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around your body. Pockets at
the back let you carry a bottle
and other gear. There’s also a
textured base seam at the back
to keep the jersey in place.
Going into the winter months
now the Thermal Gilet is a useful
piece of kit, a vest you can layer
under a jacket or wear by itself.
Plenty of thermal material on the
front to keep the wind at bay and
the torso warm on those rough
morning starts.
The pièce de résistance of the
kit was the jacket. Personally,
the best spray jacket I’ve had
the pleasure of wearing. Not
just a spray jacket, it’s quite
warm by itself, even on late
night walks to the shops in the
current climate. Taped seams
keep things dry and there’s a
breast pocket with an internal
headphone port if you like to
listen to music rather than the
sound of tyres and birds.
The fabric’s a four-way
stretch fabric which feels
comfortable and has an extra
grippy elasticated part at the
base of the back to stop it
riding up. I thought this was a
bit of a gimmick at first, but it
does actually seem to work at
keeping the back of the jacket
down. The cuffs are also slightly
elasticated and made a good
connection between my riding
gloves and sleeves on
colder mornings.
About the only thing I’d say
that could be improved is a
couple more pockets to carry
extra gels, bars, tools and other
gear. For example, a small lower
or inside pocket on the jacket
or on the back of the bib shorts
wouldn’t go astray. But I think
they’ve tried to follow a minimal
path with the pockets and with
more bikes and accessories
aiming to deliver extra tool and
accessory storage this maybe
isn’t so much of a problem.
In a crowded riding apparel
market it’s good to see a
well-thought out and quality
challenger hit the streets and to
top it off it’s an Aussie brand. Get
out there and try some!
Check aussiegrit.com for more
details and stockists.“The pièce de
résistance of
the kit was the
jacket. Personally,
the best spray
jacket I’ve had
the pleasure of
wearing.”
From Top to Bottom:
A unique brand for a
unique landscape.The shorts are
a versatile offering.The much-lauded jacket.