BIZARRE: Polartec - You Need To See This

This Icelandic outdoor brand, which has been building gear for fishermen and mountaineers for 100 years, just proved that the best winter jackets don’t have to look technical

66ºNorth's new collection includes GORE-TEX, Polartec, archive-inspired puffers and an Everest jacket reborn as a cropped silhouette

T3 · Aug 10

Goldwin’s Fall 2026 collection is a masterclass in technical layering, with GORE-TEX and Polartec built for the city

The Japanese brand blends clean outdoor design, relaxed streetwear and city-ready layers without resorting to loud logos or full gorpcore cosplay

T3 · Aug 7

Santini Windbloc Thermo Jacket review: Protection for the coldest conditions

The combination of windproof fabric and extremely good insulation means that the Windbloc Thermo is undoubtedly very warm, but does that translate to good cold-weather performance?

Cycling Weekly · Apr 23

Warmth without bulk: Ornot's Alpha Winter Gloves reviewed

High-loft Polartec Alpha insulation delivers winter warmth in a light, compressible package

Cycling Weekly · Jan 15

Pearl Izumi Summit Alpha Gloves review: a surpsingly warm polartec-equipped barrier for mild winter and shoulder season riding

Lightweight, dexterous and surprisingly warm, these 'winter' gloves deliver the kind of warmth you’d expect from a glove twice their size and price

Cycling Weekly · Jan 14

Cheap vs expensive cycling jackets - What are you paying for?

Does more money equal more performance, or do the laws of diminishing returns come in to play?

Cycling News · Nov 25, 2025

DT Swiss abandons steel spokes in its flagship climbing wheels; Enve drops a cheaper bar; and Colnago expands it's steel frame range in a topsy turvy round up of the week's tech

All change this week with DT Swiss abandoning it's own flagship spoke in favour of carbon, and Enve hints at improved supply chain with a move to a new factory for it's latest bar, plus new gadgets from Topeak

Cycling Weekly · Nov 16, 2025

Sportful Fiandre Shift jacket review: top level tech at a more affordable price

Performs superbly across a range of temperatures with several highly practical features for cool weather riding

Cycling Weekly · Nov 10, 2025

Castelli Do.Di.Ci jacket review: The perfect changeable weather race pace jersey, save for one thing

Effective across a wide range of temperatures with its Ristretto fabric a claimed 12 times more breathable than GoreTex's Windstopper

Cycling Weekly · Nov 5, 2025

Is it wheelie October already? New gravel and road hoops dropping everywhere just now

A wheelie good line up from Vision, Miche, Fulcrum and a Dangerholm prototype

Cycling Weekly · Oct 2, 2025