Reccommend some bibshorts?

Cyclingcowboy
Cyclingcowboy Posts: 65
edited March 2010 in Road buying advice
Howdy from across the pond!

My friends over here say go with Pearl Izumi. Any other reccomendations?
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  • guilliano
    guilliano Posts: 5,495
    Gore Xenon..... most comfortable thing I have EVER worn on a bike

    http://www.gorebikewear.co.uk/remote/Sa ... 722558088R

    Worth every penny!!!!!!
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    guilliano wrote:
    Gore Xenon..... most comfortable thing I have EVER worn on a bike

    http://www.gorebikewear.co.uk/remote/Sa ... 722558088R

    Worth every penny!!!!!!

    How are the Ozon II and have you compared them to Uno S5's?

    Really fancy some Gore!
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  • guilliano
    guilliano Posts: 5,495
    bendertherobot wrote:
    guilliano wrote:
    Gore Xenon..... most comfortable thing I have EVER worn on a bike

    http://www.gorebikewear.co.uk/remote/Sa ... 722558088R

    Worth every penny!!!!!!

    How are the Ozon II and have you compared them to Uno S5's?

    Really fancy some Gore!

    Not tried either of those. Previously wore Endura FS260 Pro bibs which are great for 50 or 60 miles, but just don't feel as naturally comfortable as the Xenons from the start and after 50 or 60 miles the chamois starts to chaff in important and sensitive places even with cream
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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Assos, choose any of the bibshorts models, you csn'y go wrong. :wink:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • brin
    brin Posts: 1,122
    guilliano wrote:
    Gore Xenon..... most comfortable thing I have EVER worn on a bike

    http://www.gorebikewear.co.uk/remote/Sa ... 722558088R

    Worth every penny!!!!!!

    +1 gore everytime for me too
  • guilliano
    guilliano Posts: 5,495
    But you'd have to get the Xenon jersey to go with them...... I did. I may be slow and a little fat but damn I look good!!!
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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    +1 Gore Xenon

    Giordana Tenax for the budget option
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  • mrmuddybum
    mrmuddybum Posts: 20
    I was after some Tenax, but can't find anywhere with the medium black/black or blue/black in stock. Are they discontinued or something?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    maddog 2 wrote:
    +1 Gore Xenon

    Giordana Tenax for the budget option

    Yes.
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  • antikythera
    antikythera Posts: 326
    Either Assos 13 S5's or Lidl's.... or something in between :roll:
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    pampers
  • bigpikle
    bigpikle Posts: 1,690
    my tri buddies on your side of the pond swear by DeSoto 400 mile shorts. They are impossible to get over here without importing, so I have no personal experience but they are supposed to be hugely comfortable.

    If the £-$ improves I might grab some on my next trip over.
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  • bigal.
    bigal. Posts: 479
    Assos Mille. Probably the most expensive but I have 2 pairs of Mille shorts which are over 4 years old and still going strong after many, many miles. Superbly comfy.
  • JesseD
    JesseD Posts: 1,961
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    maddog 2 wrote:
    +1 Gore Xenon

    Giordana Tenax for the budget option

    Yes.

    +2 I have the Giordana Tenax shorts and really rate them, so much in fact I am about to buy some more in different colours. Oh and they have a MP3/Phone pocket on the strap parts of the bib shorts which I find really handy for carrying my MP3 player.
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  • fatandwheezing
    fatandwheezing Posts: 169
    I have the xenons and some Cannondale LE Carbons. Can't really tell much of a difference to be honest, and I'm very happy with both, but the xenons are strictly dry weather only with those white panels.
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Ordered the Xenon's today. Will see how they compare to the Unos.
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  • rjh299
    rjh299 Posts: 721
    Anyone tried the Castelli body paint bibs? Got Gore Ozon II shorts, 8hrs in the saddle and no discomfort at all. Might go for the Xenons next as am loving whole Gore range, but not sure if turning up in all Gore is bit much!
  • JesseD
    JesseD Posts: 1,961
    rjh299 wrote:
    but not sure if turning up in all Gore is bit much!

    Turning up in Al Gore would be worse :D
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  • nferrar
    nferrar Posts: 2,511
    The Skins ones got a good review recently in one of the cycling mags, might try those or the Gore's next. Not overly impressed with the Assos Uno S5's I have but that's probably because I'm a bit fat for them (38" waist and the TIR are still overly tight around the crotch/thighs and as I'm only 6' the bib straps are a bit loose on the shoulder). XL in other shorts I have mostly fit fine (apart from Castelli) but the pad isn't as good as the Assos one.
  • Cyclingcowboy
    Cyclingcowboy Posts: 65
    Well after hearing all of the opinions, I think I'm gonna go with the Giordana Tenax bibs. Thanks for all the input!
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  • Westerberg
    Westerberg Posts: 652
    what about some that come down slightly longer on the leg - just above knee height (not 3/4 length) ?? Any brands that fulfill this need?
  • verloren
    verloren Posts: 337
    JesseD wrote:
    +2 I have the Giordana Tenax shorts and really rate them, so much in fact I am about to buy some more in different colours. Oh and they have a MP3/Phone pocket on the strap parts of the bib shorts which I find really handy for carrying my MP3 player.

    I have the same pocket, but can't imagine using it as I don't have a waterproof iPod :)

    I'll +1 the recommendation for Giordana though. They're a little snug, so be careful on sizing. For me the most important part of the bib is the chamois, and Giordana make several bibs that share a chamois with the Giordana but are even cheaper, so they might be an option for you as well.
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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    I know the OP's ordered, but I got this month's C+ on the mat yesterday and it's got a review of loads of bibshorts if anyone else is still deliberating.
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    keef66 wrote:
    I know the OP's ordered, but I got this month's C+ on the mat yesterday and it's got a review of loads of bibshorts if anyone else is still deliberating.

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  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Well, the Editors choice were the Rapha three quarters bib (9/10 - £160) , and the Castelli body paint (9/10 - £175).

    The Best Buys were the Sugoi Ti (9/10 - £103.50) and the Nalini Cicos 3 (9/10 - £42.99).

    Womens was the Sugoi RSE bib short (9/10 - £110)
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    giant mancp wrote:
    Well, the Editors choice were the Rapha three quarters bib (9/10 - £160) , and the Castelli body paint (9/10 - £175).

    The Best Buys were the Sugoi Ti (9/10 - £103.50) and the Nalini Cicos 3 (9/10 - £42.99).

    Womens was the Sugoi RSE bib short (9/10 - £110)

    Interesting. Were Assos in there this time round? Has the game moved on?

    Did they test the Xenons?
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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    The Editor's clearly got more disposable income / fewer wives than me. I'll be shopping at the lower end of the best buys budget range.
  • nickwill
    nickwill Posts: 2,735
    bendertherobot wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    Well, the Editors choice were the Rapha three quarters bib (9/10 - £160) , and the Castelli body paint (9/10 - £175).

    The Best Buys were the Sugoi Ti (9/10 - £103.50) and the Nalini Cicos 3 (9/10 - £42.99).

    Womens was the Sugoi RSE bib short (9/10 - £110)

    Interesting. Were Assos in there this time round? Has the game moved on?

    Did they test the Xenons?
    I do have a problem with some of these reviews. I don't see how you can test a large number of different bibshorts and not include Assos. Whatever you think of them (and I love them), they are surely the benchmark for shorts. Excluding them ,means that the conclusions on high end shorts are skewed and have much less validity.
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Nickwill wrote:
    I do have a problem with some of these reviews. I don't see how you can test a large number of different bibshorts and not include Assos. Whatever you think of them (and I love them), they are surely the benchmark for shorts. Excluding them ,means that the conclusions on high end shorts are skewed and have much less validity.

    Agreed. Though we know that the Uno's are a 10/10 product. Perhaps they thought it unfair to test everything against them!

    I do wonder how they left them out this time.
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  • Ramanujan
    Ramanujan Posts: 352
    I do have a problem with some of these reviews. I don't see how you can test a large number of different bibshorts and not include Assos. Whatever you think of them (and I love them), they are surely the benchmark for shorts. Excluding them ,means that the conclusions on high end shorts are skewed and have much less validity.
    pretty much all the reviews in CP leave out really important swathes of product...often market leaders or forum favorites.
    You would think the reviewers would at least look at the forums and see which products people are talking about.
    For example, Giordana shorts are highly rated on the forum with several threads about them ,but no reviews on them.

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