shorts and sleeveless jerseys

[pranachick]

Pranachick: Have you tried the Shebeest Triple S and if so, how do they compare to the Descente Bliss Shorts? I like the fact that they don't have the elastic at the waist or the leg but I was wondering was the chamois was like. Thanks again for the helpful information.

I had to pick up my race packet at LBS this afternoon and was actually looking for the Shebeest Triple S (you peaked my curiosity from your previous post). The LBS only sells PI and Sugoi shorts, which I find odd since they sell Shebeest jerseys. So unfortunately, I can't compare. The chamois in the Bliss are thin (not as thin as a tri short) yet really soft. On rides over 70 miles the thicker chamois starts to irritate the inside of my thighs. Good luck...having your "bum" happy is a HUGE priority.

[kgorrell]

Pranachick,

Do the Descente Bliss shorts run true to size? Have you tried the Bliss with the 6.5" inseam?

Thanks.

Good luck in your race this weekend!

[pranachick]

Pranachick,

Do the Descente Bliss shorts run true to size? Have you tried the Bliss with the 6.5" inseam?

Thanks.

Good luck in your race this weekend!

kgorrel - I have the small. I ordered according to the Descente sizing chart. It actually worked. My waist is 26.5 and hips 37. I just rode 106 miles in them today and everything down there is feeling good...no chafing, no saddle sores, no sore sits bones. I currently have the pink splice and just ordered the black a few days ago.

BTW - I am on a quest. I am still in search of the Shebbest Triple S...can't find them anywhere in Albuquerque. I'm in Santa Fe next week for work so I going to chekc out two bike shops there to see if they have them.

[kgorrell]

kgorrel - I have the small. I ordered according to the Descente sizing chart. It actually worked. My waist is 26.5 and hips 37. I just rode 106 miles in them today and everything down there is feeling good...no chafing, no saddle sores, no sore sits bones. I currently have the pink splice and just ordered the black a few days ago.

BTW - I am on a quest. I am still in search of the Shebbest Triple S...can't find them anywhere in Albuquerque. I'm in Santa Fe next week for work so I going to chekc out two bike shops there to see if they have them.

Thanks for the help. If you can find the Triple S shorts, you should check them out. I have found them to be really comfortable.

[Skierchickie]

Wow - shorts heaven! After reading here, and finding something like 53 reviews on Sierra Trading post of the Shebeest Triple S shorts, I took the plunge and ordered a pair from TE. I got them last Saturday, and I've worn them for every ride but one since then. That one day - not as good.

My old PIs, well, never wonderful. Those were my first "good" bike shorts (after years of cheapo ones that just weren't right). To diapery, and in my recent saddle search I kept finding the seams in the back. Not terrible, but not great

I got a pair of Descente Aero X last summer - I wanted a really good pair for once. It ain't those! Love the shorter length, love the fit, the chamois feels like wimpy cardboard. Wimpy for cardboard - stiff and unforgiving for shorts. Once in a while I try them again, thinking it's just me.

Then, later last summer, I thought maybe I had a winner. Nike Team. But the chamois that was about right in the actual chamois area was way to thick along the outside (the sort of "wings" that they have that on the SSSs is just a layer of elastic-ey fabric is as thick as the chamois itself on the Nikes. The whole thing is about the same thickness. Not terrible, but not right - and too long.

My DH got some Craft Master bibs last summer, and never wears anything else now (okay, you know what I mean). They are light, stretchy, and the chamois is really stretchy - that was what I was looking for.

My only (and I mean only) reservation about the SSSs is how low they are in front. Fine for biking, not as good for walking around, at least when you are 42 and have a long torso - nobody needs to see my navel, let alone the 2 or 3 inches below it. Maybe more of a jersey issue, I suppose.

Anyway, I love, love, love these shorts. I'm not 100% discomfort-free from my saddle, but far better than ever before. The day I wore the Nikes last week I had more front discomfort, as well as sit bone discomfort. I really think the stretchy chamois is the ticket.

[jennrod12]

Another vote for the Shebeast Ultra-D from me. (I have not tried the SSS, but I prefer a longer short.) I like the mesh back, and I love that no matter how much I sweat, I never feel like I have a wet, sweaty bum. I don't know how they do it, because the shorts actually do get very wet and when I wash them and hang them out on the line to dry, they take FOREVER to dry. I guess they just pass the moisture away from the body.

Jenn

[sundial]

I lucked into a pair of PI bibs with the 3 D Pro chamois and gripper free legs. It's the most comfie thing in my closet.