Best (cheap) bib shorts for long rides?

[ChickenWire]

Been spending the last couple of months trying to spend more time on my indoor trainer, and aiming for 6-8 hours a week. I’ve been using some cheap decathlon bib shorts which are just rubbish and very uncomfortable. Have some Rapha Pro Team Training bibs for outdoor nice rides, but don’t really wan to spend that sort of money for my daily indoor grind.

Looking to get 2-3 pairs of bib shorts that need to cope with 2-3 hour rides.

Has anyone found the holy grail of relatively inexpensive bib shorts that are supremely comfortable for long hours in the saddle? Have been looking on AliExpress for some gems but it’s a bit of a minefield.

All help gratefully received!

CW

[alan-87]

I can recommend the bib shorts from YKYWBIKE Store on AliExpress.

Used them all winter on zwift and perfectly comfortable and quality seems fine.

[oddman]

Not going to undercut Ali Epxpress but I found Wiggle's own brand, DHB, bib shorts, especially the Aeron slightly premium ones, very good doing everything from regular commuting to 100 mile days. I'd assumed Wiggle were no more but seems not

[okgo]

Just keep buying nicer outdoor ones and then slowly you relegate all of the slightly less nice ones to turbo use. Thats what I’ve always done.

[deeen]

I get on well with Endura's cheaper range, but I think (like shoes) it may be a case of different brands suiting different people,

[mikecassie]

I now use decent shorts for indoor rides, not using the old well worn pairs. I find indoors I spend more time sitting down and using good shorts makes the indoor training sessions more bearable. Outdoors I stand up more often, move about more which isn't as bad on my sit bones area.
By good I mean Assos Equipe R shorts or similar, not sure what others call good. I've tried Le Col indoor shorts, hate the chamois on them and I tried a pair of Castelli indoor shorts, I can't hate the chamois in them because it barely exists!

[lufbramatt]

Cheap ones can be comfortable but they don’t last. Mid range such as Lusso around £90-100 last much longer so better value overall.

My lbs bought up a load of stock of previous years Assos bibs and is jobbing them out for £120, lovely shorts.