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| Pic courtesy: Adidas |
Today while browsing alone through the sports section of Brand Factory I saw this beautiful Strava-orange jersey among a bunch normal running and fashion T-shirts. At first I didn't realise it was a cycling jersey because that's the last thing you would expect in a store like Brand Factory. I was initially attracted by its colour. But then I saw it had full zip in the front. On closer inspection I found 3 pockets on the back. It's Adidas branded and the icing on the cake was that though MRP was 4k it was available at a 70 per cent discount making the effective price Rs 1200. I thought this was a bargain.
A quick trip to the trial room convinced me that M was quite the right size for me. It fitted me pretty well, including around my biceps where it has silicone bands. Cycling shorts and jerseys and bibs have to be form fitting. This one did. I didn't spend too long to decide. Pulled the trigger.
I needed this shopping therapy to come out of the office blues as well as the injury blues (read about my plantar fasciitis injury here). I hope this jersey will serve me for a long time.
Once I do a trip with it (hopefully tomorrow), I will add more details to this review. But before that I can give a few basic facts about the jersey.
The front zip feels easy and smooth to operate. The sleeves and the bottom have silicone bands on the edge for good fit and body hugging abilities. They have fluorescent reflector bands on them which are of top quality. The very first evening I wore it at home there was a short power cut. I checked out the quality of the reflectors on the mirror in the dark. They were pretty bright. The Adidas logo is also made of the same reflector material.
I learnt something new about cycling jerseys from this. The back of the jersey is a little longer than the front. Probably to compensate for the upward pull that portion gets when you bend over to hold the handle on the drops. So no chance to expose your butt cleavage with this.
The rear of the jersey has three vertical open pockets, typically for keeping energy bars and other such sundry items as an air pump or some medicines etc. One of the pockets has a very small fourth pocket with a zip on top. presumably for a key or anything that is small but too valuable to lose. I doubt if I will have any use of that unless I take the bike in my car to the highway to ride (as some serious cyclists do).
Review After A Few Short Rides In Summer
The winter of 17-18 was a rather idle time for me, what with injury and a general dislike to go out in the cold of Calcutta. By western standards our winters are ridiculously warm but by my standard I hate going out in the dark cold early mornings.
I started cycling back in right earnest from April 2018 and obviously chose this jersey. Short hour-long 20 km rides. Summer has set in and I sweat profusely. This jersey is definitely not warm but the word "chill" in the brand name is an over statement. But it cools much better than any cotton T-shirt. Its only problem is it stinks after a ride. It is not enough if you let it dry out in the sun. The stink does not go. My other T-shirts or socks, with which I have sweated a lot more, don't stink like this. It is not a very strong smell that you can get from far. But if you sink your nose into it, it smells bad. In any case I do wash my T-shirts after every single use. So it's not a problem for me so far.
I love the colour, I must say. One certainly stands out on the grey streets of Calcutta. The other day, as I was coming back home from the Red Road area, I saw a group of amateur photographers near Victoria out on their Sunday shooting practice. Very soon I realised some of them were clicking me !!! I don't think they would have, if I were wearing something duller or more mute.
Is it worth the price? I guess so. Yes.
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| No. I don't take myself so seriously. Just a joke here :-) |
The front zip feels easy and smooth to operate. The sleeves and the bottom have silicone bands on the edge for good fit and body hugging abilities. They have fluorescent reflector bands on them which are of top quality. The very first evening I wore it at home there was a short power cut. I checked out the quality of the reflectors on the mirror in the dark. They were pretty bright. The Adidas logo is also made of the same reflector material.
I learnt something new about cycling jerseys from this. The back of the jersey is a little longer than the front. Probably to compensate for the upward pull that portion gets when you bend over to hold the handle on the drops. So no chance to expose your butt cleavage with this.
The rear of the jersey has three vertical open pockets, typically for keeping energy bars and other such sundry items as an air pump or some medicines etc. One of the pockets has a very small fourth pocket with a zip on top. presumably for a key or anything that is small but too valuable to lose. I doubt if I will have any use of that unless I take the bike in my car to the highway to ride (as some serious cyclists do).Review After A Few Short Rides In Summer
The winter of 17-18 was a rather idle time for me, what with injury and a general dislike to go out in the cold of Calcutta. By western standards our winters are ridiculously warm but by my standard I hate going out in the dark cold early mornings.
I started cycling back in right earnest from April 2018 and obviously chose this jersey. Short hour-long 20 km rides. Summer has set in and I sweat profusely. This jersey is definitely not warm but the word "chill" in the brand name is an over statement. But it cools much better than any cotton T-shirt. Its only problem is it stinks after a ride. It is not enough if you let it dry out in the sun. The stink does not go. My other T-shirts or socks, with which I have sweated a lot more, don't stink like this. It is not a very strong smell that you can get from far. But if you sink your nose into it, it smells bad. In any case I do wash my T-shirts after every single use. So it's not a problem for me so far.
I love the colour, I must say. One certainly stands out on the grey streets of Calcutta. The other day, as I was coming back home from the Red Road area, I saw a group of amateur photographers near Victoria out on their Sunday shooting practice. Very soon I realised some of them were clicking me !!! I don't think they would have, if I were wearing something duller or more mute.
Is it worth the price? I guess so. Yes.
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