jamesgs

Thank you, this was resolved. I went to Woodstock cycle works and he has a large range of legacy bicycle parts, great.👍🙂

Thank you, that's a good start. I will check with Woodstock cycles as I am in cape town. I also know I is a quill I am looking for 🙂

Yes 2.54cm👍

I need advice on getting 2.54mm stem post to reduce the reach an an old trek 1200 bike that I want to use in the Cape Town cycle tour instead of my mountain bike. I was thinking of an old scrap bike if any one has one and grinding the stem off and using a home made adapter for a 31mm stem. It cannot be expensive as I am a pensioner (true).

Conclusion. First, thank you for the input, it helped.???????? It came down to VYE or Ciovita for the convenience in Cape Town. I tried the Vye and I liked the padding and the XL hips were right but the shoulders were too tight. We are all different shapes so I am glad I tried them out first. My neighbor showed me his Ciovita corsa and said he has had it 3 years with a lot of wear and it still looks good. I went on to the Ciovita site and used their measurement guide and it recommended extra large. The Ciovita corsa is on special for R1399.00 (RRP R1899.00) and I had R75.00 mycyclelife vouchers. I ordered them online on Wednesday, received them on Friday and rode in the COLD weather in Cape Town today, Saturday. The fit is very good, comfortable and I have no buyers remorse. It looks like it is going to be a good entry level Bib for me as a newby. Footnote: Just for perspective I have done 2000km since starting, on a R299.99 pair of cycling shorts to make sure I am going to do this. so this bib is Luxxxury????

Thank you for the fit tips, that is why I want to try them on. CWC, Chris Willemse cycles, in Cape Town is allied to cycle lab (mycyclelife). I will go in there and see.

Thank you I sent them an email to see if there is an outlet in Cape Town. Bibs I imagine need to be tried on.

???? So I might as well ask while we are on the subject. Should they fit firm and where, we are not all the same shape. Hips? legs? shoulders? I am the right weight.

Thank you so far everyone. The online mentions of sportsful and castelli look good but Ciovita and Vye are in Cape Town. I will see what the fit is like in person. I do not know what bib fits are like but it seems they are the best way to go????

????Male, last time I checked and identified myself, do Man Boobs cause a problem with Bibs????? The web does show. There is a Corsa Mens bib on the web.????

I am a newbie and I have a First Ascent Podium shirt UPF50+(fabric UV Protection Factor) because I have had skin cancer before. I do like the quality. I now want to get a good cycling short. What is the experience and opinion of hubbers with these two Bibs? The UPF50+ does not have to be taken into account for your opinions of the quality. FIRST ASCENT Men's Podium Cycling Bib UPF50+ R1700 versus CIOVITA CORSA Mens Bib Shorts 2.0 R1400

If this still shows up, any comment about how these bibs have performed after having them for a while?