Chinese cycling clothes

[aeroskiii]

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]

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]

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 ...

[jhearrtot]

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]

Back on AE? I did a quick search earlier but nothing showed up. You have a link?

[jhearrtot]

Back on AE? I did a quick search earlier but nothing showed up. You have a link?

try this

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008628157484.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_home.promoteWysiwyg_2011930796698.1005008628157484

[SillyMochi]

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.

[jhearrtot]

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

[SillyMochi]

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.

[Biscaye05]

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]

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]

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]

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).

[SillyMochi]

I mean, I hate having my dong going numb after an hour long ride which happens for me in quite a few bibs, especially in an forward and low leaning position. That's why I mentioned it.

I'm in Germany. No those links I posted above where for product reference only. Like I mentioned a few posts before Cheji left AE (that's why you see "Shop123456"-something). they had a real name but once it gets deleted it goes to this anonymous number name.

So, no, you cannot (at least I can't) get them for the prices anymore. Sadly.

With sales, I indeed meant the "normal" AE sales. Like first of the month thingy. Usually, Cheji did lower prices their prices for it as well. And the combination made for some really good deals. But as I said not possible right now as they don't have any current listings (for me in Germany). My suspicion is that they scrapped everything from AE for the countries they now want to sell directly to in their own shop.

[jhearrtot]

I mean, I hate having my dong going numb after an hour long ride which happens for me in quite a few bibs, especially in an forward and low leaning position. That's why I mentioned it.

I'm in Germany. No those links I posted above where for product reference only. Like I mentioned a few posts before Cheji left AE (that's why you see "Shop123456"-something). they had a real name but once it gets deleted it goes to this anonymous number name.

So, no, you cannot (at least I can't) get them for the prices anymore. Sadly.

With sales, I indeed meant the "normal" AE sales. Like first of the month thingy. Usually, Cheji did lower prices their prices for it as well. And the combination made for some really good deals. But as I said not possible right now as they don't have any current listings (for me in Germany). My suspicion is that they scrapped everything from AE for the countries they now want to sell directly to in their own shop.

I just actually placed an order for another bib with the red pad and a jersey from Cheji - hope they're legit back in AliExpress
BTW - I'm based here in Canada so I'll let you know when I get them to confirm they're legit.