Castelli Free Aero RC W Bibshort

The Castelli Free Aero RC Woman’s Bib-short has been engineered for the female racer who looks for every advantage to get faster. Yet Castelli engineers also recognize that speed should not compromise comfort. After years of designing cycling clothes for racers, Castelli has combined features to make a bib-short fast while at the same time providing ultimate comfort on rides of varying distances and speeds. Castelli, one of the first cycling clothing companies to design gear specifically for a woman’s body, has put years of perfecting racing gear for a woman racer. Castelli first started with women racers when they equipped the Italian national cycling team and Paola Pezzo when she won the Olympic gold medal in mountain biking. Afterwards in 1996, Castelli made their first woman’s collection. Women were finally wearing shorts and jerseys that fit their bodies. Women were brought to the forefront as cyclists and racers. The pelotons grew and more women began riding and racing bikes. Key technological advances have created a platform to make the fastest and most comfortable cycling clothing. Analyzing the aerodynamic and durability features of different fabrics in wind tunnels and at World Tours have made huge improvements to race clothing year after year. The Castelli Free Aero RC Woman’s Bib-short is Castelli’s fastest race bib-shorts. The compressive main fabric Forza 2 is combined with 32% Lycra® to create a near second skin. The high percentage of Lycra creates a less breathable fabric, but the speed gained from the combination is worth it. Besides a highly aero surface, the compression also supports the muscles. Comfort has been improved from prior Aero Bib-shorts by reducing the 10-panel construction down to a 5-panel construction. Less seams, more comfort. Yet the flat seams are nearly unnoticeable along with the raw-cut edge leg ending that keeps the shorts in place without silicone grippers. The waist has extra stretch so a woman leaned over on bike will be completely comfortable. The bib-straps keep the shorts in place with flat nearly weightless straps that dry instantly. Finally, but for some the most important part of a bib-short is the woman’s specific Progetto X² Air Donna seamless seat pad. Castelli incorporated their best seat pad into their fastest and arguably most comfortable bib-shorts. The Progetto X² Air Donna seamless seat pad is Castelli’s long distance seat pad that has been raced in by professional racers. Designed specifically for a woman’s anatomy, the padding density varies depending on where a woman received the most pressure from the seat. Viscous Comfort Inserts are added under the sit bones and perineal region which are the most sensitive areas. The seamless top layer is now more stretchy, softer, and cut once again for a woman’s anatomy, so she won’t chafe even on very long endurance rides. The Castelli Free Aero RC Woman’s Bib-short is a versatile short that keeps a woman comfortable on short high intensity races to longer endurance rides. It will keep a woman cool in hot summer weather and protect her in cool fall weather. For a woman whose goal is to ride faster, the Castelli Free Aero RC Woman’s Bib-short is a must piece of cycling clothing.