Originally Posted by pdlamb

The first PI bibs I bought are still great bibs. In between then and now, they went to a coarse, rasp-like thread for the chamois, and thickened the chamois to nearly plywood thickness, so I went looking elsewhere. Maybe they've returned to decent shorts by now.

I got a bunch of Performance bibs shortly before they closed up, so that's most of what I've been wearing. They're OK (with minimal chamois cream) up to about 75 miles, IME.

I got a pair of expensive Specialized bibs a year before I lost too much weight to wear them comfortably. They were great for that year, though.

The other brand I like is a pair of Aerotech bibs. If they're still in business, I'll buy some more of them when I wear out the Performance bibs I'm mostly using now.

Now for the disclaimer: YAMV.