Doge

Not yet. But closed store locally. Signs of slow sales. I heard a few suggest they might.

canklecat

Glad you liked them too. My only minor complaint is they're just a little short on length for my longish thighs. They fit me more like 1960s-'70s style shorts.

But the pad is comfortable enough I'm going to buy another set of the bibs.

Princess_Allez

I thought the same until I picked up a pair of Castelli free aero race 4 bibs. I was [not so] slowly building my way up the ladder of higher tiered bib shorts. First, I started with the Prezwalski 3d, then Specialized RBX, then Rapha Core, and finally the Castelli. I think I'll stop here. They are an amazing bib for the price. I may give the Assos S9 a shot still, but likely, I'll just get another pair of Castelli.

canklecat

Sorry to hear PI is struggling. I've never been disappointed in any Pearl Izumi product. I have PI baggy shorts and padded liners (wearing those at the moment, just got back from a late night ride), arm warmers, ultra-thin packable windbreaker, other stuff. All excellent values, not cheap but affordable on my tight budget. And the local PI outlet shop was handy.

But the best PI product by far has been their 2012-era baselayer using their fancypants "Minerale" fabric. Comfortable year 'round, even as a summer baselayer under my good shirts to reduce sweat printing through. And the odor resistance was phenomenal, better than wool. As a test I once wore it daily for 2 weeks, including lots of bike rides and walks in sweaty weather. Everything else I wore had sweat-funk odor after a single wearing, including my various jerseys by Garneau, Bontrager, etc. But that PI Minerale baselayer was funk-free for weeks. I still wash it only once a week or every few days at most.

Alas, it was too pricey. I wrote to PI a year or so ago to ask about buying another Mineral fabric baselayer, but they said it was discontinued. The current baselayer fabrics were inferior. I bought one that didn't combine the same comfortable yet snug knit fabric with odor resistance. It was just ordinary wicking fabric, hard to pull on and off with my busted shoulder, and needed to be washed after every wearing. I gave it to a smaller friend since I couldn't pull it on and off with my busted and dislocated shoulder last year.

Even at a 50% discount a few years ago it cost around $35. The lucky consumers were the women and smaller cyclists who were able to snag the last few small sizes from Nashbar for $10 or less.

You can still buy similar baselayers that resist microbacterial funk -- fabric impregnated with charcoal and silver -- mostly designed for cold weather hikers and winter sportfolk. And they usually cost over $100.

I'm not sure where PI went wrong. They seem to occupy a comfortable rung in the mid-priced sportswear economy, same one shared by Garneau, which seems to be doing okay. I like some Garneau products too, although not quite so well as Pearl Izumi.

noodle soup

Most retail specialty stores are hurting right now, but I haven't heard that PI itself was in financial trouble(other than the retail stores).

PI eliminated their running division 2017, but that was a small portion of their sales,

noodle soup

https://www.competitivecyclist.com/c...NhdDEwMDIxNg==

Buy them now, and thank me later.

Princess_Allez

Thanks for the heads up on the Castelli deals

caloso

Screaming deal.

Weakbikr

Thanks for the info. That's a smoking deal.