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On test: Giordana Body Clone

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Category: Giordana

Published on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 07:22

Written by Luca Salvatelli

A complete well-done and with good features

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Complete Giordana Body Clone consists of a range of garments, gloves, shoes covers, underwear, sweaters with long sleeves, jackets and overalls, suitable for the winter season. We tested the jacket, the overalls, the anti-wind and thermal underwear, gloves and shoes covers.

The Jacket:

The jacket Cole Body is made of an elastic fabric, breathable and anti wind in three layers. The outer shell allows excellent air resistance, the middle is a breathable fabric, while the interior has good heat capacity. The zip front is long and there is the ever useful protective cloth to avoid contact with his chin. Three back pockets, no zipper, plus a supply of zip. Present a series of inserts Reflective material for a best passive visibility. The elastic waistband is equipped to carry over with silicone to improve adherence to the body, two zip on the sleeve, allow a better fit. Posted in elastic fabric allows the head to adhere perfectly to the body. The jacket is in black, red and white. In size L has a weight of grams 461.

The overalls:

The overalls Body Clone is realized in the same three-layer fabric, breathable, elastic and anti wind, which made the jacket. The end plate inserted in the gel. Two zip trousers improve the fit. The braces are large and extended on the back and no seams to prevent skin abrasions. Different inclusion in the refracting material. It's available in all black. In M we found a weight of grams 336.

The intimate thermal:

The thermal underwear is made of a fabric anti wind and high breathability. Is rubber band to adhere well to the body. Available in all black has a weight, in size L, in grams 114.

The gloves:

The gloves are made of fabric SuperRoubaix with graphics web. Size L have a weight in grams 41.

The cover shoes:

The cover shoes are made of fabric covers anti wind, bottom rubber and refractile inclusion. In M has a weight of grams 98.

Road test

Complete Giordana Body Clone is undoubtedly well done. Excellent stitching and attention to detail. Nothing has been left to chance. Optimal solution of the three back pockets without zip, easy to reach by the excellent capacity, in addition to zip pocket, this capacious. The fabric, resilient of all the components Body Clone, means that the garments adhere perfectly to the body. The inside is soft and the same seams, well made, were placed in areas with no bother. The fit is facilitated by zip on sleeves and trousers. Excellent protection zip to avoid contact with the chin. The cut of the jacket is unique, with the front from the waist high to not annoy bike. However, a bike, you can end up with lower abdomen uncovered. Better use on the road where you are more firm and the problem does not exists. On the move shows the smooth comfort of the track, which flows from the fabric soft and adherent. The bottom is good, not hinders, and is sufficiently comfortable. There are bottoms that provide a comfortable yet better, for sure, but it is a good gel pad saddles with very strict. By bike we tested the track at different temperatures, reaching a number of important considerations to avoid making a wrong purchase. To temperatures of 10 degrees centigrade, the thermal comfort is more than good, but below this temperature it starts to feel the cold more and more. Below 10 degrees is best, therefore, place a long-sleeved shirt and a thermal underwear, like that of the test. In this way the thermal comfort levels and good returns to you can go down to lower temperatures. The breathability of the fabric is good, even in this case there are more breathable garments, but the comfort level remains on good. Especially with the inner heat supplied by Giordana protection from the wind down is more than good. The gloves do not have the cushioning, which can be annoying on long distance, are also very fine and suitable to protect your hands only with temperatures above 10 degrees centigrade, but the catalogue Giordana Please be more specific models for colder weather. It has excellent sliding shoes, with rubber bottom and durable anti-skid. The thermal underwear, as I said, well protected from wind and improves thermal comfort. For the overalls, that the proper end plate, we remind the good breathability and good thermal comfort that best complement the jacket. We also tested the socks that were detected good and capable of ensuring a good thermal comfort in combination with the cover shoes, their excellent ability to absorb the sweat. In conclusion a good track, not first establish thermal comfort, breathability or anything, but has no real weaknesses, great stitching and the solutions adopted to improve the convenience of complete (like pockets). The company finally not disclose list prices, a factor that prevents a real trial on track, besides being a business practice we always deprecated. However online you can find the jacket at about 100 euros (from 150 and over price) and overalls about 90 euros (from about 110 list). Taken at prices of balance, can be viable and economic alternative to other more expensive complete. The full list price, however, if real, are proportionate to the value of the product. Note, however, that they show, often lag behind other competitors who make products in North Africa, Eastern Europe, South East Asia, something to consider, because even in this case, the quality of the stitching Made in Italy is all and it shows.

Positive aspects

Aesthetics
Fit
Comfort
Quality stitching
Accessibility pockets
Made in Italy
Cover shoes effective

Negative aspects

Lack of cushioning on the gloves
The Company does not notify the official price list 

To learn more:

Giordana

Website: www.giordana.com