hey all,
so I’ve tried many cycling bibs (Castelli, giordana, Pactimo, Oakley, gore etc.) but the one i find most comfortable is the “parmi informal bib” I picked up on sale a while back with this elastic interface chamois.
unfortunately the company went under and I can’t seem to find bibs with the same or similar chamois. anyone have any ideas? it’s fairly thin but very dense/gel pad.
I know EI make a ton of different types, but unfortunately you can’t search for shorts with a specific pad.
fwiw I’ve been down the rabbit hole
- i tried assos mille gt and it was one of the most uncomfortable shorts I’ve ever tried (for my posterior anyway)
- gore distance has a similar pad, but the placement is too far back so constantly have to readjust – they also went under
- pactimo summit has a similar-ish pad, but not as dense
- giordana cirro s fits well, but again not as dense and start to feel it after 15mi
- castelli progetto isn’t similar really, but is prob the next most comfortable I’ve tried
would velocio be with a look?
thx
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by LegGreMond
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It’s elastic interface Paris hp … I think.
https://theblackbibs.com/collections/mens-bottoms/products/destination-bibs
I bought a pair from AliExpress from Rion with the Paris HP elastic interface. Definitely my favorite bib for a long day out (longest ride so far in them was 400km). I picked up two pairs in 2023 for $33 each. Looks like they are currently about $60 on AliExpress.
If it’s Paris HP, here’s a winter bib I recently got: https://spiuk.com/en/cold-rain-profit-pants-clpro
And then there’s a German forum discussion mentioning a couple others that have it: https://www.rennrad-news.de/forum/threads/bib-shorts-mit-elastic-interface-paris-hp-polster.190582/
https://gonso.de/int-en/bike-shorts/bike-shorts-men/bike-shorts/sqlab-go-bib-m/4050772249035 These have quite thin and firm SQLab pad, like them alot. For me too Assos GT is too thick.
OP here, thanks for the recs all. I think I narrowed it down to the “Gravel Performance” pad from Elastic Interface which has dense 200kg/m3 padding.
Most others have up to 120kg/m3 which I’m guessing is why they don’t feel right.
It looks like GripGrab, X Tiger, Limkoo (?) have shorts with it based on my googling.
The GripGrab Pace bibs also use that pad, I believe. Very solid quality brand.
[https://theblackbibs.com/collections/cargo-bibs/products/ei-limited-bibs](https://theblackbibs.com/collections/cargo-bibs/products/ei-limited-bibs)