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Should I be returning these Castelli shorts? Poor quality?

imafatmanimafatman Posts: 351
edited May 2017 in Road buying advice
I bought some Castelli Evoluzione 2 shorts on the 6th of April - not even 2 months ago. I have ridden 1300km with them.

The sticky liner around the thigh has come away from the lycra on one side and is starting to peel off on the other side. The stitching is also starting to come away in several areas of the short.

These have been machine washed and hand washed. (Will hand wash 2-3 times and then machine wash)

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  • imposter2.0imposter2.0 Posts: 11,729
    The short answer is yes, you should..
  • scott5scott5 Posts: 83
    No gear should fall apart that quick
  • apreadingapreading Posts: 4,533
    Without a shadow of a doubt. Quality control was never Castelli's strong point but they do seem to have got worse lately...
  • fenixfenix Posts: 5,437
    Do you really have to ask ?
  • sloppyschleckondssloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Seams to be a problem
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • imposter2.0imposter2.0 Posts: 11,729
    Fenix wrote:
    Do you really have to ask ?

    It's always possible that someone could say 'they're fine - carry on wearing them' ;)
  • rolf_frolf_f Posts: 16,015
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Seams to be a problem

    He's been badly stitched up.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • imafatmanimafatman Posts: 351
    Maybe a stupid question in hindsight but I've never returned any pair of clothing before.... And perhaps thought I messed them up by machine washing them.
  • meanredspidermeanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Rolf F wrote:
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    Seams to be a problem

    He's been badly stitched up.

    Poor thread, this.
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • lakesludditelakesluddite Posts: 1,337
    imafatman wrote:
    Maybe a stupid question in hindsight but I've never returned any pair of clothing before.... And perhaps thought I messed them up by machine washing them.

    I machine wash all my kit - none of it has fallen apart like this. Good quality kit shouldn't fall apart at the sight of a washing machine.

    Send/take 'em back.
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