Castelli Body Paint Bibshorts - any one own any?

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  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    Blimey, I ordered some Free Aeros too at the w/e (couldn't get that 5% code working but the Ribble price is pretty keen anyway). They must be selling like hotcakes!
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Bobbinogs wrote:
    Blimey, I ordered some Free Aeros too at the w/e (couldn't get that 5% code working but the Ribble price is pretty keen anyway). They must be selling like hotcakes!

    So what's the difference between the Aeros and the Body Paint then? Just the mesh on the back? I've read the pads are the same.
  • markos1963
    markos1963 Posts: 3,724
    Bobbinogs wrote:
    Blimey, I ordered some Free Aeros too at the w/e (couldn't get that 5% code working but the Ribble price is pretty keen anyway). They must be selling like hotcakes!

    Well I'm not suprised if they are, I've had mine a week now and they have been a relavation. I had been saving up for some Assos shorts but saw this thread and thought I'd have a try. I was worried I'd made yet another compromise and not bought what I had intended but tbh I can't see me changing from the Free Aeros any time soon.
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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Was on the look out for some new bibshorts.

    Stumbled across this thread.

    You can guess the rest. :roll:
  • t0ph0id
    t0ph0id Posts: 191
    edited April 2011
    I Also just stumbled across this thread after sending some Assos back to ribble as they didn't fit.
    I ordered a small in the F1's and they fitted everywhere except around my thigh, they were a bit baggy there.

    Are the Castelli's tighter? By the name I'm guessing/hoping so!

    The Assos were small, I'm 5'7 and 57kg
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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,567
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    Bobbinogs wrote:
    Blimey, I ordered some Free Aeros too at the w/e (couldn't get that 5% code working but the Ribble price is pretty keen anyway). They must be selling like hotcakes!

    So what's the difference between the Aeros and the Body Paint then? Just the mesh on the back? I've read the pads are the same.

    same pad, both have a mesh back

    the body paint ones have the one-piece construction of the actual shorts, with seamless/hemless edges on the legs and shoulder straps

    the aero ones are more traditional multipanel construction, hems on legs/straps, many more seams etc.
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