Giro New Road includes a deep collection of women's clothing for spring 2014 - Courtesy
The Giro New Road women's line, as with the men's, is intended to offer comfort on the bike without looking like a Lycra billboard - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
The line includes a mix of technical and comfortable fabrics - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
Although Giro admits that its first New Road line met some initial resistance, the interest is now growing, the company says - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
Giro New Road women's clothing includes pieces like a merino boy short with a super-thin Cytech chamois and a base layer with rear pockets - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
The lightweight mesh undershirt has rear pockets, so women can have the functionality of a jersey without the look of a jersey - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
The 89 nylon short with Cytech's Tri-Chamois is meant to be worn under casual shorts or pants - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
Giro's New Road women's line has some pieces that look somewhat like traditional cycling clothes — such as the jersey at center — along with some pieces that don't look anything like the typical black-Lycra fare - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
A herringbone knit is used on the Ride Leggings - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
Giro New Road Mobility Short and Mobilty 3/4 Shirt - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
Giro New Road Mobilty 3/4 Shirt is a wicking polyester/spandex top - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
The Giro New Road CA SL Ride Jersey (left) and CA Ride Jersey are both 89 nylon - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
Packable wind vests comes in four colors with little pops of color on the inside of the neck - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
Giro has shoes and helmets that go along with the New Road look. The women's Civila comes in sizes 36-43 - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
Giro's Commuter 2.0 Backpack has a rolltop, waterproof design - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
The new Giro Aspect matches the New Road casual look - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
The Giro Aspect weighs a claimed 205g and features a detachable visor - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
The Giro Aspect comes in four colors - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
The Giro New Road Mobility V-Neck has a small zippered pocke on the back and sleeves cut for riding - Courtesy
The Giro New Road Mobility 3/4 Shirt is a quick-dry polyester top - Courtesy
The Giro New Road Mobility Polo is a merino/polyester blend with a slightly dropped back for riding - Courtesy
The Giro New Road Longsleeve Mobility Shirt is mostly cotton with a little bit of Lycra for stretch and hidden stretchy pleats on the back of the shoulders for riding without constriction - Courtesy
The Giro New Road Mobility Pants come in tailored and classic fits - Courtesy
The Giro New Road Ride Crew Pockets, as it sounds, has three rear pockets in a polyester/merino blend - Courtesy
The Giro New Road Ride Overshort is a stretchy, quick-drying short - Courtesy
The Giro New Road Ride Legging is not your average piece of cycling clothing - Courtesy
The Giro New Road includes a subset called California made in, you guessed, it, California. The CA Ride Jersey is a merino/nylon piece - Courtesy
The Giro New Road CA SL Ride Jersey uses Nycore wool, which is wool thread wrapped in nylon for durability - Courtesy
The Giro New Road CA Overshort is made of Schoeller four-way stretch - Courtesy
Giro claims the New Road Rain Jacket is quite breathable - Courtesy
The Giro New Road Hooded Rain Jacket has hidden internal back pockets and a cotton-like exterior that's still waterproof - Courtesy
The Giro New Road Wind Vest has reflective piping and mesh on the back - Courtesy
The Giro New Road Wind Guard Hoodie was "the most stolen prototype" at Giro headquarters, according to New Road director Nathan Mack - Courtesy
Giro has expanded its New Road line of casual-looking performance wear to include a batch of women's ride clothing. Similar to the men's line, which was launched last year, the women's New Road is designed to be layered, and offer the functionality of high-end cycling clothes without the racer look.
The Giro New Road women's line starts with underlayers like merino boy shorts with a super-thin chamois and a mesh undershirt with back pockets, and goes up through casual shorts, pants, shirts and jerseys, and then on to vests and jackets.
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Four-way stretch pants come in tailored and classic fits
While there are a few jerseys that look like, well, jerseys, most of the clothing does not look like the typical Lycra-and-polyester pieces you see hanging in a bike shop.
"When we looked around at clothing before New Road, most everything we saw was race-inspired," said New Road director Nathan Mack. "There was some urban stuff, but without any real performance. So when we began New Road we introduced things like a bib undershort with storage and a fly, which frees you up to wear what you want riding around, whether that's a polo or a t-shirt. Now Giro New Road runs the spectrum from commuting to a long ride."
Giro new road women's clothing includes pieces like a merino boy short with a super-thin cytech chamois and a base layer with rear pockets: giro new road women's clothing includes pieces like a merino boy short with a super-thin cytech chamois and a base layer with rear pockets - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
Giro's New Road line includes functional underwear like a merino boy undershort with a thin chamois and a baselayer with three back pockets
The women's New Road line uses fabrics like Primaloft Sport, Polartec Neoshell (which is quite similar to Gore-Tex), Nycore wool and merino wool.
The Ride Leggings are a good example of New Road's differentiated style. With a clear equestrian influence, the four-way stretch Herringbone pants feature faux pockets and lower leg zip closures. The Mobility Shorts and Trousers, as with the men's, all come in tailored (skinny) and classic fits. They are also made with a four-way stretch DWR (water-resistant) fabric.
A herringbone knit is used on the ride leggings: a herringbone knit is used on the ride leggings - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
The Herringbone material on the Ride Leggings is representative of the New Road aesthetic
The current Giro New Road men's clothing ranges from US$60 to US$200, so the women's collection will likely be priced similarly.
Giro also has new helmet that matches the New Road clothing called the Aspect. The 205g helmet is pegged at US$175 and comes in four colors. It uses the RocLoc Air securing system from Giro's Air Attack, and has a thin profile to minimize the visual impact of a helmet.
On the other end of the rider, Giro also has a new women's lace-up shoe called the Civila.
Giro has shoes and helmets that go along with the new road look. the women's civila comes in sizes 36-43: giro has shoes and helmets that go along with the new road look. the women's civila comes in sizes 36-43 - Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
The women's Civila two-bolt cleat shoe
Check out the deep photo gallery at above right for a look through Giro's New Road women's collection.
Ben Delaney is a journalist with more than two decades of experience writing for and editing some of the biggest publications in cycling. Having studied journalism at the University of New Mexico, Ben has worked for Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, VeloNews and BikeRadar. He has also previously worked as Global Brand Communications Manager for Specialized. Ben covers all things road and gravel, and can be found logging big miles in the Rocky Mountains that nestle alongside his home in Boulder, Colorado. He has covered the most important bike races in the sport, from the Tour de France and Tour of Flanders, to the Unbound gravel race, and specialises in tech content, showcasing what the pros are riding and putting everyday equipment through its paces.
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