So I took my bibs for a 5 hour ride yesterday and this was my experience. As I had previously read on this thread, I soaked them in water and gave the chamois a scrunching. I was super excited and woke up earlier than necessary and put them on and promptly went back to bed, thinking it would be a good idea for them and my body to get acquainted. They were snug, not in an uncomfortable way but more of a "hey, these are snug" kind of way. I rode to to meet a couple friends and by the time I got to the meeting place I had already forgotten I was wearing them. It was only after about 3 hours I experienced some discomfort but I attribute that to being firmly planted in the saddle and not relieving any of the pressure points. I made a mental note to get out of the saddle every once it a while and didn't experience any further discomfort for the remainder of the ride. The only other gripe, although minor, was that the chamois sort of shifted forward between my thighs. Possibly not enough chamois cream or wriggling around too much dying up the final climbs. All in all at the end of the day I felt they did their job better than I did and I will definitely be adding another pair to the closet.
