Originally Posted by
Snapperhead
So I'm looking around at some of the higher end bibs as I’ve shrunk out of my Specialized XXL bibs that I bought last year. After reading countless threads on what’s hot and what’s not, I decided to take a look at Santini. What the?!?! Are like all European’s tiny people. The sizing chart indicates that an XXL is for a dude with a 35 inch waist. A small is for a dude with 29 inch waste. Are these made strictly for children?
Needless to say, Santini’s are out!.
I'm looking at PI P.R.O.'s and Sugoi RS's now.
I strongly advise checking out the Assos Mille line (I think the current line is FI.Mille.S5.Stuff.and.things.why.is.our.naming.convention.so.awful or something). They use the EIT chamois, which is, well, I'd get banned for explaining how nice it is... and the Mille like is looser/larger than their racing or Uno line. It's for endurance/larger riders, and the XL is 36-38" waist, with XLG going to 40" and TIR going to 42". They are expensive, seriously expensive, but . . . well, I think they're easily worth it.
Here's a link. You can find them for closer to 180-190 if you look. I will say I don't much care on 20 mile rides, but by mile 40, I'm glad I'm not wearing my Sugoi or PI nonsense, and by mile 60-80, well, the difference is awesome. Lots of other brands use the same Chamois, and if you have a particularly long torso the Assos will pull on your shoulders a tiny bit, so you might want to look around.
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/ro...749.159.0.html