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Gore Wear bib shorts for women are the summer shorts with straps over your shoulders. The straps keep the shorts and the chamois pad in place without a waistband pressing on your waist. Shorts without straps are in their own category, cycling shorts.

What is different about women's bib shorts?

On women's models, the straps are usually routed so that they do not press on the chest, for example further out or joined at the back. Many manufacturers also build in solutions that let you open the shorts during a break without taking off your jersey. Whether a Gore Wear model has such a solution is stated in the product description.

The chamois pad of women's shorts is tailored to female anatomy and differs in shape and zones from a men's chamois pad.

Tip: The straps should sit tight but not dig in. If they hang loose, the chamois pad slips with every pedal stroke.