zebedee
Peloton Rider
Hampshire/Surrey/Berkshire
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Post by zebedee on Dec 5, 2014 23:20:02 GMT
I just thought I'd give a little review of some Bib Longs I've just bought from AliExpress in China. These baby's www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6332816614.htmlI ordered them on the 11th November and they arrived on the 1st December. Didn't think that was bad. Cost of £16.02 which to me seems a great price. Went out in them today for the first time and I'm very impressed. It was a proper winters day, 3 degrees, a biting wind, and a few icy showers thrown in for good measure. They felt very warm, my legs didn't get chilly at all. It has a nice fleecy inside material. It also has a very good pad, the Orange one, didn't feel any rear end discomfort at all. They are a snug fit, I went for the Large, I think the XL would have been too baggy(in my experience of the sizing of these Chinese copies), but they are comfortable and do a great job of holding my biggish belly in and making me look slimmer than I am. (For reference: I'm 5'10" wear 32/34 waist jeans/trousers with a typical middle aged man physique). So I think you can guess that I like these Bibs. If your on the lookout to add to your winter wardrobe, don't think you can go far wrong with these. Zeb
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Post by goffski on Dec 6, 2014 10:04:55 GMT
I have these and yes they are great unless you have a white seat. The colour rubs out into the leather and it's almost impossible to clean.
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Post by bennettkaru on Dec 6, 2014 10:21:19 GMT
I'm sure AliExpress do black saddles goffski!
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Post by goffski on Dec 6, 2014 11:22:31 GMT
I'm sure AliExpress do black saddles goffski! Never thought of that
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2014 11:29:30 GMT
Cheers for the review, Zeb. I've got some on the slow boat from China to supplement my winter clothing wardrobe so it is good to read the positives.
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Post by Rocket on Dec 6, 2014 11:34:11 GMT
goffski I have a white Charge Scoop saddle which won't clean up (microfibre not leather) I dab thick bleach on it now and again and it goes back to sparkling white.
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Post by goffski on Dec 6, 2014 11:43:20 GMT
goffski I have a white Charge Scoop saddle which won't clean up (microfibre not leather) I dab thick bleach on it now and again and it goes back to sparkling white. Was going to try that but couldn't find the bleach the other day. I'll give it a go later on.
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zebedee
Peloton Rider
Hampshire/Surrey/Berkshire
Posts: 294
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Post by zebedee on Dec 6, 2014 18:02:59 GMT
I have these and yes they are great unless you have a white seat. The colour rubs out into the leather and it's almost impossible to clean. You could always try Contador's riding style, out of the saddle all the time. Or just ride uphill Zeb
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