Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker Reviews
Review score: 8.7/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £66.57 – Save 30% (RRP: £95)
Take a look now to discover what makes Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker worthy of a review score of 8.7 out of 10.
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Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker features
Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker
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Spec 1
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Colour: Dark Steel Blue-Pink Fluo-Rasberry, Deep Purple, Black-Light Turquoise-Marine Blue Other Tights found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 2
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Clothing Size: S, XS, L Other Tights found with this Spec: 2 |
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Spec 3
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Gender: Female Other Tights found with this Spec: 1253 |
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Spec 4
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Age Group: Adult Other Tights found with this Spec: 4703 |
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Feature 1
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Materials: 71% Polyamide, 29% Elastane Other Tights found with this feature: 7 |
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Feature 2
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Endurance Evolution fabric for a matte finish with high-modulus stretch Other Tights found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 3
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Raw-edge leg ending eliminates sausage effect Other Tights found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 4
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Vertical silicone strips hold leg ending in place Other Tights found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 5
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High-visibility reflective patches at back of leg Other Tights found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 6
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Women’s-specific KISS Air2 seat pad for long-distance comfort Other Tights found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 7
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Suggested Temperature range: 12 to 22 degrees C Other Tights found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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£66.57 |
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Number of Reviews
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3 |
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Review Score
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4.7 / 5 Average score in category: 4.2/5 |
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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 Tights. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker 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 Tights. 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 Tights. 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 Tights 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 Tights.
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 Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker.
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 Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £66.57 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Tights
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Tights.
We found 136 in the Tights category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £92.86, making it below average at £66.57.
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 Tights. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £207.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £18.00.
With 136 products available we worked out that 81 cost more than Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker and 54 were cheaper.
Cost of Castelli products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 371 products from Castelli, of which 19 were in the Tights 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, 158 were more expensive than Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker and 212 were cheaper.
How much are Castelli Tights?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Castelli products that are listed in the Tights category.
The average price of the 19 products that match this search was £127.19, with the cheapest coming in at £66.57 and highest price was £200.00. With the average being £127.19, Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker comes in below average.
18 products that meet this search were more expensive than Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker and 0 were cheaper.
Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker 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 Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.4 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Tights category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.2 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 Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker or another similar product, like Castelli VG Button Shirt reviews or Castelli UPF 50+ Light Arm Skins 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 Tights.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Tights. 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 Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker. 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 8.7/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25854844713
- Product ID 2: 780473UK
- Brand: Castelli
- Model number: CS200610702
- RRP: £95
- EAN: 8050949073223
- Description: Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 KnickersWhether it’s a cool early morning start in summer or a late spring ride before the full heat of summer arrives, the Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knickers ensure impressive comfort, flexibility and a touch more protection over the kneesWhen pulling on the Women’s Velocissima 2 Waist Tights you’ll soon notice the luxurious fit and feel of the Endurance Evolution fabric. Not only does it feel great against the skin it rapidly wicks away perspiration and feels dry to the touch, imparting outstanding comfort all ride. The considered Castelli tailoring also gives optimal flexibility when you’re in your riding position. At the waist, the Velocissima offer a seamless fit for exceptional comfort, letting you breathe deeply and adopt a low position without restriction. At the calves, the smooth and comfortable raw-cut grippers, with silicone grippers, prevent the tights riding up when you’re pedalling. KISS Air2 Seat PadFor the Women’s Velocissima, Castelli makes use of their Donna Kiss Air seat pad, featuring many of the advances found in their range-topping Progetto X2 seat pad but at a more affordable price. A seamless top layer, that’s highly flexible and bacteriostatic avoids saddle sores and infection. Meanwhile, the dual-density, variable thickness foams work to cushion and support just where you need it most, removing bulk where you don’t need it.Features:Materials: 71% Polyamide, 29% ElastaneEndurance Evolution fabric for a matte finish with high-modulus stretchRaw-edge leg ending eliminates sausage effectVertical silicone strips hold leg ending in placeHigh-visibility reflective patches at back of legWomen’s-specific KISS Air2 seat pad for long-distance comfortSuggested Temperature range: 12 to 22 degrees CBuy Castelli Clothing from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Clothing > Tights
- Savings percentage from RRP: 30%
- Size: S
- Female
- 28.43
- Adult
Other options for Tights
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Tights. 136 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Castelli Women’s Velocissima 2 Knicker included,
Castelli Nano Flex 3g Arwarmer reviews, Castelli Pro Seamless Arm Warmers reviews, or we really liked the look of Castelli UPF 50+ Light Knee Skins reviews as another alternative.