Route 7 Bike Shorts (Knicks)

On Mar 3, 9:19 am, Bean Long wrote:

We've recently been using Ventou for our knicks and jerseys. The knicks
are a very comfy fit once you've worked out the right sizing and their
range is extensive (XXS to XXL I think). Check their website
(www.ventou.com.au) to find out if there are any local stockists. As for
price... we pay around the $70-$80 mark for knicks with our own design
but the price comes down for the bulk purchases we make (24 or more
units). These are extremely comfy and I'm regularly in them for 3-4 hour
stretches with no discomfort. In my experience, you'll struggle to find
comfortable knicks for less than $50.

My Ventou bibs are far better than the standard Ventou knicks i own.
The good thing about Ventou is they have a few different chamois
options, and I've heard women say they prefer to ride with the "men's"
chamois (though no men admitting to riding with the "women's"
chamois). These guys are based in Melbourne, though, so not sure what
the distribution in your part of the country is, Andrew. Another
Aussie option is 2xU, though they tend to be a bit pricier. I have a
pair of their bib knicks and I actually find the chamois almost too
wide. Definitely good quality though - both in comfort and wear - and
I'm not sorry I spent the money on them.

On Mar 2, 4:40 pm, " wrote:
On Mar 2, 7:08 am, Bleve wrote:



Have you considered, eh, going to an LBS and trying some on?

Has it every occured to you that the LBS might not stock suitable
brands? Has it every occurred to you that the brands that they may
stock, assuming that they are okay, may be outside an acceptable price
range? You may be able to afford to spend up big, but not everyone
can, including myself.

My knicks don't cost that much ($100), and if you're wearing them 7
days a week, for a few hours at a time, and then moaning about cost,
you need to do your sums again. Bang for buck, even the most
expensive knicks are very good value.

Now put the dummy back in, it's getting dirty.

On Mar 3, 9:23 am, "Boostland"
wrote:
Check out the Nalini shorts and bib n brace towards the bottom of this page,
they have large chamois and are quite comfortable and of a high quality and
for $20.99 for shorts and $24.23 for the bib n brace they are good value for
$$.

http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?cat=Shorts%20%26%20Bib%20Shorts...

another vote here for Nalini bib shorts... though I do find the
material a little thin (wore a hole in my arse within 6 months or so).

But at that price, I picked up a pair on pbk with my last order
'just in case'.

:

On Mar 3, 1:33 pm, Duncan wrote:
On Mar 3, 9:23 am, "Boostland"
wrote:

Check out the Nalini shorts and bib n brace towards the bottom of this page,
they have large chamois and are quite comfortable and of a high quality and
for $20.99 for shorts and $24.23 for the bib n brace they are good value for
$$.

http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?cat=Shorts%20%26%20Bib%20Shorts...

another vote here for Nalini bib shorts... though I do find the
material a little thin (wore a hole in my arse within 6 months or so).

I was born with one.
--
Steve = : ^ )

On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 16:35:40 -0800 (PST), Bleve
wrote:

On Mar 2, 4:40 pm, " wrote:

can, including myself.

My knicks don't cost that much ($100), and if you're wearing them 7
days a week, for a few hours at a time, and then moaning about cost,
you need to do your sums again. Bang for buck, even the most
expensive knicks are very good value.

Now put the dummy back in, it's getting dirty.
You mean so you can work on your comprehension skills?

Andrew.


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Churchlands, Western Australia
Giant CRX 1; Giant Boulder SE
http://aushiker.com http://aushiker.blogspot.com

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:19:19 +1100, Bean Long
wrote:

Andrew Priest wrote:

We've recently been using Ventou for our knicks and jerseys. The knicks
are a very comfy fit once you've worked out the right sizing and their
range is extensive (XXS to XXL I think). Check their website
(www.ventou.com.au) to find out if there are any local stockists. As for
price... we pay around the $70-$80 mark for knicks with our own design
but the price comes down for the bulk purchases we make (24 or more
units). These are extremely comfy and I'm regularly in them for 3-4 hour
stretches with no discomfort. In my experience, you'll struggle to find
comfortable knicks for less than $50.

Thanks for your comments and the link. Will check them out.

Andrew
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Churchlands, Western Australia
Giant CRX 1; Giant Boulder SE
http://aushiker.com http://aushiker.blogspot.com

On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 16:19:53 -0800 (PST), Simon
wrote:

Another
Aussie option is 2xU, though they tend to be a bit pricier. I have a
pair of their bib knicks and I actually find the chamois almost too
wide. Definitely good quality though - both in comfort and wear - and
I'm not sorry I spent the money on them.

Thanks for the information. Will check them out.

Andrew
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Churchlands, Western Australia
Giant CRX 1; Giant Boulder SE
http://aushiker.com http://aushiker.blogspot.com

"Bean Long" wrote:

We've recently been using Ventou for our knicks and jerseys. The knicks
are a very comfy fit once you've worked out the right sizing and their
range is extensive (XXS to XXL I think). Check their website
(www.ventou.com.au) to find out if there are any local stockists. As for
price... we pay around the $70-$80 mark for knicks with our own design but
the price comes down for the bulk purchases we make (24 or more units).
These are extremely comfy and I'm regularly in them for 3-4 hour stretches
with no discomfort. In my experience, you'll struggle to find comfortable
knicks for less than $50.

I've been using these from Ground Effect
http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/produc...il-SPU-SHO.htm

At $A79 they are about the same price as mid-range shorts, but I've been
using one pair since 1990 and another since about 2001. No sign of any
serious wear, nothing beyond the fading of the reflective log. Last knicks
before these that I bought were some Nettis for about $90 that died after
about 3 years. The lycra gradually dissolved in the arse until they were
'offensive behaviour' to ride in public. GE seem to have excellent quality
lycra. I have often worn them all day, for 5-6 hours of riding on long tours
and find them very comfy.

$79 that lasts for 10 years is a damn sight better value than $40 that ony
lasts 3 years.
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Cheers
Peter

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"PeteSig" writes:

"Bean Long" wrote:

We've recently been using Ventou for our knicks and jerseys. The
knicks are a very comfy fit once you've worked out the right sizing
and their range is extensive (XXS to XXL I think). Check their
website (www.ventou.com.au) to find out if there are any local
stockists. As for price... we pay around the $70-$80 mark for knicks
with our own design but the price comes down for the bulk purchases
we make (24 or more units). These are extremely comfy and I'm
regularly in them for 3-4 hour stretches with no discomfort. In my
experience, you'll struggle to find comfortable knicks for less than
$50.

I've been using these from Ground Effect
http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/produc...il-SPU-SHO.htm

At $A79 they are about the same price as mid-range shorts, but I've
been using one pair since 1990 and another since about 2001. No sign
of any serious wear, nothing beyond the fading of the reflective
log. Last knicks before these that I bought were some Nettis for about
$90 that died after about 3 years. The lycra gradually dissolved in
the arse until they were 'offensive behaviour' to ride in public. GE
seem to have excellent quality lycra. I have often worn them all day,
for 5-6 hours of riding on long tours and find them very comfy.

$79 that lasts for 10 years is a damn sight better value than $40 that
ony lasts 3 years.

Or worse, the two different pairs of Netti nicks I paid $50 and $60 for
that lasted less than 6 months before falling apart at all the badly
done seams.

OTOH, I'm a *very* happy Ground Effect customer, I've an ancient
long-sleeved jersey of theirs that has been worn for winters and tours
for about nine years now, and three current pairs of nicks are all their
gear. The one time in nine years that I've ever had any hassles with a
mail-order that didn't show up and they were very helpful in tracking it
down and sending replacements.

Cheers
Peter
Adrian