Another cycle short question: ANYONE wear Castelli shorts?

[massbikebabe]

In the days before children I swore by Castelli's and would not wear anything else. Now I have one in college and a 15 year old son that eats like pac-man so I wear the cheapo Performance and find them just as good.





karen
hope that helps

[SadieKate]

My, my, Karen. Pac-man? Aren't you dating yourself? I guess I am also since I recognized the reference.

Batbike - I like the Castelli ypro3 pad. For roadriding, my favorite is Assos, but the ypro3 is a less expensive alternative (horrible to think of what that comparison means). I have never tried the Kiss pad but from what I have seen it is slightly thinner. I personally would probably like it for mountainbiking but not for longdistance roadriding, however I probably wouldn't wear Castelli for mtbiking because of the expense and the lighter fabric (I land in the manzanita too much).

Yes, I have champagne tastes when it comes to my tookas.

[spokewench]

I bought 2 pairs of Castelli Amore Donna shorts last year. I wore them a lot for road riding and they did quite well for me. They are a little thinner pad than say the pearlizumi comparable short (eg. the $80 some dollar shorts). I like this, but whether you like that is probably up to the individual.

I rode in these shorts to prepare and to do the Bicycle Tour of Colorado. about 450 miles in 6 days. So that was a lot of riding and a lot of riding to get ready. The only complaint I have about them is that the fabric pilled rather quickly where my legs (BIG THIGHS) rubbed the saddle. I noticed that these pilled more quickly than other shorts that I have bought.

I would buy them again, however, I like the chamois.

[mimitabby]

I have two pairs of Castelli shorts, they both fit really well. One pair has a much thinner pad. I will have to check them when I get home I don't know the names of the chamois.

[Bluetree]

For roadriding, my favorite is Assos...Yes, I have champagne tastes when it comes to my tookas.

SadieKate - How do Assos compare to Castelli on their sizing?
I see the Assos shorts online but they always choose some amazon model with toothpick legs to wear them.

[Batbike]

SadieKate - How do Assos compare to Castelli on their sizing?
I see the Assos shorts online but they always choose some amazon model with toothpick legs to wear them.

YES, I too am interested in what you have to say about Assos! I am familiar with PI sizing, that is mainly what I wear, so wondering if you can compare to PI's? THANKS!