Base Layers & Thermals Reviews

Odlo Blackcomb Seamless Sports Bra

An exceptionally comfortable medium support sports bra.

Review Price: £35

Invani reversible short sleeved jersey

You get two pieces for the price of one with all of Invani’s clothing range

Review Price: £80

Megmeister Drynamo Cycle base layer

Review Price: £50

Odlo Performance Light base layer

Founded by a Norwegian and based in Switzerland, Odlo should know its base layers...

Review Price: £40

Le Col Pro Mesh short sleeve base layer

It may look tiny, but the Le Col base layer packs a punch performance-wise

Craft Fuseknit Comfort RN base layer

Craft’s midweight base layer has a relaxed fit that works for off-bike activities too

Review Price: £25

Gore M Base Layer shirt

Gore's fabric expertise comes to the fore in its lightweight base layer

Review Price: £35

Bontrager B1 Sleeveless base layer

A quality option from Trek's clothing brand

Review Price: £33

Mavic Hotride Sleeveless base layer

The Mavic Hotride Sleeveless baselayer is comfortable, with a soft feel and excellent wicking, although it's prone to staining from sunscreen

Review Price: £35

Endura Fishnet sleeveless base layer

Endura uses a seamless open weave for good airflow, so is it a good option for the summer months?

Review Price: £30

GripGrab Freedom base layer

Review Price: £90

Castelli Pro Mesh sleeveless base layer

Review Price: £58

Craft Cool Mesh Superlight sleeveless baselayer

There are 330 pages of user reviews of the Cool Mesh Superlight baselayer on Wiggle. Save yourself some time by reading ours instead

Review Price: £28

Icebreaker Oasis long sleeve crewe baselayer

The Icebreaker Oasis long sleeve crewe is made of 200 weight merino wool. For most cycling-specific baselayers, this would be classified as medium weight.

Review Price: £65

Sherpa Rinchen short sleeve base layer

The Sherpa Rinchen short sleeve base layer is marketed as adventure gear, but it makes a useful base layer for cycling and is comfortable and odour resistant

Review Price: £30

dhb Lightweight Merino short-sleeved baselayer

Warmer weather ahead? We’ve tested the dhb lightweight merino blend baselayer to see how comfortable it is in the British spring.

Review Price: £25

MAAP Seamless Base Layer Tee

We put Aussie brand MAAP's short sleeve baselayer to the test over the course of a British winter.

Review Price: £59

Café du Cycliste Cosette Ceramic base layer

Café du Cycliste's Cosette Ceramic base layer is the French brand's most technical base layer, but does it live up to the claim?

Review Price: £73

Altura Thermocool Long Sleeve base layer

Billed as Altura’s most technical base layer, the Thermocool boasts a boatload of performance technology, but does it do the job?

Review Price: £50

Kurio bespoke compression leggings

Review Price: £240

Ekoi Morpho Senza Unisize baselayer

Review Price: £27

B’Twin 700 Warm Weather Mesh baselayer

The B’Twin 700 Warm Weather Mesh baselayer does a great job of keeping you riding in hot weather, but the one size fits all approach won't be good for all.

Review Price: £15

Icebreaker Sphere baselayer

We've tested the Icebreaker Sphere top. Although billed as a tee shirt it serves well as a cycling baselayer too and works very well with its merino fabric.

Review Price: £55

Castelli Flanders Warm baselayer

The Castelli Flanders Warm is a quality baselayer for cold conditions, although a bit prone to odour

Review Price: £60

Oneten merino baselayer

We test the merino baselayer from Chainreaction's in-house brand Oneten. It's got all the benefits of merino at a really good price.

Review Price: £30