Rapha Pro Team bib tights review

With a careful eye on all weather riding the Rapha Pro Team bib tights delivers a full range of features designed to keep you riding whatever the weather

Cycling Weekly Verdict

With classic Rapha styling the Pro Team Winter tights are a good choice for winter riding when the mercury starts dropping. With a cut that felt comfortable whether cruising or going hard the tights performed well. Just a few small niggles stopped these from becoming one of the favourites of the test

Reasons to buy
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    Excellent placement of different materials to ensure comfort

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    Bibstraps are very comfortable

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    Classic styling

Reasons to avoid
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    Seatpad tends to be quite bulky at the back

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    Expensive compared to others

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    Night time visibility is poor

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The Rapha Pro Team bib tights are designed for winter and everything it can throw at you.

During a recent visit to Italy I found myself riding through snow with the temperature hovering around zero and these tights shrugged off the worst of the chill.

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James Bracey

James Bracey's career has seen him move from geography teacher, to MBR writer, to Cycling Weekly's senior tech writer and video presenter. He possesses an in-depth knowledge of bicycle mechanics, as well as bike fit and coaching qualifications. Bracey enjoys all manner of cycling, from road to gravel and mountain biking.