[NMCycling] Chamois Advise Please

[Todd Pilger]

I would recommend DeSoto as another brand. Good product and not cheap but
not high prices either. Nice flat seams.

On Tue, Jan 5, 2021, 4:02 PM Matthew Hess via Bike-racers <
bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Hi Benjamin,
>
> I have always been comfortable in the mid-range Giordana bibs. For me, the
> chamois is the best by far.
>
> -Matthew
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Bike-racers <bike-racers-bounces at mailman.swcp.com> on behalf of
> Benjamin Ubayyed via Bike-racers <bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 5, 2021 3:52 PM
> *To:* NM Bike Racers <bike-racers at swcp.com>
> *Subject:* [NMCycling] Chamois Advise Please
>
> Hey Folks.
>
> I'm having a helluva hard time trying to find new bibs.  Either they don't
> fit, are cheap, too expensive (out of principal) or they are rubbing to the
> left side of my buttox and are chafing my left hamstring.  Here is my
> breakdown thus far.
>
> Castelli: made for children.  Even in my best race form at 139lbs, I don't
> think I could fit in them--they are so small and the quality seems
> overrated.
>
> Pear:  Even the better ones seem cheap.
>
> Hincapie: The grippers go below my knee.
>
> Louis Garneau: These were def the best quality for the price but the
> chamois really pulled to my left side and chafed my leg.
>
> Craft: Same thing as Garneau--they are pulling to the left side.
>
> Assos and Rapha are out of the question on principle alone--way too
> expensive.
>
> Anyway, given that I haven't had new bibs in a long time and both Craft
> and Garneau are offending my left leg, I am assuming that my body geometry
> has changed.  I suppose what I am wondering is, has anyone else dealt with
> this and found a remedy and/or is there another brand that I am not
> thinking of that is reasonably priced and is made with some quality.
>
> Thanks, I appreciate it,
> Ben
>
> --
> *~Benjamin Ubayyed*
>
>
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