Karcas

2012 Pearl Izumi P.R.O bibs here. Love that 4d chamois!

ZippyThePinhead

Chainlove had the RS for $70, but Nashbar has them for $60. Limited choice of sizes, however.

Skinny Fred

Voler still has some of last year's clothing on clearance for up to 50% off, although many of them are colors other than black. I'm happy with their older Ion SL pad.

Hiro11

2 pairs of Performance Ultra 2s.

advicepig

I love the Craft Active bib. Retails at $99, maybe able to find a deal.

echotraveler

Another vote for PI P.R.O's they rock, for me their the benchmark in both short and bibs.
also like the capo offerings (roma, sc-12) i want the padrone bibs, but will have to wait.

noise boy

I personally like the Mavic Espoir bibs, I also have a pair of the Mavic Sprint bibs, not as enamored of them but mostly because my quads are not massive enough to keep the legs from riding up, otherwise they are great as well. I have a a PI Pro bib but I don't like the chamois a little too diapery for me.

Biscayne05

Are these the higher end chamois?

If so thanks for summing it up (though I'm curious which one to get with Louis Garneau)

I'm never buying the lower end stuff ever again.

Durockrolly

I picked these Louis Garneau bibs up recently. While I only have a couple hundred miles I like them very much!!!

https://www.performancebike.com/bikes...32_-1___400065

rangerdavid

I have about 6 pairs of Voler bibs with the trilogy pad. For the $$, I think these are hard to beat.

twodownzero

Thanks for the heads up. Along with their ridiculously slow shipping, Nashbar charges sales tax now. They just saved me a bunch of money, because I'm NOT paying sales tax on an online order.

bored117 

The link to Nashbar leads to SUGOI Evolution, not RS. RS is very close to RSE in Chamois but Evolution is different kind of Chamois.

oldbobcat

I like these, too, as well as the less expensive Prologue bibs. Pearl Izumi Elite is pretty good, too, but the PI fit is a bit of a problem for me.

ZippyThePinhead

You are absolutely correct. I didn't catch that.

twodownzero

Just as an update, I ended up buying two pairs of Castelli bibs, both with the higher end chamois. I got a pair of the "Endurance" bibs and a pair of the "Body paint."

Two pairs wasn't really in the budget but I can't complain too much, they all go in rotation anyway.

Ghost Ryder

Great choice!!!
I have a few bib shorts, & a pair of the bib tight.
They fit 1 size smaller, I went with Med for the shorts, & large for the tights.
I also have Sugoi shorts, & their chamois is really nice too, looking to pick up a few more of these @ the sample sale they have this Thursday.
I like that they use compression on the leg bands instead of the rubber, I get skin irritation(all around my thigh) from the Bontarger rubber leg grippers they use on the inside of the bibs.

ticktockpedal

castelli endurance are nice and have a really nice chamois. realcyclist has them for $150.

dalava

I believe both have the X2 chamois. They are excellent.

dalava

I navel had any LG gear. I know others liked their higher end stuff, but for me, LG just doesn't look as well made as others. The chamois I listed typically are available on higher end stuff, especially the Assos and Rapha ones. But you can find others in more reasonably priced bibshorts like OP did with his Castelli ones. I also like the Descente Strata chamois which you can find for around $100.

uncrx2003

De Soto 400 mile bibs and they are on sale right now from The Tri Shop for around $127.

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GiantDefyGuy

OMG! I HATE my Descente Strata bibs! I got them from Bonktown sometime last year, and I really hate them. The chamois is HUGE and soft, and it feels like someone shoved a pillow in there. I think every saddle sore I've ever had came from those bibs.

Plus, the leg band kinda makes them look like a pair of underwear.

I do like the little ipod pocket though.

ilovecycling

Love my Capo tempo bib shorts. $99 off Bonktown last year. They are well made and the chamois is much thicker than the one on my Giordana silverline bib shorts. You can do good with $150.

ZippyThePinhead

I got the bibs the other day, and the chamois-- the Evolution bibs from Nashbar have the RC Pro chamois, whereas the RS bibs have the Formula FX chamois-- is pretty good, at least from my experience. I've been riding for a long time using Cannondale Domestique bibs, and clearly the chamois in the Evolution bibs is better. Sugoi, like every manufacturer, offers different levels of chamois quality, but I wonder if it is a question of diminishing returns once you get to a certain level. Call me crazy, but I still think $60 is a lot to pay for what amounts to polyester and foam.

Ghost Ryder

I just picked up a Sugoi bib short for $65 taxes in(regular $200 before taxes) & 2 jerseys for a grand total of $135 taxes in.

ColinL

I learned from prior threads that people like different types of chamois. Personally I love the Castelli KISS chamois and the low-cut coverage for your abdomen and lower back. I also have a pair of Sugoi RS and I like them a lot, but absolutely would not go any thicker. there is a lot more, and thicker, material on the belly and back as well which makes them hotter than the Castellis. Oh and the Sugoi has more compression on the thighs:

I never thought I had huge guads but I guess I do because I've never had a pair of shorts that were anything close to loose in the legs and I often find them a bit uncomfortable for the first few uses. I might have to look into those Mavics.