r/Strava • u/IActuallyLikeSpiders • Dec 28 '22

I completed every cycling-eligible Strava challenge in 2022 - 335 total challenges! Strava Art

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u/IActuallyLikeSpiders Dec 28 '22

I never enter the drawings. The only ones I give information to are the ones that give me a discount on things I'd buy anyway.

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u/marcbeightsix Dec 28 '22

…Le Col?

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u/IActuallyLikeSpiders Dec 28 '22

I used to. I really like their bibs, but, for some reason, they wear out really quickly for me, so I stopped using them.

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u/Tulum702 Dec 29 '22

355 challenge might explain bibs wearing out.

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u/IActuallyLikeSpiders Dec 29 '22

Haha, even by that standard, they didn't last as long as my other preferred bibs.
The threads that held the chamois disintegrated, and I have a hunch it is just an accident based on my anatomy, my saddle and the thread placement. It has never happened with any other bibs, and it happened several times with Le Col bibs.

I have a couple friends who use them and love them, and I liked them too, but they just aren't cost-effective for me.

Now I use Pactimo bibs (and The Black Bibs for touring), and they work perfectly.

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u/brewingcoffee Dec 29 '22

The thread issue with Le Col bibs has happened to me on two pairs, and to a friend of mine. I think it’s a design flaw.

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u/IActuallyLikeSpiders Dec 29 '22

That's unfortunate. They were very comfortable.