We didn't understand the appeal of sleeveless base layers until we started riding in them. Sleeves under short sleeve jerseys are a pain. It's more material bunching up under your shoulders. Whether we're doing a single layer under short sleeve jersey or need something next-to-skin under several... read more
Not everyone needs the added warmth provided by the long sleeve version of the Craft proZEROextreme base layer. For those women who need a slightly more moderate option, we also provide the Women's proZEROextreme in a Short Sleeve version.
Like the long sleeve, the short sleeve... read more
What happens to the heat of competition on cold days? For some, it turns into copious perspiration that soaks the base layer. This becomes uncomfortable at best and borderline dangerous once you slow down. A soaked base layer turns frigid and makes starting up again all that much harder. Days... read more
The Craft Women's proZERO Crew base layer is the workhorse of their cool weather base layer line. It works on one simple principle: Drier skin = warmer body. The proZERO fabric adheres to your body like a second skin thanks to both the body-wrap design of the princess cut (notice how the panels... read more
The Craft Women's proZERO Crew base layer is ideal for temps ranging from the 40's up to the low 60's. This Long Sleeve version is best-suited for the lower half of that range. And it's best suited, too, for those of us who are cold-natured. The long sleeves, of course, help retain added... read more
It takes a Finnish company to make base layers that are only supposed to come out when the temperature hits the 30's (and lower!) That's the beauty of the Craft Women's proWARM Mock Neck Base Layer. It's rated for use from 30 degrees down, and it's an essential piece of your wardrobe when you... read more
High-quality base layers are worth the expense. They keep you warmer and dryer, they don't get malodorous, and they last longer in better condition than the cheap stuff. It might hurt to shell out for an undergarment, but amortized over many years and combined with the greater comfort the premium... read more
The earlyWinter Interactive Long Sleeve Base Layer is identical in every way to the Assos Fall base layer, with one central difference: It has a zippered, high-neck construction, in contrast to the Fall's collarless design. The zippered neck allows for temperature regulation -- especially nice... read more
The winter Interactive Long Sleeve Base Layer is the warmest Assos long sleeve base layer. It accomplishes this by supplementing the SPC.07 fabric with the same warm, thick material proven to be so successful in Assos' previous generation frigid-weather base layer -- the Powerstatic Plus. The... read more
The SPC.07 fabric Assos uses in their fall Interactive Long Sleeve Base Layer is the cool-weather version of the skinPull fabric they use for their interActive Spring and Summer base layers. The fundamental construction of SPC.07 is identical to skinPull: The yarn is made from 3 fibers -- 2 micro... read more