Altura Ergo Fit Tights Review
"Well specified tights that deliver winter warmth and comfort in one high value package"
Bikeradar Review Manufacturers description User reviews Mon 7 Nov 2011, 4:30 pm UTCBy Russell Burton, What Mountain Bike Shopping partners Buy Tights, Longs and LeggingsBuy Tights, Longs and LeggingsBuy Tights, Longs and LeggingsAltura"s Ergofit products are designed and cut with your shape on the bike in mind – in other words, you get movement and stretch from the shape of the garment and not just the fabric.
This is evident in the wearing – the fit of these tights is very good, and combined with the plushly warm material it makes them a joy to pull on in cold days. We liked the mesh of the bib a lot – it’s very soft, and with bound edges has a very comfortable, easy feel in wear. There are also the sort of details we’d expect in more expensive styles – namely a zip fly and stirrup feet.
The use of the same brushed fabric for the stirrups adds an extra layer of warmth that"ll be a godsend to anyone that’s a martyr to their cold feet... We were also wowed by the chamois – it has a super-soft cover and is densely padded where you need it, with flex channels that allow it to mould to your shape – something that’s helped by a wide stretchy interface with th