Bib Shorts

[Mook]

On 10/28/2022 at 2:09 PM, JJDT said:

I'm in the market for new shorts and I was looking at the Ciovita range. I do have a budget of R2k and was looking at Corsa range of Ciovita. I have used the Anotomic bib shorts in the past with no issues and currently after two years using the Platinum shorts of Anatomic, I think it is time for new bib shorts.

How does the Anatomic Platinum shorts compare to the Ciovita Corsa shorts apart from price?

I have been riding Anatomic Platinums for the past 15 years and decided to give the Ciovita Apex Scudo a go in 2019. The Ciovita is a brilliant piece and sits oh so sweet, BUT the Anatomic is better. Anatomic uses a gel pad design where Ciovita does not(or did not when I bought mine). I find the Ciovita fits better. The Anatomic however seems to protect the essentials for much longer. Majority of testing time was spent on many DC's, TB's, Half 36ONE's and a few Hundred milers.

Had a nasty fall a couple of years ago and Anatomic patched up my bib free of charge. Had the leg grippers also replaced recently - free of charge. I paid for the shipping to their factory in Parys(FS) on both occasions. Visited an Anatomic stall at Rheebokskloof the other day and I was pleasantly surprised at how low their prices seemed after having purchased a bib many years ago. 

Ciovita is good and they are local, but I will go for Anatomic.

Good luck

[dave303e]

If you are very large or small, there are some stupidly good deals on castelli bibs on their website currently. Very good quality, just go a size up when you order as they are a small cut.

Edited August 7, 2023 by dave303e