New season, new shorts - new luck? For comfort and fun, cycling shorts are essential and the best shorts are just good enough. But does it have to be the most expensive? TOUR has invited the ten top brands of TOUR readers (based on the results of the TOUR readers' survey 2011) and compared expensive and inexpensive models.
SHORT & SHORT
- Only 3 out of 40 trousers had minor faults after washing.
- 15 out of 20 of the cheap trousers achieved a good or very good rating.
- The price difference between the cheapest and the most expensive trousers is 164 euros.
The test results of these models can be found below as a PDF download:
- Men's cycling shorts (cheap and expensive):
Assos T FI.Uno_S5 and T Fl.Mille_S5 regular
Campagnolo E-Eject Bibs and Eject Bibs
Castelli Velocissimo Due Bibshort and Body Paint 2.0 Bibshort
Craft Active Bike Shorts and Elite Bike Body Control Bib
Gore Bike Wear Contest and Xenon S 2.0*)
Löffler 04885 men's bike bib shorts and 14420 men's bike bib shorts Pro
Nalini E12GERANIO1 and E12LAM BRO
Pearl Izumi Attack Bib Short and Elite Ltd Bib Short
Santini SP1072Top CX and FS1073GITHARU
- Women's cycling shorts (cheap and expensive):
Assos H FI.Lady_S5 and T FI.Lady_S5
Campagnolo Dyne Short Lady and Wind Short Lady
Castelli Palmares and Body Paint
Craft Active Bike Shorts W and Elite Body Control Bib
Gonso Mona and Anna
Gore Bike Wear Contest Lady and Xenon 2.0 Lady
Löffler 06765 Ladies Bike Shorts and 14576 Ladies Bike Bib Shorts Pro
Nalini Spina and Tortora
Pearl Izumi W Attack Short and W Symphony Short
Santini SP62GilFair and SP1064GIL3R
*) After the TOUR 4/2012 issue went to press, Gore Bike Wear announced that this model would be discontinued.
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