Question on Bike jockstraps

[cubjock73]

I was going through my jockstrap drawer, perusing my collection for a
strap to wear under my see-through white shorts for my Step Aerobics
class, and I stopped.

I found a Bike Jockstrap, looks like a #10, but I kinda noticed that the
waistband was different than my other Bike straps.

This particular jock is slightly off-white in color, and is more bone
white leaning to very light creme colored. The waistband only had three
colored bands two navy, and one gray. I compared it to the others and
noticed that they've got red and blue lines.

I was lucky enough that this member of my strap collection, I got while
"visiting" one of my university's locker rooms. It's amazing how no
athletes put a lock on their locker, let alone leave a jockstrap behind.

The only thing I've surmised is, that this variance in style can be
attributed to maybe a style of jock made specifically for university
athletics. The pouch is smaller than your run of the mill Bike#10.

Anyone care to shed any light on this?

CubJock73
'Strap up, dude, let's jack!

[Prnclystd]

It's a bike 7110 on of the better mad straps, I have several of the,. Real
comfortable. How about a pic in your white shorts strapped.

[cubjock73]

Hmmm...what's the difference between the 7110 and "normal" straps that
Bike makes?

[Prnclystd]

It has more cotton in them, the regular ones you buy in the store a all
polyester! I like the feel of cotton on my sack and cock.

[Thom in DC]

Dear cubjock,

I can speak from direct experience with BIKE jockstraps, which in my
opinion is the archetypal jockstrap known to all us guys who have a
jockstrap/athletic cup fetish. As a baby boomer I began wearing jockstraps
in the early 1960's for sports, casual wear, and for sex. In the 1950 and
60's, BIKE no. 10 jockstraps had the Bike wheel logo on the label of the
jockstrap. It had good quality materials of cotton fabric with elastic. The
jock was built to last. It had an off color white color.

In the 1970's, BIKE no. 10 jockstraps still had the same composition of
materials in their fabric, but BIKE in Greek lettering appeared on the label
of the jockstrap. The jock was the same quality and color fabric as the
jocks of the 50's and 60's.

Getting into the 1980's, BIKE no. 10 jockstraps began have more polyester
in their fabric. They had a looser feel about them, but still were of good
quality. Also I noticed that in the mid to late 1980's, BIKE was
manufacturing its jocks in places like Jamaica, not necessary at their head
quarters in Knoxville, Tennessee. BIKE jocks had more a greyish color with
three stripes (black-grey-black) on the waistband.

It was in the 1990's that the BIKE no. 10 jockstraps began to deteriorate
in quality. BIKE Athletic Co. marketed their Proline BIKE no. 10 jock with
white color polyester fabric without hardly any sturdy cotton elastic
combination. The jock is a very flimsy and not built to last. I don't think
it would last several launderings. Also the weave and design of the jock
pouch had changed from the earlier versions. Because of this, I don't think
BIKE Proline jocks offer much firm support.

You mentioned about BIKE University jocks. They are BIKE no. 11 jocks
which are much better quality and manufactured in bulk for schools,
colleges, universities and professional teams. They have a very sturdy
polyester fabric. I believe you can get BIKE University jocks at
www.internationaljock.com and other suppliers.

As regards to colored stripes on the waistbands of BIKE jockstraps, I
think that they were more a fashion statement by BIKE Athletic through its
various versions of the no. 10's. Though early this evening I had an
interesting chat with a jock/cup buddy on IRC on this one topic. He said
that the colored stripes denoted waist size. I told my friend that I was not
sure about this but it is a possibility especially if jocks were sold in
bulk to teams. My friend hopes to ask Tom, the owner of www.allkink.com what
he knows about colored stripes on BIKE jockstraps.

I am not sure about your questions about BIKE athletic cups. That is also
a fascinating subject. Being athletic cup fetishist that I am, I researched
the origin of cups manufactured by BIKE. I am not sure if BIKE manufactured
metal cups, but I remember looking in old issues of Athletic Coach in the
late 1940's. BIKE began manufacturing plastic athletic cups then. I am not
sure if they had ABS plastic. The cups came with the jock without the rubber
gasket. The athlete had to put the rubber gasket on the edges of the cup
himself. It was in the 1950's, that BIKE began manufacturing traditional
BIKE no. 55 flat cups as we know them. They had a distinguished use for at
least two generation of athletes until 1985 when BIKE Athletic began
marketing the BIKE no. 85 banana cup which is my favorite athletic cup. BIKE
has made a few changes in the banana cup since then but it is still a real
good cup, designated by MLB the Official Cup of Major League Baseball :)
Hope this all helps.

Thom. in DC who remember the BIKE Athletic slogan in the early 1990's:
"When you are ready to play, winners wear BIKE."

[Doctor H2e]

hay tj, thanks for bringing back the good old days . do u remember in
Boys Life Bike always had an add for the boys, saying y they should use
a jock , the add said (GOING TO THE GYM? DON"T FORGET YOUR BIKE). That
was when we could go to gym and grab a jock off the locker room counter
, the stripes on the wast band told the size 1 red tracer on the wast
band was a small, 2 red bands on the wast band was medium, and 3 red
bands were large jocks from the bike school box.
your in jock

[Steve D]

If Bike didn't start making plastic cups until the 1940's, did
baseball players wear any crotch protection before then? I wouldn't
have wanted to play catcher with just that crotch extension protecting
my junk. Come to think of it, I don't want to play catcher anyway.

[Thom in DC]

Hi Steve,

As regards to your question about cups before the 1940's, I believe guys
have worn athletic cups the late 1800's for contact sports. In the early
1990's, there was a fascinating book published entitled Baseball
Archaeology. In it was a picture of a metal cup (cast iron or steel) worn by
a baseball catcher about 1910. I believe it is in the Baseball Museum at
Cooperstown, N.Y. The cup was your typical flat cup but rather large and
roomy. Another interesting feature of the cup is that it has two holes at
the top edge of the cup through which to thread string or twine which the
catcher used to wear the cup over his jockstrap.

Since jocks and cups have been around since the 1870's, it would be
great if a serious history of jockstraps and athletic cups complete with
photographs could be written for jock/cup aficionados.

Thom. in DC

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[Thom in DC]

Doctor H2e:

Yes, I remember vividly those BIKE athletic supporter ads in Boys Life
Magazine. The fueled my jock off fantasies as a teenager when I yearned to
buy more jocks and cups to add to my small collection. I am sure those ads
turned on countless men and boys as well. Thank you for your first hand
experience about the stripes on BIKE jockstrap waistbands. Thom. in DC

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[Bike7125]

Good grief, I do have to get a life I guess.

:) well maybe sort of

I used to and still sometimes deal with athletic training and logistics and
can definitely say at one time Bike color coded the waistbands to make
jockstrap sorting easier, they advertised that fact in such places as
Athletic Journal. The color banding was used. This was more toward the
brands/models directed to team purchases; most regular old Bike jocks off
the street weren't like that.

The Varsity and other team models were definitely made better. And generally
were white rather than the kind of dingy beige color. But all of them were
more comfortable than anything anybody makes now.

Some of those old journals had pretty sexy ads for selling jocks and
uniforms; I sometimes wondered to whom they were directed.
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[Bike7125]

I used to see those ads in Boys Life and the other stuff kids like us would
read and yeah I definitely remember them. I am amazed anybody else does!!

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[Bike7125]

I used to see those ads in Boys Life and the other stuff kids like us would
read and yeah I definitely remember them. I am amazed anybody else does!!

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[Bike7125]

I used to see those ads in Boys Life and the other stuff kids like us would
read and yeah I definitely remember them. I am amazed anybody else does!!

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[JOCK tec]

all of the jocks made by BIKE™ had the tracers to denote the size... was not
only the school pak's

it only covered the small (1), med (2) & large (3)

[Joe]

I think "all" is a little too inclusive.

I believe, prior to the mid 1960's, the "size stripes" were not present on
most, if any of their jocks.

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> all of the jocks made by BIKET had the tracers to denote the size... was

[John]

I'm just happy other men are showing them...( uhhhhhhhh)

you guys who are into the metrics work out the math....

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