Cycle clothes for tall people

I’m 6ft6 and 85kg, sportful
I’m 6ft6 and 85kg, sportful is spot on in an XL, I have jerseys and jackets from them. Rapha shorts are fine in large and are also slightly longer, but pricey. Free Aero jerseys from castelli fit in an XL and the bib shorts are fine in xxl even if you are slim. The best one recently was Torm, I have two of their jerseys in medium and they fit like a glove, check them out!!. Go for the tight fitting European brands and you should be OK.

What about shoes though!! I take a 52 european size, that makes is almost impossible to get nice cycling shoes. It’s Shimano or Sidi and the choice is often limited

6’4″, 34″ waist here, and I
6’4″, 34″ waist here, and I find DHB XXL bibs a good fit. Santini XXL jerseys good, the race fit ones are crazy, tighter and shorter, too. Maloja jerseys are a great fit, but I can’t find them in the UK any more. Morvelo a bit loose in XXL, but too short otherwise. I’ve got some POC XXL bibs in the post, will see how they go.

For bibs, I found that Endura
For bibs, I found that Endura do a ‘Long’ in their FS260 Pro SL range. I’m 6’6” and 194 K, 42 chest

I’m only 6’2 and this annoys
I’m only 6’2 and this annoys me. You can spend £20 on a work shirt and choose collar and sleeve length separately. Yet, spend £100 on a cycling jersey or bibs and you get S, M, L and XL to choose from.

In my experience, the size of cycle clothing refers solely to the waist/chest. L and XL good usually only for someone who is 5’8 and weighs 18 stone.

winds me up, they’re all
winds me up, they’re all either too short, or really baggy round the wrists.
tempted to try and get some bespoke ones, but realise i’d be paying through the nose!

possibilities are endless!

What about arm warmers?
can
What about arm warmers?
can anybody recommend any that are long without being baggy? nothing seems to fit right!

I’m 6’5″ and had the same
I’m 6’5″ and had the same problem as you. Most of the larger kit available was clearly designed for girth.

Bizarrely, this situation is worse with running kit where some really high end specialist kit such as lightweight softshells, etc were cut for a very non-athletic fit. I always thought it strange, as generally guys running casually aren’t the ones I see getting in the training in all weather.

For cycling I’ve had a lot of luck with Sportful and also Castelli. As Sportful own Castelli, there is a lot of similarity between the model lines and Sportful seem slightly less emblazoned with logos. Make sure you go with the Bodyfit line (Sportful) or the equivalent in Castelli (I think it’s designated as Bodypaint and Free Aero Race). Unfortunately this is the race kit so generally the more expensive stuff.

I’m 195 with 108 chest, 89 waist and 99 hip. XXL works quite nicely in any of the Bodyfit range from Sportful, or the racier stuff from Castelli. In some of their stuff I’m probably an XL (Castelli Pocketliner XXL is fine but I often think an XL would have been better.) I’ve a Gabba in XXL and that’s a great bit of kit and a good fit for tall guys.

I’ve not had an issue with bibs being too tight. They all feel a little tight standing but that disappears once on the bike and in a cycling position.

As an aside, I’ve some Icebreaker stuff as I love merino and it’s understated, but the waist on the jersey just hangs down when I the bike and the bibs are super long.

Finally, if you go with Sportful, get the bibs with a Total Comfort Pro pad in. I believe the bibs are the Bodyfit LTD ones. More comfortable than the Total Comfort and the lower end chamois in the standard Bodyfit shorts, plus the wide Total Comfort straps are more comfortable.