What do people recommend mainly for road riding anything up to 4 hour rides

Decathlon ones…

Decathlon 700 or aerofit. Awesome shorts, fit well, have done me for 250 miles. Treat yourself.

Two pairs of these?

DHB Bib Shorts

Work for me!

Another vote for the DHB bibs here.

Decathlon 700 or earofit as other have said are superb and last really well.

All depends on if the pad fits you, but the merlin own brand ones for £30 seem pretty good, decent lycra and good pad

Merlin?

These on sale
https://www.nfto.com/shop/cycling/nfto-black-bibshorts

evans had some posh specialized on sale in store, first ride indicates they are nice

I have had a couple of pairs of Pearl Izumi ones from Tredz. Currently 30 quid from 50. Been fine for 100 milers.

I got a pair of these http://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/product/view/id/624197
and wore them for the first time today and they are very good

Lots of Mavic, Sportful, Santini bibs c. £70-£100 RRP currently 50% off on our sale rail… if anyone wants to let me know size I can say exactly what we’ve got.

Drover cycles- any mavic’s in size large?
richwak@yahoo.co.uk

Short answer – Lusso ProGel (£50 and made in the UK).

I’ve got various lycra bibshorts, made by Assos, Endura, DHB, Impsport etc..and although they’re all comfy, each creates its own problem if I do a really long ride, for example, chafing in a certain place.

The one pair of shorts that I can rely on for long rides are these from Lusso:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/lusso-progel-bibshorts-ss16/rp-prod130485

As an example of how well they fit me, I did all of Mayhem (18 laps) wearing them. I find the padding is very generous around the ‘seat bones’ and nicely cut down in the middle section, as opposed to the bulk you get with Assos shorts.

Madison Sportive Race. Am genuinely surprised at how good they are.