Originally Posted by
memebag
So the argument for $200+ bib shorts is that if I spend $1,000 on them they will last 75,000 miles? There are no other tangible benefits?
They may come with better pads which put less pressure on your soft tissues.
I preferred flat synthetic leather chamois over modern shorts until I tried a pair with better chamois (Voler with EIT pads having 120 kg/m^3 beneath the sit bones; with EIT also making Assos and Rapha pads).