Bibshorts that are tights that are really shorts

I can only conclude that we are dealing with a windup merchant here.

Wiggle dhb bargain basement range "thermal" tights (made of fleecy Roubaix material: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-active-thermal-padded-bib-tight/
Wiggle dhb bargain basement range "non thermal" tights (made of the same lyrca as the shorts): http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-active-padded-bib-tight/
Wiggle dhb bargain basement shorts: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-active-padded-cycling-bib-short/

(oh, and bonus round, wiggle dhb bargain basement thermal shorts: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-active-thermal-padded-bib-short/)

Other manufacturers are available, but that's the cheap end.

If that's not what you're after, then what you're after doesn't exist.

I'm really confused as to what on earth you're after; we've suggested tights made from the same material as shorts and apparently they're too "tighty" and not "shorty" enough.

I wear a pair of Sondico Core tights from Sports Direct for £11.99. They are spot on underneath my bib shorts and are not to hot or cumbersome as some winter bib tights.

I have some Ron Hill tracksters left over from my running days which I wear over my shorts, they are thin and light but keep legs comfy on chilly mornings. Once warmed up they can be removed and stuffed into a jersey pocket.

I've also bought 3/4 length lycra shorts from a Nike outlet, £15. They do the same job as the tracksters except for leaving shins exposed.

Give legwarmers another go.

That way you can wear your bibshorts as per usual, but add in a bit of warmth.

If you don't mind looking weird, put the legwarmer outside the shorts, so the elastic is less uncomfortable!

Try these, thin material, long leg, full bib, critisised by some reviewers as being too cool:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-active-padded-bib-tight/

I have a pair of the 3/4 length version and they are like long shorts.

Have you looked into castelli nanoflex bibshorts?

I recently bought a pair of these and they're outstanding. They're a little longer than your usual shorts and go down to the knee, they're shower proof but as breathable as any other shorts, fleeced lining to keep your legs warm and the fit is excellent so long as you pick a size above your usual.

As an alternative,k sportful do a similar type of short as well.

Basically you're just after lycra bib tights, yes? http://www.wiggle.co.uk/northwave-fighter-bib-tights/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-flashlight-cycling-bib-tight/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-active-padded-bib-tight/

Order 3 different sizes of DHB legwarmers and return the ones that don't fit? I've got the knee warmers and they're totally fine - no digging in and cheap as chips.

They are very expensive but the Etxeondo Feather bibtights are exactly what you're describing, as far as I can see. Not tried them, mind.

I read this , eventually , as him wanting some very light longs. See last para.
Why not just buy leg warmers that fit? I don't know mine are there. Of course I had to actually go to a shop.

"So what I would really like is a pair of long shorts".
I don't understand what you really want, do you want shorts that come almost to your knee? You say you don't want ones that come over your knee (ie 3/4 length) but you go on to say you want bib tights which obviously aren't shorts and which do go over you knee.
Can you be a bit clearer about what you want?