Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short Reviews
Review score: 9.0/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £50 – Save 50% (RRP: £100)
Take a look now to discover what makes Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short worthy of a review score of 9.0 out of 10.
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Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short features
Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short
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Spec 1
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Colour: Climbing Ivy, Dark Infinity Blue, Scottish Grey Other Shorts – Casual found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 2
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Clothing Size: M, L, XL, XXXL, XS, S, XXL Other Shorts – Casual found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 3
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Gender: Male Other Shorts – Casual found with this Spec: 2286 |
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Spec 4
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Age Group: Adult Other Shorts – Casual found with this Spec: 4703 |
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Feature 1
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Materials: 97% Cotton, 3% Elastane Other Shorts – Casual found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 2
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DWR treatment protects from splashes or stains Other Shorts – Casual found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 3
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Garment-washed for that lived-in look Other Shorts – Casual found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 4
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Cut just above the knee Other Shorts – Casual found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 5
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Reflective tape inside cuff – turn up for extra visibility Other Shorts – Casual found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 6
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Vintage-jersey-inspired rear pocket treatment Other Shorts – Casual found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 7
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Discreet small TPR logo Other Shorts – Casual found with this feature: 7 |
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Feature 8
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Woven VG Atelier label Other Shorts – Casual found with this feature: 3 |
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Price
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Shorts – Casual. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Shorts – Casual. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Shorts – Casual. Brands like Castelli are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Shorts – Casual category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Shorts – Casual.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £50 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.3 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Shorts – Casual
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Shorts – Casual.
We found 23 in the Shorts – Casual category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £51.03, making it below average at £50.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Shorts – Casual. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £100.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £19.00.
With 23 products available we worked out that 8 cost more than Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short and 13 were cheaper.
Cost of Castelli products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 371 products from Castelli, of which 2 were in the Shorts – Casual category.
For now though we’re looking at Castelli branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £74.52 making this product below average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Castelli product we found was £6.50 and the highest price we could find from them was £340.00.
Of the 371 from Castelli, 211 were more expensive than Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short and 153 were cheaper.
How much are Castelli Shorts – Casual?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Castelli products that are listed in the Shorts – Casual category.
The average price of the 2 products that match this search was £62.50, with the cheapest coming in at £50.00 and highest price was £75.00. With the average being £62.50, Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short comes in below average.
1 products that meet this search were more expensive than Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short and 0 were cheaper.
Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Shorts – Casual category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 3.1 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short or another similar product, like Castelli Womens Summer Cycling Cap reviews or Castelli Viva Donna Skully reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Shorts – Casual.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Shorts – Casual. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Castelli, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Castelli VG 5 Pocket Short. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.0/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25854845331
- Product ID 2: 780892UK
- Brand: Castelli
- Model number: CS201110753
- RRP: £100
- EAN: 8050949078167
- Description: Castelli VG 5 Pocket ShortsThe VG 5 Pocket Shorts bring classy Castelli style, comfort, and performance to those days you’re not on the bike. The finest cycling kit supplies now bring the finest off-the-bike wear to your wardrobe.With summer arriving it’s time to get the shorts out. And as someone who loves Castelli kit, why not keep the same style and comfort when you’re off the bike? The VG 5 Pocket Shorts apply the same attention to detail as you’ve come to expect, with premium fabrics and a tailored cut that gives exceptional comfort. If you do decide to go for a casual spin, the just above the knee length makes pedalling easy, reflective trim is visible when you turn up the hem and water-repellent finish shrugs off splashes and stains.Castelli VG AtelierCastelli started life in 1876 as a Milan based tailor shop called Vittore Gianni. It’s from that DNA that the Castelli off-the-bike wear was created. It’s personified by the craftsmanship, obsession, tech and style from Vittore Gianni’s atelier. Wear it between bike sessions to look and feel good and enjoy the fine fabrics and artisan techniques used within every piece.Features:Materials: 97% Cotton, 3% ElastaneDWR treatment protects from splashes or stainsGarment-washed for that lived-in lookCut just above the kneeReflective tape inside cuff – turn up for extra visibilityVintage-jersey-inspired rear pocket treatmentDiscreet small TPR logoWoven VG Atelier labelBuy Castelli Clothing from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Clothing > Shorts – Casual
- Savings percentage from RRP: 50%
- Size: M
- Male
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- Adult
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