Bib shorts

tonecoles
tonecoles Posts: 33
edited June 2013 in Road buying advice
Apologies if this has been asked a million times before. 3 questions really.

1 does the padding come in different types for short.....medium...longer distance etc.

2 what attributes should I look for

3 what would you recommend up to £100

Thanks for your time and advice.

Comments

  • wongataa
    wongataa Posts: 1,001
    You can get bib shorts with all sorts of different pads.
  • Steve236
    Steve236 Posts: 212
    tonecoles wrote:
    Apologies if this has been asked a million times before. 3 questions really.

    1 does the padding come in different types for short.....medium...longer distance etc.

    2 what attributes should I look for

    3 what would you recommend up to £100

    Thanks for your time and advice.
    It probably has been asked a million times before but if people stopped asking questions on this forum that had been asked before it would come to a grinding halt, so....

    Assos, Castelli and DHB bib shorts seem to get recommended on here a lot. There are different types of pad and different manufacturers do different pads. Can't say I know what they're all for but Assos for example have an S5 and an S2 pad - seem to recall that the former might be thicker for longer distances and the latter more for shorter distances or racier efforts. I got a pair of Assos with the S2 pad for less than £100 and find them very comfortable on short and long rides (admittedly never done more than 60 miles though).
  • trek_dan
    trek_dan Posts: 1,366
    Castelli Aero best for me and my saddle setup, you and yours might be totally different. Bit of trial and error I'm afraid.
  • derosa
    derosa Posts: 2,819

    Big H

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  • Rod11
    Rod11 Posts: 293
    Highly recommend these - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/craft-elite-bike-bib-short/
    Best pair of shorts I've got (also have some from Sportful and Altura)
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,918
    Jack93 wrote:
    Highly recommend these - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/craft-elite-bike-bib-short/
    Best pair of shorts I've got (also have some from Sportful and Altura)

    I managed to bag a couple of pairs of these for £32 each, and very nice they are too.
    My money for sub £100 would be on Mavic, Santini or Craft.
    If you shop wisely in the sales you can easily bag a £100 for more like £60.
    My crafts were a bargain, my santinis were 40 and 60, and the mavics 90 down to 60.
    Evans have a 20% off code at the mo for example.
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