Taking feedback on their renowned T.LaalalaiShorts_s7, Assos have given their women's specific bib short design a new lease of life with improvements to fabrics, fit and convenience. The result of their hard work is the Women's UMA GTV Bib Shorts C2. When it comes to taking a quick nature break and getting going again, the 'Bisilick' twin magnetic closure system takes the fuss out of the situation. The old single front closure has been replaced by a twin magnetic closure to the back. This is more comfortable and secure when in the saddle but offers easy convenience for pit stops. Improvements have also been made to the fabrics. Ossidia fabric has been deployed, reducing overall weight while making no compromise to elasticity, compression, or UV protection (UPF50+). You'll also remain cool and fresh thanks to odour control and active cooling. These are permanent characteristics, permanently integrated into the material itself, not applied as a topical treatment The X-Frame bib design stabilises the UMA GT seat pad perfectly in place, ensuring comfort at all times and preventing irritation as you pedal. An updated AEPD (Advanced Ergonomic Pattern Design) also realises even greater comfort, with a beautiful fit for all types of rider. Assos AEPD (Advanced Ergonomic Pattern Design) Regular Fit Finding the perfect harmony of long-ride comfort and smooth, flexible fit, the Assos AEPD Regular Fit is based upon Assos' race models but it's more accommodating of different shapes and sizes. At the waist, the more forgiving zeroPressure design, with Tech Sheen Mesh insert across the abdomen, also keeps the shorts beautifully in place while allowing optimal flexibility for deep breathing and low riding positions. The comfort also extends to the Ultralight leg grippers. 6mm in depth and minus seams, they provide a secure non-bulge fit while giving a smooth and uninterrupted transition from shorts to skin. Women's UMA GT C2 Insert With 9mm of cushioning and the 'floating' design of goldenGate location to move the pad with your body not against you, the Women's UMA GT C2 pad is intensely comfortable, supportive and shock-absorbing. Compressive foam layers provide endurance-focused support on the saddle. The 3D Waffle design uses a three-layer construction, with perforated foams to enhance breathability and airflow. Thermoformed shaping reduces ridges and irritation while the odour-resistant top sheet maintains freshness.
Epitomising Assos' 'self sponsorship' ethos, the MILLE GTO Jersey C2 gives you top-tier performance that will be the envy of even pro riders. From long-distance training efforts to the competitive thrills of racing to the demands of hot, mountainous sportives, it's a jersey you can trust to deliver what you need to perform. Flap-Free Fit Performance and comfort all start with the fit. In this case Assos' regularFit. The body-mapping of seams and panels gives you a streamlined fit that is smooth, flexible and comfortable. Furthermore, Assos also use set-in sleeves and darting at the collarbones to achieve a wrinkle-free fit across the shoulders and chest. It may feel tight when off the bike, but stretch to your bars and it suddenly makes sense. Elegance is the absence of flapping material. Performance Fabrics For the main body, Assos uses an advanced fabric with an ultrasoft feel. Called, Sens SN, this textile is now lighter, softer and more breathable than the previous versions of Sens textiles. With exceptional breathability, it ensures superb comfort on your long, hot days in the saddle. And with an Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) of 50+, you'll enjoy outstanding sun protection too. To the back, a Stabilizator V9 panel supports loaded pockets, preventing sagging and stretch. Meanwhile, the Push-Pull collar and sleeves offer a highly breathable and supportive fit. Raw-cut details at the sleeves, hem and zipper give the final touch, offering a streamlined and irritation-free fit. Lastly, befitting a jersey you'll love to wear from sunrise to sunset, reflective details ensure you're easier to see as light is low.
A premium cycling sock that merges elegant design and pure performance, the GTO Cycling Socks have been engineered from the ground up to ensure your feet, one of the key contact points with your bike, are kept comfortable on your longer cycling adventures. Comfort starts with the choice of lightweight and breathable textiles. Across the top of the foot, the structured material allows your skin to breathe, ensuring no sweat lingers to cause discomfort. For the cuff, Assos uses their luxurious Send ST fabric, delivering a lightweight fit that is barely noticeable. At the cuff, the raw-cut finish, with printed silicone gripper, keeps the socks flush and in place kilometre after kilometre. When pushing hard on the pedals, a lightly padded forefoot provides support and cushioning. And with a 15cm cuff height, these are socks that blend modernity and tradition.
While it may seem counter-intuitive to wear a headband when it’s hot, the ultralight ASSOSOIRES Summer Headband makes perfect sense. Made from functional fibres, it deals with perspiration very efficiently, drawing it away from your skin so as to leave you dry and comfortable when the heat is on.
Made using their Circular Seamless tubular knit technology, the Assos ASSOSOIRES Neck Foil does away with seams to leave an ultrasoft and smooth feel against the skin. The polyamide yarns are incredibly good at wicking away moisture, giving you a breathable extra layer around the neck and head which leaves you dry and sweat-free come what may.
With the NS Skin Layer Superleger Base Layer, you have a super-quick wicking later that fits smoothly under your race jersey or for use as your only upper body layer for the sweat and intensity of indoor training and racing. With the functional mesh textile offering active cooling, odour control, and rapid-wicking properties it's ideal for summer’s extreme heat. The fit of the Superléger is specifically tailored to work with your most aerodynamic jerseys, ensuring it's as unobtrusive as possible. The Circular Seamless tubular knit technology gives a smooth, second-skin fit that's free of areas of irritation while also offering light compression for extra comfort. The sleeveless design removes unnecessary bulk too (and incidentally ensures the Push Pull aerodynamic sleeves of Assos summer cycling jerseys work optimally too).
The ASSOSOIRES Robo Foil G2 Cap is made from hydrophobic fibres that pull moisture away from the skin while also pushing it to the outer surface of the cap where it can evaporate away. This keeps your head cooler and drier when compared to caps made from traditional polyester blends. The Circular Seamless technology eliminates side seams leaving a smooth and super soft feel against the skin. The ultraviolet protection factor of 30 keeps you nicely covered when the sun is beating down.
Exceed Expectations Racing at the highest level puts extreme demands on riders and their kit, what with the hours of movement, changes of weather, climbing and descending, changes of the road surface and constant in and out of the saddle accelerations. This level of performance requirements has pushed Assos' engineers to create a host of new comfort-focused features which can meet and exceed the demands of even the harshest of race conditions. The result is the Equipe RS Bib Shorts S9 featuring A-Lock engineering and rollBar bib technology. A-Lock Engineering A-Lock engineering is all about using new fabrics and technologies to create a short with incredible stability and a seat insert that is perfectly positioned at all times. The start of this system is a new fabric, Type.441 textile. This is a fabric which has exceptional compression qualities and with its silk feel is incredibly comfortable against the skin. Not only that it's quick-wicking, anti-odour and durable, the perfect fabric for performance cycling. Float like a Butterfly The next phase of the A-Lock engineering system is significant advances in the panel and construction design, leading to incredibly stable shorts and seat insert. Firstly the panelling, the class-leading S7 shorts used a four-panel construction, whereas the S9 now features just two. The result of using just two panels is a reduction in seams leading to less weight and more comfort. Those two panels are then engineered into Assos' unique 'butterfly' panel design, snugly wrapping the legs and back to create a brand new ergoBox structure. This holds the insert securely in place for an incredible feeling of support and comfort no matter how intense your efforts. rollBar Bib Design The bib straps also get completely redesigned, with a brand new rollBar system for unrivalled support of the lower shorts section. The rollBar system acts just like an anti-sway bar in a car, the straps stabilising and securing the seat insert in place as you move. The straps are attached across the same seam as the insert, maintaining the perfect degree of tension as you transfer weight in and out of the saddle. The bib straps themselves are a combination of highly elastic materials and a single piece in the back forming an A-frame which supports the shorts perfectly. In the front, the straps are made of a more flexible material, with an antibacterial carbon weave, to wick moisture and lay flat - the result is extremely lightweight straps you will barely notice. S9 Insert At the heart of the S9 Shorts is the S9 insert, taking race-focused comfort to a whole new level. Assos use an incredibly soft antibacterial microfiber next to the skin and when combined with the kraterCooler ventilation holes at the front of the pad you're guaranteed all-day freshness. Next comes a 3D three-layer perforated waffle foam which both boosts breathability and reduces weight and bulk. Lastly, the superAir microShock foam core offers incredible shock absorption and memory return, it re-adapts to your body position every time you shift weight, leading to unrivalled support when in and out of the saddle. A pad designed for the rigours of the World Tour so you get the very best comfort possible. In conclusion, Assos has once again redefined what high-performance race shorts are, pushing fabric and engineering technology to new levels. Their finest fitting and most comfortable shorts to date, letting you push your performance beyond your expectations.
Using Assos' Linear Seamless technology, the ASSOSOIRES Spring Fall Liner Gloves provide a silky-smooth fit and no seams between your fingers for enhanced comfort and dexterity. Raw-cut cuffs also add to the luxurious feel and allow a smooth fit with your jackets and jerseys as well as a smooth fit under winter gloves. Cool temperatures are combated via the insulating polypropylene and polyamide fibres, holding in warmth you generate when riding. And thanks to excellent breathability, your hands enjoy perfect temperature regulation whether you're riding fast or taking it slower. A tonal Assos logo knitted into the back of the hands provides a classy finishing touch to these versatile cycling gloves.
Setting a New Standard This isn't a jacket for taking it easy in. The aerodynamically efficient EQUIPE RS Winter Jacket excels the harder you press on the pedals and the more watts you push out. Created for the pro-athlete and demanding year-round rider, Assos have carefully and precisely engineered every textile to be 'activated' with effort. It creates a winter-proof jacket with the very best balance of insulation and exceptional breathability, perfectly regulating body temperature during your long training rides and races. Engineered Excellence Its exceptional performance is made possible by its unique construction, material mix and a new breed of remarkably light softshell fabrics called SPHERE. This replaces Assos' long-running Stratagon and offers membrane-equipped materials of variable thicknesses to tune waterproofing and flexibility perfectly for cycling hard. The inner front panel is made of several ultrathin layers of SPHERE. It's akin to a mid-layer chest protector and is brilliant at wicking moisture away to the outer layers. Then comes 3-layer wind- and waterproof SPHERE Light to the outside. Brushed on the inside it provides both warmth and weather protection. A thicker and more insulating version of the same 3-layer material is used across the upper back and forearms, boosting warmth. To boost climate control, Assos have deployed their Diffusor “valves” at the shoulders, allowing air inside to prevent overheating. Moving to the back, OSMOS Heavy is the most insulating of Assos' brushed-backed materials. And the jacket’s built-in mid-layer is made with lighter, more breathable OSMOS Light while the upper arms are wrapped in windproof warp-knit 3L ZigZaggy Foam. Assos Layering System The EQUIPE RS Winter Jacket forms part of a cycling layering system, engineered to work beautifully together. For most winter conditions it works perfectly as a stand-alone winter jacket. However, for extremely harsh conditions use it with an Assos Thermobooster Mid Layer for added insulation. For extra coverage in humid or extra-demanding weather, deploy your Clima Capsule Jacket over the top. Either of these Assos layers conveniently stows in the Winter Jacket's Thermobooster Pod along the upper back panel. Assos have thought of everything.
Temperature regulation, insulation and moisture control are all key performance characteristics of the latest ASSOSOIRES Winter Skin Layer. Worn as the base under your winter cycling outer and mid-layers, the blend of carbon and polypropylene yarns offers a significant improvement in both warmth and moisture control compared to its predecessors. Body warmth is maintained, heat is retained and at the same time, the yarns quickly draw moisture off your skin. This leaves you dry and comfortable and less prone to feeling cold from sweat build-up after harder efforts. Elastane fibres are also used to give the base layer its close to the body stretch fit and allow for easy mobility too. And with a Circular Knit construction, there are no seams to cause undue irritation. It's the perfect first layer of your winter cycling wardrobe.
The Superléger Short Sleeve Cycling Base Layer has its focus on two specific areas of cycling. Firstly, it's created for the specific demands of indoor training and racing. Worn as your only top layer during indoor training, it optimises moisture-wicking performance, ventilation and breathability, keeping you cooler as you generate increased levels of body heat and sweat. The body-mapped design makes use of two types of open mesh, promoting both airflow and moisture management. You'll also find the second area in which it excels is the hottest days of outdoor cycling. Paired with the lightest race jersey in your kit drawer, the blend of polypropylene yarns have been carefully engineered to offer extra moisture control and a lightly compressive fit for added comfort as the mercury rises. When it comes to fit, the Superléger uses Circular Seamless tubular knit technology to give a smooth, second-skin fit that's free of areas of irritation. Set-in sleeves are also used to allow for the optimal movement level, whether your main layer or under a cycling jersey.