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Post by Rocket on Sept 12, 2019 13:56:42 GMT
Has anybody managed to get hold of any of the new kit?
I went into Bolton Decathlon last night to have a look. There was a decent amount on display for the ladies but nothing at all for the men. I wanted some black or navy blue bib shorts as Zipvit no longer sell cycling clothing and my tops are outlasting my shorts.
On a clearance rack I found some Btwin Road 900 bib longs in small and some Road 500 longs in small. For the life of me there is no difference in materials, fit or pad between them and surprisingly the 900 was Β£10 less than the 500.
Came home with the intention of ordering some Van Rysel kit online to try but there is no stock in my size either. What's going on?
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Post by chas on Sept 12, 2019 18:37:45 GMT
Has anybody managed to get hold of any of the new kit? I went into Bolton Decathlon last night to have a look. There was a decent amount on display for the ladies but nothing at all for the men. I wanted some black or navy blue bib shorts as Zipvit no longer sell cycling clothing and my tops are outlasting my shorts. On a clearance rack I found some Btwin Road 900 bib longs in small and some Road 500 longs in small. For the life of me there is no difference in materials, fit or pad between them and surprisingly the 900 was Β£10 less than the 500. Came home with the intention of ordering some Van Rysel kit online to try but there is no stock in my size either. What's going on? We've got all sizes in both colours of the VanRysel bibshorts at Giltbrook, if you let me know quick I can arrange to send some to Bolton but we'll be stopping interstore transfers while we do annual stocktake soon. I used the Triban shorts with the pocket for PBP and they were ok for about 500miles then I changed to ones with the cheaper pad and it felt much better (not saying the pad is better, just different made a nice change). Unfortunately it's coming to the end of the season and we're starting to get winter stock in now, summer stock won't be replenished until next year. I know it's daft, we had lots of people wanting shorts for the turbo last winter...
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Post by Paulinblack on Sept 12, 2019 22:19:29 GMT
Are the Triban ones (with the pocket) like the old BTwin Aerofit 900s? If they are the same sort of compression fit material (rather than the shiny thin stretchy stuff) I'll bag a couple of pairs.
I have a pair of VR 900 Team Black. I like the compression fit and pad, but not keen on the straps (too skinny). Did a 200km ride at the weekend in them though with no discomfort issues.
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Post by chas on Sept 13, 2019 7:18:21 GMT
The panels and different material on the Triban shorts, the sides have a sort of texture / pattern to them which I quite like. I don't use the pocket but I have a bag on my top tube for bars and gels. Worth trying on as the fit can vary between models.
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