I was a Pearl bib user for years and years. With my last set of PRO bibs, they were absolutely my favorite bibs ever when I first got them and then around 8-12 months later I was hating them even though they looked perfect.
My theory is that somehow the pad had broken down.
I’ve since switched to Assos and their pads are the best ever. The channels and the dense sit bone foam work for me better than mushy PI pads. If I could get an Assos pad sewn into PI Pro bibs, it would be heaven.
I’d rather have the cheapest on-sales Assos shorts over any other shorts even though I wish the inseams were longer.
