Best jersey and/or shorts
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Best jersey and/or shorts
What's your best jersey, shorts or bibs you have worn?
I have a Castelli Perfecto short sleeves.....It's so comfortable
Shorts/bibs I'm still trying...
Altura night shorts are ok so far
I have a Castelli Perfecto short sleeves.....It's so comfortable
Shorts/bibs I'm still trying...
Altura night shorts are ok so far
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Rapha Lightweight Bibs
Assos Mille S5 Bibs
Rapha Core S/S Jersey
Santini 2BCool Jersey
Assos Mille S5 Bibs
Rapha Core S/S Jersey
Santini 2BCool Jersey
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Define "best".
Per my definition, this is my favorite pair of bibs-
https://www.cutaway.us/collections/a...ts/probibshort
And this is my favorite jersey-
https://www.cutaway.us/collections/c...-jersey-maroon
Haven't tried any of the fancypants italian stuff, but these are as comfortable as any cycling clothing needs to be for me. Plus the brand owner is a friend
Per my definition, this is my favorite pair of bibs-
https://www.cutaway.us/collections/a...ts/probibshort
And this is my favorite jersey-
https://www.cutaway.us/collections/c...-jersey-maroon
Haven't tried any of the fancypants italian stuff, but these are as comfortable as any cycling clothing needs to be for me. Plus the brand owner is a friend
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AFAIK, Assos is widely considered to be the best. As I can't afford it, I'll stick with my Pearl Izumi pieces at reasonable prices.
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Pretty happy with this year's Castelli Team jersey and Team bibs. They fit well and are a nice medium weight. Get the KISS pad.
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I'm really enjoying a couple of the kits I have. They're Pactimo and Jakroo. Both high quality, comfortable.. they stay in place.. great padding on the bibs. My Castelli kit is a close 2nd place though.
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Hands down, the best I've ever had is by MAAP. Extremely high quality, superb comfort and fits me perfectly.
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Good to hear. Their ads pop up on my social media feed all the time, and although I hate to be a sucker for advertising of that type, I do always look at it and think, "Maybe..."
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Shorts & a t shirt. I leave the racing costumes to ppl who actually race.
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Assos ss mille jersey and t cento bibs, plus some various Giordana, Pearl Izumi and Louis Garneau kit.
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I personally think Rapha is the best I have ridden, although it is too expensive for me a lot of the time. I have had zero problems with Twin Six, and I finally got a set of the "Standard" jersey and bibs, and they are awesome. I plan to pick up a couple more sets of bibs, and maybe a couple standard jerseys.
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I still like the Performance 2016 Elite bib shorts. $60 and they fit and feel fine. No need to spend over a Franklin to get a decent bib...
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How have I made it this far without a carbon-fiber infused jersey?!