Can shorts be too tight on your legs?

I have a pair of really nice Craft bib shorts, however the leg grippers/lower hem are really tight, after wearing these shorts on my 40 mile loop, my upper leg muscles feel sore and a kind of pins and needles feeling? Ditch the shorts or is it all in my mind?

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pepita1 | 12 years ago
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I wish I'd known about that little trick before I returned some very nice shorts that had similar tight leg gripper prob. Knowledge for next time.

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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As Londonplayer says, stretch them out a bit, they will become tight after washing, just stretch them out again

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londonplayer | 12 years ago
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Recognise your experience. Take two ends of the shorts and stretch them. They should be fine. They'll shrink again in the wash even if you pull too far.

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