Exte Ondo Knickers Review

[Veronica]

Hmmm... there's no sizing chart. That makes it hard to tell what to order, since the sizing across various companies is so different.

V.

[Selkie]

V---The sizing is similar to the LG wicked expensive shorts--I wear small in the LG's and the small in the knickers were dead on perfect. Cut is a bit more forgiving than the Castelli shorts, which I've found to be too tight in the thighs but fit OK in the hips/waist. I guess Italian chicks don't get big quads, unlike Irish/American girls like myself. You can always send them back and exchange them if they don't fit. TE carries the orange but not the pistachio (Terry has both colors).
These shorts will make your butt look great, Nanci. You need to get a pair and treat yourself.
They are beautiful and also will make you ride more.

[Bluetree]

I want to get the matching Goiz jersey when it comes in so I e-mailed TE about sizing. They don't have the Etxeondo sizing chart, but it is form fitting. One of the gals tried on the sample and they recommended I use Castelli sizing for ordering.

Those TE gals are just too cool.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

They really lood great, except....why on earth do they have to put their white reflective logo name stamped right smack in the MIDDLE of your cheek!! Is that attractive?? Couldn't they put the white logo name off to the side somewhere??

[Veronica]

The Assos knickers have been on order for two weeks. What do you bet TE gets these to me before I get the Assos ones?

V.

[Bluetree]

Okay, I broke down and bought the matching set of Etxe Ondo Oyama knickers/Goiz jersey.

My first impression? LOVE IT. LOVE IT. LOVE IT. Superior workmanship, great fabric and top notch design. This is an outfit I would love to wear all winter long. Yeah, it was pricey, but it was worth it.

Then the bad news... it doesn't fit.
In street clothes I wear 0-2 and figured I could get away with ordering a size small, since euro sizes run a bit small. The Goiz jersey in small is probably close to an American size 4. The sleeves were long but the oversize was most noticeable on my shoulders, as the fabric was bunching up around my neck. Maybe if I had a decent set of b**bs it would have stretched it out better.
The Oyama knickers were too big as well, and not suited for my petite (aka stumpy) legs. I have no a** (the widest point around my hips is 31") so the chamois stuck out quite a bit in the rear. Like the upper version, if I had a decent set of cheeks it might have fit better. My guess is that the knickers is closer to an American size 6.
These are heading back to TE. I am so disappointed, they are such lovely clothes.

I have to figure out a way to get taller.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I have to figure out a way to get taller.

Or maybe wider?

If it's any comfort- I have "plenty" of hips and bottom, and yet when I tried some expensive PI shorts on in an LBS a while back, all 3 styles had the odd chamois "horizontal fin" sticking out bizarrely in the back! Other than that, the shorts were very snug- strange! Definitely not a problem of my lacking natural "fill" though!

Man, what's next size smaller than a "0"??? Do they run into the negatives?? Wouldn't you get sucked into a time/space black hole when you put size 0 jeans on, and just disappear?
(just teasing) I can't imagine wearing size 0 jeans!

Those Extes look so cool- I'm sorry you have to send yours back!

[Veronica]

They really lood great, except....why on earth do they have to put their white reflective logo name stamped right smack in the MIDDLE of your cheek!! Is that attractive?? Couldn't they put the white logo name off to the side somewhere??

Actually, I don't think it looks that bad on my butt. I haven't ridden in them yet, but they passed the initial try on test.

TE rules... still waiting on the Assos knickers.

V.

[Selkie]

Actually, I don't think it looks that bad on my butt. I haven't ridden in them yet, but they passed the initial try on test.

TE rules... still waiting on the Assos knickers.

V.

I agree. The logo isn't very big, regardless. I wish they made them with a magenta stripe.