$40 Bib Shorts vs $200 Bib Shorts: A Comparison 💥Cycling in Southern California💥

[@DGA0602]

Yes! I love their bibs. I also bought a pair of their $80 bibs that come with a different chamois and leg grippers and I can really feel the difference. Their wind vests are nice too. I might try out their jerseys this summer.

[@Setb5ko]

Jerseys are amazing as well

[@dsarcevic]

I've bought a few pairs over the last few years and haven't had a problem. First time I heard of them was through Phil Gaimon. I recently rode across Florida from Clearwater to Titusville in one day, than back again a few days later. Both days I spent over 10 hours in the saddle. I encountered no problems at all. With their very reasonable pricing, I will be buying more. I've paid double and triple for other brands and they were no where near as comfortable. I don't need pretentiousness, I just need comfort and quality.

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

I agree. Since I’ve done the video, I’ve really worn them and like them a lot

[@agentgumby4418]

Good to know! I found a cheap kit that I really like, but I wasn't sure if I was missing out by not spending $150-$200. I feel better knowing that the difference in quality is hardly worth the price.

[@ShawnIsBatman]

Thanks for the review on the Black Bibs, I have heard a lot about them and am very curious to try them. For years when I wanted a "good" pair of bibs I would get Pearl Izumi, generally trying to pickup one of their better models on a sale. This past year I decided to try Le Col and I have been very impressed with the quality and comfort. I don't think that the Le Col bibs are something that I would pay full retail price for, but when I can get them on a good sale or with a Strava discount, they seem to be a good balance on the price/quality/comfort scale. Based on your review, I may give the Black Bibs a try when I want to pickup another pair.

[@richardvail]

Been riding black bibs for a while, thanks for confirming what I already knew!

[@bradleyjohnston3434]

Totally agree with the review. I use them for all the training rides and use my “fancy” ones for race days.

[@joeldrubin9832]

I became a fan of yours after watching your Romin Evo review. I like your thorough and methodical analysis. This video was no exception. In a field of products where marketing plays such an important role in the product choices we make, your real world analysis is both refreshing and instructive so a big thank you. In the last couple of years I've been leaning toward Pactimo because of their Lifetime Warranty and quarterly sales. I'd never pay retail for their stuff but with a sale of 50% off, it becomes reasonable. I'm going to look more into those Black Bibs. There's nothing to lose! 🙂

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

I like Pactimo as well and agree to wait for the sales

[@MikeGillen]

I am a big fan of the Black Bibs. In fact I had an issue with the pad (it became deformed on one side). The Black Bibs guys sent me a new pair no questions asked.

[@jeffdavis5841]

I tend to agree with you on the "Black Bib'" products! I actually bought a pair of the bibs to ride on my indoor trainer (Zwift) so I wouldn't have to use my more expensive bibs for roughly hour long workouts. It turns out they are extremely comfortable and durable and do wear them on outdoor rides as well. The less expensive bibs I bought are about two years old now. If I had any gripe at all it would be the leg grippers aren't great and the chamois is a bit too plush for my liking, But for $50.00 vs my Santini bibs these are still a great bargain. That said I hear that their $80.00 bibs have made improvements in those areas (grippers and chamois)

[@justintongol7581]

Didn't like mine, but that's pretty much subjective. It has too much padding for me and it feels like wearing a diaper lol

[@nathanaellandicho]

You look like the older version of Sean Daniel, a musician on youtube, haha!

[@craigm.5674]

What’s crazy To produce one was €13 The Castelli were €23

[@salentino]

Nice review. Thanks! In the end my experience has always been "you buy cheap,you buy twice". Looking forward to a long term review.

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

You’re probably right

[@joshollar8242]

Love it! I just got a couple pairs of the tall bibs they make and they are my favorite bibs right now. They have some very nice jerseys as well, really happy I found them.

[@DevinWiles]

Have tried Black Bibs+ and Neo Pro, BB are my favorite of the value brands. I still prefer some of the finishing details of my Santini and Sportful bibs but as you said BB is 95% of the way there. My favorite piece of kit from them is the gillet, it's freakin slick and nice material. I always get compliments on that one.

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

Thanks for watching and subbing

[@krisbowditch827]

Great for zwifting and training 💪💪💪 maybe hold the super expensive ones for the big occasions 👍

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

Definitely!

[@greghenderson6011]

I have the two higher priced shorts from Black Bibs and have about 3500 miles on them.. They fit great and have a large pad... though. Otherwise a great deal.

[@henriks5008]

You pay extra for pro tech like golf ball dimples, cooling, seamless etc etc. If you dont really need it , dont pay extra for it. Easy as that!!

[@darinsteele7091]

i have the regular black bibs and they ride up a bit, i wonder how much better it would be with the leg grippers.

[@d_charles]

I got two pairs this season. I payed extra for the Black Bibs Plus, which have a gripper band. I also got a pair of their Ultimate Adventure Bibs, for the 10+ hour days, and they have pockets in the legs. I think it was $150 for both and they've both been excellent, particularly for the price. I have some Black Sheep kit I prefer, but only because it has some compression - but they were 5x expensive.

[@Setb5ko]

I have them and they are really good

[@annukun7318]

i had castellis free race aero great bib..BUT they totally messed up the pad...progetto or whatever its called! like a diaper. TRY the rapha pro team training bib i got it 20 percent off with their aero jersey....the pad and fit is awesome on the raphas and the castellis are hard to get on and weird straps. free race aero are team ineos shorts bascially

[@garyschulenberg1121]

The $40 dollar ones look like the ones I have. They were fine until I rode 6 days in a row (Average 1.5 hour rides). The stiching was causing sores. The stiching is better in more expensive bibs if you ride a lot! Otherwise not a lot of difference.

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

Thanks for watching and subscribing

[@konstantintomilin1826]

The Black Bibs are actually an incredibly good deal, you can get a whole kit from them for cheaper than one jersey from a well-known brand and it'll be a comparable quality.

[@tikka243412]

Buyer be ware. These shorts use a very large thick chamois pad. If you are size XL-XXXL they may be ok. Pad for Medium size short doesn't sit right for the sit bones. Strong pass for this reason. Material feels good and overall sizing was ok for my 6' 165lb body.

[@deseanhalley3066]

I love mine. I am new to road cycling and the $200 price tag was a bit scary. I have both the $40 black bibs and the $65 gray bibs plus. I also have a pair of Specialized Bibs that were $85 and compared to those the Black Bibs feel better than the Specialized. I total get it if people like Perl Izumi, Castelli and the like but for the price you cant beat it. Great for zwifting and the outdoors. Just my two cents.

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

Thanks for watching and subbing!

[@LPFSTheFett]

On a scale of 1-10. I’d give it a medium. 😂. Good review though. I’m going to give them a try.

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

You should!

[@armyjawbreaker]

I have several different pairs of their shorts. You can get their ultimate bib short for $80 and it’s incredible. I also have their thermal bibs.

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

Good to know thanks for subbing and watching

[@TarmacSkin]

Being winter time i needed a pair of long winter bibs. Decided to try a pair through Amazon... For $45 bucks i was quite impressed... Bottom line... Cheap doesn’t mean bad quality.

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

👍

[@sir.bendover3299]

Have they held up?

[@TarmacSkin]

@@sir.bendover3299 Bibs have held up just fine. Im still using them on early morning rides.

[@brianluck84]

I think the biggest thing is proper washing procedures. Throwing them in the dryer or a very intense wash cycle will destroy even the best bibs over time

[@Thecochenour]

I had someone tell me about black bibs. They are so nice. I have another pair and legg and arm warmers coming in.

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

Yep. Pretty cool company.

[@tacticalceo685]

Nice video maybe ask them to send you a top and review that !

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

I should! I'd feel guilty for asking, so I'll just pay full price. Gotta support the small business.

[@MrEndocytosis]

What do you mean you don't need a race radio? Your director needs to scream into your ear, "Get on the Legion Train!!!! Go out sprint the Williams brothers!!!! Do it NOW!!!"

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

I don’t want to break your heart, but I would get dropped by those guys in 10 seconds, if I was lucky

[@MrCyclist]

You should have mentioned sizing. Big problem for me. I am 145 lbs and take a large in Louis Garneau and Assos .

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

They have a website. You can measure yourself and see what works best. I was giving my opinion on the feel and quality, not an all inclusive detailed summary of everything. Thanks for watching.

[@mariorossi2734]

There's alot of info missing. I hear alot of it seems this it seems that. You are missing the most important info "the quality of fabric" and the differences of the fabric. You are simply describing what you see. I can do that. What is the difference in the PAD quality? What is the difference in materials? Need more details.

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

@@mariorossi2734 buy the Castelli if you want high quality fabric and an excellent chamois.

[@Tommythomason1]

Nothing against the budget brand, however, videos like this regularly fail to mention that a large part of the cost of premium cycling clothing is due to the company’s investment in research and development. If we all purchased budget gear, it would have an adverse affect on research and development and technology wouldn’t improve as well. It’s worth thinking about this when comparing brands isn’t it?

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

Yes. If you notice in the video, I bought both. That’s why I’m now poor

[@secretagent86]

i tried castelli clothing... i am a big dude. but their size which should fit me and did on the chest, were tight on the wait, and TOO SHORT. the bibs did not even go up to my shoulders. returned as it was my first order. if you buy from them be tiny

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

Castelli runs pretty narrow, that's for sure.

[@daraocarroll2261]

Hi, how do you think the sizing compares?

[@rcdogmanduh4440]

To funny after an hour trying to place an order I gave up, got to the end 10 times after PP but never got " place order" yikes.

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

That sucks. ???

[@wasupwitdat1mofiki94]

I would buy Castelli clothing if they didn't put that aweful Scorpion logo on their shit.

[@cbenn93308]

Are these bibs true to size? Do they run small? Thanks!

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

They’re true to size but run “not as snug” if that makes sense

[@stuartroberts6272]

5 pairs of Blackbib or 1 pair of other shorts. I have 3 pairs of black black bib

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

Cool

[@andersnyberg4034]

Actually it doesn't work as a golf ball. The dimples on a golf ball works because the ball spins.

[@jallen1227]

Why would you compare a $40 bib (or even cheaper on Ali) against a $200 racing Castelli's ? Comparison of the cheapest Castelli bibs versus the $40 bib is more apples-to-apples. You knew at time of purchase the Castelli's were race shorts, why do you then complain about a race radio pocket ?

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

I had the two to compare available. I don’t have any cheap Castelli’s. That’s why I did the video

[@terrywalker7127]

Steer clear of these people. After about 2 years of using the "Ultimate" bibs the chamois has 0 coushin on the sit bones. I emailed them with a picture. Their response was you are out of warranty (which is only 6 months). But we will give you a discount for a new pair. I have never had a pair of bicycling short do that before and have had some shorts 10 years. Why would I want another pair that would do the same thing? Pathetic! Cheap Chinese junk.

[@Martin-lu3qm]

4:40

[@Oceanbreeze16]

Black bibs have a terrible crotch, very narrow and short crotch panel, will cause pain.

[@harryhobo8875]

this is an ad

[@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia]

Yeah, right. I’ve been cashing those endorsement checks ever since I made the “ad.” Buy whatever brand you want.

[@harryhobo8875]

@@cyclinginsoutherncalifornia reeeeeeeeeeee product placement reeeeee passive marketing reeeeeeee manipulation reeeeeeeeee. Or I'm a paranoid schizophrenic reeee.... but really.... hocus pocus what's the real focus..... Mike?