Thinking ahead to (and dreaming of) some warmer weather, does anyone have some recommendations for nice lightweight, breathable jersey's for those hotter summer days. I'm thinking along the lines of the mesh/see through type I see the pro's wearing on hot days, but am struggling to find them available to the general public.
I see a few on Wiggle such as the dhb Race Hyper Light, Morvello Beez Superlight, Isadore 'climber's jerseys'...
Any one have jersey's such as these or can recommend some good jersey's for hot stinking hills? (and preferably not in the ridiculously expensive Rapha/Assos price ranges )
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Re: Good lightweight/Summer Jersey's
Postby danny the boy » Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:20 am
Morvelo are a weird fit, cut very high at the bottom on the front. Got a long sleeve in L because it was all they had and I wanted it anyway, is wearable but a bit looser than I like, after that ordered a S short sleeve jersey and its too small, waiting on an M to arrive. Like thier designs though and the price is ok.
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Re: Good lightweight/Summer Jersey's
Postby Rioli2Gunstall » Fri Jul 22, 2016 12:11 pm
I just got a volero jersey which feels like very good quality and is nice and light, breathable and a very good fit. They run at about 150 odd so a bit cheaper than rapha, and much more unique.
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Re: Good lightweight/Summer Jersey's
Postby mogwaiboi » Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:01 pm
I've got the Sportful BodyFit Pro Race jersey, purchased last December. It's a nice thin breathable jersey for hot weather. That thing is a very snug fit, giving the core an extra workout by forcing me to make sure the stomach is kept in check .
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Postby trailgumby » Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:46 pm
dhb's ASV is pretty good. I did a review on them on the front page of this site last spring. It's good quality gear, let alone for the price. In fact I bought additional bibs I liked them so much.
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Re: Good lightweight/Summer Jersey's
Postby Bentnose » Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:19 pm
I have a Gore Oxygen which has mesh sections and is very lightweight, it's my go to top for hot weather.
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Re: Good lightweight/Summer Jersey's
Postby GAV!N » Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:40 pm
Just bought one of the dhb Race Hyperlights. Hopefully got the right size. Looks great for those hot days and reasonably priced. Still yet to arrive so I'll update when it's here.
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Re: Good lightweight/Summer Jersey's
Postby jaseyjase » Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:41 pm
If you're in Sydney, the GLUE store Birkenhead Point has these for $50.
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Re: Good lightweight/Summer Jersey's
Postby GAV!N » Mon Aug 01, 2016 6:01 pm
Just had my DHB Hyper light arrive. Looks and feels quite nice and fit is good. I went for an XL, at 180cm/80kg/broad shoulders. Feels like it should be pretty nice on those hotter days.
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Re: Good lightweight/Summer Jersey's
Postby Crawf » Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:48 am
This exactly lol.mogwaiboi wrote:I've got the Sportful BodyFit Pro Race jersey, purchased last December. It's a nice thin breathable jersey for hot weather. That thing is a very snug fit, giving the core an extra workout by forcing me to make sure the stomach is kept in check .
Doubt you will find a more lightweight jersey.
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