Canari Cyclewear Velo Review

One essential aspect of cycling is getting the gear right (and sure, being able to skillfully ride a bike hard and fast for a few hours helps too). The most fundamental piece of gear is the padded bike short. The Canari Cyclewear Velo shorts technically meet that definition. These shorts are your boilerplate bike shorts: nothing too fancy, but no skimping. They didn’t win any awards, but they are a great, affordable baseline for bike shorts. For each of the measures we analyze (style, breathability, padding, fit and comfort, pedal friendliness and efficiency, and durability), some short or bib outperforms the Velo short. These shorts came up last in every measure, but the big caveat here is that they still do as good as or better than the average bike shorts on the market and they do it at a steep discount to every other product in our review. These were strong contenders for the Best Budget Buy award, but that award went to the Zoot Active Tri shorts, which offered a broader range of uses and higher quality across all of the categories we analyzed. But just because these shorts earned the lantern rouge, it doesn’t mean they’re not still worth your time. They are functional shorts that come in at a good price and will do the job of padding your butt on a bike ride without emptying your wallet, but don’t expect any fireworks.
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