Giordana Bike Clothing

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Giordana Cycling Apparel

Giordana is one of the only cycling apparel companies that still manufactures their clothing in Italy. There are a number of Italian-sounding bike clothing companies in the industry, but many have shifted their manufacturing to a lower cost part of the world -- not Giordana. They have not only made a commitment to keeping their manufacturing in Italy, but they have also made the commitment to keeping all aspects of their cycling apparel company under their complete control. Starting with the design of each piece of apparel, Giordana personnel is making the decisions of which fabric, which colors, and which chamois to use for each item. Once design decisions have been finalized the manufacturing process begins. This doesn't mean they're being sent from a design firm to an unrelated manufacturing company -- Giordana also owns the manufacturing facility in Bonferraro, Italy. Once the cycling jerseys, cycling jackets, bib shorts, and other bike clothing items are made to their specifications they're exported to different parts of the world. In the United States they are shipped to their distributor in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is again owned by the same company that designed and manufactured each piece of cycling apparel. Giordana has taken lengthy measures to make sure that every article clothing with their name on is up to their standards, and keeping all stages of the apparel-making process under one roof has set a standard in cycling apparel that is hard to match.

Giordana Jerseys

Giordana has a wide range of cycling jerseys that will accommodate cold-weather riding, hot-weather riding, and all temperatures in between. Giordana Long Sleeve Jerseys are made to tackle varying temperature ranges with the different weights and thermal qualities of the fabrics used. Short Sleeve Jerseys use similar ideology, preparing for summer riding with jersey construction using materials that are made to keep your body cool and wick moisture away from your skin. The biking jerseys you'll find from Giordana have also taken into consideration the many different type of cyclists that could be wearing their jerseys. You will find tight-fitting, race-inspired cycling jerseys in the Body Clone Collection, such as the Giordana FormaRed Carbon Jersey and looser fitting more generous sizing in the Sport Level category, such as the Fusion Jersey. No matter which style or price-point you're buying in Giordana cycling jerseys are cut and sewn with the same high quality.

Giordana Jackets

Riding your bike doesn't have to end when the temperatures start to change from summer to winter. With the Giordana bike jacket line you'll be able to tackle cool spring mornings, rainy commutes, and sub-zero temperatures without getting completely soaked or chilled to the bone. The cycling jackets made by Giordana aren't an add-on to their many cycling jerseys or shorts, they are one piece within a larger apparel collection defined by fit, textile technology, and style. The Giordana FormaRed Carbon Jacket fits in line with the FR-C Bib Shorts and all other FR-C garments, as does the Silverline Jacket with other Silverline items, and so on with the different cycling apparel collections. If staying within a specific collection isn't seen being important, cross the collection lines and opt for choosing a cycling jacket that meets the needs of the weather you'll be riding in. For cold-weather riding Giordana has made a thermal jacket, for windy weather you'll find a compactible jacket, and for rainy weather you'll find a taped-seamed waterproof jacket.

Giordana Shorts and Bib Shorts

Staying comfortable on your bike comes down to one piece of cycling apparel; cycling shorts, or bib shorts -- rider's choice. This doesn't mean that comfort solely depends on the chamois pad in the shorts. Giordana cycling shorts look at comfort in a different way, examining the fit, the materials used, and of course the chamois pad. The fit starts at the waist-line, or bib straps, and continues down toward the cuff of the shorts with the chosen number of panels in the shorts and the variation of leg-grippers used. The materials used in Giordana biking shorts for both the chamois and garment fabric vary in the compression qualities, fabric weight, moisture-wicking characteristics and temperature regulation. The chamois in each pair of Giordana bib shorts, and shorts, aim to keep you as comfortable as possible -- padding and temperature are taken into consideration. The pad quality and fabrics used in each pair of shorts is from one collection to the next, starting at the Fusion collection and peaking at the FormaRed Carbon collection.

Giordana Tights and Bib Tights

A pair of Giordana Tights matched with a Giordana Jacket will keep you on your bike for an entire 4 seasons. Giordana makes tights and bib tights, both with the option of with or without a chamois. The tights with a pad do not all share the same chamois. As cycling shorts vary have different chamois, so do tights, increasing the quality and design with the higher-end collections. The fabric used for the leggings are similar to those used in cycling shorts in compression characteristics, but not in insulation qualities. Shorts are made for warm weather, tights are insulated from top to bottom to keep you warm during the winter months. In addition to thermal characteristics, new textile technology has created a wind-block material that can be found in several of Giordana tights. All Giordana Wind-blocking tights use the windblock material on the front side of the legs to keep wind from penetrating through while using a breathable Lycra fabric on the backs of the legs to keep your body's temperature regulated. Each Giordana collection has their own line of tights and bib tights to keep you warm during the cold months.

Giordana Cycling Apparel Collections
Giordana bike clothing is defined in five categories; varying in fit, materials used, design, target market, and price. You'll noticed that quality is not a variance between the categories. That's because the craftsmanship of an entry level cycling jersey is going to be the exact same as the highest-end jersey. The five collections are (starting from the high-end and moving to entry level): Body Clone, Ultimate, Performance, Pro Level, and Sport.

Body Clone
The Giordana Body Clone category is made up on one single collection; the Forma Collection. The Forma Collection is a pairing of cycling jerseys, jackets, tights, bib shorts, vests, and apparel accessories that are made to fit your body as a second skin. Some might consider the Body Clone clothing to fit like a European race fit, and this might be a good way of thinking about how the apparel form-fits to your body, but the idea behind the collection was to create clothing articles that would feel natural and comfortable, while using design patterns and materials that match up well with the anatomical positions of a cyclist on the bike. Forma and FormaRed Carbon are the pinnacle of the Giordana brand, sacrificing nothing to bring cyclist the best high-end apparel on the market. Specific items in this collection include the FormaRed Carbon (FR-C) Bib Shorts, Forma Red Carbon Jersey, FR-C Windfront Bib Tight, FR-C Jacket, FR-C Lightweight Long Sleeve Jersey.

Ultimate
There are two collections that are part of the Ultimate category. They are the Laser and Tenax collections, which have become known staples in the Giordana family of bike clothing. Each garment is made with the goal of providing cyclists with a comfortable, performance fit that allows you not to be bothered on your bike with what you're wearing and focus all your attention on the ride ahead. The materials used in each cycling jacket or jacket, and chamois chosen for each pair of cycling shorts or bib tights, is of premium quality and guaranteed to perform at a high level. Without a doubt, other cycling apparel companies would see the Ultimate category as their high-end line of clothing. Items within the category include the Laser Bib Shorts, Tenax Bib Shorts, Laser Jersey, Women's Laser Shorts, and Tenax Tight with or without chamois.

Performance
The Performance category is where functionality and value line-up in a way that only can be found through Giordana. Collections within the Performance category are: Silverline, Shape, and Fusion. The Silverline includes tights, knickers, bib tights, shorts, jerseys, and jackets -- for both men and women. The Silverline Short Sleeve Jersey is the most popular item within the collection, epitomizing the combination of performance and value. The Shape and Fusion collections are made specifically for female cyclists. The fit of each jersey and pair of shorts is designed knowing that it's going to be worn by a cyclist that happens to be a woman and that each piece of apparel needs to look accordingly. The women's cycling apparel garments in the Performance category have been created to give the woman cyclist the option of matching cycling shorts with cycling jerseys. Bike Clothing in the Performance category: Silverline Jersey, the new Silverline Bib Shorts, Silverline Bib Tights, Women's Shape Racer Back and the matching Women's Shape Shorts.

Pro Level
The Pro Level consists of Giordana team cycling apparel as well as Pro Team bike clothing supported Giordana. The fit and construction of each apparel item is that of the exact match in which the actual members of the teams are wearing. In this category you will find Team Colavita's apparel, Team Priority Health's, and other professional cycling teams, as well as original designs created by Giordana. Both men's and women's cycling apparel can be found under the Pro Level roof, and short sleeve jerseys to long sleeve cycling jerseys to shorts and bib shorts.

Sport Level
The Sport Level is the entry-level of bike clothing offered by Giordana without saying the word 'entry.' However, as mentioned before, this doesn't mean the quality of each cycling jersey or cycling shorts is lesser than any other item in any other apparel category. The biggest difference from the Sport Level category to any other one is the more relaxed fit found in each item. This was done to accommodate a wider range of cyclists, from their body size to their riding style. The category consists of the Fusion the kid's Strata Collection. The Fusion collections offers men's and women's cycling shorts, cycling jerseys, men's tights, and biking jackets. The Strata Collection offers two items for kid's wanting to get into cycling; a short sleeve jersey and a pair of shorts.