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Longer arms in womens stuff would be good too, although I appreciate I have longer-than-average arms.
I love some vulpine stuff and wear it all the time, other stuff doesn't work at all and I send it back, the frustrating third category is stuff I almost like, or I like and it almost fits, but doesn't quite work or quite fit. But, I'm sure other people love those things too. I'm annoyingly between sizes, and there's quite a jump, but as time goes on I'm moving more decidedly up into L rather than M...
One thing I'm curious about: I have a pair of well-worn womens cotton rain trousers (a few years old), and I thought I'd add another colour in the recent sale only to find that the "updated cut" means that the lower leg has gone so skinny I can't comfortably get the things on, let alone bend at the knee. Knee circumference has gone from approx. 46cm to 40cm. On a size large. I don't think I have particularly hefty calves, certainly not for a cyclist, so I find it hard to believe this isn't a common issue?! Has the updated cut been a success?
hoefla-
I also has the same issue with the trousers. Ended up getting a large, normally wear a medium, it was too big on the waist but legs were too skinny to move. I couldn't comfortably lift my knee up which is a bit of an error on cycling trousers...
It's a shame because I have the cotton rain shorts which I have in a large (they're a bit big but legs were comfier that way) and I love them and wear practically everyday.Perhaps legs patterns are being cut around a fitting model who doesn't cycle?
I don't think I have particularly bulky legs for a cyclist, but I do struggle to buy trousers in the everyday high street shops which are perhaps designed for less muscular thighs?...
mec
It's pretty unusual, across industry. But we're talking the factory. Today, weirdly. Factories hate other sizes. They have to cut new pattern and CAD again. But it's definitely of interest. Touch wood we can.