The problem I encountered with bike tights is that even with 17 inch thighs they are much too tight. I mention the countries as I found shoe lasts to be quite different from German manufacturers than for Italian ones. They cater to their local market first and then to the USA. With wetsuits the off the rack ones were made in Taiwan and much too tight in the shoulders but the Henderson brand made in Nevada were fine although more expensive.

The problem with sending jobs overseas is that quality control is more critical and the people working in the sweatshops have no perspective as to American builds and proportions. I have seen this with pretty much everything being made overseas for U.S. based companies. But by moving jobs overseas the "American" corporations have been able to kill the unions in this country and drive down wages and eliminate pensions and healthcare so not all bad I guess.

With so little inventory left with small owner operated businesses closing their doors items like bike tights need to be bought online and seldom is accurate sizing information provided. If I had spindly legs it would not be a problem. For my current pairs of bike tights I bought regular tights and my wife sewed in a chamois pad by hand. I guess she could sew in a panel on some bib tights to make them wider at the thigh. My last try is going to be with something from Pactimo based in Colorado.