This year I tried a pair of bib shorts from PI--the Slipstream Chipotle kit. The legs are gripper free and the chamois is just right--not too thick and not too thin (I think it's the Pro 3-D chamois). I like this short better than the other PI shorts.
I also have a pair of Sugoi Gusta shorts for mtb'ing which are really nice.
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08-31-2008, 01:18 PM #1
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Those Sugoi Gusta shorts look nice.Last edited by Zen; 08-31-2008 at 02:23 PM.
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08-31-2008, 02:40 PM #3
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They really are. The chamois feels like super soft flannel and the short has vents on the front of the thigh. Alex, a mtb'er, and Susan O recommended these.
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08-31-2008, 03:09 PM #4
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This is the order I wear them in (that is, from the ones I like best to the ones I like least):
1. Castelli Visio short (Y-pro chamois)
2. Assorted Castelli shorts with Kiss chamois
3. Terry Bella
4. Sugoi RS Flex
5. Shebeest SSS and Ultra D (I actually like this chamois better than the Sugoi RS Flex chamois, but the RS Flex is a much nicer short -- better fabric, better cut -- imo).
6. Random assorted PI shorts.
I would like to try those white Giordana Tenax Laser shorts. Assos is pretty but I just can't justify spending that much on bike clothes -- even if I COULD afford it right now, I don't think I could justify it. Just stating my own hang up here, no comment at all on those who rationalize their bike economics differently (I'm sure there are probably other things that I could justify that Assos buyers might have a hard time justifying). Anyhoo
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Grammer grinches, don't read that last paragraph too carefully please. I'm too tired to make it more presentable.Last edited by VeloVT; 08-31-2008 at 03:12 PM.
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08-31-2008, 03:11 PM #5
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I wear men's bib shorts with my team stuff on them. I can't ever get the right fit in women's --at least in the (cheap) brands we've used. But even some nicer quality stuff like Hincapie that we tried, I still do better with tiny men's sizes than with women's. Sometimes, there are some chamois fitting issues, but overall, I can get them to fit more snugly in the right places, and the chamois isn't as wide in the middle where I'd get rubbed the most.
I can't even express how awesome the switch from shorts to bibs was. It's super fantastic to not have a tight, too high waistband.
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