Sportful

These bibshorts are quite the tight fit! The nice thing is they don't move around on you at all and conform fit to your body. Nice having the back pockets to put little things in. When you need a #1 natural break, it's easy to pull down the front of the shorts. If you use knee/leg warmers or UV tights, the elastic cuff on the thighs will grab them and hold them in place.

I also own the Sportful Supergiara bibshorts and they also have the same tight fit, maybe even a little tighter. The compression feels good when on the bike, but if you like a looser fit with your clothing, these might not work.

I prefer the close fitting gloves without a closure by Castelli and Sportful. These fit snuggly and don't slide around on my damp hands. The padding is good without being too much like some gel padded ones. I like the clean white appearance- goes great with clean white bar tape! With no velcro closure, these are much easier to toss into the wash with your other cycling garments, just a tip, little detergent, inside out, no fabric softener, and hang dry.

I needed a light weight, packable jacket and this one fits the description perfectly. Because of the extreme and unpredictable changes in weather and temperature where I live, this jacket is the item of clothing that I use the most from October to April. That's more than half of the year. Granted: it doesn't protect me in torrential rain, but I use it most of the time rather as a wind breaker, light enough that doesn't make me feel hot in the steepest climbs and warm enough when it's time to go downhill. Definitely a game changer. That said, I have to disclose that I bought it when it was on sale (I saved about $36) and that's why I gave it 5 stars in the value rating. However, I don't know if I would have bought it at full price (almost $90!).

These things are warm and keep the wind out well. The fit was great and the chamois is decent. Haven't had any issues riding in sub 40 degree weather. Only issue I have is that the crotch area could use some more insulating but wearing a base layer down there helps out a lot.