Love the shorts they are a snug fit on my cycling legs and feel great. Unwrapping them I feared that the legs may be a little short but once on they are a perfect mid length fit, and exactly what I was after. The waist is too wide for me and not a snug fit (would fit a boxy shape better). The mesh that joins the straps to the shorts is not tight which makes the waist even more roomy. This feels unusual as I like to have my tummy held in. I'm tallish (173cm) and find the staps are too long (I will be taking them in). The straps are made out of some excellent wide elastic but I think it is the soft mesh that joins them to the shorts which makes them an inch too long and non-taut so not great support. I've yet to ride in them and see if they stay up.