My comment was not on the Desotos.

The point I was trying to make was that the primary buying criteria for the OP should not be durability but comfortability. I couldn't imagine spending 100+ hrs per/year in a pair of durable but uncomfortable bibs just to save 50 bucks

Thanks, hadn't seen that! Yikes.

For shorts, I need to tie the string to hold them up, and that after a while always seems to lead to chafing round my hips or right in the middle where the knot is. Also less comfy in terms of eating.

And 100% definitely where I am the sunburn from the gap between top and bottom is a serious issue (and as I'm tall then perhaps I'm more at risk).

What a great deal!! I have an ANCIENT pair of 400 mile bibs that I just got a small stitch repair done, and had just bought 2 more pairs this last winter at full list price from a retailer here in Canada!!

30% off would have been HUGE!!

Anyone interested, I'd jump on this!!

Most durable and also comfortable pair of bike shorts I ever owned were from a company called Hind. I don't think I have ever gotten more life out of bike shorts, and that was during a time when I put in more miles than ever before or after in my life. Haven't seen them around for quite a while, though, unfortunately.

Don't know if it was the most durable. But I had this Virklon custom bib shorts that I used outdoors for a number of years until a girl from my club told me that there was nothing left to imagination. I still use them indoors though. Like 8 years old.

Thanks for your kind words. Send me a PM if you would like the 30% off code. It is valid for anything on our website.

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Emilio De Soto II
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emilio@desotosport.com http://www.desotosport.com

Desoto 400 mile gets my vote. I have a retired pair (they were ripped in a wreck) that I have now beat on for years on the trainer. They are still holding up, but I did purchase another pair to replace them and I will probably buy the tri bib next.

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Pactimo Summit Raptor bibs.. Fantastic. Also have had the DeSoto bibs before and very good.

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