These bibs are incredible. I've tried several brands such as Rapha, Aerotech Design, BlackBibs, Neo, Gorewear and none of them give me the soft and complete flexibility of what Assos bibs do. I love the cross straps because they truly stop the chamois from moving around. The fit is a little more towards the racey side than comfort but I don't think that's a negative because it's like having a second skin as clich' as that phrase is. I will say my only small gripe is I wish the pockets had a reinforcement stitch at the opening because sometimes my phone camera bump catches the opening takes a little effort to get it fully in the pocket. A very small nitpick though. I'm an Assos buyer for life!
I recently had to replace all of my older bike shorts, of another brand, and I decided to go back to my old Pearl Izumi's that I used to ride years ago. The Men's PRO Short I found to be excellent, if you are looking for a very good thick chamois. These short are very tight, but offer excellent support and comfort, if you have the body for what I call a "race-cut". They are pricey, but so are a lot of the other top brands, but overall, a great short. I know it can be hit or miss with bike shorts, but I found the Levitate Pro Chamois to be excellent !
My hands were getting numb easily during rides I needed shake them out frequently to get the circulation going again. Not a big deal on a casual ride outdoors, but when I'm at the track I'm in the drops virtually the entire time and don't get much of a chance to relax. I've been wearing a pair of nice padded gloves, and I began to wonder if I had too much padding, so I opted to try the Assos. Almost all of the numbness has disappeared. These do have a "second-skin" fit, i.e., there isn't any additional padding and no seams in the palm of the glove. The palm is a thin, stretchy synthetic material, and I don't know how well they will hold up over time, but so far they have solved the numbness for me.
Went with the ventilated helmet this time around instead of an aero hot box, and this thing is super airy. Somehow though, they managed to do it and it's not loud, some of these things are nuts when you're riding, but this one seems to be reasonable.
Fit is subjective, these seems to be more oval than round. My old POC road helmet did fit me better, but this one isn't bad, just different. The dial is super easy to turn too for adjustments on the fly, sometimes these things are super stiff and annoying to work with.
Sunglass dock does actually work too, very appreciated.
No real issues, nice and light, and who cares about aero when it's 100 degrees in blazing sun.
My only sorta annoyance is with all of the vents, you'd think you can itch your head, but nope, I can't get my finger in any of the vents. I miss that relieving joy while riding. You can work around it though.
