Canari has always been something of the entry-level clothing. If a person gets the urge to start cycling for fitness walks into a bike shop, buys a lower-end bike and then asks about cycling clothes, they’ll likely be sold something by Canari. If they stop riding after a couple weeks and hang up the bike in the garage until they give it to Goodwill, or sell it at a garage sale, they won’t care much about the clothes. But if they stick with riding, it won’t be long until they buy some better clothes.

My first cycling clothing was from Canari, and it got me by for the first few months. But I found that more expensive shorts were expensive because they were better. I eventually moved up to wearing Assos Sportsline and then Prosline shorts, both regular and bibs. I rode a lot in subtropical weather, very hot and humid, with an occasional torrential rain shower. I liked the fit of the bib shorts better, but they are a little hotter, so I usually worse sleeveless mesh jerseys which were much cooler.

Nowadays I wear regular Pearl Izumi shorts, which are common and relatively inexpensive here in Japan. A decent pair is about 12,000 yen, or about $90. They are comfortable, stay put, and last a long time.