Assos Element Zero Gilet

• Great build quality and loads of bike-friendly detailing. The thick, spongy collar is cut high at the front and low at the back this works really well when riding, as it doesn't scrunch up against the back of your neck and keeps out draughts - the whole cut works best on the saddle. There's a drop-down flap to protect the buttock zone, as Assos put it, from road spray, as well as a zippered side pocket and reflective piping on the shoulders. Although a mesh panel across the back helps breathability, it's best suited to cooler spring and late autumnal days.
• Full front Zipper
• Assos easy entry system
• Full front wind protection
• Rear ventilation system
• rear extensible flip-up
• Zippered safety pocket
• Reflective visibility stripes

Assos is one of the world leaders in producing quality cycling clothing and accessories. They operate from an area of Switzerland which is well known for its quality textile industry. In the 1970's, Toni Maier-Moussa, the founder and chairman of Assos completely by accident, invented lycra cycling clothing, whilst trying to produce the ultimate bicycle. During the wind tunnel tests of the first ever carbon-fibre bike, Toni found that downhill lycra cycling clothing produced much less drag than the popular woollen, knitted clothing of the time and it proved to be a huge hit! To this day Assos firmly believe in total product competence, delivering optimum functionality and comfort, by researching and manufacturing Assos cycling clothing and accessories from the highest quality materials.