Castelli Premio Black – Bib Shorts With Pad

Innovatively engineered for ultimate long-distance comfort, support, speed and durability. The Premio Bibshort has been engineered to provide the ultimate in long-distance comfort and to be your favorite bibshort ever. That’s a big claim, but there’s a lot of development in this short to back it up. So let’s take a tour of the short.

The premium all-conditions short: Castelli Premio Black Bibshort

The first thing you might notice is what’s missing: the seams and multiple panels. Castelli has engineered a new fabric that changes depending on the needs over various parts of the body. The lower leg has a raw-cut leg ending and rubberized yarns to guarantee a flat grip to keep the leg in place. The fabric becomes lighter in the thigh, while the four-way stretch provides just the right amount of muscle support.

In the pelvis area, the compression and support increase to keep the seat pad and everything else in place, and the fabric gets thicker to avoid any embarrassing transparency issues. With this magical fabric Castelli doesn’t need to stitch separate panels together, which ensures more comfort and a better fit, as well as a sleek, sophisticated look.

Castelli has developed a new bib strap as well. It’s cut from a single piece of fabric that has enough modulus (return) to hold your shorts up without needing extra edge trim that cuts into your shoulders. In addition Castelli has perforate the fabric to keep it cooler.

The seat pad is the top-of-the-line Progetto X2 Air Seamless pad. It’s actually two separate components: a soft, stretchy Skin Care Layer next to your skin, which has the sole purpose of preventing any rubbing on your skin, and, under that, the Cushioning Layer, which features two separate densities of foam along with breathable perforated gel inserts under the ischia bones and perineum.

Castelli has carried the less-is-more theme into the design, with minimalist laser-etched logos and subtle finishing. It looks as premium as it feels. You can tell that every component, every stitch, every detail has been obsessed over. This makes the Premio Black the absolute premium bib shorts.

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Features – Premio Bibshort

• Gradient stretch woven fabric for the right support in the right place
• Woven fabric weighs 30% less than comparable knit fabric
• Perforated back bib panel with lie flat bib straps that don’t bind at shoulders
• Integrated gripper elastic at leg ending holds short in place without need for extra silicone grippers
• Laser-etched logos with RossoCorsa at center back and black scorpion shadow logos at lower legs
• Pad: Progetto X² Air Seamless seat pad
• Weight: approx. 156 g
• Recommended temperature range: +14°C to +38°C

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Technologies

LYCRA
A synthetic fiber that gives exceptional stretch as well as the ability to recover its initial shape. This remarkable stretch capacity allows us to make garments With great comfort, close fit, and complete freedom of movement.

ROSSO CORSA
Castelli’s Rosso Corsa label is only applied to the highest-level products we make. Every thread and fiber, every curve and contour is obsessed about. Rosso Corsa represents a categorical breakthrough in cycling innovation and the meticulous craftsmanship you expect from Castelli’s performance-enhancing apparel.

Progetto X² Air Seamless
The Progetto X² Air Seamless seat pad is used to protect your skin while providing just the right level of padding for maximum comfort, no matter how long your epic ride is. A four-way stretch microfiber top layer offers maximum softness and moves with your body to prevent skin irritation. Seamless construction prevents chafing and perforated foam backing allows airflow to aid evaporation. A separate component provides no-compromise cushioning, with Castelli’s infinitely variable thickness to bring the right shape to the right part of the body. Perforated viscous padding is added under the highly sensitive ischial and perineum pressure areas.

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Castelli Premio Bibshort