Women’s Specific Anatomical Aero Cut – Is where it all starts, developed over many years with a vast amount of interactions with a range of dedicated riders to optimize a fit that is precisely made for being in the ride position. Just like a GUCCI Dress is made for standing and looking fine The Big Ring Jersey is made for going for fast and holding that firm Aero position and pumping out the watts.
Super Flex – Mesh Side Panels – We all want a Pro-Fit, but what you might not be aware some of the Top-End Pro Teams have custom individually hand-crafted clothing, which can be done by any clothing brand on case by case bias – The real skill is making a production Jersey that is going to deliver great fit across a set size range to suit most riders that will not “break the bank”. Super Flex – Mesh Side panels are highly elastic, combined with our signature Anatomical Aero Cut and the best 3D Honeycombed highly flexible super fine yarn materials deliver a fit and quality feel that is very hard to obtain.
Italian Fabric – Quality fabric will wear better and offer improved fit and feel. The fabric we use is milled in Italy and is highly engineered, and is tested to very strict international standards for quality control, before it enters our factory, if any of the following criteria’s don’t come up to the advertised high specifications we don’t use it – specific Mass/Weight, Density, Thickness, Elasticity, Dimensional Stability, Pilling Resistance, Abrasion Resistance, Snagging resistance, UV Resistance, Air Permeability – QUALITY COMES WITH SUBSTANCE
Breathability Micro Capillary Channels – The Breathability of material is paramount to the overall performance of the Cycling Jersey, Cycling is a unique sport as the intensity of workout achieved by an inform cyclist is huge, just like a high-performance car we benefit from extra cooling, your core temperature goes up – performance goes down rapidly. At 35km plus your biggest obstacle is the AIR you are pushing through, Aero is important! But the cooling effect of the Air you are pushing through is often forgotten about and is one of the reasons us riders can push so hard on the pedals (we are well cooled) compared to say runner pounding their body and only going 12km average. The more effective the Cycling Jersey material is at moisture wicking and breathing in the right areas the faster you will go!
Flat Aero Waist Griper – Positioned at the front of the Jersey gives more of seamless layering between you and the bib shorts it has a slight rubberized feel with light compressive ribbing for a comfortable compressive feel that holds flat to the body. It has slight grippy feel rather thesticky feel of silicon strips. It sits flatter and is more Aero
Ribbed Compression Sleeves with Laser Cut Ends– This material is so good we actually postponed the release of our new Kit-Onerange until we could get this new technically superior material in production quantities. Longer close-fitting sleeves is a trend derived from Time-Trialing. As sporting fabrics have evolved breathability, compressive flexibility and strength have considerably improved over the materials we could source only a decade ago. The “longitudinal-ribbing”placement along the length of the sleeves ensures you have a much greater range of flexibility while still having comfortable amounts of compression around the circumference of your arms. (no more sleeves flapping in the wind = speed). The ends of the arm hole fabric are finished with a laser cut, to seal the fabric and give a seamless super flat aero finish. Your arms get the sun and wind, the extra cover and compression is welcome addition to any rider look for that little bit of extra performance.
4 x Rear Pockets – Layering, Money, Phone, Food are essential to your cycling journeys, pockets to carry them in are just as important, the center pocket is double layered with a locking external zip that has aninternal cam action on the zip puller so once zipped up and flipped down your coffee money is staying with you no matter what the road throws at you.
Reflective BlackSide Tabs– LED lights are crazy bright these days, but every little bit helps especially if lighting equipment fails, the Reflective black tabs are barely noticeable in the daytime but shine a light at night and they seriously light up, this is solid manufactured material not a cheap reflective ink that will deteriorate and fall off. A nice little add-on that will make your ride safer every time without impacting on the overall look of your Jersey.
Strong YKK Lockable Zip –YKK Zips are the number one maker of zips in the world, we could spec zip that looks the same at half the price, but it would be half the quality. We have specified a full hidden Zip design as it gives a seamless full graphic with aero finish to the font of the Jersey, the zip goes the full length of the Jersey for easy fitment and extra cooling if required. We feature a Zip with a locking cam feature, in the pulling position it has the cam disengaged, with The Big Ring Zipper Pull tab facing down it’s in the locked in position no slipping, so you can custom regulate exactly where you want the zip to stay open-to for additional cooling if required – It’s the little-things that makes difference.
UVA and UVB sun protection – Decent rides are 2-3hours on average, that is a significant time to be exposed UVA and UVB sunlight. The sunlight that reaches us is made up of two types of harmful rays: Long wave ultraviolet A (UVA) and short wave ultraviolet B (UVB). UVA rays penetrate deep into the dermis, the skin’s thickest layer. Being unprotected leads to premature skin ageing and even suppression of the immune system. UVB burns the outer layer of your skin and can play key role in skin cancer. Please Note: Riding in the hours between 10:00am and 4:00pm are the peak hours of exposure.
Inspiring Graphic – Riders love being fit, the unique feeling of Rider and Machine literally working together as one is something special that captivates us all from a young age whether it’s your first bike as hand-me- down or a special purchase with many zero’s after it. Looking good and feeling good is all part of the action that is cycling. Some of The Big Ring designs are bold, some are sublime and reserved, our aim to inspire you with great looking kit that pushes the envelope just like pushing the Big Ring. Matching kit gives more impact and makes a statement.
Temperature Range – The Big Ring Jersey Range willwork in temperature 15°- 37°Degrees Celsius, the comfort level will vary of course with intensity level of your workout and the climate/temperature that you operate in, layer with appropriate base layers for hotter or colder conditions for improved thermal control. Outer Layers are required for colder conditions starting with cycling vest, then arm warmer and legwarmers for conditions in the 7°- 14°degrees Celsius. Temperatures below 7°degrees Celsius we recommend cycling booties, full length thermal cycling bib shorts, thicker warmer base layers and high quality breathable shell jackets and vest. In extreme heat conditions 30 Celsius plus Lightweight Sun Protection Sleeves can be beneficial for cooling and sun protection. This is rough guide everyone has unique needs, just remember layering gives you options.