What sets apart Castelli's entry level Women's Prima Cycling Shorts from the competition? It's the attention to detail and incredible obsession in giving you the finest levels of comfort with no compromises just because of price. It starts with their Pro Dry Soft fabric, an incredibly smooth and supportive material that hugs your muscles while letting you pedal with ease. It feels cool and luxurious against the skin and is quick to pull moisture away, so you don't feel clammy. This material is tailored into an anatomic fit which feels just right when you're on the bike. To the waist, the deep waistband spreads pressure evenly for greater comfort, while the Giro3 leg grippers see the grip material woven into the fabric for incredible comfort and durability. Speaking of durability, the Prima waist shorts are built to last, as perfectly demonstrated by the stitched in reflective inserts, ensuring there are no glued-on items that can peel off. KISS Air2 Seat Pad When you're riding, you'll benefit from the on-the-saddle comfort from Castelli's women's specific KISS Air2 seat pad. Next to the skin, you'll enjoy the luxury of Castelli's softest ever surface fabric, delivering immediate comfort. Seamless construction and stretch fit all but eliminate chafing as you push the watts. Next comes the dual-density, variable thickness padding. This sees maximum density and thickness across the ischial zone, reduced thickness around the perineum and then minimum thickness at the edges. This is all wrapped up in an anatomically shaped pad for optimal comfort for any distance.
What sets apart Castelli's entry level Women's Prima Bib shorts from the competition? It's the attention to detail and incredible obsession in giving you the finest levels of comfort with no compromises just because of price. It starts with their Pro Dry Soft fabric, an incredibly smooth and supportive material that hugs your muscles while letting you pedal with ease. It feels cool and luxurious against the skin and is quick to pull moisture away so you don't feel clammy. This material is tailored into an anatomic fit which feels just right when you're on the bike. To the top, the mesh bibs keep airflow optimised, so you don't overheat while the Giro3 leg grippers sees the grip material woven into the fabric for incredible comfort and durability. Speaking of durability, the Prima Bib shorts are built to last, as perfectly demonstrated by the stitched in reflective inserts, ensuring there are no glued-on items that can peel off. KISS Air2 Seat Pad When you're on the bike you'll benefit from the on-the-saddle comfort from Castelli's women's specific KISS Air2 seat pad. Next to the skin, you'll enjoy the luxury of Castelli's softest ever surface fabric, delivering immediate comfort. Seamless construction and stretch fit all but eliminate chafing as you push the watts. Next comes the dual-density, variable thickness padding. This sees maximum density and thickness across the ischial zone, reduced thickness around the perineum and then minimum thickness at the edges. This is all wrapped up in an anatomically shaped pad for optimal comfort for any distance.
Castelli have been innovators since their inception, from the first consumer-available Lycra® cycling shorts to anatomical seat pads to flat leg grippers. This heritage, knowledge and experience are all part of the Entrata Bib Shorts, giving you entry-level shorts with a high-end performance that are just right from the moment you pull them on. You'll be riding further and faster and more comfortably than ever before. The Pro Dry matte Lycra® provides the ideal level of compression, remains perfectly flexible for smooth pedalling and deals efficiently with sweat. Mesh bib straps ensure your upper body remains cool and fresh and the smooth Giro3 leg grippers give a smooth but firm grip of the legs. And as with every Castelli short, the fit is sublime, the 8-panel design hugging and flexing in all the right places for outstanding comfort. They're made to last too, with the logos and reflective details stitched in so no peeling even after season after season of use. Perfect. KISS Air2 Seat Pad When you're on the bike you'll also enjoy on-the-saddle comfort from Castelli's KISS Air2 seat pad. Next to the skin, you'll enjoy the luxury of Castelli's softest-ever surface fabric, delivering immediate comfort. Seamless construction and stretch fit all but eliminate chafing as you push the watts. Next comes the dual-density, variable-thickness padding. This sees maximum density and thickness across the ischial zone, reduced thickness around the perineum and then minimum thickness at the edges. This is all wrapped up in an anatomically shaped pad for optimal comfort for any distance.
Premium Performance. Minus a Premium Price. Bringing together as much technology as possible from their premium cycling shorts, but without the premium cost, the Competizione Bib Shorts are perfectly at home in the cut and thrust of a race but also brilliantly comfortable for all those times when you're not pining a number on. From their Free Aero Race 4 shorts come both the low-drag Vortex BLC textured fabric on the legs and the Giro4 leg grippers, complete with a raw-edge finish for a wonderfully smooth and comfortable fit and slippery aerodynamics. Mesh straps to the bib section guarantee excellent breathability and flat-lock stitching ensures chafing is a thing of the past. Not only benefitting from Castelli's fabric know-how, but the Competizione also get a signature Castelli fit. Supportive of your muscles and with the perfect degree of flexibility, they're ever so comfortable from the moment you pull them on. The cost to performance ratio is simply unbeatable. KISS Air2 Seat Pad When you're on the bike you'll also enjoy superb on-the-saddle comfort from Castelli's KISS Air2 seat pad. Next to the skin, you'll enjoy the luxury of Castelli's softest ever surface fabric, delivering immediate comfort. Seamless construction and stretch fit all but eliminate chafing as you push the watts. Next comes the dual-density, variable thickness padding. This sees maximum density and thickness across the ischial zone, reduced thickness around the perineum and then minimum thickness at the edges. This is all wrapped up in an anatomically shaped pad for optimal comfort for any distance.
Castelli have long been pioneers of lightweight shorts for hot-weather cycling but in pursuit of lighter weights, durability can be compromised. The Superleggera Bib Shorts are a result of Castelli's design team looking for an innovative way to achieve performance in the heat without over-compromising durability. Hot Weather Cycling. No Sweat. It starts with Castelli using a cutting-edge development in woven fabric rather than the traditional knit fabric of standard shorts. This reduces weight by some 50% while still offering the same level of muscle support and non-transparency. Uniquely, the fabric is also graded so that it becomes lighter as you move down the leg. The last part of the leg weighs a mere 90 g/m² compared to the usual 220 g/m² of standard cycling shorts. Less weight equals greater comfort as the heat rises. Reduced moisture absorption is also key to the Superleggera's comfort and lack of weight. When dry, the shorts weigh a measly 141 grams. However, they actually absorb 30% less moisture too, so when you really get a sweat on they stay light. Compared to normal shorts that could be as much as 150 grams in weight saved - a welcome boost to power to your weight ratio as you head upwards. While being barely-there light the fabric is durable and abrasion-resistant against the saddle too - though something this light won't like you hitting the tarmac so ride safe and rubber side down. The bib section of the shorts is borrowed from the Free Aero Race 4 Bib shorts for perfect support, comfort and moisture management while stretch-woven grippers, with Lycra, keep the shorts locked in place over the thighs. Progetto X2 Air Seamless Seat Pad Inside the shorts is Castelli's fabulously comfortable Progetto X2 Air Seamless seat pad. So what exactly makes it so comfortable? It starts with the first contact point against the skin. This upper skin-care material is now seamless and even softer than previous versions letting you enjoy smooth and chafe-free pedalling, no matter the distance. The next layer, Castelli’s infinitely variable thickness padding, imparts just the right level of support where you need it, thicker under the sit bones and thinner on the sides and under the perineum - the result is intense comfort with reduced bulk. Lastly, to really push home superior comfort levels, perforated viscous padding is added under the highly sensitive ischial and perineum pressure areas, offering luxurious support when you're on the saddle for hours on end.
Castelli's Unlimited range is all about new adventures, exploration and fun. You're still riding fast, still challenging yourself but with modern bikes and wider tyres nowhere is now off-limits. And for this, the Unlimited Baggy Shorts are the perfect riding partner. Made from a stretch woven fabric, they offer excellent flexibility and easy manoeuvrability, letting you pedal easily and move quickly as the terrain and grip changes beneath your chunky tyres. They're tough too, resisting snags and abrasions from trailside overgrowth or in case you slide out on a fast gravel corner. And with a DWR (Durable Water Repellent) finish you can splash through streams and puddles without fear of a soaking. These are shorts you will love to wear as you explore new horizons.
Performance Perfected After 12 years of evolution and huge kilometres of on the road testing, where exactly have the Castelli design team squeezed out even greater comfort and performance from the already exemplary Women's Free Aero Race Bibshort? Well, the heart of any great shorts is the seat pad and for this year the women's specific Progetto X2 Air Donna is more flexible than ever with a new seamless top layer giving you a pad that is virtually unnoticeable and it's possibly the softest pad you'll ever use. New GIRO4 leg grippers get enhanced stretch and yet are grippier than previous versions so the pressure is spread wider but without any loss of traction on the thighs. Lastly, the Stripe Mesh straps are lighter in weight, more breathable and yet offer enhanced support, in all honesty, you'll barely notice they're there, but that's the whole point. While these improvements are subtle, they all add up to a major step up in comfort, providing support on both the longest and shortest rides. Progetto X2 Air Seamless Donna Women's Seat Pad Let's look at the Progetto X2 Air Seamless Donna in more detail and see just why it's so incredibly comfortable. The first contact point against the skin, the upper skin-care material, is now seamless and even softer than previous versions letting you enjoy smooth and chafe-free pedalling. The next layer, Castelli’s infinitely variable thickness padding, imparts just the right level of support where you need it, thicker under the sit bones and thinner on the sides and under the perineum - the result is intense comfort with reduced bulk. Lastly, to really push home superior comfort levels, perforated viscous padding is added under the highly sensitive ischial and perineum pressure areas, offering luxurious support when you're on the saddle for hours on end. Pro Performance The Women's Free Aero Race 4 bib shorts are designed with a focus on race performance which has naturally led to a short that is minimalist in its construction, boasts slippery aerodynamics and yet is incredibly comfortable for both long races and tough training sessions. Updated seams improve the fit and they now sit on the body even better giving you unrivalled freedom of movement. When it comes to comfort on race day and your longest of training days we think you'll soon discover why these shorts are loved by the Pros.
The Nano Nanoflex Pro 2 Race Bib Shorts are a continuation and evolution of the race-ready and pioneering Omloop thermal shorts. First created for racing and inspired by Pro riders who improvised longer shorts at the early season Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, these latest shorts keep the extra 10 centimetres length to provide more warmth over the knees. The major leap forward to performance comes by the way of the Nano Flex fabric. Soft, stretchy, breathable and as warm as their Thermoflex fabric, it’s superb in cold dry weather but this material provides extra protection on wet days. The soft fleecy inner is luxuriously warm too. For early season races and training where the weather can turn quickly from good to bad and back again, there’s nothing better. As you’d expect, Castelli gets the details just right too. Fewer seams prevent water ingress while also reducing areas that could chafe. And a mesh bib section improves moisture control and lets you easily tailor your base-layer to suit your specific riding conditions. Then there’s the superb Progetto X2 Air seamless seat pad inside. Utilising ventilating perforations, it keeps you more comfortable 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 with three-layer components, each dedicated to a specific purpose to create the most comfortable seat pad available. Created as a pro-rider tool for spring Classics racing, the Nanoflex Pro 2 Race Bib Shorts offers you outstanding comfort and performance for your very own spring racing and training endeavours.
Once you’ve got cold and wet feet it’s hard to concentrate and enjoy your ride. The Castelli Diluvio UL Overshoes work to ensure it never gets to that stage. The premium 3mm neoprene construction makes for a brilliant insulator against the cold and it keeps rain out too. At the upper cuff, the ‘skin-out’ seal slows down water seepage while fully taped seams also prevent water from creeping inside. The high stretch of the neoprene also gives the overshoes a sleek and streamlined fit over your cycling shoes. A hook and loop closure underneath make these compatible with almost any road, gravel of MTB shoe too.
Created to provide reliable protection in most conditions, apart from the very heaviest of rain, the ROS 2 Overshoes use a Polartec® Power Stretch® fleece lined front to keep cold winds out. To the sides, 3-layer fleece-backed waterproof panels resist drizzle and spray from damp roads. A YKK® water-resistant zipper makes them easy to pull on and off while not compromising the protection levels. And for low-light cycling, the reflective heel tab gives greater visibility to other road users.
When the temperature is starting to cool and cold winds blow, the Intenso UL Overshoes are there to stop the bite of those colder temperatures from causing discomfort. Warmth is kept firmly inside thanks to the Infinium Windstopper and it’s water-resistant too so can fend off light rain or spray from a damp road. For those of you who ride a bit of everything, you’ll find the strap closure allows compatibility with road or MTB shoes. And with a neoprene back panel, they fit snuggly and securely while allowing unrestricted pedalling.
Made from a light stretch rib knit polyester, the Prosecco Tech Short Sleeve Base Layer is body-mapped to provide perfect temperature regulation. Castelli's Prosecco hydrophilic treatment is applied, ensuring any sweat build-up is quickly and efficiently wicked away from the skin. In areas where your shorts or tights overlap, around the waist and bib straps, lighter-weight PrimaLoft® fabric is deployed, balancing out insulation levels so you don't overheat. A crew-neck also makes it easy to wear with low-collar jerseys.