Author Topic: Chinese cycling clothes  (Read 136537 times)

aeroskiii

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #645 on: March 14, 2025, 04:41:07 PM »
Finally some new skinsuit options - this time from Darevie:

$45 USD budget option:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008632516056.html

$58 USD premium option:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008631299458.html

Not sure how I feel about the green of the premium option but nice to see some new alternatives out there.
just buy limkoo

Sebastian

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #646 on: March 15, 2025, 01:15:01 AM »
Finally some new skinsuit options - this time from Darevie:

$45 USD budget option:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008632516056.html

$58 USD premium option:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008631299458.html

Not sure how I feel about the green of the premium option but nice to see some new alternatives out there.

If only they stopped printing their stupid slogans all over it.

SillyMochi

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #647 on: March 17, 2025, 11:03:37 AM »
What? You don't think "Keep Cycling; Keep Moving" is totally inspirational and motivating?!

Wanted to order another Cheji bib for the season and saw the shop disappeared. Went through the thread to confirm my suspicion they quit AE. RIP ...
Slow on the climb. And everywhere else.

jhearrtot

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #648 on: March 17, 2025, 11:23:31 AM »
What? You don't think "Keep Cycling; Keep Moving" is totally inspirational and motivating?!

Wanted to order another Cheji bib for the season and saw the shop disappeared. Went through the thread to confirm my suspicion they quit AE. RIP ...

Cheji is actually back, but I'm still contemplating ordering if they're not "fully back".

SillyMochi

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #649 on: March 17, 2025, 11:24:51 AM »
Back on AE? I did a quick search earlier but nothing showed up. You have a link?
Slow on the climb. And everywhere else.

jhearrtot

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #650 on: March 17, 2025, 11:51:54 AM »

SillyMochi

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #651 on: March 17, 2025, 06:26:14 PM »
Thank you, unfortunately, they don't ship to Germany. That's probably the reason it didn't show up in my search in the first place. They might have some "target countries" for their own shop in mind and blacklist those countries on AE.
Slow on the climb. And everywhere else.

Serge_K

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #652 on: March 18, 2025, 02:18:20 AM »
try this

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008628157484.html

Do you have such bibs? Is the pad 14mm / the same thickness all the way to the front of the pad? I ride mostly on the flat, and therefore spend most of my time on the saddle, tilted forward, which means there's one pad i found on AliX that has the same padding front and back, and i only wear that now. Most pads get thin at the front, brands included, and it feels like ancient tech.
Fast on the flat. And nowhere else.

jhearrtot

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #653 on: March 18, 2025, 08:26:18 AM »
Do you have such bibs? Is the pad 14mm / the same thickness all the way to the front of the pad? I ride mostly on the flat, and therefore spend most of my time on the saddle, tilted forward, which means there's one pad i found on AliX that has the same padding front and back, and i only wear that now. Most pads get thin at the front, brands included, and it feels like ancient tech.

Yes, I have that specific bib with the red pad and it's so comfortable even on longer rides. The thickness is consistent front to back but I don't have a way to confirm the thickness.

Edit: their post seems to show that the thickness tapers from 14mm at the bum to 3mm to the front or probably the 3mm is just to the sides - I'll check later to confirm

I'm grabbing another one just in case they close again in AliEx
« Last Edit: March 18, 2025, 08:29:53 AM by jhearrtot »

SillyMochi

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #654 on: March 18, 2025, 08:54:27 AM »
Do you have such bibs? Is the pad 14mm / the same thickness all the way to the front of the pad? I ride mostly on the flat, and therefore spend most of my time on the saddle, tilted forward, which means there's one pad i found on AliX that has the same padding front and back, and i only wear that now. Most pads get thin at the front, brands included, and it feels like ancient tech.

I have 3 Cheji Bibs/Suits, see links below, all with the red pad. The pad says "POWERED BY VEONINSERT". I don't know them. A quick google search only brought up a (maybe?) company page that doesn't load for me anymore and also has a invalid SSL cert. And then this site, that calls them "other famous cushion brands in China". Not sure if genuin or not but I'd suspect so and assume they are a Chinese OEM: https://ecyker.com/chamois-pads/

Bib shorts: https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005001939822272.html ~21€ on sale
Winter bibs: https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005007442565161.html ~35€ on sale - legs a bit short unfortunately
Race suit: https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005004436474128.html ~35€ on sale

I agree on jhearrtot, that they are for me one of my nicest bibs/pads that I have. My usual rides are 2-3h during the week and a longer 5-8h on the weekend depending on time and current fitness. Especially on the longer rides, I preferred them to my other bibs (Gonso, Rion, Vermarc - although the last one is a bit older so might have lost some of it's functionality).

That's why I was looking to grab another one of their shorts for the season and realized they vanished.

Attached is a picture of the pad. It has the same thickness throughout the major area; just the very tip only has a very slight padding starting at around the yellow line (where my dong would be). I usually ride in a very bend/low position even during slow Z2 training session, to practice the position and how long I can "comfortably" hold it. Bib seems to work well in that regard with my butt and dong. But maybe they are just smaller than the average rider. Who knows.
Slow on the climb. And everywhere else.

Biscaye05

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #655 on: March 18, 2025, 03:55:56 PM »
Taking a stab at this thread

Bought this recently to replace my 1.5hr> bibs that I recently retired (Assos Neo Pro, almost 8 yrs)

DAREVIE Men's Cycling Bretelle Seamless 2.0 PRO Level Men Cycling Shorts 6H 500KM Ride Men's Cycling Bib Shorts 4-Way Stretch

It's honestly not bad. The pad can be position a bit further back. The leg grippers are A+ and the length is perfec. Compression is there although I may need to size up

Thinking of buying some Lameda next time. Joe from Panda Podium speaks highly of them

ediryppah

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #656 on: March 19, 2025, 12:01:28 PM »
Taking a stab at this thread

Bought this recently to replace my 1.5hr> bibs that I recently retired (Assos Neo Pro, almost 8 yrs)

DAREVIE Men's Cycling Bretelle Seamless 2.0 PRO Level Men Cycling Shorts 6H 500KM Ride Men's Cycling Bib Shorts 4-Way Stretch

It's honestly not bad. The pad can be position a bit further back. The leg grippers are A+ and the length is perfec. Compression is there although I may need to size up

Thinking of buying some Lameda next time. Joe from Panda Podium speaks highly of them
Yeah the pad is pretty good, on par if not better than the Ykyw EI-pad (that seems to be almost gone now).

Only problem with these bibs is the lycra is very thin and it’s seamless, which makes me feel a bit naked, so I never bought more than the pair I have.

Biscaye05

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #657 on: March 19, 2025, 07:48:08 PM »
Yeah the pad is pretty good, on par if not better than the Ykyw EI-pad (that seems to be almost gone now).

Only problem with these bibs is the lycra is very thin and it’s seamless, which makes me feel a bit naked, so I never bought more than the pair I have.

Are there any brands out there that have thicker Lycra?

Tempted on the Lameda but I've exceeded my monthly spend on bike stuff. Need to hold off a bit with the YOLOing

ediryppah

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #658 on: March 20, 2025, 01:16:14 AM »
Are there any brands out there that have thicker Lycra?

Tempted on the Lameda but I've exceeded my monthly spend on bike stuff. Need to hold off a bit with the YOLOing
Thinking about it, the Lycra is probably similar thickness as other aliex-bibs but others (for example YKYW) have seams and different textured fabrics in certain areas. Makes them feel less naked

I only tried a few Chinese bibs but usually just roll with ASSOS. For cycling pants that gets rare use like tights or strapless I buy YKYW. I don’t do long rides in the cold and strapless for commuting (which isn’t super long either).

Serge_K

Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« Reply #659 on: March 21, 2025, 04:48:05 AM »
I have 3 Cheji Bibs/Suits, see links below, all with the red pad. The pad says "POWERED BY VEONINSERT". I don't know them. A quick google search only brought up a (maybe?) company page that doesn't load for me anymore and also has a invalid SSL cert. And then this site, that calls them "other famous cushion brands in China". Not sure if genuin or not but I'd suspect so and assume they are a Chinese OEM: https://ecyker.com/chamois-pads/

Bib shorts: https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005001939822272.html ~21€ on sale
Winter bibs: https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005007442565161.html ~35€ on sale - legs a bit short unfortunately
Race suit: https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005004436474128.html ~35€ on sale

I agree on jhearrtot, that they are for me one of my nicest bibs/pads that I have. My usual rides are 2-3h during the week and a longer 5-8h on the weekend depending on time and current fitness. Especially on the longer rides, I preferred them to my other bibs (Gonso, Rion, Vermarc - although the last one is a bit older so might have lost some of it's functionality).

That's why I was looking to grab another one of their shorts for the season and realized they vanished.

Attached is a picture of the pad. It has the same thickness throughout the major area; just the very tip only has a very slight padding starting at around the yellow line (where my dong would be). I usually ride in a very bend/low position even during slow Z2 training session, to practice the position and how long I can "comfortably" hold it. Bib seems to work well in that regard with my butt and dong. But maybe they are just smaller than the average rider. Who knows.

Loving the dong placement conversation :D
Are you in the US? How do you get the sale price? I'm seeing the summer BIB you link at 51 eur, delivered to the EU, but it shows unavailable anyway. By sale, do you mean the recurring AliX sales with coupons across the website? Or Cheji runs specific sales somehow? The shop is Shop327485 Store, but has the Cheji logo, but it looks like i can't order anything from that store. Is it a region thing?
At 21 eur the summer bib, i'd absolutely buy 1 or 2 to try, if the pad is consistently thick, i'm curious, and i like that they dont only have black fabric.
Fast on the flat. And nowhere else.