Assos

I avoided Assos for a long time as they are very pricy. When these went on sale, I had to give them a try. I have used many brands, but wow, these are some of the most comfortable bib shorts I have ever used. Straps are perfect length with the right amount of give. Fit is excellent. I can easily ride 3 hours indoors on these which I could not do with other brands.

I will ride in the 28F to 35F range during the winter months and haven't had good luck with many of the gloves I've tried. Decided to give Assos a try and these gloves worked rather well. If you're down below 32F, my fingers will eventually get cold (around the 2nd hr). But, these do seem to hold up better than the other gloves I have. Sizing is a smidge smaller than typical. I went according to the sizing chart (L), which is typically what i wear. they fit, but my finger tips touch the end of the glove. I'd say 1/2 size to small for me.

What the heck do I know...it appears to wash all my cycling gear well and most importantly not leave any weird residue behind. Is it required or super amazing? Doubt it but it does the job. I have too many "specialty" gear washes though and that trend is getting a bit old. I will say I decided to try this out because I was getting odd residue left behind by some other detergents on some of my cycling stuff (often my assos wind jackets) and I did not like rewashing or riding around with weird white splotches so I gave this stuff a try. Seems to work perfectly. No oder, no residue. A good value? meh but what in cycling is I suppose.

I'll preface this by saying that I own a set of the previous generation ASSOS Winter glove 'evo' which I'm a huge fan of for mild northern California winters (~40 degree lows), so much that I bought these hoping to use them as backup. These gloves are completely different from the outgoing model, they're fully lined with a soft 'furry' insulation which adds significant bulk compared to the outgoing model which I'm not a fan of. That said, they're good quality and if I cycled in colder conditions I'd give them a go.