Foldable Bikes Party: Gore Power Trail Lady Jersey Long review

Thursday, 18 August 2016

Gore Power Trail Lady Jersey Long review

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Gore, producer of technical waterproof fabric and purveyor of analytically designed performance riding kit has upped its women's specific kit game with the new Power Trail Lady range. While the range name sounds a little eighties, the jerseys from it are bang up to date, and excellent.

The range was designed to combine performance fabrics and tech with a more streetwear aesthetic. For anyone familiar with the Gore range, it generally tends more towards the streamlined lycra end of the mountain bike clothing spectrum so this is quite a different look for Gore — and it looks good.

The raglan cut to the sleeves makes for both a clean look and means no shoulder top hems, which can chafe when wearing a rucksack

The jersey is cut with a feminine but loose fit, so it's both baggy enough to provide plenty of freedom of movement and a relaxed feel that I personally like for riding in, while managing to avoid looking like you're wearing a tent. This is helped by a long cut on the body with a dipped front and back which keeps your lower back covered when leaning forward on the bike, and sits slightly more snugly around the hips to keep the jersey in place.

I particularly liked the long cuffs, which although a design element are also practical for keeping flappy material out of the way when riding while still keeping the arms covered. This is particularly beneficial on the bramble and fern riddled trails of late summer as it reduces the amount of lacerations you get from attacking trail vegetation.

The raglan cut to the sleeves makes for both a clean look and means no shoulder top hems, which can chafe when wearing a rucksack. There's actually a slight batwing cut to the sleeves, which means the section of the sleeve which joins to the body of the jersey is wide and loose rather than fitted. This felt remarkably comfortable when riding, as well as lending itself to allowing airflow in the armpit region.