£49. 99
Does this racer excel?
SIZES S-XXL
WEIGHT 139g
COLOURS Red, Ice Blue, Navy Blue, Dark Green, Coral Pink
WOMEN’S VERSIONS Red, Blue
Spend a tenner more than the Altura Airstream and you enter the world of a 18 per cent elastane (at last!), meshed fabric, pocket choices and a racy cut. In fact, it looked too tight and, for the benefit of my family and anyone out on the road, I should’ve gone up a size.
First, the pockets. Here you get not three but seven; one zipped (which can just about fit an iPhone, albeit sideways), two gelsized, one major compartment for a waterproof or full riding buffet (which can sag a touch when fully loaded), and three classic rear pockets, which are, sadly, a little fiddly…
