BROTHERHOOD OF BIB
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I noticed the chatter about extending the straps on the bibs. I did just that. Mine weren’t long enough for my liking so had my tailor sew an extra bit of denim on. It ended up working perfectly.
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I’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that I might be borderline too tall for IH bibs at 6’1”. I suppose it probably depends on how much of one’s height is torso, but these are definitely made with shorter Asian bodies in mind.
I still want to try some sometime
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@sabergirl said in BROTHERHOOD OF BIB:
these are definitely made with shorter Asian bodies in mind.
Finally, I catch a break!
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Thanks @endo and @Matt for your comments. Think sizing up must be tried next. I’ll report back guys, hopefully with pics.
I’m at 6’1.5” @sabergirl so you might be right (AGAINNNNN!!!!). But I’ll give upsizing a shot and see how it works.
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@sabergirl Yeah, torso length is the key facto here. You were eyeing the Duck bibs, too, right? I haven't measured it exactly, but it felt like at least 3" missing from the straps to be comfortable.
I had briefly considered adding some material to the straps. But for that to look right, I would have needed some extra (extinct) material, and then it would have been the question of where to add it.
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Yeah, those were the same ones, @tody. I think that adding that much to the strap also makes the bib part sit lower on the chest, and may look weird.
@motojobobo I’ll be interested to hear how you get on with a size up, though that particular solution wouldn’t really apply for me, as I think I would already be getting a 38 which I’m pretty sure is the biggest size ever made in these.
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@Matt thank you for your help here. Not the ideal pics but possibly marginally better than the previous one?
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@sabergirl said in BROTHERHOOD OF BIB:
I’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that I might be borderline too tall for IH bibs at 6’1”.
I had no idea you were that tall, that's rad.
FWIW I am 6' 3" and have two pairs of bibs that work great for me. I wear both in size 34 and they have worked out well. I also had a third pair that fit fine aside from the inseam which was hemmed too short so I ended up selling them. So I can work for tall folks, not sure what differences I may have proportion-wise to others who have tried them.
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Yeah @Oaktavia I’ve def seen tall folks seem to do fine in them, so I suppose I’ll just have to try them out sometime and see for myself.
I love being tall. One of the best parts of finding IH was realizing that I would never have to wear high water pants ever again. Unless I want to
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@sabergirl said in BROTHERHOOD OF BIB:
I love being tall. One of the best parts of finding IH was realizing that I would never have to wear high water pants ever again. Unless I want to
Couldn't have said it better myself
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@pechelman Sweet!!!
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@pechelman what shop is this? Looks rad, as do you in the bibs!
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Thanks, @popvulture and @Karol !
This is the mother ship in Hachioji. They've got a decent selection of bibs right now in a few flavors. No ducks though. Such a great time here and the staff was fantastic. Still amazed that the boss man himself would sign them for me and was so gracious to come out and thank me.
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Aw man so cool — I thought that might be in Japan!
