Sportful’s Hot Pack Ultralight weighs is their lightest windproof yet at 50gJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
Even the 12g zip plays to the weight weeniesJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The Sportful Hot Pack Ultralight is small enough to be packed into a small jersey pocket with room to spareJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The Sportful Hot Pack Ultralight will cost £120John Whitney/BikeRadar
One jacket is made with yarns measuring nearly 60kmJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
Sportful’s Hot Pack NoRain jacket is claimed to be the lightest and smallest waterproof (8,000mm) jacket around. It packs down easily into a jersey pocket, has stretch panels in the back, shoulders and arms, waterproof zip and reflective insertsJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The Bodyfit Pro Summer Race jersey has been extensively tested by Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank. It’s made from polyester on the torso to wick sweat away from your core and strecth mesh on the sleeves for comfort. It’s also made with titanium dioxide to reflect UV rays. It’s suited to any terrain, particularly the mountains with it being the lightest jersey they’ve ever producedJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The texture of the fabric on the shoulders has made it Sportful’s most aerodynamic jersey they’ve ever testedJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The Wire Carbon Vernice is Sidi’s new leading road shoeJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The Wire Carbon Vernice are available in five colours; white, black, yellow, red and light blueJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The Sidi Wire Carbon Vernice are built with a full carbon sole and adjustable, replaceable heelJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The Sidi Wire’s also come in a ventilated Air versionJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
No new cycling-specific frames for Adidas in 2013, though the Evil Eye Halfrims now come in this new Movistar greenJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The Adidas Evil Eye’s now have several new colour ways and polarized lens versionsJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The Adidas Evil Eye’s now have several new colour ways and polarized lens versionsJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
A very limited edition Hans Rey special of the Adidas Evil Eye Halfrims is also being displayed at Eurobike 2012. Only 20 have been made, so are very exclusive indeedJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
Northwave are celebrating 20 years in the industry with the Nerowhite shoe which, bizarrely, is one black and one white shoe. It’s made with a 60g carbon sole and is Speedplay compatible. The 20th anniversary range also includes a black/white jersey and bibshortsJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The right, white shoe in the Nerowhite range from NorthwaveJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The Extreme shoe from Northwave comes in this matt black version for 2013. Like the Nerowhite, it has a 60g carbon sole and is Speedplay compatibleJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The Northwave Evolution S.B.S is built with a wooden sole on three layers of carbon, which is said to reduce vibration and stop the foot from overheatingJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
The unique construction on the Evolution S.B.S sole is said to improve power transferJohn Whitney/BikeRadar
For 2013, Sportful has made their Hot Pack windproof jacket even lighter. The Hot Pack Ultralight is down to a barely-there 50g and can be scrunched into a size not much larger than a handful of gels.
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It will be interesting to see how well this thing keeps the wind out with the fabric being so thin and delicate. It’s made with yarns that weigh less than one gram per kilometre so the two square metres that are used to make the jackets measure almost 60km in length.
The fabric is weaved tightly to make it windproof and is given a water repellent finish. Weight is kept down with a 12g zip and printed logos, with seven vents, mesh-lined collar, and elasticated wrists and waists. It will retail in the UK for £120.
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Check out the image gallery opposite for more on Sportful’s range and Northwave, Sidi and Adidas.
The sportful hot pack ultralight is small enough to be packed into a small jersey pocket with room to spare:John Whitney/BikeRadar
Cycling Plus Features Editor and tireless domestique John has been putting in a shift for the magazine for seven years. Despite having been a ‘proper’ road cyclist for the last decade, he still can’t work out what his main motivation for punishing all-day rides is. A freewheeling attitude towards cake is the popular theory, however.
