Bib Shorts recommendation.

I love my Decathlon Aerofit 900 bib shorts - comfortable and great value at under £50.
So that'll be why they discontinued them, so now I can't get another pair

I think I can give some insight and then you can make your own mind up with all the opinions.

Rapha- I have the Classic, Sky, and the Winter Classic. All good and happy to use them and don't feel they are over priced compared to others. Cytech Chamois

Assos- have four of them - They are the first bib shorts I've tried and bought. They use their own chamois and they are not bad. Very padded. However, now I am used to Cytech Chamois I am less keen to use Assos these days.

DHB - had one but had to return because it chaffed so badly I couldn't even get home. Later found out its because of the stitching. Returned and refunded. However their DHB professional ASV Roubaix Bib tight line now is very good. So good I think it is better than any I've tried and they have the Cytech Chamois too. I will probably buy myself 2-3 of those DHB Professional ASV bib shorts this summer.

Pactimo - I have their Summit Raptor. Love them. Again Cytech Chamois but their material is super. My no. 1 Choice.

Castili - Have 2, tight and short. Both padding not sufficient for me so I tend not to use them unless it needs to cover big range of temperature because the fabric is extremely good. I wish they used the Cytech Chamois then I think they will be my go to bibs and tights. Unfortunately they don't.

Sportful - Have one. hmm collecting dust.

and some other brands a lot cheaper tried them on once and then never again.

Anything with Cytech Chamois I am willing to buy.

Personally if I am going to buy now I will choose the DHB Professional ASV because for that price no one can come close.

If you like hmm brand and refinement like I do then Rapha is good looking.

I bought the sky pro bib on sale and they were amazing bargains so look out for those and be patient.

Start Cycles are selling older Scott stuff off at silly prices; look for the RC stuff and try the bib shorts. They are the best I've tried and I have 30 years worth of shorts experience from the days of real chamois leather in shorts and real wool shorts held up with braces through Alexa, Assos, Mavic, Castelli, Giordana, Santini, Impsport, and others too obscure to mention.

Has anyone tried the fwe (Evans brand) bibs yet? Brother in law has never had a pair but is itching to try, and the (low) price would help him take the plunge.

I stopped in at a shop to examine the chamois, it looks and feels really decent, but without a test ride it's hard to know. The look decent as well, suitably understated

You should have just bought Assos and been done with it if you were spending 85 quid. Unos are only a few quid more.

I don't know if they have been mentioned but I bought some of these to do the coast to coast a couple of weeks back. http://www.decathlon.co.uk/520-cycling-bib-shorts-black-blue-id_8327984....
I used the for an 80 mile day, and the gel pad is really comfy. The shoulder straps are a bit slippy at first, but for £35 you can't go too far wrong.

Merlin Cycles own brand bibshorts at £29.99. Got them for short rides and they are so good that my others have been cast aside.

I've worn them for rides of 20km and 250km and they are utterly fantastic.

I like the dhb asv bibs, I'd say more comfortable than my castelli bibs and cheaper too, if only they came in plain black

Try Red White http://www.redwhite.cc/the-bibs/
Really well thought through. Great amounts of padding. You're good for 6-7 hours in the saddle. The guys behind this brand are obviously cyclists and know what people need to be comfortable on long rides.

I love my Decathlon Aerofit 900 bib shorts - comfortable and great value at under £50.
So that'll be why they discontinued them, so now I can't get another pair

Best pair I own , hands down, are Rapha Team Pro (Sky 2014 season)..pad just works better than any others I own...no rubbing, no slippage...and I got them for a ridiculously low price off ebay. Comfy for 5+ hours in the saddle.
Assos S5 Uno..used to be my go to shorts before I got the Raphas, but I think after 4 years the pad has seen better days, but I'd certainly replace with a like for like version as they have been hard wearing and the comfiest all round shorts up to around 4 hours riding...so about 100kms in my ride ability...
I have several pairs of Santini shorts - Max 2 pad - only good for about 2 hours in the saddle then a definite PITA, their twist gel pad works better, but I size down for a tighter fit (normally a medium, so for me the small works better - sounds back to front from what normally happens with Italian sizes)...
Altura...found their pads squished down after a few rides, so won't go near them now...
Funkier - No comment... and I wouldn't try selling anyone these despite only about 30kms on them...2nd hand shorts....bleeeurgh...
It's definitely a personal choice, one you can only make after trying several different brands...then when you find the 'golden fleece' - prepare to buy as many pairs as you can afford, before they change the design..etc...

Do those Monton bibs have the flat elastic at the leg opening that lies flat against the skin?
I've looked on the website but the picture is too blurry to really tell

https://www.montonsports.com/2015-pro-plus-gaddi-fluorescent-yellow-cycl...
Monton Gaddi Bibs 74.99USD are their top level shorts. Great chamois. What's more, there are several colors for option.

Agree about the Morvelos, however if you have been comfortable with the DHBs' stick to what you know. It can be an expensive mistake otherwise.

+1 for the DHB Aeron Pros. They are what I use for daily commuting and longer weekend rides - they are ace! Given their price point and inherent value stick with what you know works for you!

Just thought I'd chime in with a recommendation for the new B'Twin 520/700 ranges, 5hrs in the saddle today in a pair and the pad was comfy at the end as it was at the start.

The straps are also a new style of thin and flat elastic which are seam free over the shoulders similar too what Sportful and Santini have in their higher ranges. Nice leg grippers too.

I've not tried them for any longer distances yet but compared to the top of the range DHB, Howies, Sportful Fiandre and Gore Powers I've found them to be much nicer, which is all the more impressive given they were also the cheapest.

I had some cheap altura pro gels as my first set. They were fine, I used them as liners under mountain bike shorts. Then I found a pair of heavily discounted Castelli Body Paints, and haven't looked back. In the last couple of years I've used Sorpassos in winter and Body Paint in summer, all with the progetto x2 pad, which suits me even on 11+hour days.

You pays your money...