Assos FI Lady Knicker

[Veronica]

Today was my first ride with these. I'm pretty happy with them. The leg grippers don't work so well with my gargantuan calves. They ride up a bit, enough to notice, not enough to drive me crazy on a 50 mile ride. I will be trying them on something longer.

They are not as warm as the Exte Ondas and they felt a little slippery at first on the bike.

I love the chamois. It was very comfortable the whole day. It hits in all the right places and didn't creep anywhere it shouldn't.

V.

[salsabike]

How does that chamois compare with the one in the Exte Ondos? Better, same?

[Veronica]

I found them both pretty comfortable. If EO had a non bib short version, I probably would have canceled my Assos order since it took like a month to be fulfilled. But since I'm also hunting around for another pair of shorts, I wanted to give the Assos chamois a try.

V.

[Cari]

Yikes, a month! Where'd you order them? And if I may ask, how much did you pay for them?

Cari

[Veronica]

I ordered from Team Cyclist. They didn't have any in stock so needed to wait for Assos to make more I guess. I did get weekly e mail updates from them.

They were $180 plus shipping and tax. I know that sounds expensive, but if I wear them for even one double century, that's less than a dollar a mile for a happy tush.

V.

[Cari]

I was wondering because not too long ago I saw them on eBay for $145. The price was good, considering what they would cost elsewhere, but since I couldn't return them, and I've never seen a pair in person, I decided not to buy them.

How's the sizing, as compared to other brands like Shebeest, LG, Pearl Izumi...?

Carissa

[Veronica]

I would say comparable to Louis Garneau or Exte Ondo. I don't have any Shebeest or PI stuff.

V.

[SadieKate]

Cari, you need to go up a size in Assos. I wear a medium in shorts from PI, Shebeest, Castelli, Descente, Terry and Hincapie. I need a large in Assos. The chamois is very different from all of the above but very nice.

[Cari]

Thanks, Sadie & Veronica.