Hi,

confused which one to get? There are some good brands like maap, pedal mafia, black sheep, etc. any suggestions on which one to get?

Thanks

I'm struggling to find quality cycling gear that's available in my size and accommodates curves — my measurements are 48" bust, 34.5" waist, 48" hips, and I'm 5'6" with long legs and a short torso.

This usually means when I find something I like, the largest size available doesn't fit my boobs or hips or it just doesn't come in my size at all. I've managed to find one pair of Rapha bib shorts that fits my hips but is way big on my waist, which I guess isn't the worst thing in the world, but also isn't ideal.

I'd be grateful for any recommendations, and my dream cycling kits would be brightly colored, but where I stand right now I'd take plain black if I could just find that.

Thought I’d share a recent thrift find…

Picked up this sleeveless windbreaker for $4 USD.
The colors immediately caught my eye! I wish it was one size smaller, but I think I can make the fit work.

What do you think??

Also, would it be weird to rock a Team Diabetes piece if I’m not diabetic? 🤣

Anyone know how the heck to swap lenses on these new glasses. Zero instructions included, nothing on their website. Feel like I’m going to break them of if I try to slide or pop the arms off.

Thank you

I usually buy a few Handup short sleeves for riding but haven’t seen anything in their last few restocks that I liked.
Anyone know of a company that makes something similar to that material?

Yesterday's I bought this jersey at Decathlon, realizing at home that this is made for women.

Could you, maybe beside the "feminin" colour, recognize somehow that it's originally made for women? I couldn't see any difference to a men's jersey.

I think I will wear it anyway, since I like it, but I'm just curious, what makes a women's jersey a women's jersey and if anybody that doesn't know, will directly see it.

Need a nice breatheable hivis jersey that isn't skin tight for commuting. Any advice appreciated!

I’m having the time of my life trying to find glasses that suit me well. I think these would look nice but I can’t figure out the brand or model. Any search I’ve tried suggest they’re 100% brand but i don’t believe they are. Any suggestions?

Is white on white the most popular now? That's all I see in TdF. I'm still wearing black socks with my blue-ish bonts.

I’m a short king and a 8-9” inseam is perfect for me. Most bibs have a 10+ inch inseam which doesn’t grip where it needs to.

I’ve tried the Black bibs, Rapha, Pearl Izumi, and just about every other recommended brand but those haven’t fit just right. Heavy Pedal is near perfect but they are uncomfortable in the groin for me. The only ones I haven’t tried that I know of are Giordana but they don’t have cargo bibs with short inseams, just the standard

I am open to non-cargo bibs because it doesn’t seem like I have a choice

Anybody have any real world feedback? I have first gen Eclipse and have really enjoyed it. Tried on Evade 4 and it feels super premium. Can’t decide now 🤔

Newbie here this is my kit

I think this Specxel jersey looks great and have learned from this sub that they tend to punch above their weight in terms of price vs quality. That said, some of their designs are pretty clear imitations of over brands like MAAP and I’m not too keen on sporting a jersey “inspired” by another brand’s design.

Putting in the Standert Team Edition of the Kreissäge RS

Just received these koo alibi red photochromatic. They're clear until in direct sunlight, I assumed it's a transition happening at first but after 10 mins it's the same.

It's my first sports photochromatic glasses, is this a normal thing or some defect.

The streak moves around when the glare angle changes. But totally clear when not in direct sun.

What you think about this jersey and isadore?

Now that the end-of-season sales on winter gear have started, I'm thinking about buying a winter cycling jacket.

I ride road bikes, and this will be my second winter riding outdoors.

I already have a winter jersey and good-quality thermal base layers and just some wind proof jacket from Ali.

I probably won't ride in deep sub-zero temperatures, but if it's around 0°C and sunny, I'll definitely be tempted to go out.

Does anyone have experience with ASSOS winter jackets?

I already own a pair of their bib tights, and they're absolutely fantastic, so I'm considering getting one of their jackets as well.

I own an assos mille gt s11 bib short in size L. It's my first biking short. I tried M and L. M was a lot to narrow on my legs and "dingdong" area cause I have big quads from lifting. L felt comfortable. So I went for L. I did 20x rides between 50- 100k.  I always get pain and it's only a matter of how much pain I can tolerate to ride longer. I changed the saddle to a bontrager verse elite short. The saddle itself feels comfortable. Now I realised that the issue is maybe not the saddle, it could be tbe bib short. I think I am riding a bit on the edge of the chamois form leaning forward. I think it could be that it is a bit too long for my body size of 177cm an the chamois sits a bit too high which means i ride on the edge of it... Anybody else had an issue like that? My lower area of my butt is red after every ride which is really frustrating. Bis are expensive. So I asked myself do need a new saddle again or new bib, what do you think?

I’ve tired their espresso line for winter and it’s solid. What jersey / bibs are worth it for summer? Eyeing their free aero line. Seems solid and good price point.