Another Castelli :o

[VeloVT]

Yeah the frustrating thing is that their men's summer 2008 line, with one or two exceptions, is pretty nice looking.

Exte Ondo -- wish I could justify spending that much on cycling clothes. They are pretty.

[SouthernBelle]

I love the looks of Exte Ondo. They had an orange and black winter kit a couple of years ago I would have killed for. But I couldn't justify spending over $300.

There are several pieces of Castelli that are OK, but the EO or Assos are better looking for the price.

[VeloVT]

But EO and Assos are both like 2-3x the price of Castelli, sadly...

[Jen-Jen]

I like looking at the tops, but I can't wear them! The sizing of women bike jerseys don't accommodate my very generous breast size! So I have to buy mens jersey. Sad, but my jersey is bigger then my husband jersey.

Didn't sound right, does it?

I've never been one for all that's pink. I prefer strong sleek colors, myself.

[firenze11]

Oh my, those men's shorts are hilarious. The mischievous side of me really wants to see them in real life.

I don't mind the women's jersey but those shorts are awful, awful, awful. Besides looking like they put underwear on the outside, I think they'd make my "child-bearing hips" look huge.

I am also very very disappointed with the Firenze jersey.

Some of the other ones I might wear though.

[SouthernBelle]

The Firenze looks better in the burgundy colorway, except they then put the red circle on it. Clashes terribly.

[motochick]

Has anyone showed these to their husbands? I did last night (mistake) and he said, "oh, those are so cute. I would love to see you wearing that, and they have a top that matches, too!" Of course a man designed these!

Brenda

[7rider]

But EO and Assos are both like 2-3x the price of Castelli, sadly...

I also picked up some EO bib shorts at STP recently. They were marked down on closeout, and not that much more expensive than the Castelli bibshorts I picked up 2 years ago. They look really nice...I can't wait until it's warm enough for me to actually wear them on the bike! And...I'm hoping the EO's are better constructed than the Castelli's. For some reason, the seams on the Castellis keep coming undone and I need to stitch them down. I don't like doing that for pricey clothes (like repairing a button on a pair of pants I got from Chico's...grrr).

p.s. My LBS has the Catelli tattoo jersey....My DH wants me to get it...but even the Large looks SO freakin' tiny......

[motochick]

Of course I told him what we were saying. I wish I could tell you some of the other things he said in regards to the outfit in question! I too have to wear the castelli's for my distance rides, but I have to buy the mens because I am hooked on bibs and the "kiss" chamois. They don't offer that combo in women's that I could find. I am also getting them for less than $60 shipped.

I have also tried the exte ondo from Sierra Trading Post and while I loved them, the pad was not right for my bottom/saddle. I will be putting them up for sale here soon as I only wore them 4 times. I hate to have to get rid of them cuz the material is soooooo nice.

Brenda