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Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 review

We want to ensure that whether you’re spending £10K on a new lightweight race bike, £2 on a cycling water bottle or £71.99 on Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18, that you’re getting the very best you can get for your money. In today’s Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 review we’re going to look at why it scores 8.9/10 in our review and why we recommend it over many of the other 733 products in the Shorts – Cycle category. We’ve started by giving you a top level score for each of the key areas when it comes to reviewing these products, these scores include a quality score, price score, review score and an overall score.






Quality

9.8

Price

8.4

Reviews

8.6

Overall

8.9

 

Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 reviews

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Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 Specification

Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 specs

Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18
Feature 1

Main: 80% Polyamide(Nylon), 20% Elastane

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this feature: 2

Feature 2

Insert: 80% Polyester, 20% Elastane

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Mesh: 87% Polyamide(Nylon), 13% Elastane

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this feature: 2

Feature 4

GORE® WINDSTOPPER® Cup Technology

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

Quick drying and breathable fabric with print logos

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

ADVANCED ROAD seat insert with highly breathable, preformed windproof front for pressure relief

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Full mesh bib construction for optimum ventilation

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this feature: 8

Feature 8

Inseamlength 25 cm /10 inches

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Flat hem provides optimum fit and comfort

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this feature: 9

Feature 10

Optimized seam placement for comfort

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this feature: 5

Feature 11

Reflective logo

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this feature: 53

Spec 1

Colour: marine blue-white, Black, Black-White, BLACK-RED

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this spec: 2

Spec 2

Clothing Size: XXL, L, S, XL, M

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this spec: 1

Spec 3

Gender: Male

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this spec: 2

Spec 4

Age Group: Adult

Other Shorts – Cycle found with this spec: 1

Price

£71.99

Number of Reviews

4

Review Score

4.0 / 5

Average score in category: 4.1

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  • Gore C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+. The Gore C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ combine a fresh print design with modern fabric technology to create shorts that excel in a wide variety of conditions and also catch the eye amongst the crowd ¬†The shorts are constructed from a highly breathable fabric and when paired with the full mesh upper bib section you’re guaranteed to remain dry and comfortable over the long haul. That breathability and the addition of a¬†WINDSTOPPER¬Æ section to the front also helps prevent windchill from biting on speedy descents after a hot climb. The flat printed hems maintain a sleek look as well as providing a firm hold over the thighs when pedalling Featuring their ADVANCED ROAD seat insert with GORE¬Æ WINDSTOPPER¬Æ Cup Technology you can be assured of long ride comfort. This pad utilises medium density foam for support, whilst also being light and breathable. The Bacteriostatic treated surface fabric ensures a hygienic and fresh feel from start to finish. The road specific design also takes into account the more forward weight distribution of a road-riding position ¬†A top-performing set of bib-shorts designed for medium to long distance rides, packing in a great set of performance features to maintain comfort from the start of your ride to the finish, many miles later Features: Main:¬†80% Polyamide(Nylon), 20% ElastaneInsert: 80% Polyester, 20% ElastaneMesh:¬†87% Polyamide(Nylon), 13% ElastaneGORE¬Æ WINDSTOPPER¬Æ Cup TechnologyQuick drying and breathable fabric with print logosADVANCED ROAD seat insert with highly breathable, preformed windproof front for pressure reliefFull mesh bib construction for optimum ventilationInseamlength 25 cm /10 inchesFlat hem provides optimum fit and comfortOptimized seam placement for comfortReflective logoBuy Gore Clothing from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Product codes: 4017912064378
  • 1001620S0107

No matter what type of bike product your buying, from the simple accessories through to the full setup of your custom built road bike, there are lots of important considerations that you should take into account, especially when you’re shopping online and unable to test the product first. This is especially true when you’re buying products like Shorts – Cycle.

Our aim is simple, help you get the very best products for your budget. Whether that’s Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 or an alternative, we’ll do our best to find you unbiased, genuine customer reviews to help you make your decision. We’ve found 733 different products in the Shorts – Cycle category at Chain Reaction Cycles and we’ve also managed to find 193 products from Gore Wear (although only 31 of the 193 are in the Shorts – Cycle category).

Our first piece of advice is for you to spend some time really getting to know what it is you’re looking for. An important feature for one person might be totally pointless and irrelevant to you, so get a good idea of what you want and need from your Shorts – Cycle. Note down this list of key features that your product must have, that way when you’re comparing alternatives you have a starting point to decide whether one product meets your needs or not.

Price is the next and probably one of the most important factors of a purchase, so it’s really worthwhile spending a bit of time analysing the price of Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 and seeing how it stacks up against those offered by different brands or even other alternatives from Gore Wear. Below we’re going to get into the detail of Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 to help you see how the prices stack up.

We start this price analysis by looking at the price you can expect to pay for Shorts – Cycle. There are 733 different products available at Chain Reaction Cycles, and of those 733, the average price is £75.62. There’s quite a variance in price in this category too with the lowest priced product we found at £8 and most expensive was £270.

The next stage we went on to, was to look at the price of products from the brand: Gore Wear. The average price was £105.44 and we found that the price varies right from as little as £8.99 up to £319.99 with Gore Wear products.

And finally we thought it would be good to give you an idea of Gore Wear products that appear specifically in the Shorts – Cycle category. So you can see that the price of Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 at £71.99 is great value considering the average price of Gore Wear Shorts – Cycle is £99.86 and the price varies from £41.24.

It’s also worth bearing in mind that we managed to find Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 during our price scan of several cycle retailers, for the amazing price of £71.99 which represents a £18.00 or 20% saving against RRP. If you think Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 ticks all of your boxes in terms of quality and features then it’s more than likely going to be a winner bearing in mind the price.

Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 Reviews

Reviews are obviously a key part of the buying process when buying any cycle gear, and that goes for Shorts – Cycle too. Reading reviews if going to be the closest insight you get into how good Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 is, without actually trying or buying it. Over at Chain Reaction Cycles we managed to find 4 reviews scoring it 4.0 out of 5. That’s a great result considering the price and quality and the fact that it’s a product made by Gore Wear. In fact when you consider those points and combine it with the fact that the average review score in the Shorts – Cycle category is 4.1 and the average score of products from Gore Wear is 4.2 it’s a steal. And actually, if you look specifically at products from Gore Wear in the Shorts – Cycle category the average review score is 3.7.

That’s why you can see it was easy for us to give Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 such a high overall score of 8.9 / 10. It seems to have the perfect combination of features, quality and price making it a great all-rounder.

So our last piece of advice that we can offer is to take your time reading plenty of reviews now, you can see that there are 4 reviews for Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 which score it 4.0, so it’s really worth spending a few minutes reading through lots of these to see what the key advantages or dislikes are. It will really reassure you when you come to buying online.

If you do go on to buy Gore Wear C5 Optiline Bib Shorts+ SS18 or in fact any of the other Shorts – Cycle, we would love to hear from you. Sharing your views will really help us to write more comprehensive reviews and we will share these thoughts with customers just like you that are looking to read reviews before they commit to buying.