Part of me apologises for the predictability of giving editor’s pick in our best cycling base layers for summer guide to a $/£50 base layer, especially as it’s from a brand with a well-known focus on fit and performance. But if I had to keep just one, it’d be the Castelli Pro Issue, for its comfortable, unobtrusive fit, good looks, and ability to keep clamminess at bay.
It was a hard decision when I tried to decide by reason alone, so I went with gut feeling. In our best cycling base layer buyer’s guide we had a couple of pure mesh options (brilliant at staying dry, not so soft), a couple of flatter, silkier options (superlight, a bit wetter), and a majority of ‘filled mesh’ options, like the Pro Issue, where the mesh is filled with filament-thin fabric where the holes would be.
