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Submitted by
Tim C
a Cross Country Rider
from Gunnison
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Top of the World, Hartman rocks | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | Turnin Ltd. Denver | | Strengths: | Good stuff... Got all the brands, grab the Pearl's first. | | Weaknesses: | Would say price. That's crap, these shorts do not wear out to easy. | | Similar Products Used: | nike, castelli, and the rest | | Bike Setup: | lol.. Yeti ASRsl super light, Trek 5200 naked carbon, GT xcr, puegeot, Mondonico, Gary Fisher, etc... | | Bottom Line: | Try them on, make sure they fit. Other than that, kant go worng... Go with Pearl's best Chamois, other than that save your money. The Vertex rock, thank good for color... Solid black is for fat folk. Tall skinny folk need color. Oh yeah, this years team Discorvery Jersey matches the blue vertx very well. Have fun out there. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bruce buckoski
a Cross Country Rider
from chapel hill
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Tsali | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Great shorts, offer comfort and help prevent chafing. | | Weaknesses: | can't find one. | | Similar Products Used: | Cannondale | | Bike Setup: | Trek fuel 98 - off road
Klien Reve - road | | Bottom Line: | best pair of shorts that money can buy! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
McCann Houston
a
from phm141@aol.com
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Quality, durability, fit | | Weaknesses: | Pricey | | Similar Products Used: | Many | | Bike Setup: | Custom Ellsworth | | Bottom Line: | PI makes good stuff, and stands behind their products if their is a problem. I have used their stuff for 5 years and have yet to retire anything. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
smokey strodtman
a Cross Country Rider
from gilliam, MO USA
Date Reviewed: February 1, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | landahl trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | walt's bike shop, columbia, MO | | Strengths: | comfortable, durable. | | Weaknesses: | none found yet. | | Similar Products Used: | several other brands. | | Bike Setup: | fisher marlin hardtail and lemond poprad cyclocross bike. | | Bottom Line: | i got these thrown in when i bought my poprad, which explains the $0.00 price(i think they sold for $59.95). they are very comfortable and i use them for my longer rides. sometimes i put a little udder balm on the chamois if the weather is hot to cut down on chafing. a good product that performs well, i recommend them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alicia P
a Racer
from Brooklyn, NY USA
Date Reviewed: November 27, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | MTA Stewart State Forest | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$110.00 | | Purchased At: | Colorado Cyclist | | Strengths: | Very Comfortable | | Weaknesses: | Expensive | | Similar Products Used: | Sugoi Technifine, others shorts too | | Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel 90 WSD | | Bottom Line: | The is a review for the Womens Microsensor Shorts. The new PRT Chamois is awesome. Use it with some Chamois Butt'r and you'll likely have less chafing and saddle sores. For all the ladies who are sick of discomfort, get these shorts. They are definitely worth the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from France
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | the empty ones | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Colorado Cyclist | | Strengths: | Stretchy fabric that has been durable. | | Weaknesses: | The Fit!!!! The chamois is awful. | | Similar Products Used: | In Motion, Black Bottoms, Castelli, Descente | | Bike Setup: | Road - Italian Steel w Campy, Mountain - aluminum hardtail w XTR & SID | | Bottom Line: | I had to go up to an XL to fit my thighs (which are not speed skater big by any means), then the length is too long, down to my knee caps. Doesn't Pearl expect riders to have bigger thighs than a couch potato? How many cyclists can wear Levis 501's? After each ride I have indentations on my thighs for 2-3 hours.
The chamois is always soaked at the end of a ride, but it does not bunch up.
The bibs are designed in a way that when nature calls, you must be a contortionist(sp?).
My first choice is the Castelli Progetto Y for fit, and the damn things are dry after a century, amazing. But the durability is at question. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aurora
a Weekend Warrior
from Columbus, OH
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | roads, going to work | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$79.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycletech Bike stores | | Strengths: | I got the OLD STYLE CHAMOIS ULTRASENSOR, which actually looks like real chamois! I don't feel any seams, they fit well enough for being a mens model and my butt feels not too bad after a long ride! | | Weaknesses: | I bought mens Ultrasensor shorts because the womens were and are too damn small! I am now looking for a new pair and can't find any to fit me! And I'm not big at all! Anyway... I do like the old ultrasensor chamois! The elastic is rather tight though. I recently have looked at the new so-called improved top of the line crotch and butt padding and it all looks cheesy! I hate it when they improve and you can't find what you love anymore! | | Similar Products Used: | Only pair I've bought, can't find any others I like! | | Bike Setup: | MTB,Bontrager Race XT, Weinmann, Niterider | | Bottom Line: | Thinking of getting a new saddle though, as I have a Selle San Marco Bontrager 202, which is a pretty nice, but simple seat. But I wonder if my butt feeling numb after 2 hours could be fixed! Any help out there, as to what's good for gals into comfort? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ruben
a Racer
from Houston, TX
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Any and all | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Pad, leg grippers, wicking ability. | | Weaknesses: | Pad. If you sit wrong on this thing, your whole day is shot. | | Similar Products Used: | Canari, Louis Gareneu (sp?) bibs | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Lemond Tourmalet, 90%stock; 1997 Diamondback Expert 105 group. | | Bottom Line: | The shorts are comfortable, when you mount the pad right. I didn't, and got killed. Now that I know to snug them up, I don't have a problem. The PRT Chamois wicks away well, and it makes riding the centuries more comfortable. Try them on when you're thinking about buying them though, the PRT isn't for everyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
CW
a Weekend Warrior
from Mason City,IA
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Lakeside Cyclery | | Strengths: | good quality fabic | | Weaknesses: | bad chamois design | | Similar Products Used: | Cannondale HPX | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed/Shimi 105 | | Bottom Line: | These are the Attack shorts with PRT chamios,one of the seams hit me on the left cheek and turned it to hamburger in 15 miles,these are the worst shorts I have owned,good materials and workmanship,but please don't put seams down there,it hurts some of us. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hans Hsu
a Weekend Warrior
from Taipei,Taiwan
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Strengths: | Nice lookin and clean without any fancy labels on it!The new PRT(pressure relief technology) is great.....I feel more comfortable when I ride(the Selle Italia saddle is a bit stiff ) | | Weaknesses: | Not that I know of............yet! | | Similar Products Used: | Nada...........'tis my first pair of cyclin shorts! | | Bike Setup: | Doesn't really matter........it's a review on shorts isn't it..........anyway........Giant MCM Team 2001(I know you don't have it in the US anymore, but the bike store got hold of one somehow.........he tells me Taiwan only ships the 2001 model to Japan this year),full xtr, hayes disc brakes, SID SL, time atac titan carbon, race face prodigy stem seatpost handlebar.........bla bla bla bla bla! | | Bottom Line: | Get one...........it's worth the price.........I won't give it all of the flamin' chilis cause good new products come out all the time............ha! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Elvis Karate
a Racer
from SW Mich
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Porcupine Rim | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Look Cool and I liked the local rep Scott Parr. | | Weaknesses: | Fit and the Pad | | Similar Products Used: | Castelli, Nike, Descente, Canari, Schwinn, etc | | Bike Setup: | Like yours 2 wheels and pedals (saddle WTB) | | Bottom Line: | I ran into the rep at a sale and bought 2 pairs of these shorts one Bib style and one traditional. I am about 6'1 and the bibs are really binding. I can't even wear them without suffering.
The pads on each of the shorts feel like little saws working the tendons that attaches my leg muscle to my torso. I did a century and expected to find blood afterword it was hellish. The construction seems solid and the material is thin and breaths nicely but the pad is just wrong. I spent $180 on 2 pair of shorts that consider nearly unwearable.
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Submitted by
smokey strodtman
a Cross Country Rider
from gilliam, MO USA
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | trails on my 50 acre wooded farm | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | walt's bike shop | | Strengths: | COMFORT!!! looks. doesn't make you look like your d*#k is hanging out. | | Weaknesses: | none so far. | | Similar Products Used: | trek lycra, swobo baggies, bellweather baggies. | | Bike Setup: | fisher hardtail with lots of mods, new Lemond Poprad cyclocross bike. | | Bottom Line: | my Poprad had a tiny flaw in the paint when it came in and Walt's offered to get me a new frame or trade me some merchandise. i got my wife the Ben&Jerrie's jersey she has been wanting and got a pair of Pearl Izumi attack shorts for me. these shorts are really comfortable and make even the skinny seat on that Poprad feel good. the liberator on my fisher is like a couch with them. also glad they don't have the "look at my weiner" profile. maybe the woods profilers won't like this, but i do. don't know about durability so far(only a couple of washings) but i am WELL SATISFIED with the comfort and fit. if you live near the Columbia, MO area, stop by Walt's, they will treat you right! best LBS i've ever dealt with. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jasan
a
from Milwaukie, Oregon USA
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$129.00 | | Purchased At: | River City Bicycles | | Strengths: | fairly comfortable | | Weaknesses: | very loose stitching | | Similar Products Used: | Castelli | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed, Campy Record | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the microsensor bibs. On the first pair I brought home the stitching began to come loose around the chamois after washing before I even wore them. I exchanged those for a second pair and they made it throught the wash but again the stitching came undone around the chamois while riding. Untill PI redesigns the way they sew these shorts together I would not bother purchasing them. Other than that they were comfy on the century ride that I used them for but I am now using a pair of Castelli bibs which are more comfortable and stitched much better.
On value I give one chili because paying this much for a pair of shorts I expected much better.
Overall they were comfortable but not as much as the Castelli's. Three chilis overall | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Vince
a Cross Country Rider
from Fairfax, VA
Date Reviewed: March 12, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Strengths: | Apparently relieves some pressure points with the new chamois. | | Weaknesses: | The new chamois has all sorts of seems that really bite into my crotch. | | Similar Products Used: | Previous model Pearl izumi's | | Bottom Line: | Just bought a pair of the new Pearl Izumi Ultrasensor shorts with the new PRT chamois. Put them on for my ride yesterday. They may relieve pressure, but all that stitching sure causes a lot of chaffing. These have to be the most uncomfortable shorts I've ever tried, I could barely make myself turn the pedals to get home. Just a warning to all that new technology is not always better.
Don't buy the shorts with the new PRT chamois unless you want to gamble on your comfort. They put the same chamois in their $110 microsensor shorts too and I almost bought them instead. I am no longer a PI fan. Maybe their cheaper Attack short is now the way to go. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin, TX USA
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Strengths: | Dry. Comfy on a short trip, but not much longer (for me, at least) | | Weaknesses: | I bought the ultrasensor pearl izumi bike shorts. After my first ride on them, I thought, "Hey great shorts." After my second ride, I noticed something wrong: my bottom hurt. It felt like something was poking me from underneath the chamois. After looking at the design, I noticed that there are seams between the panels underneath the chamois where my bottom was in pain. Problem solved: this design just does not work for me. | | Similar Products Used: | Sugoi, Castelli | | Bike Setup: | My saddle is an SDB BelAir. | | Bottom Line: | Some people swear by Pearl Izumi. For shorts, I don't. I guess the combination of my saddle, the way I mount the saddle, and the placement of seams is just wrong for me.
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Submitted by
Jimm
a Cross Country Rider
from SoCal
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | SART | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Two-Wheeler Dealer | | Strengths: | Fit; function; feel. | | Weaknesses: | Price | | Similar Products Used: | Canari; Sugoi; GT and SuperGo(both made by Canari?); REI; Performance | | Bike Setup: | '99 XCR/LE | | Bottom Line: | One word: COMFORT! Pad is fantastic; provides total coverage and excellent protection. No post ride discomfort what so ever. I am 6'4", 180 pounds with a 32 inch waist....Fit is great; after 10 minutes, it feels as if I'm wearing nothing. Function is awesome; fabric is durable and quickly wicks away moisture. Overall, these are thee best shorts I have ever worn! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Racer
from Valdosta, GA
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$61.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Quality stitching. | | Weaknesses: | Material, cut, elastic grippers (oh so TIGHT),
pad. | | Similar Products Used: | Bellwether, Shaver Sport, Performance Century,
Giordana Sumatra | | Bike Setup: | Merlin XL | | Bottom Line: | Perhaps I did not give these shorts enough time in the saddle for a quality review, but I just could not stand
the Pearl Izumi Ultrasensor shorts anymore. I thought I was getting a deal at $61 thanks to Performance's price matching, but these shorts are no deal. The $61 price is the reason for the 4-Chili value rating. The Performance Century shorts are a much better short, in terms of fit and function, for me. I also own a pair of Giordana Sumatra 8-panel shorts. The Giordana short is a quality product, but the sizing is a little weird so check their website to make sure you order the correct size (http://www.gitabike.com).
I am thoroughly disappointed in the Ultrasensor short, but perhaps the Microsensor is a better product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom F.
a Racer
from Tulsa Oklahoma US
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | Lees bikes | | Strengths: | Very good wicking abilities, good sizing, very good design for chamois and very comfortable. | | Weaknesses: | I would say pricey but you get what you pay for. | | Similar Products Used: | Cannondales, pieces of sh*t | | Bottom Line: | these work VERY well, no complaints, stay dry in wet weather, no chafing, always ready to go. don't get cannondale shorts, they have blow-outs all the time, very weak, very poorly made. Get Pearl Izumi, CASTELLI, Assos,Garneau, Giordona, Biemme, but not cannondale. even cannondales large aluminum tubes on their bikes are questionable, some crack, but they have a life time warranty but they give you a hard time about it. Their aluminum on their roadbikes is way too stiff, they should use a carbonfiber fork on all models.
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Submitted by
dale
a Cross Country Rider
from Bend OR
Date Reviewed: September 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | Hutches | | Weaknesses: | ventilation not so good | | Similar Products Used: | Nema baggy, pearl izumi | | Bike Setup: | GT xcr 1000 and Lemond Zurich | | Bottom Line: | I bought these 'cause I had an old threadbare pair of pearl izumis from 5+ years ago and wouldn't have to mess with finding the right size. Investigating their line, I found they have a couple kinds of fabric and a couple kinds of chamois, which they combine at all the different permutations along the price ladder. I sprung for the top of the line microsensor. They're alright, my only complaint is they are too sweaty.
When you pay for a more expensive product you get a better product, right?...or is a company is staking out a marketing position to soak the money of consumers willing to spend more $$? I tend to think its the latter with these shorts, I probably would have been just as happy with a pair a couple of slots down the product line. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Russell Seaton
a Weekend Warrior
from Kansas City
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | paved roads | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Good materials. Name brand. Comfortable except for sizing. Great sale price for me. | | Weaknesses: | Pearl Izumi doesn't have a clue about sizing. See below. | | Similar Products Used: | Bellwether 6 and 8 panel shorts. Performance Century 8 panel. Tommasso shorts with Team Z logo. | | Bike Setup: | road bike | | Bottom Line: | I have the 2000 Attack short with the Bio Suede chamois. Pearl's high end chamois used in the Ultrasenso short. Normally these shorts are $60 retail but through various discounts and back orders, etc. I ended up paying $29 each from Performance. Bought 6 pair, used only 1 so far. Not sure if I will send the others back or keep them or exchange for size larger.
Pearl sizing is goofy. I have the Large size. I'm 5'11" and 185 pounds. Wear a 34 waist pant. I do have big legs and hips. These shorts are just tight. Not enough room for my butt. Legs are too tight too. Elastic leg grippers are very tight. Waist is comfortable though. The XL size might fit better (except the waist will be too loose) but when an average size guy like me is required to wear an XL size short, then the company doesn't have a clue about sizing clothes.
When riding, the tightness isn't noticed too much. They are OK for comfort and no problems have developed during or after any rides.
If you are built like a European pro bicyclist (no butt and skinny legs) Pearl shorts might fit you great. Castelli clothes are sized like Pearl, way too small for normal people. If you have an aveage American man build, Pearl will not fit you. Odd that an American company makes clothes (shorts and jerseys) that do not fit Americans. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a
from Laguna Beach, CA
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | The Microsensor Short: Well made, quality materials. This is my first pair of tight shorts. I ride MTB and road on alternating days so I switch from baggy to tight all the time. I'd been wearing my rowing team lycra shorts as bike shorts. These Pearl Izumis are a huge improvement. Yes, they hug my crotch, but once I'm positioned inside them correctly it feels like everything is secure and comfortable. Not to brag, but I kinda have a lot to stuff in front (sorry for being so graphic) so finding the comfortable short is not easy for me. Plus, I think I look good in them. They don't highlight the "package" like other shorts I've seen, and I'm not self-conscious about my large endowment issues. | | Weaknesses: | None, except for the high price and I never find them on sale. If you aren't situated just right in them, they can be uncomfortably tight in the wrong places. But once you are placed right, they feel great. | | Similar Products Used: | Crew team rowing shorts from college. (Bad choice, too loose in the crotch, and not anatomically designed). Baggy mountain shorts by Pearl and Zoic on my MTB days. | | Bike Setup: | Klein all the time. MTB and road. | | Bottom Line: | A technical short for people who take riding seriously and have the physical build to fit properly into a short designed for an athlete. Very firm, close fit.
Great for the right body type, but I can imagine they are very uncomfortable on some of the bodies I see squeezed into them. For me they work great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron R.
a Cross Country Rider
from Baltimore, MD
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the awesome onen they closed, that's how it always goes | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | comfortable, no more chaffing for me, really big chamois, no more getting stuck on my saddle | | Weaknesses: | doesn't fit everyone well | | Similar Products Used: | none first lycra type short | | Bike Setup: | '99 trek 6000 w/ a whole bunch of stuff | | Bottom Line: | these shorts fit me well. they're tight yeah and that's how they're supposed to be. the guy's pair before me probably cut off circulation they were so tight. oh well mine fit and are great. i got the usps team short and they look killer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
zelig
a Weekend Warrior
from London
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tailwind | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Well made from good materials. | | Weaknesses: | Pearlizumi sizing scheme makes for a tight fit if you go by their chart. Chamois/padding is not cut anatomically resulting in bunching, chaffing and discomfort. | | Similar Products Used: | Giordana and Assos bibs | | Bike Setup: | Vortex | | Bottom Line: | I bought 4 prs. of 1999 bibs on close-out by mail. I probably should have tried on a pair before ordering as the sizing is not right as noted by another review but that's my fault. The non-anatomic cut of the chamois/padding is a problem and its not likely I will buy Pearlizumi shorts/bibs again as for me, they don't fit comfortably. Nicely made from good materials. I'll be selling the other 3 pair and going back to Giordana and Assos | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Racer
from Littleton, CO
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Weaknesses: | -painfully constricts crotch area
-too short
-leg bands too tight | | Similar Products Used: | Nike and Performance | | Bottom Line: | The Ultrasensor shorts I bought are VERY uncomfortable. I have a 33 waist and 32 inseam, so according to Pearl Izumi's sizing chart I initially bought size medium. They weren't even close to being big enough, so I exchanged them for size large. Size large still feels and looks one or two sizes too small.
I have wasted enough time. I will try to return these shorts and buy Assos or something. Even Performance shorts are much more comfortable than these genital cuffs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean
a
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Durability, breathability, comfort | | Weaknesses: | chamois could be a little thicker, leg gripers a little Annoying. I develop hot spots after about 3 hours in these shorts, i think because the pad becomes too saturated and compressed. | | Similar Products Used: | cheap stuff from performance before i knew better! | | Bike Setup: | i have three bikes | | Bottom Line: | You get what you pay for! Nothing could make this statement more true than when selecting biking shorts. For 80-100 bucks, depending on which PI model you choose, expect to get a short that will last about 1.5-2 years of normal riding and washing them. If you ride a lot more consider some of the more expensive euro shorts like assos or castelli, but you will pay more. Never used them but have heard from friends who've used both that assos are the best. of course expect to pay for it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DaWobbler
a Downhiller
from Santa Rosa, CA
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Bottom Line: | Two part review here..
Left one of my gear bags and decided to stop at LBS to grab a cheap pair of shorts.. Bought a pair of PI something or other for $30 bucks on sale.. GIANT chamois pad. 6 panel..Bottom of the line short. Here is what it IS good for.
A. Impress your friends and neighbors with the size of your package as the entire Chamois creeps to the front.
B. Make people with large butts feel better about themselves as the lycra around yours gets misshapen with every mile.
C. Never worry about about losing your bike when you unclip as the shorts manage to find every conceivable way to attach themselves semi permanently to your seat.
D. Develop a better relationship with your LBS and/or shorts retailer as you return them to replace the stitching that blew out on the first ride.
Now..the rest of the story.. Happily exchanging them, (Not incidentally, PI probably has some of the best customer service on the planet!!) I grabbed a pair of..I think they're ultrasensors..80 bucks (One size up as with all PI gear)..and off to the trailhead. Imagine my disappointment when they fit absolutely perfectly, the chamois refused to bunch, they wick sweat away like no other short on the planet and I am a fat pig!! AND just to make sure I decided to throw myself off a little bit of very steep singletrack.
Yup..bulletproof...damn!
For the entry level bottom of the barrel 6 panels short? Fahgetaboutit. The 8 panel sensors?? Quite simply the best cycling short I have ever purchased, bar none. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Racer
from Upstate, NY
Date Reviewed: March 10, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Quality Lycra.
Good Fit.
Cheaper than ASSOS | | Weaknesses: | One of the most uncomfortable chamois liners I have ever used.
Not nearly as comfortable as ASSOS. | | Similar Products Used: | ASSOS, Ausse, Performance | | Bike Setup: | Spectrum Road | | Bottom Line: | I bought three pairs of PI Ultrasensors to replace my aging ASSOS shorts. At the time, I felt it was a good investment based on reputation and because of the ASSOS Millenium shorts were $30 more ($69 vs. $99). Well, I found the the ASSOS shorts are worth at least twice as much! The PI Ultrasensor chamios is terrible. Its like wearing sandpaper, even with a heavy application of chamois cream! I sold the two unused pairs of PIs to other riders and bought a pair of ASSOS. I saved the one pair of PIs for short rides and use a lot of cream. I am saving my pennies to buy another pair of ASSOS shorts/bibs.
I should mention that Ausse shorts cost about the same as PI, but have more a comfortable chamios. Not as comfortable as ASSOS, however. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan
a Cross-Country Rider
from Houston, TX
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
Greenbelt - Austin, TX | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: | +Comfy, better than jean shorts.
+Women look at you more... providing you have a nice
+fabric breathes easily
+good leg length. not to short | | Weaknesses: | -Leg bands are a little tight. This could cause discomfort in the long run. The front padding doesn't come high enough to cover you well.
-Don't wear during winter. Too skimpy to give you any warmth. | | Similar Products Used: |
Jean shorts
Long jeans
Khakis
Dress pants | | Bike Setup: |
Y2K Gary Fisher Paragon (stock) | | Bottom Line: | Good pants. The pants run small, so buy one step up. I am a 36 waist, and got the extra large. The extra large is supposedly for size 39. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ralph
a Weekend Warrior
from Sacramento, CA
Date Reviewed: December 31, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
These shorts are very comfortable. The pad is well-made, and the pants don't expose butt crack like some others I've tried. | | Weaknesses: |
The only problem I've found--and maybe this really isn't a problem, I don't know--is that the chamois doesn't come up very high in front. Now, how shall I put this--my johnny isn't exactly small and there isn't much left to the imagination--I mean, I might as well be naked. At least my 'nads don't get squushed underneath like they do with Performance shorts. | | Similar Products Used: |
Performance | | Bike Setup: |
Ibis ti MoJo | | Bottom Line: | Very comfortable but reveals too much of my privates. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
edan
a Cross-Country Rider
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: November 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
most i've ridden | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
comfy | | Weaknesses: |
an $80 short that falls apart after 8 months??... | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
we're talking about shorts here, right? | | Bottom Line: | Two pairs have fallen apart on me, but on the plus side, PI has been good about replacing them thus far. They are well built and comfortable shorts, as long as the stitching holds up... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick Simms
a Racer
from Williamsburg,VA
Date Reviewed: November 7, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
If I tell you, I'll have to kill you! | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Good fabric, well made. | | Weaknesses: |
Over priced and they don't fit my personnal anatomy. | | Similar Products Used: |
Nashbar, Performance, Nike. | | Bike Setup: |
AMP all the way, Schwinn/Paramount hard tail. | | Bottom Line: | My P.I. shorts are well made and of really nice fabric., a comfortable blend lycra. THe pad is also very nice and comfortable. The bad part is that shorts seem to be like helmets, both bike and motorcycle///some people's anatomy fits one brand perfectly and doesn't fit another. I love my Pearl Izumi shorts, but they just don't fit my anatomy like my Performance shorts. With the P.I.'s, there's just no where to put the family jewels. I have friends who swear theirs fit perfectly...to me they should only fit a eunach! I can only wear them for short rides and/or limited time in the saddle.
They also seem to be really overpriced. As nice as they are, you can get other brands that seem just as good, for half the retail of P.I.'s. If you like the fit and can get them on sale, mail order...then go for it! I'd give them a 5 star rating, but like I said, there's no where to put the family jewels. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cooldaddy
a Cross-Country Rider
from OKC
Date Reviewed: September 24, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
South Boundry, Taos | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Very comfortable. Super fit. Very good padding. | | Weaknesses: |
Wears out too fast if you use them and thus wash them alot. Gets thinner over time. | | Similar Products Used: |
several brands. | | Bike Setup: |
Spot single-speed with RS judy. | | Bottom Line: | Most confortable licra shorts. Best padding and stitching. I've used more than 7 over the years. Tried others years back but they just aren't as comfortable. 4 stars because I whish they would last a little longer, they get thinner after using them alot.
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Submitted by
Wade
a Cross-Country Rider
from Mid Tenn, USA
Date Reviewed: July 15, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
twisty and fast | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
some good. | | Weaknesses: |
some bad.
Don't know which one to buy mail-order | | Similar Products Used: |
Cannondale brand, hiking shorts, naked | | Bike Setup: |
really fast, just a blur, schwoom-there he went. Look out critters! | | Bottom Line: | Hey, I have a GREAT pair of PI quest shorts. The have a minimal pad and a brushed finish. Then I saw the PI quest on sale in a MO cat. I got some of those. NOT THE SAME shorts. The MO quest (The tags in both shorts say quest) is slick-finished and has a MAXI-pad sewn in with fishing line or something. So this is a split review.The LBS PIQ shorts are great, put 'em on and don't think about it shorts. All forget-about-it, it-works components are superb. They cover my white hiney and don't hang up on the seat and don't stink too bad after several rides.The Mail-Order PIQ shorts suck. I'm going to try to return them. I've worn them 3 times. The first time was brand new out of bag. I though maybe they'd get better. The next time (after washing) I put 'em on for about 10 minutes and took 'em off before riding because the stitching was irritating. The pad is huge. It's about 3x thicker than the other pair. It feels funky, causes the Lycra to hang and snag on everything (saddle, truck seat, whatever). The third time was the last time EVER. The pad still sucks and the stitching on the pad is barbed wire. I'd rather wear rag wool.5 stars for PI in general, 2 stars for that MO crap...oh, hell here's 4. I shoulda went LBS. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel Clemens
a Cross-Country Rider
from Mountain View,CA
Date Reviewed: June 21, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Nose Brake | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
they have a soft chamois that stays soft, they wick sweat very well | | Weaknesses: |
they rip fairly easily in a crash | | Similar Products Used: |
BDI shorts, Castelli shorts, Cannondale shorts | | Bike Setup: |
doesn't matter | | Bottom Line: | these shorts fit great, wick well, and have a nice soft chamois. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Art
a Cross-Country Rider
from Adirondack Mnts., N.Y.
Date Reviewed: April 26, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Weaknesses: |
Only thing is the chamois is cut just a little too low in the front, doesn't cover the ol' jewels completely. | | Bottom Line: | I got this pair for $40. at a bike shop in Saratoga, N.Y.; they had bought out the stock of another shop that had folded up last year. The shorts have Paradox printed on the legs with the Pearl logo. I don't mind 'cause they fit well and are excellent shorts. At that price, I need to buy a couple more pairs before theyr'e gone. They do run small: I have a 36 waist so I needed size XL. The leg bands grip well and they are very comfortable, (except for the fact mentioned above). I have to give these Ultrasensors a 3.5, would be a 5 but for the chamois cut in front. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joe magliocca
a cross-country rider
from oneida, new york
Date Reviewed: November 26, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Large Hardware Max short's are the most confortable and most durable product on the market. Two pair have lasted for four seasons with just some visable wear in the seat area. GREAT STUFF | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a racer
from LA
Date Reviewed: October 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have the ultrasensors and they are really good. They are just made of great stuff. It gets really hot down here in the south. But when I am wearing these shorts I dont notice the heat on my legs which have been working more than the rest of my body. The price is a bit steep but you are getting what you pay for. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BeagleDaddy
a cross-country rider
from WA
Date Reviewed: September 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've owned the same 4 pairs of Pearl Izumi shorts for the last SIX YEARS! They are still holdin' up after many abrupt close encounters with pavement, dirt, rocks, vehicles, flora, and fauna. And the best part of all is the wonderfully diverse population of bacteria growing in the chamois insert.... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd
a cross-country rider
from Dallas, TX
Date Reviewed: August 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
PI makes pretty damn good stuff, and it's always on sale somewhere, so don't pay retail, you gearheads! I've got a pair of Attack shorts and I picked up a pair of Pro shorts (with the Scott logo on them) for $30, suede pad and all. Both are top notch, and cheap too! One word of warning, though. The folks at PI must be elves or something, because everything (even gloves) I buy seems to run a half-size small. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kwun
a cross-country rider
from Pittsburgh, PA
Date Reviewed: August 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a pair of Quest short, they are sitting in my closet and won't be used, COZ THEY RIPPED! ok, i crashed, but i was hardly going over 10mph and it was on tarmac. i had a pair of cannondale shorts which are bomb proof, crashed twice, both over 20/25 mph and they are still like new.the quest are nice shorts, but the durability is questionable. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kelley
a weekend warrior
from London, UK
Date Reviewed: July 29, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought a pair of the baggy shorts (with padded liner) and I have worn them a couple of times. So far there are 4 holes in the inner liner down the side seams (2 each side). I noticed the first hole after the first ride. For $50 US I would expect them not to self destruct after a few rides, (my old lycra stuff has held up for nearly 10 years!). I'm going to pull the liner out and wear some plain lycra shorts underneath, I love the baggie overshorts when bashing through the brush. I really like the looks and toughness of the outer, but the durability of the inner sucks. Oh, and they are not very comfortable for all day rides, the padding is a bit thin. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ted M.
a cross-country rider
from Eugene USA
Date Reviewed: July 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Silly to have just one heading for all PI shorts, you have $90 microsensor vs. $40 Quest etc...
This is for the PI Nomad cordura shorts, THE choice for Mt. Bikers like all of us...The Spandura fits less close than std shorts and the ribbing takes getting used to but these shorts WEAR LIKE IRON!!! The chamois is perfect and the fabric is amazing. MSRP was $80 but I got some from Sierra TP for $40, they had some a little while ago for $30! I just biffed on a steep fire road and totally endo'd onto my back and slid ~5ft on big rocks, my butt had a big ground chuck patch through the shorts , but the shorts were unhurt! I cant imagine how I'd be if I had thin lycra on...If you find these shorts BUY them, I think they aren't made anymore, but keep an eye out. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a weekend warrior
from Newburgh, New York
Date Reviewed: June 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've been running in Pearl Izumi for over 5 years so testing out PI's line of cycling shorts came as no surprise. Top of the line. I have not tried any other brand of cycling short but after riding in these I won't have to worry about trying other brands. Expensive, but worth every penny. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a cross-country rider
from TX
Date Reviewed: April 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've had a pair for a couple of years (I think the cheapest ones). They fit nicely. The logo came off in the wash, and a while back I had to stitch up a hole in the front seam. Otherwise...they last and last and last and last. Can't imagine improving on them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack
a cross-country rider
from Wyoming
Date Reviewed: April 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This is a review of Pearl's Detour shorts since no one has reviewed these here yet.While they clearly have the quality of other Pearl items, and a great fit at that, they are not without problems. The baggy (outer shell) fit is great, and the cargo pockets are just the best thing ever. The handpockets are also good.The downside is that on extended rides (2+ hours) the shell tends to chafe your thighs. Because of this reason I'm using standard shorts for that kind of riding. They are also quite warm.However, the shell does provide the shorts with a lot of stamina. I've stacked severely with these shorts and haven't even caused a mark on them.Overall, great value and product, but not for the epic rider or to use if you ride every day. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter
a weekend warrior
from T.C., MI
Date Reviewed: April 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I was able to get a couple of pairs of Pearl Classics a couple weeks ago on sale at a local bike shop. Paid $34 dollars a pair. Great deal. These shorts are the best I have tried yet. My old Performance and assorted other shorts do not compare to the quality and fit of Pearls. I will never go back to the other brands. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
B. Keeler
a cross-country rider
from Ottawa, ON Canada
Date Reviewed: March 22, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I purchased a pair of Ultrasenor at a LBS for $85 CDN and they are the best pair of bike shorts you can buy. I have tried Loius Garneau and Sugoi and they don't come close. When the summer gets hot and sticky these shorts keep you cool and dry. I have used them for road and mountain biking in the Gat's and they work equally well in all weather conditions. I have washed them so many times (I think they should be called Tide shorts) and they look like new. So if you are in the market for a pair of shorts check them out first. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lancer
a weekend warrior
from Northridge, CA
Date Reviewed: March 21, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Purchased the Pearl Quests for $40. Eventhough, these are Pearl's bottom line shorts the feel great. I can only compare these to a Toga pair I have. The Toga's to where are a nightmare. The LBS I checked out recommended them over Cannondale which they feel was the number two short at $35. I am glad i spent the extra $5 because the Pearls feel great. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Trish
a racer
from South Carolina
Date Reviewed: March 10, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These shorts might be a bit more expensive, but their quality is worth it! I've been riding in my almost daily for 6 months with no wear. They look as though I just purchased them. The 6 panel cut on the woman's shorts is comfortable, as is the chamois. Unlike with other shorts, I have never gotten a saddle sore with the Pearls. The only complaint I have is that the leg holes are a bit out of proportion with the size of the waist and pinch my legs a bit. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Emidio
a cross-country rider
from Brasil
Date Reviewed: January 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Pearl Izumi faz o melhor short de ciclismo do mundo! Não é a toa que tenho quatro deles. Superconfortáveis, duráveis, macios e bonitos. Todos os produtos
Pearl Izumi são de excelente qualidade, feitos para quem rala na bike.
Pena que não são vendidos aqui no Brasil. Meus parabéns a Pearl Izumi!
Seus shorts são five chili! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
D Komisky
a
from cross-country rider
Date Reviewed: January 11, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I trained for and rode the 275 mile Boston to New York AIDS Ride.
I trained in many different shorts - until I accidentally found the Ultrasensors. The best bicycle investment I ever made.
The Ultrasensors were the unwritten secret to riding 12 hour days.
It is time for the secret to get out. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
R.C.
a cross-country rider
from California
Date Reviewed: January 10, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Great shorts! I've had the quest and the ultrasensor models. Great fit and feel compared to other shorts and the ultrasensor works great to keep you dry. No annoying seams either. But the best thing is still the fit. Hey, it's what the pros wear. Or at least most of em. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave P
a weekend warrior
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: October 30, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I recently had a wear problem caused by the Kevlar seam on a WTB SST saddle. The seam wore through a pair of Attack shorts in just a couple of rides. I could not get either WTB or GT the bike manufacturer to warranty either the shorts or the seat.
Pearl Izumi warrantied the shorts even though the problem was not theirs. Guess who will continue to get my business. The Pearl Izumi shorts are terrific and their customer service is even better. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Gnitecki
a cross-country rider
from Rogers, MN USA
Date Reviewed: October 5, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Pearl Izumi Ultrasensor shorts are the best shorts! I recently bought a pair, it is the best. It keeps you cool in the summertime. If you can only buy one pair of shorts, buy this one. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Stiver
a cross-country rider
from Oakton, VA USA
Date Reviewed: September 25, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I've been road racing and mountain biking for about 15 years, and have tried countless brands of riding shorts, from the droopy-assed wool blackbottoms of days gone by to sleek 8 panel lycra that might as well be spray painted on your body. Pearl shorts are by far the absolute best fitting, longest lasting, best looking shorts I have ever used. I give them five blistering-hot Hatch green chiles!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Vincent
a weekend warrior
from California
Date Reviewed: August 13, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I-GAM! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DESMOND A DE LEO
a cross-country rider
from NEW YORK CITY
Date Reviewed: August 4, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
THE BEST SHORTS EVER MADE. Comfort, performance, durability, all in one short. BUY THEESE SHORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a cross-country rider
from Washington
Date Reviewed: April 6, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Good shorts, the pad in the back sort of sticks out strange, but tight-fitting and comfortable | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Douglas Newman
a racer
from New York City
Date Reviewed: March 27, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Great shorts, but I'd like to see the chamois pad run a little higher in front. It kinda rubs me the wrong way (if you know what I mean). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a cross-country rider
from MI
Date Reviewed: March 11, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I can't really say whether Pearl shorts are good or bad, but I've tried on many pairs over the last few years and had the same result every time: they're too loose, diameter-wise, at the bottom (4-5 inches above the knee). The fit is great everywhere else. I'm a small dude, but my quads are not undersized... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nosamk
a cross-country rider
from North Carolina
Date Reviewed: March 2, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
MoDeL : QuestGreat shorts--taken all my abuse [and thats A LOT]
comfortable, easy to care for---you just cant beat PIdont waste your money on the cheap brands.... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ron
a cross-country rider
from SLC, Utah
Date Reviewed: January 18, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
No doubt the best complete line of clothing made for cyclists! I've been riding in their Classic shorts for the past six years. I've also tried many other brands but it seems as though others just can't match Pearl Izumi's consistant quality and dedication to function. 5 chilis! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rick
a cross-country rider
from ludlow
Date Reviewed: January 6, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
P.S. oh yea. I've tried most of the top of the line models of the other brands - Hind, Bellwether, Inmotion, Performance, Louis Garneau, Giordana, Sugoi, Tinley... Except for the Performance ones (which get one chili cuz they're probably marginally better than riding naked) they all deserve credit in some area but the Pearls get higher scores in all judgable areas than their competition. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rick
a cross-country rider
from ludlow,vt
Date Reviewed: January 4, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Pearls reputation precedes itself on their whole shorts line. I've got a pair of Quests($40), Classics($60), 2 Ultrasensors($80), and 1 Aloft ($90). As with most things in this world, the more you spend the better you get. Tis true with there lineup. Durability can't be beat even at the quest level. My favorites tho are the aloft's cuz it's a great wicking short that still fits like a tite, supportive short not a stretchy, saggy rumpled mess like some of the other wicking shorts I've tried. I have yet to shred a pair tho they've been through a few spills. And the chamois on all but the quest shorts (2 seasons of hard use both on and off-road.) are holding up real well. The classics have the same pad as the high end ones so are the best value. Try 'em. You won't be disappointed, cuz your butt represents the front line of comfort (or DIScomfort) on the bike.
Some of Pearl's stuff is overpriced relative to what's available in the same area, but there shorts materials, and quality are well worth the expense | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Gilmore
a cross-country rider
from Plymouth, Michigan
Date Reviewed: January 4, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I own a pair of the quest shorts and they feel comfortable to any other prodect
out there. You can't beat it for the money. A form fitting short that serves
its purpose. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phillip Oertel
a weekend warrior
from Germany
Date Reviewed: November 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I'm verry happy with these shorts. They fit perfectly, not too tight. I prefer them to the Ultrasensor ones, because they are made of a thicker fabric. (even in summer). The leather piece is thick and comfortable. The only bad thing is: they are very expensive here in Germany... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dr. hoo
a cross-country rider
from midwest, usa
Date Reviewed: November 20, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
LONG TERM TEST
Pearl Izumi Ultrasensor shorts are expensive. I have had a pair for two years and they are great. No rips or tears, even after several crashes. The chamois has held up real well. Comfy, good chamois, and of a heavy fabric. The heaviness of the fabric is what lets them be used more than one season. I think that a third season would be a bit much to ask, but I will get a new pair and put the old ones into my second string line-up. That moves the old Bellweathers (which were totally shot after one year) to bush league status.
This fabric has a coarse inner weave and a finer outer weave. This is supposed to help wick moisture. Don't know about that, but the shorts do wick well.
These are worth the money. Really. They are a totally different animal from the cheaper version quest shorts. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Don Seib
a racer
from Melrose,Ma
Date Reviewed: June 15, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The Quest shorts are the cheaper shorts which Pearl Izumi makes.
However, they are well made and very comfortable. I ride everday and have
about 4 pairs. They are lasting in general about 2 seasons before the
chaomix gets uncomfortable. For $40 bucks you can't go wrong. I worn a lot
of different shorts and these are the best for the money. Pearl Izumi also
makes Ultra Sensors which are more comfortable but cost twice as much. You
don't get anymore life out of them either. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Francis
a racer
from Cambell, CA
Date Reviewed: May 21, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I have 4 pairs of cycling shorts but I only wear one... the Pearl Izumi Ultasensors!!!
One of the best measures for clothing is that you don't notice how good it is during
a 4 hour ride. In fact you don't notice it at all. It's just there. Perfect! | | Overall Rating: |
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