Campagnolo Clothing Raytech Bib Shorts

Ramanujan
Ramanujan Posts: 352
edited May 2008 in Workshop
Hi,

has anyone had any experience of Campagnolo Clothing Raytech Bib Shorts?
I'm looking for some new shorts in the £50 price range and these look quite nice.

Any info appreciated :D

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  • Rob Sallnow
    Rob Sallnow Posts: 6,279
    Yes, I have two pairs. They're great. Good seat pad with air cushioning that is probably a little gimicky....I'll be looking for another pair soon.
    I'd rather walk than use Shimano
  • Rob Sallnow
    Rob Sallnow Posts: 6,279
    edited May 2008
    o.
    I'd rather walk than use Shimano
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Yep. Good shorts, comfy for long rides. I'd buy them again (not that they are wearing out)
    FCN 2-4 "Shut up legs", Jens Voigt
    Planet-x Scott
    Rides
  • COVEC
    COVEC Posts: 213
    +1 here too, good quality comfortabe shorts 8)
  • Ramanujan
    Ramanujan Posts: 352
    thanks for the feedback
  • Eat My Dust
    Eat My Dust Posts: 3,965
    I have a pair as well. V good VFM.
    SNAPS
  • heavymental
    heavymental Posts: 2,091
    I have a pair that I've had for about 2.5 years but just recently I've been thinking of getting some Assos as the pad seems to have gone a bit flat. Am I right to think the Assos will be loads comfier than the Raytechs or do I have to expect some discomfort when riding 50 odd miles on a skinny saddle? What I mean is, are the Campag shorts just as good as anything else?
  • grahamcp
    grahamcp Posts: 323
    Would really like to try some of these, but would have to buy mail order as no local stockists.

    How do they size up? Is there a decent length in the leg? I' m 6ft/30" waist (basically tall and skinny!)

    Cheeers!
    Graham
  • Ramanujan
    Ramanujan Posts: 352
    there's a size guide for campag clothing here:
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... rts%202008
  • Philip S
    Philip S Posts: 398
    I've had a pair for 3 or 4 weeks and am very happy with them. My only concern when I got them was that the material is a bit thinner than my other bib shorts (Gore) and they let the wind through a bit (I'm thinking of in rather than out!), but once I got warmed up that was not a problem. Think this is because they are slightly less tightly woven, which also means that hairs poke through a bit more than with the Gore (esp the curly ones!), but seeing as I don't spend too much time socialising in them, that is not too much of an issue.

    I'm 6 foot and 32 inch waist. The large fits me fine.
  • 4kicks
    4kicks Posts: 549
    Contrary to the other posters, Im not a big fan...material is thin, and goes "baggy" quicker than other bibshorts, and the air shocks seem to be a huge gimmick, mine went flat after less that 1000 miles of riding (but I am a lardarse)
    But my main issue is, certainly over here, there are a number of bib shorts better & cheaper..
    Fitter....healthier....more productive.....
  • Rob Sallnow
    Rob Sallnow Posts: 6,279
    4kicks wrote:
    and the air shocks seem to be a huge gimmick, mine went flat after less that 1000 miles of riding (but I am a lardarse)

    Mine are still up after several years on my oldest pair :D ....I know this because sadly one of them became unlodged from their home and rode up the side of my buttock (much to my surprise!) on my last ride. The pad to shorts stitching had come undone in one area and the two layers of the pad parted enough for the shock to slide out. A quick repair job that all my cycling shorts have needed from time to time over the years.
    I'd rather walk than use Shimano

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