Cycling Shorts

carl_p
carl_p Posts: 989
edited March 2009 in Road buying advice
Would like some recommendations for padded shorts.

I'm not in the Assos price range so please don't say them, but would like something that would last a couple of years or so.

Do they all have the Coolmax padded inserts?
Specialized Venge S Works
Cannondale Synapse
Enigma Etape
Genesis Flyer Single Speed


Turn the corner, rub my eyes and hope the world will last...

Comments

  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    What's your budget?

    Start at the likes of DHB or Lusso and work upwards. Price generally gets you better quality materials, a better seatpad and multi-panel construction.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • carl_p
    carl_p Posts: 989
    Didn't want to spend much more than £40 or £50 to be honest. I see Wiggle have some DHB Bib shorts for about £35 which seem to be recommended.
    Specialized Venge S Works
    Cannondale Synapse
    Enigma Etape
    Genesis Flyer Single Speed


    Turn the corner, rub my eyes and hope the world will last...
  • CumbrianMan
    CumbrianMan Posts: 240
    You could try the Giordana Silverline bibshorts. They are on Parker International for £42.

    I rode 60 hilly miles in a pair at the weekend, and they were very comfy.

    The DHB's are good value. Got a pair of 3/4's that are comfy, so guess the standard ones are as good.
    "There are no hills, there is no wind, I feel no pain !"

    "A bad day on the bike is always better than a good day in the office !"
  • jrab
    jrab Posts: 99
    I have a pair of the Wiggle DHB Earnley shorts and Merston 3/4s they're both very good for the money. Also have a pair of the Lusso gel shorts, very good too. They feel a bit more substantial than the DHB Earnleys, but then to me the Earnleys feel almost "second-skin" once on - lightweight fabric that fits well.

    I paid less than £40 for each.

    Richard
  • GemmaAtkinson1
    GemmaAtkinson1 Posts: 161
    try prendas.co.uk as they have a sale on at the moment on santini stuff. I bought some fantastic cannondale santini bib shorts from there and they are the comfiest ones i own!
  • yakk
    yakk Posts: 589
    Hi there, Cyclesurgery had a sale on and were reducing Sugoi shorts - (£40 for Flex) the comfiest I've found for my bony ass, and very light against the skin.
    Yak
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    I like Endura stuff...good value.
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    passout wrote:
    I like Endura stuff...good value.

    agreed. you should be able to pick up a pair of FS260 pro bibs for between £50-60 and they are excellent shorts..
  • DuncSF
    DuncSF Posts: 95
    I'm with you GemmaAtkinson, I've got about 8 pairs of longs and shorts and the Santini are a country mile ahead in terms of quality and comfort - someone commented that you cannot tell you've a pair of shorts on...it's true and a litlle disconcerting at times!! :lol:
    Tarmac Chewer
  • GavH
    GavH Posts: 933
    Sorry to hijack, but can someone please tell me what the advantage in wearing bib shorts as opposed to 'normal' shorts? I'm in the market for a newer, comfier pair for those longer rides and just can't for the life of me work out what the advantage is. What am I missing please?
  • DuncSF
    DuncSF Posts: 95
    comfort, snugger fit, reduce movement of shorts around sensitive areas, secure your crown jewels, some have ipod pockets, more choice of colours, soak sweat away, warmer in winter if you get right type, compress torso a little, do not have to adjust them at all.
    Tarmac Chewer
  • Andy140
    Andy140 Posts: 130
    Bought some Gore BikeWear Contest Shorts last year for £35 from Wiggle - very good and big improvement over the DHB used previously.
  • Shezzer
    Shezzer Posts: 229
    I've recently bought some DHB Finchdean shorts for £60 (ish). Pretty darned comfortable on the long rides thanks to their gel padding. They also got 10/10 in a Road Cycling UK review.
  • NWLondoner
    NWLondoner Posts: 2,047
    I quite like the look of the Gore range although only 4 panels on their top range bibs. I would have thought that a pair of £139 bib would have had 6 or more panels.

Categories