Castelli velocissimo bib tights or else?

ugo.santalucia
ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
edited August 2014 in Road buying advice
Quite attractive at 58 quid on CRC... anything else worth considering in that price range (Under 60 pounds?)

Need to have a pad/ need to be black or black-ish
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  • oldbazza
    oldbazza Posts: 646
    Just got some of these in the Wiggle sale;seemed pretty good on the 40 mile club ride;

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/castelli-evoluzione-bib-short/
    Ridley Helium SL (Dura-Ace/Wheelsmith Aero-dimpled 45 wheels)

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Nice, but I need tights for winter, as per title
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    They should be fine. Build will always be good. Is the pad great? No, but it's ok. How much are DHB Zero's at the moment? The pad in there is excellent.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    75 quid, probably a bit less with the platinum discount that I lost (the real sign of a recession)... seems a lot
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    I happily used the dhb Vaeon Roubaix Padded Bib Tight over last winter. Warm and comfy and less than £50.
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    menthel wrote:
    I happily used the dhb Vaeon Roubaix Padded Bib Tight over last winter. Warm and comfy and less than £50.

    Yeah, I should probably go for those... DHB still having funny big sizes? somehow I used to be a small with them...
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    menthel wrote:
    I happily used the dhb Vaeon Roubaix Padded Bib Tight over last winter. Warm and comfy and less than £50.

    Yeah, I should probably go for those... DHB still having funny big sizes? somehow I used to be a small with them...

    Yep. I am a medium in those (and other dhb bibs) and an XL in Castelli!
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    SportPursuit has Giordana on sale atm.

    The FRC bibs are brilliant.
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  • birdie23
    birdie23 Posts: 457
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    menthel wrote:
    I happily used the dhb Vaeon Roubaix Padded Bib Tight over last winter. Warm and comfy and less than £50.

    Yeah, I should probably go for those... DHB still having funny big sizes? somehow I used to be a small with them...

    I found the pad in these pretty uncomfortable compared with my reasonably budget OneTen bib shorts. YMMV
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  • oldbazza
    oldbazza Posts: 646
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Nice, but I need tights for winter, as per title


    :oops: Must pay more attention :roll:
    Ridley Helium SL (Dura-Ace/Wheelsmith Aero-dimpled 45 wheels)

    Light Blue Robinson(105 +lots of Hope)

    Planet X XLS 1X10(105/XTR/Miche/TRP Spyre SLC brakes

    Graham Weigh 105/Ultegra
  • JACE100
    JACE100 Posts: 47
    I used a pair of these over winter just gone and loved them. Super comfortable pad and they kept me warm enough to. As always with Castelli watch the sizing as they are a bit tight!
  • DiscoBoy
    DiscoBoy Posts: 905
    bendertherobot wrote:
    They should be fine. Build will always be good. Is the pad great? No, but it's ok. How much are DHB Zero's at the moment? The pad in there is excellent.

    I would describe the kiss3 pad as great. For me, I find it just as good as the X2 pad.
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  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    thought about the sportful equivalent? usually the same product but a few $$$ cheaper... got 2 pairs of their winter bibs and they are fantastic.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    philbar72 wrote:
    thought about the sportful equivalent? usually the same product but a few $$$ cheaper... got 2 pairs of their winter bibs and they are fantastic.

    Well, I was only considering Castelli as it's 40 % off... I wouldn't normally aim that high...
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    I have Velocissimo, Sorpasso and the wind/waterproof ones - Velos are really spring/autumn weight IMO - if you can stretch to Sorpasso, they're superb, wearable down to single digits, supremely comfortable and pretty durable IME.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Monty Dog wrote:
    I have Velocissimo, Sorpasso and the wind/waterproof ones - Velos are really spring/autumn weight IMO - if you can stretch to Sorpasso, they're superb, wearable down to single digits, supremely comfortable and pretty durable IME.

    Thanks Monty... budget for these is pretty small... I had a pair of DHB Roubaix in the past and I'll probably go for these again, as they were good down to zero
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  • Calpol
    Calpol Posts: 1,039
    Another for consideration

    http://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/product/view/id/456333
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    philbar72 wrote:
    thought about the sportful equivalent? usually the same product but a few $$$ cheaper... got 2 pairs of their winter bibs and they are fantastic.

    Well, I was only considering Castelli as it's 40 % off... I wouldn't normally aim that high...

    Fair enough. the pad on them is very good but not excellent. i've got their summer equivalents for longer rides and they are perfectly serviceable. I did Liege Bastogne Liege in them (the full 274 km) and was ok afterwards!

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