Another Castelli :o

[tab123]

This is why I buy Etxe Ondo clothing - functional yet stylish without being silly.

[KnottedYet]

Exte Ondo is some seriously good looking clothing.

[roadie gal]

I hope that when they don't sell, Castelli will make the (male I'm sure) designer wear those horrible shorts around the office as punishment.

[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

[SouthernBelle]

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

Did you tell him what we were saying?

[Flybye]

This is why I buy Etxe Ondo clothing - functional yet stylish without being silly.

Holey Moley - I'd have to refinance the house or sell a couple of kids to get myself outfitted in Exte Ondo - I love their stuff, but COME ON $145.00 for a sleeveless cycling jersey???? Let's see - make the car payment or purchase a jersey???

[Thorn]

Holey Moley - I'd have to refinance the house or sell a couple of kids to get myself outfitted in Exte Ondo

Yeah, but you'd look really, really when you have no place left to live

Seriously, I love going through EO's online catalog. I can't wear any of it, but I can admire the eye of the designer. I feel the same way about Orbea bikes. They will never fit me, but I find them sleek, elegant works of art. Interestingly, they seem to be out of related design houses.

Unfortunately, I can vote with my pocket book against the Castelli designers, but I can't vote with my pocket book for EO's....

[SouthernBelle]

EO has a kit called Sua for this summer that I love. TE has it but only in the fuschia colorway. It looks SO cool in the oranges.

Of course it's also $155 for the jersey.

[Pedal Wench]

Holey Moley - I'd have to refinance the house or sell a couple of kids to get myself outfitted in Exte Ondo - I love their stuff, but COME ON $145.00 for a sleeveless cycling jersey???? Let's see - make the car payment or purchase a jersey???

I just bought a pair of their shorts from Sierra Trading post -- quite reasonable, especially after a coupon. But honestly, after a short spin on the trainer, I found that they bunched up a bit uncomfortably.