DRLski

I am looking at getting a Performance Triflex LS jersey but was wondering how their clothing fit? Is it big like Pearl Izumi or correct sizing like Giordana? I take a large in Girodana but a medium in Pearl Izuma.

Thx.
Dave

NRRider

I've found the Performance jerseys run large, but I'm not sure it's consistent among all the different offerings. For instance, I wear an XL in their Ultra bib shorts, but a medium in their basic short sleeve and long sleeve jerseys. I also wear a medium in the PI vest if that helps.

MSC

Dave: You'll want the medium. My Pearl Izumi jerseys fit like Performance - both mediums in the 38-40 chest range. My Giordana jersey is a large/size 4 but is tighter than the other two.

Peek the Geek

I agree that Performance jerseys fit bigger, like PI.

johnny99

Comparing the fit of different brands is not that easy. Giordana has "Pro Fit" and "Super Fit", with the former being the traditional racer fit and the latter being a super-sized USA fit. Pearl Izumi has "Form Fit", "Semi-form Fit", and "Relaxed Fit". The fit is generally listed on the jersey hang tags and web sites for both of these brands.

Performance also uses different fits, depending on who actually made the garment. Unfortunately, they do not list the sizing on the hang tags or web site. You need to try it on and see. Most of their stuff, however, is as big or bigger than the biggest stuff from Giordana or Pearl Izumi.

djtrackie

Performance reinforces american = fat, mentality

I fit perfectly in M3 (European medium) and when I tried on a med @ performance, it was like wearing a tshirt.

botto 

haven't seen any of form/semi form fits. just the fat boy fit.

i remember the good old days when a PI medium was a medium. h@ll, i remember the days when a pair of medium PI tights were a medium. The few PI stuff i've bought in recent years is small.

they're making almost everything for the Super Size me crowd, one reason why i've lost my jonze for PI.

Peek the Geek

I don't think American brands are sized differently solely because we're supposedly fatter than the rest of the world. For quite a few years, clothing fashions in the U.S. mainstream have been loose-fitting for the most part. Everyone shopped for baggy pants, baggy sweatshirts, etc., so domestic retailers have sold what the people want---roomy clothes. PI and Performance aren't exempt from this just because they sell cycling gear. They know darn well that the vast majority of sales are not to racers, but to regular Joe's who are used to looser-fitting clothes.

In Europe, on the other hand, people have worn more form-fitting fashions. Not because they all have the physiques of Greek gods/goddesses, but because it's been the style. Speedo-type "bathing suits" are a great example. Very popular in Europe, even on the chubbies. Not so much in the U.S., even on totally gnarly bods.

Fashions in the U.S. have been getting slimmer, though, hence the move back to providing "racer fits" by PI, Performance, etc.

As for those on Bike Forums with the elitist attitude that fat Americans are ruining cycling for everyone, I'm not sure what my opinion is on that.

rfctx

Ditto .. They also have sizes that fit big folk like me (50 chest), which PI and so many others do not have.

af2nr

I agree that their sizes run large, at least shirts. I wear a Med short, bought according to their sizing chart, and I recently purchased 2 shirts and got Lg, like my Nike jerseys, and they are as loose through the body as tees. Trying to decide if I should keep them or return them for Med.

johnny99

Can you give examples of race fit jerseys from Performance? Last time I was in their store, none of the house brand stuff was race fit.

Racaryu

Most clothing manufacturers, thanks to the fact that 2/3 of Americans are overweight and 1/3 of Americans are obese (dear lord!), have changed their sizings in recent years to preserve the self-esteem of 2/3 of their customers. However, people like myself and probably the majority of the people that post on this forum are stuck wearing sizes Small and even Extra-Small which are hard to find. Think of this: if 2/3 of consumers wear a size Large t-shirt, then the manufacturer will produce a lot more size Large than size Small so that the smalls don't go to waste because people are too overweight to buy them.

However, in the light of all of this, I think that the majority of cycling wear manufacturers do not follow these trends because their customers are physically active and tend to not follow the trends of obesity.

It's all purely a matter of balancing calories in with calories out, that's as basic as it gets.

03FinestAL

I have found that the sleeveless jerseys are more form fitting (snug close to body- like my Primal Wear SS Jerseys) than the standard short or long sleeve jerseys (which are loose fitting).

johnny99

Primal calls their jerseys "relaxed fit". Race fit is more contoured around the shoulders and waist.