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03-15-07, 11:21 AM
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Who needs a custom made frame, a Brooks saddle, or a CF seatpost, when you there's...
Assos F1.13 S2 bibs?
Just back from a ride in a brand new pair.
The compression, the chamois, oh... so comfy.
Just back from a ride in a brand new pair.
The compression, the chamois, oh... so comfy.
03-15-07, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by botto
Assos F1.13 S2 bibs?
Just back from a ride in a brand new pair.
The compression, the chamois, oh... so comfy.
Just back from a ride in a brand new pair.
The compression, the chamois, oh... so comfy.
I opened the my Christmas gift and saw a pair of Pearl Izumi bibs and thought to myself, "I don't know if I want to get to like these..."
Everything else was dirty so I wore them today for the first time. I think they made me faster, too.
DAMN!
03-15-07, 12:05 PM
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Well considering you could buy a saddle and a seatpost for the price of a pair of shorts(or a bike!)...they aren't exactly a bargain. If you had a Brooks saddle you wouldn't need obnoxiously expensive shorts.
03-15-07, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by slowandsteady
Well considering you could buy a saddle and a seatpost for the price of a pair of shorts(or a bike!)...they aren't exactly a bargain. If you had a Brooks saddle you wouldn't need obnoxiously expensive shorts.
But you do save about 4 lbs of weight.
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Originally Posted by slowandsteady
Well considering you could buy a saddle and a seatpost for the price of a pair of shorts(or a bike!)...they aren't exactly a bargain. If you had a Brooks saddle you wouldn't need obnoxiously expensive shorts.
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03-15-07, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Hambone
funny... Santa brought me my first good pair of bibs this year. I've always been an "on-sale"/$40-50 bib kind of guy.
I opened the my Christmas gift and saw a pair of Pearl Izumi bibs and thought to myself, "I don't know if I want to get to like these..."
Everything else was dirty so I wore them today for the first time. I think they made me faster, too.
DAMN!
I opened the my Christmas gift and saw a pair of Pearl Izumi bibs and thought to myself, "I don't know if I want to get to like these..."
Everything else was dirty so I wore them today for the first time. I think they made me faster, too.
DAMN!
03-15-07, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by slowandsteady
Well considering you could buy a saddle and a seatpost for the price of a pair of shorts(or a bike!)...they aren't exactly a bargain. If you had a Brooks saddle you wouldn't need obnoxiously expensive shorts.
03-15-07, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Cypress
But you do save about 4 lbs of weight.
Good point! I did need an engine hoist to get my Brooks B72 onto my seat post. I just can't risk blowing out my back again.
03-15-07, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by botto
they are at the price i paid for them.
What did you pay?
03-15-07, 12:52 PM
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I own one Assos product - a pair of heavy-weight bib tights. These tights are so warm that if it's over 45* you can't wear them. It's a great product but if you have to pay retail, they are way overpriced. If you shop and get year-old leftovers (like I do) than the hit is not so bad.
I never noticed that much difference in comfort as far as shorts are concerned so I can't get all worked up about high-end bib-shorts.
I never noticed that much difference in comfort as far as shorts are concerned so I can't get all worked up about high-end bib-shorts.
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I've had the same Assos armwarmers for 6 years. Still love them. The shorts are otherworldly.
You may not ever be able to justify the price under the "get what you pay for" buy you get everything that you could want.
You may not ever be able to justify the price under the "get what you pay for" buy you get everything that you could want.
03-15-07, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by botto
less than half of the US retail.
So like....$120
03-15-07, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Lectron
OK, I get it. Your GF's in hear too, right?
I'm going to talk in air-quotes for the rest of the day.
03-15-07, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by botto
less.
This is beginning to feel like the clock game.
03-15-07, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by botto
Assos F1.13 S2 bibs?
Just back from a ride in a brand new pair.
The compression, the chamois, oh... so comfy.
Just back from a ride in a brand new pair.
The compression, the chamois, oh... so comfy.
I think I might get me a pair.
03-15-07, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by FrankBattle
And I bet they smelled like roses after the ride too ..
I think I might get me a pair.
I think I might get me a pair.
03-15-07, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by botto
less.
So that's my quote. I got my two pairs for free together with
a few Gore jackets and a Castelli tight.
03-15-07, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Lectron
OK botto. What ever you gave, I'm the one who gave less
So that's my quote. I got my two pairs for free together with
a few Gore jackets and a Castelli tight.
So that's my quote. I got my two pairs for free together with
a few Gore jackets and a Castelli tight.
03-15-07, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by botto
you mean the price is right?
Yes, the clock game in the Price is Right.
03-15-07, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by botto
yeah, but you live in a country that's partly within the arctic circle. you can have your free schwag, i'll take winters above freezing.
