Castelli has launched a brand new biking jersey with a particular pocket for a hydration bladder. The Unlimited Pro jersey is designed for ‘multisurface racing’ and can accommodate a 1.5-litre fluid bladder in a pocket on the again panel of the jersey, which additionally options loops for the bladder hose.
Gravel and Ultra distance racers typically put on small Camelback-style backpacks with a hydration bladder which permits them to hold further fluids with them in between help stations or feed zones. The Unlimited Pro jersey appears to be like to have a performance-focused match and options dimpled aero sleeves, however will imply riders can put off a backpack and easily carry a fluid bladder within the jersey’s built-in pocket. This ought to avoid wasting weight, in addition to being cooler and extra aerodynamic.
The jersey is priced at £135 and is on the market in three colors, it options three rear pockets and a zippered safety pocket. According to the Castelli press launch it’s ‘the best resolution when you do not wish to compromise in your off-road rides’.
The massive rear pocket can match a 1.5 litre bladder. (Image credit score: Castelli)
Will we see this one at Unbound?
Top-end gravel bike racing is just getting quicker. Series just like the invite-only Lifetime Gran Prix are being raced at a really excessive stage every year. Whilst there are rumblings of top-level gravel occasions mirroring WorldTour highway races this looks as if the kind of jersey that ties into the efficiency and aero-focused department of the gravel tree.
If you are out on the gravel bike and might cease everytime you like for meals and water this maybe is not going to be a product you want, however possibly racers seeking to minimise weight and be as quick as potential may even see it as a possible marginal achieve product.
Unbound Gravel takes place on the finish of the month and the 200 and 350 miles lengthy races may see this jersey break cowl. The race options a number of climbing and loads of rocky and difficult terrain and riders will want extra fluid than they’ll carry.
If you bear in mind the paint stirrer-equipped bikes from final 12 months’s occasion and wish extra of the identical, watch this area. Cyclingnews will probably be masking as a lot Unbound tech as we will, together with a gallery and options on the race’s tech hacks and bikes.
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