What colour Assos bibshorts

trashcanman

Am I imagening this or is it true that Assos bibshorts are different colours for different temperature ranges rather than purely for what colour you like :?:
I 've a feeling I read this somewere but if I did I can't find it again, have I dreamt this or is it true.

vermooten

no you dreamt it - always buy black

IanTrcp

No. You are actually right on this :-

"In the mid-seventies, ASSOS introduced a completely new generation of cycling apparel that made thick, bulky, and poorly colour co-ordinated garments obsolete. A new era of intelligent body insulation had begun with an aesthetic aspiration to match the technical capabilities of its design.

The als objective is to keep your body’s internal micro-climate stable, warm and dry under various conditions. The ASSOS als outfit chart is a guideline and varies according to your very own physics, metabolism, weight and heart rate. The advantage of the ASSOS wardrobe is its versatility. To als yourself properly requires experience; it is up to you to experiment with different ASSOS garments in order to find your perfect, personal als according to the weather / riding condition. A properly als'd rider exudes a calm and carefully colour co-ordinated confidence.

Formula: the year is divided into 8 riding seasons; from Spring to WinterPlus (als chart). The als objective is to keep your body’s internal micro-climate stable, warm and dry under various conditions. ASSOS clothing is colour-coded to help ensure that you select garments that are properly compatible. The ASSOS als chart is a guideline and varies according to your very own physics, metabolism, weight and heart rate. The advantage of the ASSOS wardrobe is its versatility.

Winter Plus -6c to 6c Yellow
Winter 0c to 8c Red
Early Winter 6c to 12c White
Fall 8c to 16c Light Titan (Grey)
Early Fall 12c to 18c Black
Hot Summer 29c to 39c Blue
Summer 24c to 32c Green
Spring 14c to 22c Dark Titan (Grey)

Dressing is fundamental!
The most common error is to overdress. Although you will be warm and cozy for the first 15 minutes of your ride, once your muscles are warm and heartbeat is at speed, your body starts to cool itself down by producing sweat. Your apparel will soak it up and stay wet regardless of how technical and active breathable it is. There is a limit. Dress less is often preferable. You might suffer a bit during the first kilometers, but once you are up to speed, having dressed in ASSOS and "als’d" yourself properly, you will enjoy a comfortable, healthy and sartorially coherent ride.

The ASSOS wardrobe and its textiles are designed to fit and enhance each other like a team. They allow you to "als" yourself in various ways according to your own personal body sweat mechanics, without interrupting the evaporation chain. This is fundamental in getting the moisture to the outer layer where it can evaporate. The fabrics are constructed in a special way to retain (block) enough warmth in-between the different layers in order to warm up your micro-climate (the air layers surrounding your body underneath the textile."

mrushton

Fantastic - they must employ some great people in the copy writing dept. Assos shorts are the same material no matter what colour. Admittedly the top end may be 'better' than the lower end shorts. I'm told by my partner that coloured shorts are better for showing off one's buttocks especially well toned glutes and that blue or red are exceptionally good at this. She rates the Gerolsteiner blue for this reason. i do have to say she does look good in her blue Assos kit so maybe she has a point.

portuguese mike

i first bought some blue ones because they didn't have my size in black. suffice it to say that all subsequent pairs have been in black.

vermooten

My mistake!

Ashley_R

Black, black, black, black, black!!

If you're have to wear yellow shorts and its -6 I'm staying indoors!!

fluff.

White shorts, like the Grange Hill cast, just say no.

Ken Night

vermooten wrote:

My mistake!

Not at all...I wish I'd bought black

There were three of us on the WRC last year, wearing red, all regretting it......I bought mine at Condor-beguiled by Bern "red is a warning sign colour" .....Oh dear

yogi

I once had a bright orange pair of Castelli's - I was never hit by any vehicle!!! However, I did earn the nickname 'Tangoman'. The shorts have now sadly long since gone. You can dare to be bold .......but stick with black.

The problem with light colours is that they easily become see-through and show any stains - remember when Boonen had that tummy trouble the other year (with white shorts) - yuk!

robbarker

I have a rather fetching yellow pair, and only because Parker's were selling them very cheap as a clearance item. I'd rather be comfy than trendy. They look ridiculous but are, at least, a major contribution to road safety..

Ken Night

robbarker wrote:

I have a rather fetching yellow pair, and only because Parker's were selling them very cheap as a clearance item. I'd rather be comfy than trendy. They look ridiculous but are, at least, a major contribution to road safety..

Yes, as Sharon Osborne showed the other night, canary yellow is a "difficult" colour to carry off

Avoid white. If you're working hard, and sweating, little is left to the imagination of the rider behind....especially if you're afflicted with a hairy ar&e

ricadus

How typically Swiss to go OTT on the design rationale.

grimpeur

IanTrcp wrote:

No. You are actually right on this :-

"In the mid-seventies, ASSOS introduced a completely new generation of cycling apparel that made thick, bulky, and poorly colour co-ordinated garments obsolete. A new era of intelligent body insulation had begun with an aesthetic aspiration to match the technical capabilities of its design.

The als objective is to keep your body’s internal micro-climate stable, warm and dry under various conditions. The ASSOS als outfit chart is a guideline and varies according to your very own physics, metabolism, weight and heart rate. The advantage of the ASSOS wardrobe is its versatility. To als yourself properly requires experience; it is up to you to experiment with different ASSOS garments in order to find your perfect, personal als according to the weather / riding condition. A properly als'd rider exudes a calm and carefully colour co-ordinated confidence.

Formula: the year is divided into 8 riding seasons; from Spring to WinterPlus (als chart). The als objective is to keep your body’s internal micro-climate stable, warm and dry under various conditions. ASSOS clothing is colour-coded to help ensure that you select garments that are properly compatible. The ASSOS als chart is a guideline and varies according to your very own physics, metabolism, weight and heart rate. The advantage of the ASSOS wardrobe is its versatility.

Winter Plus -6c to 6c Yellow
Winter 0c to 8c Red
Early Winter 6c to 12c White
Fall 8c to 16c Light Titan (Grey)
Early Fall 12c to 18c Black
Hot Summer 29c to 39c Blue
Summer 24c to 32c Green
Spring 14c to 22c Dark Titan (Grey)

Dressing is fundamental!
The most common error is to overdress. Although you will be warm and cozy for the first 15 minutes of your ride, once your muscles are warm and heartbeat is at speed, your body starts to cool itself down by producing sweat. Your apparel will soak it up and stay wet regardless of how technical and active breathable it is. There is a limit. Dress less is often preferable. You might suffer a bit during the first kilometers, but once you are up to speed, having dressed in ASSOS and "als’d" yourself properly, you will enjoy a comfortable, healthy and sartorially coherent ride.

The ASSOS wardrobe and its textiles are designed to fit and enhance each other like a team. They allow you to "als" yourself in various ways according to your own personal body sweat mechanics, without interrupting the evaporation chain. This is fundamental in getting the moisture to the outer layer where it can evaporate. The fabrics are constructed in a special way to retain (block) enough warmth in-between the different layers in order to warm up your micro-climate (the air layers surrounding your body underneath the textile."

This is one of the things that I like about Assos, whenever you read their catalogues you always get the impression that they are taking the piss out of themselves. You can't really put a serious face on the Mumu and Edelweiss kit.

Despite the fact that it is arguably the best cycling clothing available, there seems to be quite a fun attitude to their range, and dare I say it, a refreshing contrast to the whole stern faced, I'm depressed and loving it, Rapha look.

schlepcycling

Oh my god!!!!! :shock: I have Assos shorts in blue, red and white which I use with jerseys of that colour....I even have a mumu jersey which I wear with the white shorts like this:

http://www.assos.com/en/etno/detail.aspx?article=11

Nice and cool on hot days and a bit of a change from regular black shorts + jersey combo.

Should I ditch all my coloured shorts and go back to black?.... :?