How to choose the suitable cycling clothing?
The application of human progress in science to cycling clothing is always a great surprise.
Now let's take a look at the top 10 cool designs applied to modern cycling equipment. Perhaps you can also think of them as must-see details next time you shop for cycling equipment, and help you find the right outfit faster.
1.Low-key recognizable details
Adding reflective designs to cycling jacket proved challenging. Experience has shown that reflective materials are relatively rigid, poor permeability, and not attractive enough. However, some manufacturers of cycling outerwear inject reflective materials into elastic, breathable, printable textiles. So it just disappears when you don't need it, and it doesn't affect use.
2.Consider the air factor
Textured fabrics help to reduce the drag of air, and are mostly used in areas that directly combat air resistance. In competition, the areas considered for this fabric are the arms, legs and shoulders.
3.Zipper details
It's not easy to zipper with one hand while riding a bike. It's not always safe to take both hands off, so some cycling suits come with a crescent-like bite at the collar that you can grab with your teeth to hold the zipper steady, after which you can happily operate with one hand.
4.Propped back pocket
A typical cycling suit will use lightweight fabric for comfort, but it is not avoidable that the garment will stretch when stuffs such as food, unused clothes, mobile phones or inner tubes are stuffed into the back pockets. There are solutions to the same situation. Some will have a rib-like support strap, while others can refer to vigormeet's design, which uses a mesh design to provide lateral support.
5.Flat and seamless straps
The most comfortable and efficient straps do not seem to exist, because they are breathable, use special materials and technologies, do not need stitching, piping, and cause wear and tear is greatly reduced. This design greatly reduces damage to sensitive areas of the body, such as nipples, and allows the shoulder strap to stay in place, while keeping the fabric flat against the skin.
6.Cuff design
Most cycling wear cuffs are made by rolling up a layer of fabric and sewing them together, but advanced materials and technology can make the cuffs flatter. Vigormeet uses laser cutting cuffs and heat treating the cuts at the same time. It improves comfort and the cuffs fit the skin flatly.
7.Hem design
It is inevitable to encounter rain when riding a bike, even if you are soaked, I think you still hope that some parts will not get wet so quickly - it is really cold if the cycling pants get wet quickly. This is why some winter cycling jackets are designed with slightly longer hems. Even if you are destined to get wet, you can get wet later. A smarter design is of course to fold up the tail wing on sunny days, of course, it has been realized on some clothing.
The most important is to have a lightweight waterproof cycling jacket, it will prevents to getting wet and can put in backpacks easily when you don’t need it.
8.Silicone anti-slip strips
Say goodbye to hot and tight anti-slip strips. Nowadays, anti-slip strips can be designed as dot-shaped or fine-stripe silicone strips, which can ensure that the fabric fits the legs without too much pressure on the muscles, greatly improving the comfort.
9.Waterproof pockets
Mobile phone may be the most valuable thing you carry with youduring cycling. No one will want it to get wet, so the waterproof pocket is very important, our patented Airtight Zipper could help protect your phone from getting wet and keep safety.
A suitable cycling jacket should fit you well, neither too loose nor too tight. For example, the accordion pleat design will bring more comfortable for you.
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