PEARL iZUMi  Sugar 21" Cycling Crop Tights - Women's

I bought these for a cycling trip. It rained every day and these kept me warm and fairly dry. They repellled the rain but at times it was raining quite hard and they were soaked. Once it stopped raining they dried while on my body in about 30 minutes, seemed fast. Very pleased with these tights. The pad is very cushioned and was comfortable. I am 5"5" 108lbs I could have worn the smalls but I didn't like how tight they felt so I bought the mediums. They fit my thin legs fine, a little baggy behind the knees and a little gap at the waist. I still preferred these to the smalls. I'd recommend them but you may want to size up or try on in the store.

Pearl Izumi - what happened? Perfect length, would have been perfect fit in hips/waist but did they forget women have thighs? Could not get these up my thighs at all, almost a straight cut from calves to the start of the seat - I bike and exercise a lot, have muscle but not extremely large legs, and all my other Pearl wear fits great. Advice - go one size up! Will be returning these.

I wanted to love these, the colors are vibrant and beautiful. And the chamois felt comfortable enough for me to feel I could wear them for longer rides. Unfortunately the other reviewers are correct that the fit felt very odd and uncomfortable. I'm typically a size M and purchased both M and L based on reviews. I eventually settled on M, but while the thighs fit comfortably, the bottom of the legs was oddly tight. The waist fit okay, but just walking around I felt them slipping down. I also really felt the seams though flat were very thick and uncomfortable. I returned them.

I thought they fit fine, medium, 5'3" 138 lbs. usually size 8 pants petite for length. but I do find myself pulling up the waist or adjusting the seat pad. It feels like a Kotex pad and keeps sliding down inside of my thigh/crotch. I do have thicker legs than most white women. Am asian from so more peasant build for the farms.

I had high hopes for these as I wear other pearl izumu products. This fits very weirdly. The fabric is different and less elastic than the short bibs. The waist doesn't have enough support and slides down while the leg portion feels overly tightly especially when riding. When I got on my trainer. I got off after about 10 pedal strokes bc it felt so tight. The fabric doesn't move with you, it feels very restrictive. As I mentioned the waist doesn't have enough support and slides down, sliding the chamois down. It looks and feels like you're wearing a wet diaper. 100% no go. It would be a headache to wear this out and constantly adjusting. The fabric is also slippery so I was slipping around my saddle. Don't get this.

Based on the size chart I should be a medium. Based on reviews I bought a large. I could not get the large over my thighs. I tried an XL and the waist was literally huge. I'm really not sure who these were designed for, but it does not seem to be for women or anyone with quads.

Finally, a choice of something longer beyond bike shorts—that I really like! Years of riding in shorts where I forgot to put on sun protection, or I sweat it off, led to a nice big excision of questionable sun damage (actually squamous cell skin cancer) both above one knee and on the calf of the other leg. Two excision surgeries. And one long one beside my nose where I must’ve consistently either neglected to apply the SPF or sweat it off. I use the non-chemical sun protection (mineral/zinc oxide) and I need to use more and apply more liberally. The description for these tights does not say they specifically have sun protection, but they are thick and tightly woven enough to be so, IMO. I threw the tag away, I wonder if it said something about SPF on it? All that is to say Pearl Izumi hit it out of the park with these leggings.

I read the reviews about these tights run quite small, so I ordered a large instead of a medium. They are definitely too big. I wish I had ordered a medium (the size I’ve ordered many times before on this site). I’m worried they’re going to catch on my seat, so I may not even wear them. But they were final sale, so I’m stuck with them. ☹️😤 For reference, I’m 5’5”, weigh 125lbs and I hate clothes that are too tight.

This is seriously the favorite of all my tights. Very comfy chamois, great breatheability, and moves really well with my body. I ride anywhere from 30 to 60 miles a day, and this chamois is the most comfortable of all my tights and shorts for distance riding (even over tights that are much more expensive than this pair!) I usually use them when the temperatures are in the 60's, and they work awesome.

I wore these on their first long ride this weekend and enjoyed the smooth and comfy fit. I give them a four star because the one drawback is they are mid to low-rise on me (long torso) and they frequently rolled down below my waist so I had to pull them up at stop signs. Wearing a long jersey it wasn't an issue showing off skin but was a little muffin-topy! I am 5'7", 185 and bought the XL.