First thing you'll notice when you pull the Women's Tutto Nano on is the snug stretch fit. This is thanks to the highly flexible Nano Flex 3G fabric, as found in Castelli's superb Sorpasso tights. This close fit not only saves precious energy but less flapping boosts warmth too. Speaking of warmth, the fleece inner is great at trapping body heat and the tighter knit of the fabric lets less air through than traditional thermal jersey fabrics, enhancing warmth still further. Next comes Castelli’s proprietary nanotechnology water-repellent finish. When you're cycling in the dry you'll not notice it. However, on a damp and drizzly autumn day, it comes into its own, fending off light rain and wet roads, keeping you comfortable for longer. Spring and autumn days are shorter and so you'll also be pleased to find 360° reflectivity, keeping you visible as the night draws in. An easy-sliding KK® Vislon® zipper with rubberized pull and the silicone gripper elastic finish the jersey in style. If you're looking to upgrade your cool-weather cycling kit, the Women's Tutto Nano ROS Jersey is a great place to start. Compared to a traditional thermal jersey it's a definite step up in performance.
Thanks to windproof GORE-TEX INFINIUM™ X-Fast fabric, the Estremo Winter Cycling Gloves offer complete protection from the iciest of winter winds. To the inside, a fleece liner feels brilliantly cosy and in combination with the windproof outer offers excellent insulation to prevent heat loss. The outer surface is treated with a DWR water-repellent finish to shed rain and spray before it's absorbed. Across the palm, the silicone print provides grip in all weathers while the pre-curved construction allows a more natural feel for your handlebars. The extended cuff provides a secure seal against the elements and the Velcro® closure provides an easy to adjust and firm fit.
Taking their exemplary Alpha ROS 2 jacket and adding Polartec® Alpha® active insulation, the Alpha Ultimate Insulated Jacket sets a new benchmark for winter cycling jackets. If you’re serious about your winter training, it’s essential. Polartec® Alpha® Warmth without weight is made possible thanks to the Polartec® Alpha® active insulation. Created specifically for highly aerobic activities, Alpha® gives you incredible warmth while maintaining superb moisture control. As your efforts rise and fall in synchrony with the terrain, it keeps you brilliantly comfortable. Two-Layer Construction The outer layer is made from waterproof Polartec® NeoShell®. With its four-way stretch, it gives a snug but flexible fit for efficient pedalling while preventing rain from getting inside. Critical seams are taped externally to prevent water from seeping in. It’s breathable too, preventing excess sweat build-up. Separate to the outer is the insulated Alpha layer mentioned above. This features its own zipper separate from the zipper of the outer layer. This lets you choose how you want to ventilate and regulate temperature. During a climb or hard efforts open up the outer to boost airflow. This keeps you drier and sweat-free for when you zip back up for the fast downhill or you back off the pace. Performance Features All the details needed for a comfortable winter ride have been honed. A no-sew bonded waist hem gives a snug and flat fit. Anatomic cuffs work with winter gloves to fully seal out the elements. And reflective Reflex details keep you more visible in low light.
When seeking to create a base layer for freezing cold days, Castelli’s design team turned to the insulating power of Polartec® Alpha®. What they found is that on its own it tended to feel a bit too damp and clammy for use as a stand-alone base layer. However, paired up with a quick-wicking base it offered superb warmth and comfort. The result is the Cold Days 2nd Layer Jersey. Thanks to Polartec® Alpha®, this cycling top is incredibly lightweight, soft and yet offers superb insulation against the cold. It certainly won't weigh you down or get in the way but still retains incredible levels of warmth. It’s the perfect mid-layer to complement your favourite winter base layer. Details have also been carefully designed for mid-layer comfort. A half-zip allows you to vent but lessens bulk over the torso. It's also slightly off-centre, ensuring it doesn't interfere with the zips on your outer jacket or jersey. The high neck offers a warm seal against the cold while the close fit lets you tuck it into your tights or leave it outside.
Made from custom-engineered fabrics, the Women's Giro 104 Competizione Jersey (Ciclamino) offers superb levels of comfort and moisture management. With an eco-aware construction, using 100% recycled fabrics, it's also kinder for the environment. Velo Light fabric, made by performance-fabric experts Sitip, is deployed to the front and the back of the jersey. This material is quick to deal with sweat, keeping you comfortably dry as you apply ever more power to the pedals. The sleeves, meanwhile, use a 3D mesh fabric, giving a sleek finish and ensuring excellent breathability. If you do get too warm, the full-length front zipper makes it easy to boost airflow and regulate body temperature. While pro riders squeeze into ever tighter jerseys, the Women's Giro 104 Competizione Jersey has a tailored fit more suited towards us amateurs who perhaps like a bit more space (particularly after a cafe/cake stop). While the fit is still streamlined, it's a more generous cut than Castelli's pro jerseys and the stretch fabrics also help in this regard, making it easy to move. At the waist, the silicone gripper prevents the jersey from riding up and three rear pockets offer space for all your cycling essentials.
The Graffiti Cycling Armwarmers are a cycling accessory that prove their worth year-round. Thanks to the use of insulating Thermoflex fabric, they're ideally suited to wear on an early summer morning start or to take off the bite of cooler spring and autumn temperatures. The anatomic cut ensures they fit comfortably when you're in a riding position. And with silicone grippers, they hold tight under your jersey sleeves.
Designed for cool riding conditions the LW Bib Tights have an upper very similar to the Omloop bib shorts, but with extra thermal protection over the front of the knees and Nano Light fabric lowers for water repellency against road spray. This construction makes for incredible comfort and the lack of resistance around the knee makes them feel almost like shorts when pedalling. The mesh upper allows for excellent breathability and allows you to tailor warmth levels with your base layer. For long-ride comfort, you have the Progetto X2 Air Seatpad utilising ventilating perforations to keep you cooler and dryer on endurance road rides. The design allows air and moisture to flow directly to the surface fabric for quick evaporation maintaining dryness. The seat pad is constructed in 3 layer components, each dedicated to a specific purpose to create the most comfortable seat pad available. For milder weather, and high-intensity cold-weather training the LW Bib Tights strike a perfect balance of protection, warmth and freedom of movement. Whether you're on a mild-temperature long winter base ride or hitting some early season intervals these are the perfect option.
The Icon Race Gloves are minimalist in design, with just the features you need for comfort and protection with no fuss or loss of dexterity. The snug fit, lightweight fabric and fewer seams give an impressive barely-there feel. The 2-layer palm, with silicone grip, provides both crash-protection and a confident hold of the bars. The Castelli Damping System can also be found on the palm, reducing numbness and at the same time boosting long-ride comfort thanks to absorbing vibrations from the road. Castelli Damping System As cyclists, we can occasionally suffer numbness and discomfort in the hands, simply from prolonged periods of gripping the bars. The Castelli Damping System seeks to address this issue by carefully positioning a combination of cushioning foams and protection in key zones across the palm, providing damping from road vibration and increasing control and comfort.
When temperatures rise during the height of summer the Castelli Summer headband helps keep sweat away from the eyes and preventing that familiar sting as you ride.
Thanks to the use of 3D closed mesh fabric, the Pro Mesh BL Short Sleeve Base Layer is quick to remove excess sweat from your skin, ensuring your body is kept dry and at a stable temperature. At the same time, this also means you don't get cold, clammy and uncomfortable from excess sweat build-up, even when the pace slows, or you pull over for a well-earned coffee. Even in cold conditions, it can be deployed below a winter-weight base layer to boost sweat-wicking to avoid the dreaded chill from too much moisture build-up. Pro by name and pro by nature, it's an essential addition to any dedicated cyclist's wardrobe.
Made from lightweight Meryl® Skinlife yarns and featuring mesh zones over the top of the foot and ankle, the Women’s Superleggera 12 Cycling Socks excel in the heat of summer. A mid-foot support band enhances comfort while antimicrobial silver ions prevent the build-up of odours when the going gets sweaty.
As dropped bar bikes become more versatile, with wider tyres, more relaxed geometries and riders heading off the beaten track for adventures, the Unlimited Allroad Cycling Jersey matches this more laid-back, relaxed style of riding. That’s not to say it’s lacking in performance, far from it. Castelli knows a thing or two about keeping you comfortable, and here they use a high-performance fabric to keep you feeling dry and fresh, wherever you’re exploring. The fit of the jersey is more generous than Castelli’s usual ‘race fit’, the focus on easy mobility and comfort, rather than aerodynamic performance. The relaxed style also extends to the no-sew sleeve ends while a waist gripper keeps the jersey in place. At the back, 3 large pockets and a zipped pocket offer up space for essentials you want close to hand and don’t want to stash in your handlebar or frame bag.
If there’s just one jersey you should pick to cover all your cycling bases, the Endurance Elite Cycling Jersey is the one. Long-ride comfort comes via stretch fabrics and close fit. This maintains excellent streamlining but also ensures you don’t feel restricted on the bike. A total of four different fabrics deal quickly with sweat and offer comfort across a wide temperature range. UV protection across the back makes this jersey great for a long summer ride too. Be it a sunrise to sunset ride or a shorter more intense training session, aerodynamic fabrics mean more speed for the same effort levels. Across the shoulders and sleeves, aero fabric as found on pro-level race jerseys give a smooth and comfortable fit that deals quickly with sweat too. Raw-cut sleeve ends also offer comfort and an unrestricted fit. Storage comes by the way of Castelli’s drop pocket design. This puts the pockets in an easy to access position and minimises sagging when fully loaded. A fourth zipped pocket makes space for valuables too. A silicone gripper at the waist keeps your jersey firmly in place too.
Taking its name from a phrase coined by fast-jet military test pilots - (we'll let you research that one) - the BTW Speed Suit has been created purely in the pursuit of speed. Castelli utilised CFD analysis, 3D test mannequins, fabric research and testing, numerous wind tunnel tests, and real-world WorldTour riding, resulting in their most aero suit yet. Dimpled shoulders and sleeves deal with boundary-layer aerodynamics while a smooth body is deployed to reduce skin friction and reduce drag to as little as possible. The 3% saving comes at higher speeds, particularly between the 45-65 km/h range, speeds at which races are won and lost. While comfort wasn't the main focus for the BTW, Castelli still uses highly breathable, full-stretch fabrics. An increase in Lycra® content gives a super-snug fit, albeit with a slight reduction in wicking performance. And it doesn't have the same front opening as the San Remo suit, so pee stops are a bit more challenging. But it's a fast suit, and that's what counts. Progetto X² Air Seat Pad The top-end Progetto X2 Air Seatpad is now better than ever. Castelli has improved the shape of the back and improved the method of stitching it in place. The result is it now sits flatter and offers greater comfort. The X2 retains its awesome ventilating perforations, keeping you cooler and drier on endurance rides. The design allows air and moisture to flow directly to the surface fabric for quick evaporation maintaining dryness. A 3-layer component construction also features two densities of foam plus gel pads to provide progressive damping. A super-soft and stretchy next-to-skin layer, with an antibacterial finish, completes this premium pad.
Plenty of breathability makes high speed road rides through spring and summer an absolute dream with the Dolcissima 2 Gloves from Castelli. Not only are they easy to get on and off with pull tabs, but there’s also plenty of grip in the palm thanks to silicone prints, and the Castelli Damping System helps keep the shocks and vibrations of riding road at bay to prevent nerve pain from setting in.
Thanks to the combination of a high-stretch 200-needle construction, asymmetric design tailored to mirror your foot shape and the structured knit, the Women's Rosa Corsa 11 Cycling Socks offer a beautifully smooth and supportive fit. Cushioning under the ball eases the pressure when you’re pressing hard on the pedals. And Meryl® Skinlife yarns are quick to wick away sweat plus the antimicrobial silver ions keep odours at bay.
The Aria Shell Jacket is all about bringing the classic windproof jacket right up to date. This high-performance windproof outer layer now matches the rest of your highly functional cycling kit. Gone are the oversize fit and flappy, poor breathing fabrics. In their place are an ultralight windproof woven microfiber front and mesh side panels. These work in harmony to keep out cold winds but offer extremely good breathability too. No cold air can slip inside and yet any sweat you build-up can escape, the result being a perfect temperature when riding. The fit is a revelation compared to jackets of old too. The stretch panels to the sides and back of the sleeves give it a second-skin fit more akin to a race jersey. Less fabric to catch the wind. Less drag. More efficient cycling. A win all-round. In cool to mild conditions, you can keep it on all ride, but if the day warms up it's easily folded up to stuff in your jersey pocket. This is definitely not your old-style wind jacket.
The Endurance Cycling Cap is both simple and stylish. Nothing outlandish or different, just a high-quality and traditionally designed cycling cap that gets the job done well. The dyed cotton twill fabric is comfortable to wear and ensures excellent durability too. It's finished with a tone-on-tone stripe and discreet logos, ensuring a timeless style that never goes out of fashion.
Made from lightweight and quick-wicking polyester, the Light Head Thingy wastes no time in drawing sweat off the skin when you're cycling. This ensures you remain dry and comfortable when the day heats up. It's also good to wear on less warm days, preventing the chill of sweat from cooling you down too much. The seamless construction means there are no annoying seams to catch on the skin and the sublimated graphics give any kit a stylish finish.
It's the material that Castelli uses for their Unlimited Trail Baggy Shorts that makes them so suited to your off-road cycling adventures. Pull them on and you'll notice how light and flexible the fabric is. At just 165 grams per square meter, and including the stretch of elastane, the fabric gives you baggy cycling shorts that deliver unrivalled pedalling comfort and the easy movement needed for hitting trails. They may be light, but they're also tough thanks to Cordura® yarns used in the fabric. A DWR (Durable Water Repellent) finish means light rain and muddy puddles won't soak in and the shorts are quick-drying too - ideal or changeable riding conditions. If the sun is out and you're feeling hot, zippered ventilation openings that run the full length of the legs allow cool air to flow. Castelli cut the shorts with a loose fit, again to aid in easy movement, yet the adjustable webbing waist belt ensures there's no annoying slippage when riding.