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Cheap Chinese shorts work out OK early on
Picked up a pair of these for about $12:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bran...438298503.html Comfortable on today's 9 mile commute. True test is longer rides coming up and what kind of shape its in 5 years from now. Spandex is ..004" think compared to .005 on my Pearl Izumi's (using Elcometer thickness meter). Probably won't last as long but for the price who cares? Also got Santic shorts with pocket same place. Big enough for credit card + cash. Fabric is same thickness. Comfy fit, good padding. Again, have to see on longer rides and how long term durability is. Sizing is funny - Chinese 3Xl is same as our XL. Anybody out there have long-term experience with cheap shorts like these? --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Thu, 04 Aug 2016 22:33:57 -0400, somebody
wrote: Picked up a pair of these for about $12: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bran...438298503.html Comfortable on today's 9 mile commute. True test is longer rides coming up and what kind of shape its in 5 years from now. Spandex is .004" think compared to .005 on my Pearl Izumi's (using Elcometer thickness meter). Probably won't last as long but for the price who cares? Also got Santic shorts with pocket same place. Big enough for credit card + cash. Fabric is same thickness. Comfy fit, good padding. Again, have to see on longer rides and how long term durability is. Sizing is funny - Chinese 3Xl is same as our XL. The Chinese seem to feel the same way :-) Anybody out there have long-term experience with cheap shorts like these? I usually buy Thai made bike clothes three sets at a time and wear them in rotation. They last two - three years, or so. The Thai made, which are made by a company that, I think, manufactures for different foreign companies, at least I've got a pair of Trek shorts, from the Trek Shop, that appears identical to a pair I bought directly from the company (except the T R E K of course). The Chinese made I see here are thinner than the Thai made and I haven't bought any as yet although I am thinking about it. They are substantially, at least half, or less, of Thai made direct from the factory and probably a third of the cost at the Trek shop, so even if they wear out twice as fast I would still be money ahead. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- cheers, John B. |
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On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:18:24 +0700, John B.
wrote: On Thu, 04 Aug 2016 22:33:57 -0400, somebody wrote: Picked up a pair of these for about $12: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bran...438298503.html Comfortable on today's 9 mile commute. True test is longer rides coming up and what kind of shape its in 5 years from now. Spandex is .004" think compared to .005 on my Pearl Izumi's (using Elcometer thickness meter). Probably won't last as long but for the price who cares? Also got Santic shorts with pocket same place. Big enough for credit card + cash. Fabric is same thickness. Comfy fit, good padding. Again, have to see on longer rides and how long term durability is. Sizing is funny - Chinese 3Xl is same as our XL. The Chinese seem to feel the same way :-) Have to watch out for that. One of the 3XL's turned out a bit too big. Yes I can return it but return postage is close to what I paid to begin with. Some of the retailers warn that sizing is larger/smaller or give a translation from Chinese to US sizes. Anybody out there have long-term experience with cheap shorts like these? I usually buy Thai made bike clothes three sets at a time and wear them in rotation. They last two - three years, or so. The Thai made, which are made by a company that, I think, manufactures for different foreign companies, at least I've got a pair of Trek shorts, from the Trek Shop, that appears identical to a pair I bought directly from the company (except the T R E K of course). The Chinese made I see here are thinner than the Thai made and I haven't bought any as yet although I am thinking about it. They are substantially, at least half, or less, of Thai made direct from the factory and probably a third of the cost at the Trek shop, so even if they wear out twice as fast I would still be money ahead. Do any of the Thai companies do direct mail order sales? Perhaps they need their own version of Aliexpress - You order from multiple retailers and make one payment at the end. Very convenient. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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Cheap Chinese shorts work out OK early on
Problem with the extra thin shorts is they become see through quicker. Flashing everyone while you ride isn't good. I get Pearl Izumi high end shorts for about $30 each through Sierra Trading. Last for years and years and years before becoming see through. Don't see the point going for super cheap shorts when high quality is that reasonable price.
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On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:26:37 -0400, somebody
wrote: On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:18:24 +0700, John B. wrote: On Thu, 04 Aug 2016 22:33:57 -0400, somebody wrote: Picked up a pair of these for about $12: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bran...438298503.html Comfortable on today's 9 mile commute. True test is longer rides coming up and what kind of shape its in 5 years from now. Spandex is .004" think compared to .005 on my Pearl Izumi's (using Elcometer thickness meter). Probably won't last as long but for the price who cares? Also got Santic shorts with pocket same place. Big enough for credit card + cash. Fabric is same thickness. Comfy fit, good padding. Again, have to see on longer rides and how long term durability is. Sizing is funny - Chinese 3Xl is same as our XL. The Chinese seem to feel the same way :-) Have to watch out for that. One of the 3XL's turned out a bit too big. Yes I can return it but return postage is close to what I paid to begin with. Some of the retailers warn that sizing is larger/smaller or give a translation from Chinese to US sizes. Yes :-) It might be well to realize that U.S. sizing is not the only sizing system in the world and that as a general statement Orientals are smaller people then Usians :-) Anybody out there have long-term experience with cheap shorts like these? I usually buy Thai made bike clothes three sets at a time and wear them in rotation. They last two - three years, or so. The Thai made, which are made by a company that, I think, manufactures for different foreign companies, at least I've got a pair of Trek shorts, from the Trek Shop, that appears identical to a pair I bought directly from the company (except the T R E K of course). The Chinese made I see here are thinner than the Thai made and I haven't bought any as yet although I am thinking about it. They are substantially, at least half, or less, of Thai made direct from the factory and probably a third of the cost at the Trek shop, so even if they wear out twice as fast I would still be money ahead. Do any of the Thai companies do direct mail order sales? Perhaps they need their own version of Aliexpress - You order from multiple retailers and make one payment at the end. Very convenient. I don't know about direct mail order. The company I mentioned has a web site at www.sdlwonga.com and while most of it is in Thai the "contacts" page is in English which usually indicates that someone there has English. I might add that they appear to be basically a clothing manufacturer and might, or might not, be interested in a small order but an e-mail would be free. Additionally, U.S. credit cards seem to be honored here so that would be no problem, but I think it likely that it would be a direct pay for goods deal. -- cheers, John B. |
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Cheap Chinese shorts work out OK early on
On Fri, 5 Aug 2016 09:41:10 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: Problem with the extra thin shorts is they become see through quicker. Flashing everyone while you ride isn't good. I get Pearl Izumi high end shorts for about $30 each through Sierra Trading. Last for years and years and years before becoming see through. Don't see the point going for super cheap shorts when high quality is that reasonable price. Good point. I have shorts beat up enough to be cold weather-only, worn under tights. Most are Performance/Nashbar or other off brands. And the stitching is coming off. They just don't last as well as PI. And thanks for the tip. I will keep an eye on Sierra Trading. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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Cheap Chinese shorts work out OK early on
Price is very near overall cost.
Something is wong. Is there a chemical odor from the fabric ? A super balclava from Amazon is loaded to burning scalp fabrics are washed in a tub like a rotisserie with bleaches n chemicals removing chemicals necessary for production. Chinese use glues/adhesives with chemical carriers dissapatong in a year or ... |
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