Spirit Cycling Langbar jersey

The styling and cut of the Spirit Cycling Langbar is slightly confusing at first. It's got a fairly bold, modern design but the fabric feels and looks quite dated. But it turns out that the fabric performs extremely well in terms of wicking sweat away and dries rapidly, without the jersey feeling heavy and saturated while out on the road.

The cut feels generous off the bike, but the material is in the right location when in a riding position. I also quite like the look of it. For a predominately white jersey this is sometimes hard to achieve, but Spirit have got it right.

At the back, three pockets give enough room for the usual essentials, but only just. The pockets are more race-sized than being for a long, social rides as the styling and cut would suggest. There's no zipped pocket, but there are two sections of reflective piping sewn in just below the outer two pockets, which are useful.

A silicone gripper keeps the rear of the jersey in place to good effect; it's not one of those tops that rides up your back halfway through a ride.

Arm cuffs are standard affairs, no silicone or change of material, they stay in place with a piece of internal elastic, which does the job just fine. The zip feels slightly cheap for the cost of the jersey, with a plasticky feel to the zipper and unrefined toggle. It's small details like this that the jersey is missing, such as a tab at the collar to stop those infuriating neck pinches, though the Union Flag detail on the collar and rear pocket is a neat touch

A UK made jersey that in use is better than the sum of its parts, comfy and wicks sweat away well, but more features would be a good addition, along with a better quality zipper.

Verdict

Bold design, would like to see some more small features, otherwise does the job well