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 Women’s 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.
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.
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.
Pro cyclists ride and race in a wide range of conditions. And so do you. This is why the Pro Mesh 2.0 Short Sleeve Base Layer exists. Designed to work across a wide range of conditions, it keeps you comfortable via its ability to draw sweat off your skin extremely rapidly. Consequently, you’ll remain drier and your body temperature more balanced across all types of weather conditions and during rides of wildly varying intensities. Whether worn under a summer cycling jersey or as an extra wicking layer under a winter base layer, the low weight ensures it’s barely noticeable. However, Castelli still gives it a sublimated graphic so the colour pops when you unzip your jersey.
A cold winter ride needs a great base layer, and they don’t come much warmer, or more comfortable, than the Castelli Flanders 2 Women's Warm Long Sleeve Base Layer. The high-loft, SottoZero Fleece, provides excellent insulation and draws sweat away from the skin, while extra ventilation mesh-zones around the armpits, keep you feeling fresh (so if you stop for a coffee or, freewheel a rapid descent, you won't feel cold and damp). It's stretchy for a perfect fit and, the flat-lock seams are not only smooth and comfortable against the skin, but the flat hem also works brilliantly with tights.
The Women’s Merino 150 Baselayer Tights are made from Merino 150, a super breathable, soft lightweight fabric that delivers the very best in next-to-skin comfort and moisture-management. For added durability, Smartwool have also spun the Merino wool around a nylon core, ensuring the tights are prepped for use in the harshest of outdoor environments. Working with your most intense movements, the tights also feature stretch merrow stitching which is designed to elevate comfort, range of movement, and fit. Care Instructions Machine wash on a warm, gentle cycle. Wash with like colours. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low. Cool iron as needed. Do not iron decoration. Do not dry clean. About Smartwool's Merino Wool ZQ Merino is used to ensure the sheep that produce the wool are treated humanely, the wool growers are treated fairly, and the farms work to minimise their impact on the environment. Smartwool also helps protect the areas and activities we love by partnering with advocacy organisations that align with its values.
The Merino 250 Plant-Based Dye Logo Crew Baselayer is made from 100% ZQ-certified Merino 250, which is a heavier, softer Merino fabric that offers breathable warmth, excellent moisture management and enhanced next-to-skin comfort in colder conditions. Plus, helping you to stand out, the baselayer is dyed using a plant-based dye as its colouring agent – creating a unique, eco-conscious look that you will love. Care Instructions Machine wash on a cold and gentle cycle. Do not iron decorations. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low. Cool Iron as needed. Do not dry clean. Wash with similar colours. About Smartwool's Merino Wool ZQ Merino is used to ensure the sheep that produce the wool are treated humanely, the wool growers are treated fairly, and the farms work to minimise their impact on the environment. Smartwool also helps protect the areas and activities we love by partnering with advocacy organisations that align with its values.
Meet the better-than-ever Smartwool Women's Merino 250 Base Layer Crew. Crafted with 100% Merino 250, it is highly temperature regulating and sweat-wicking for optimum comfort, while a back body seam wraps to the front for a body-enhancing fit, and a flatlock-seam construction helps minimise chafing. Perfect for skiing, hiking, climbing, or biking, and more. Care Instructions Machine Wash Warm Gentle Cycle. Wash With Like Colours. Do Not Bleach. Tumble Dry Low. Cool Iron As Needed. Do Not Iron Decoration. Do Not Dry Clean.
Craft Cool functional underwear is designed specifically to keep you cool while exercising in warm indoor and outdoor conditions. The underwear comes in two high-tech fabrics: plain and mesh. Both fabrics are based on the use of a hexa continuous filament, a uniquely patterned construction with six channels that pull perspiration vapor off the body to keep it cool. Furthermore, the Cool range resists odours and stays cleaner longer. Temperature and Intensity Base Layer Chart:When developing their base layer collection Craft always start out by determining in what temperature and at what intensity the garments should be used. The specific temperature range and intensity level then combine to form the basis for the continuing design and development process. As a result, Craft offer the categories with unique performance characteristics that together cover all kinds of climates and intensities. For optimal performance and comfort, Craft’s base layer should always be worn underneath your outer layers, regardless of weather conditions. Cool Mesh Superlight:COOL MESH SUPERLIGHT is a lightweight mesh fabric combines a six-channelled fibre and a mesh construction with large openings to provide superior ventilation and cooling. This superlight mesh fabric has a structured surface that allows air-channels to form between the skin and the garment, enhancing ventilation even more. Craft use this fabric in full-mesh garments as well as in hot spots for enhanced ventilation.
The Women’s Active Extreme X RN Short Sleeve Baselayer is built for high-performance with a construction that combines lightweight SEAQUAL™ polyester, Coolmax® Air Technology and recycled polyester which work together to provide exceptional body-temperature management. The top comes with a waffle-knitted design that also enhances the transportation of moisture and improves comfort. The baselayer has a specially developed, ergonomic fit that optimises freedom of movement while body-mapped mesh panels boost ventilation in the positions where it is needed most.
The Active Extreme X CN Short Sleeve Baselayer is a high-performance jersey which mixes together Craft’s SEAQUAL™ polyester and Coolmax® Air Technology. SEAQUAL™ SEAQUAL™ is an eco-friendly fabric that is made from plastic pollution and helps to clean our oceans from marine litter. The material also offers optimised moisture transport and ventilation – ensuring maximum comfort during high-intensity workouts. Coolmax® Air Technology Meanwhile, Coolmax® Air Technology is used throughout the baselayer. This specialised fabric technology provides excellent temperature control in both cold and warm conditions. The technology uses polyester fibres with a unique propeller-shaped cross-section which delivers excellent thermoregulation. This also makes the baselayer incredibly quick drying.
The Active Extreme X CN Long Sleeve Baselayer is a high-performance jersey which mixes together Craft’s SEAQUAL™ polyester and Coolmax® Air Technology. SEAQUAL™ SEAQUAL™ is an eco-friendly fabric that is made from plastic pollution and helps to clean our oceans from marine litter. The material also offers optimised moisture transport and ventilation – ensuring maximum comfort during high-intensity workouts. Coolmax® Air Technology Meanwhile, Coolmax® Air Technology is used throughout the baselayer. This specialised fabric technology provides excellent temperature control in both cold and warm conditions. The technology uses polyester fibres with a unique propeller-shaped cross-section which delivers excellent thermoregulation. This also makes the baselayer incredibly quick drying.