Cycling Clothes and Relative Fit From Model to Model?

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The top half is very different also - the regular shorts fit on the small side of a medium, they almost fit like my small other-brand do (I can only wear the small on a skinny day, and a short ride as they were cheap). The ones you sold me are much looser, and as I ride more gearing up for that century next month, they're starting to become baggy while the leg band is fine now (trust me, they'll be fitting just right by next Spring, except the leg band!)

Don't these companies have models to base their sizing on? We should feel confident in buying shorts (or jerseys) from a company based on how other items in their line have fit, and not be guessing!

OK, that is totally crazy, because I have a pair of regular PRO shorts in a size M that have Fall 2010 on the inside tag and I would say that, if anything, they run on the large side of most meds. PI seriously needs to get their sh!t together with sizing. None of my mediums fit the same as my other mediums. Some mediums from last year were really too big, so I ordered smalls of the same short (Symphony Cut) for 2011 and they are WAY small. The medium PRO Leader short is WAY small...but I've read reviews that the next size larger is massive. Dumb.

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As you saw though, it's the same with PI's jerseys. The blue one is so generously cut I have to take it in (but it matches my bike, and I LOVE that jersey!), and the orange one is the same in fit as my other jerseys (all of my jerseys are medium, nothing tiny about my shoulders!).

So others can reference:

The blue jersey: http://www.amazon.com/Pearl-iZUMi-Su...067840&sr=8-35

Orange jersey: http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Pearl-I...68039&sr=1-111