Castelli Sorpasso ROS bib tights review
Winter training bib tights
GBP £165.00 RRP | USD $329.00 | EUR €170.00 | AUD $329.00 Skip to view deals
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Castelli’s Sorpasso RoS (rain or shine) bib tights are designed for temperatures ranging from 0°C to 12 °C / 32°C to 54°F and they have become one of my favourites for changeable conditions.
They utilise Castelli’s third-generation Nano Flex fabric, which does an excellent job of beading road spray and rain. You’ll remain comfortably dry for a few hours because breathability is better than hardcore waterproof tights.
The rear uses the X-Dry version of Nano Flex. Its coarser surface helps grip the saddle and it’s much more abrasion resistant and so avoids premature wear or bobbling.
The Progetto-X pad is comfortable but not bulky. The shaping of the legs by using multi-panels front and back adds freedom. And keeping seams away from areas of potential chafing – behind the knee, for example – is a neat touch.
The full bib and legs are fleece-lined to beat the chills and I’m also a fan of the high waist for protecting your midriff, while the broad braces and mesh panel keep things firmly in place. The 19cm zippers on the ankle have a 3cm wide reflective strip for visibility.
With these bibs designed with training performance in mind, I’d recommend sizing up one from normal.
All in all, the Sorpasso RoS bibs deliver everything I’d ask from winter tights.
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Product Specifications
Product
| Price | br_price, 5, 3, Price, AUD $329.00EUR €170.00GBP £165.00USD $329.00 |
| Brand | br_brand, 5, 10, Brand, Castelli |
Features
| Features | br_Features, 11, 0, Features, Bib tights Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, 3XL Colours: Black, Savile Blue, Black Fiery Red, B~lack Reflex |
| Gender | br_gender, 11, 0, Gender, Men's |
Authors
Warren Rossiter is BikeRadar and Cycling Plus magazine’s senior technical editor for road and gravel. Having been testing bikes for more than 20 years, Warren has an encyclopedic knowledge of road cycling and has been the mastermind behind our Road Bike of the Year test for more than a decade. He’s also a regular presenter on the BikeRadar Podcast and on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel. In his time as a cycling journalist, Warren has written for Mountain Biking UK, What Mountain Bike, Urban Cyclist, Procycling, Cyclingnews, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike and T3. Over the years, Warren has written about thousands of bikes and tested more than 2,500 – from budget road bikes to five-figure superbikes. He has covered all the major innovations in cycling this century, and reported from launches, trade shows and industry events in Europe, Asia, Australia, North American and Africa. While Warren loves fast road bikes and the latest gravel bikes, he also believes electric bikes are the future of transport. You’ll regularly find him commuting on an ebike and he longs for the day when everyone else follows suit. You will find snaps of Warren’s daily rides on the Instagram account of our sister publication, Cycling Plus (@cyclingplus).
