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Clothing 101- recommendations

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  • #392
    emclau
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭emclau


    Looking for a pair of bib shorts, narrowed down to the following.. any advice / preference to what I should go for? I’m a casual cyclist, mostly two hour cycles.. I don’t want anything too light - would like some warmth so I can wear into autumn..


    Endura FS260
    https://www.wiggle.co.uk/endura-fs260-pro-bib-shorts-1
    Galibier Classique
    https://www.galibier.cc/product/classiqueshorts/
    Dub Aeron
    https://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-aeron-bib-shorts-1


    Thanks


  • #393
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    emclau wrote: »
    Looking for a pair of bib shorts, narrowed down to the following.. any advice / preference to what I should go for? I’m a casual cyclist, mostly two hour cycles.. I don’t want anything too light - would like some warmth so I can wear into autumn..


    Endura FS260
    https://www.wiggle.co.uk/endura-fs260-pro-bib-shorts-1
    Galibier Classique
    https://www.galibier.cc/product/classiqueshorts/
    Dub Aeron
    https://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-aeron-bib-shorts-1


    Thanks

    Cost a bit more but some rave about Castelli bib shorts.


  • #394
    ckeego
    Registered Users Posts: 2,295 ✭✭✭ckeego


    emclau wrote: »
    Looking for a pair of bib shorts, narrowed down to the following.. any advice / preference to what I should go for? I’m a casual cyclist, mostly two hour cycles.. I don’t want anything too light - would like some warmth so I can wear into autumn..


    Endura FS260
    https://www.wiggle.co.uk/endura-fs260-pro-bib-shorts-1
    Galibier Classique
    https://www.galibier.cc/product/classiqueshorts/
    Dub Aeron
    https://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-aeron-bib-shorts-1


    Thanks
    The Enduras are excellent. Really good pad. Their service department are top.

    Also tried the DHB. Good fit. Pad isn’t as good as the Endura. As Stated, the Castelli are very good but tend to be pricier. Fit is very racy too. Size one up


  • #395
    Wildly Boaring
    Registered Users Posts: 3,629 ✭✭✭Wildly Boaring


    If you're spending that type of money I can highly recommend the Galibier Regale.
    Size up one (says it in the description)

    It's the only Galibier pair I have. They're a great pair of bibs.
    Anyone got the peleton? I need a pair of bibs. All the good weather had me on a very reserve pair today.


  • #396
    emclau
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭emclau


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Cost a bit more but some rave about Castelli bib shorts.

    I’m doing the Castelli Easter challenge on Strava so might treat myself! Any particular model you recommend?


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  • #397
    lochdara
    Registered Users Posts: 786 ✭✭✭lochdara


    I am looking for new bibs. For 3-4 hr rides. I see a similar question in clothing 101 so i will follow that too. Budget in around €100-150. Most of my current bibs are aldi/lidl and spin 11.



    Also looking decent stiffish spd shoes. I use Shimano mt34 but would like more of a road style shoe but with spd cleats. I am liking Sidi but they are quite expensive. Budget around €150 ish also, maybe a bit more. I am size 43 in a runner, Size 44 in Shimano.

    ______________________________________________________

    Currently fundraising for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association

    In Memory of my fab Wife www.sinsin.ie



  • #398
    lissard
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭lissard


    +1 on the Endura FS260, they are my go to bibs. Better fit for me than the Castelli Endurance bibs (L). The pad is good for long hours in the saddle.


  • #399
    lochdara
    Registered Users Posts: 786 ✭✭✭lochdara


    size wise how are they. Im 72 kg 5'9 . 32" waist.?

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    Currently fundraising for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association

    In Memory of my fab Wife www.sinsin.ie



  • #400
    velo.2010
    Registered Users Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭velo.2010


    i'd highly recommend the Castelli Entrata bib shorts. I've picked up three pairs recently. About 90 odd euro on Mantel with free shipping ATM.


  • #401
    lissard
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭lissard


    lochdara wrote: »
    size wise how are they. Im 72 kg 5'9 . 32" waist.?

    I find the size charts accurate for me, it suggests L and indeed that is the right size. For Castelli I'm XL, for my club gear I'm XXL. Based on what you listed above it looks like an S for you. Here's a link to the size chart.
    https://www.endurasport.com/support/sizing/


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  • #402
    lochdara
    Registered Users Posts: 786 ✭✭✭lochdara


    Yeah I seen that. I am kind of bordering. A few reviews of 80kg go for medium. I have large thighs. I might go with the medium. I can send them back i think

    ______________________________________________________

    Currently fundraising for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association

    In Memory of my fab Wife www.sinsin.ie



  • #403
    lochdara
    Registered Users Posts: 786 ✭✭✭lochdara


    I just checked my lbs and they have them at the same price as everyone else so I'll go in there. Now to find decent spd shoes. I need spf 50+ arm covers so I'll pick them up while I'm in. I got a scar on my arm that was treated this year and I was advised sunscreen every hour or base layer.

    ______________________________________________________

    Currently fundraising for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association

    In Memory of my fab Wife www.sinsin.ie



  • #404
    lochdara
    Registered Users Posts: 786 ✭✭✭lochdara


    lochdara wrote: »
    Yeah I seen that. I am kind of bordering. A few reviews of 80kg go for medium. I have large thighs. I might go with the medium. I can send them back i think

    So I went into my lbs and tried on small endura bibs. I couldn't get them past my knees. Medium were perfect. My legs are not in proportion to my arms. Fat thighs, skinny arms. Lbs was same price as crc and wiggle. They only just came in stock that day so I was lucky.

    ______________________________________________________

    Currently fundraising for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association

    In Memory of my fab Wife www.sinsin.ie



  • #405
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    lochdara wrote: »
    So I went into my lbs and tried on small endura bibs. I couldn't get them past my knees. Medium were perfect. My legs are not in proportion to my arms. Fat thighs, skinny arms. Lbs was same price as crc and wiggle. They only just came in stock that day so I was lucky.

    Contact the company and ask them. Possibly buy 2 sizes & return 1 if unsure.


  • #406
    emclau
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭emclau


    lochdara wrote: »
    So I went into my lbs and tried on small endura bibs. I couldn't get them past my knees. Medium were perfect. My legs are not in proportion to my arms. Fat thighs, skinny arms. Lbs was same price as crc and wiggle. They only just came in stock that day so I was lucky.

    Hi, can you please share name of the bike shop? Might buy from them if they can post.. thanks!


  • #407
    lissard
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭lissard


    Cycle Superstore stock Endura. If you are a CI member there is a 12.5% discount and free postage countrywide.


  • #408
    km991148
    Registered Users Posts: 4,275 ✭✭✭km991148


    Got bibs from lecol.cc there - they are pricey, but there is always a discount on strava (usually 50 off spending over a hundred).

    Quality is decent, leg grippers are great on pro ones, but I think they are sized a little big. I'm between sizes and think I could have gotten away with medium (Im over 6 foot and not exactly skinny @ 85kgs / 33inch waist).


  • #409
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,812 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    lissard wrote: »
    Cycle Superstore stock Endura. If you are a CI member there is a 12.5% discount and free postage countrywide.

    They're pretty skinny on stock at the minute, in Endura anyway. I went there over the weekend and came away with two new bibs - a pair of Look shorts, size medium, from their clearance section - there's another pair left if anyone looking for that size - they were 91 euro, reduced from 135. And then, after trying on a pair of Assos, I caved and bought them too. They were 130 quid, which really isn't bad in the grand scheme of things. I wouldn't justify their 290 euro offerings but the "cheapo" pair I bought seem very very nice. Wait to see what they're like on the road now, but tbh in all my years of cycling I've found that.... shorts are shorts. :pac:


  • #410
    lissard
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭lissard


    fat bloke wrote: »
    Assos .... shorts are shorts. :pac:
    If you believe the hype, they make the nether regions practically dance and sing :). The Kuku Penthouse always gives me a laugh.


  • #411
    AhhHere
    Registered Users Posts: 346 ✭✭AhhHere


    Is wiggle reputable in post brexit times or should I look for an EU alternative?


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  • #412
    lochdara
    Registered Users Posts: 786 ✭✭✭lochdara


    Thebikeshop.ie in wexford . They post

    ______________________________________________________

    Currently fundraising for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association

    In Memory of my fab Wife www.sinsin.ie



  • #413
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Hi,

    I have a Helly Hansen short sleeve base layer, a Galibier long sleeve 'Barrier Base Layer' for winter so looking for a long sleeve base layer for in between summer and winter/cold.

    An obvious choice is Galibier ECHELON long sleeve base layer but any others to consider (e.g. Helly Hansen, Under Armour).

    Cheers,
    Pa.


  • #414
    cunavalos
    Registered Users Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭cunavalos


    I found some of the decathlon baselayers suitable for the in between temperatures you mention.

    Although labelled as a football baselayer, the one linked below does the job. I find the thumb loops useful others find them an annoyance
    https://www.decathlon.ie/en/men-s-underwears/195072-84028-keepdry-500-adult-base-layer-khaki.html#/demodelsize-200xl/demodelcolor-967766?queryID=e5af158983580de695aada6461866886&objectID=4096897

    keepdry-500-adult-base-layer-khaki.jpg?&f=800x800


  • #415
    Luxman
    Registered Users Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Luxman


    fat bloke wrote: »
    They're pretty skinny on stock at the minute, in Endura anyway. I went there over the weekend and came away with two new bibs - a pair of Look shorts, size medium, from their clearance section - there's another pair left if anyone looking for that size - they were 91 euro, reduced from 135. And then, after trying on a pair of Assos, I caved and bought them too. They were 130 quid, which really isn't bad in the grand scheme of things. I wouldn't justify their 290 euro offerings but the "cheapo" pair I bought seem very very nice. Wait to see what they're like on the road now, but tbh in all my years of cycling I've found that.... shorts are shorts. :pac:

    Did CSS give any indication on a restock of Endura shorts by any chance. I am looking for the SL bibs with varying size pads (they have Large but I think I need medium pad based on the calculator.)


  • #416
    fat bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 5,812 ✭✭✭fat bloke


    Luxman wrote: »
    Did CSS give any indication on a restock of Endura shorts by any chance. I am looking for the SL bibs with varying size pads (they have Large but I think I need medium pad based on the calculator.)

    I didn't ask.

    Bought a pair of these and they arrived really quickly - almost next day and though I haven't worn them yet they look great.

    https://www.galibier.cc/product/equipe/


  • #417
    Wildly Boaring
    Registered Users Posts: 3,629 ✭✭✭Wildly Boaring


    fat bloke wrote: »
    I didn't ask.

    Bought a pair of these and they arrived really quickly - almost next day and though I haven't worn them yet they look great.

    https://www.galibier.cc/product/equipe/

    Just to add.
    I bought a pair of the peleton bibs last month.
    Great shorts.
    Thought the chamois was a bit thick on first spin.
    Settled down nicely after spin and a wash.
    Love the fact I can order longer leg on them


  • #418
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,629 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    fat bloke wrote: »
    I didn't ask.

    Bought a pair of these and they arrived really quickly - almost next day and though I haven't worn them yet they look great.

    https://www.galibier.cc/product/equipe/

    For me those shorts are the best Galibier have, it’s just a pity they only come with the red colouring. A plain black option would be ideal for me.


  • #419
    Macy0161
    Registered Users Posts: 9,268 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    dahat wrote: »
    For me those shorts are the best Galibier have, it’s just a pity they only come with the red colouring. A plain black option would be ideal for me.
    I didn't get on with the 3/4 lengths on the gravel bike at the weekend, after having been fine on the road with both these and the short version. Different saddle/ cycling obviously but my first comfort issues with any short not to mind Galibier!

    I still just about prefer the Energie Elite for comfort over the equipe.

    Anyone have the cargo shorts? Planning a long one at the weekend, and running out of pockets!


  • #420
    lochdara
    Registered Users Posts: 786 ✭✭✭lochdara


    Is Alltricks and Deporvillage reputable. I am looking for a pair of Sidi spd for my road bike and they seem to have the best price. Within Ireland price is either very high or not in my size. Local bike shop doesnt do them either. They have to invest a lot to get that brand in.

    ______________________________________________________

    Currently fundraising for Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association

    In Memory of my fab Wife www.sinsin.ie



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  • #421
    MangleBadger
    Registered Users Posts: 493 ✭✭MangleBadger


    lochdara wrote: »
    Is Alltricks and Deporvillage reputable. I am looking for a pair of Sidi spd for my road bike and they seem to have the best price. Within Ireland price is either very high or not in my size. Local bike shop doesnt do them either. They have to invest a lot to get that brand in.

    Have used both. Alltricks is decathlon basically.

    Deporvillage I've heard can sometimes be a bit slow, and they're not great at responding to queries. But still a legit site.


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