When it comes to performance cycling, whether it’s long
rides on Sunday mornings or road racing, and sportives, bib shorts are
where it’s at for outright comfort. The pad provides comfort so you can
sit in the saddle for hours at a time, the straps avoid a waistband
digging into your stomach, and there’s no excess fabric to flap about.
While there are other styles of shorts available — baggy, urban and waist
shorts — for any rides of that combine distance and speed bib shorts are
hard to beat for comfort. You can wear them year-round, under tights in
the winter, on their own in the summer. And no, you don’t wear underwear
under them, if you’re wondering. They’re designed to sit next to the skin.
In this video, we’ve delved into the vast road.cc review archive to show
you six really good bib shorts that we’ve tested and are happy to
recommend, from dhb, Gore, Assos, Castelli, Kalf and Sportful. We’re also
covering a range of price points, so something for all tastes.
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more: 18 of the best cycling bib shorts
Our pick of six of the best bib shorts
| Weight | Market price | Read more | |
|---|---|---|---|
| dhb Aeron Speed | 183g | £60 (limited sizes) |
Read our review |
| Kalf Flux | 189g | £84.99 | Read our review |
| Gore C5 Optiline | 218g | £91.45 | Read our review |
| Castelli Premio | 196g | £99.00 | Read our review |
| Sportful Giro | 172g | £44.20 | Read our review |
| Assos T.Milleshorts_S7 | 175g | £99.00 | Read our review |