Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini Reviews
Review score: 8.5/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £19.95 – Save 50% (RRP: £40)
Take a look now to discover what makes Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini worthy of a review score of 8.5 out of 10.
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Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini features
Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini
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Spec 1
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Colour: EMBER, Prism Other Socks found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 2
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Clothing Size: XL Other Socks found with this Spec: 66 |
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Spec 3
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Gender: Female Other Socks found with this Spec: 1253 |
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Spec 4
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Age Group: Adult Other Socks found with this Spec: 4703 |
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Feature 1
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Material: 50% Merino Wool, 33% Lyocell, 12% Nylon, 5% Elastane Other Socks found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Cool-Lite™ fabric for faster wicking Other Socks found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 3
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Corespun fabric for enhanced durability Other Socks found with this feature: 9 |
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Feature 4
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LYCRA® content for stretch and mobility Other Socks found with this feature: 6 |
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Feature 5
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Strategically placed merino eyelet adds ventilation Other Socks found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Forward set side seams for comfort Other Socks found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 7
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Flatlock seams prevent chafing Other Socks found with this feature: 11 |
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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 Socks. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini 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 Socks. 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 Socks. Brands like Icebreaker 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 Socks 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 Socks.
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 Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini.
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 Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £19.95 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.8 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Socks
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Socks.
We found 319 in the Socks category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £13.22, making it above average at £19.95.
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 Socks. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £55.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £4.00.
With 319 products available we worked out that 31 cost more than Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini and 286 were cheaper.
Cost of Icebreaker products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 45 products from Icebreaker, of which 11 were in the Socks category.
For now though we’re looking at Icebreaker branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £38.65 making this product below average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Icebreaker product we found was £10.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £90.00.
Of the 45 from Icebreaker, 33 were more expensive than Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini and 10 were cheaper.
How much are Icebreaker Socks?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Icebreaker products that are listed in the Socks category.
The average price of the 11 products that match this search was £21.38, with the cheapest coming in at £10.00 and highest price was £55.00. With the average being £21.38, Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini comes in below average.
3 products that meet this search were more expensive than Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini and 6 were cheaper.
Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini 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 Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Socks category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 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 Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini or another similar product, like Icebreaker Women’s Sprite Merino Racerback Bra reviews or Icebreaker Women’s Hike+ Merino Medium Crew 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 Socks.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Socks. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Icebreaker, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini
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Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini. 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 8.5/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010848237
- Product ID 2: 703527UK
- Brand: Icebreaker
- Model number: 104077602XL
- RRP: £40
- EAN: 9420058515058
- Description: Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino HipkiniDesigned for active pursuits in warmer conditions, Icebreaker’s Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini provides incredible comfort and breathability thanks to its technical fabric blend.Eyeleted, merino wool panels plus Cool-Lite™ are used in strategic areas of the Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini, keeping you cool, dry and comfy as you work hard. Body heat and moisture are quickly transferred away in these key areas, enhancing comfort and keeping you dry as temperatures rise and activities get more intense.LYCRA® is also used to give the super-soft merino more stretch and give the Hipkini a brilliant fit that moves with you whatever outdoor pursuit you’re taking on. Flatlock seams and forward-set side seams prevent irritation amplifying comfort levels still further. This results in a high performing, moisture-managing Hipkini for active and adventure seeking women. Features:Material: 50% Merino Wool, 33% Lyocell, 12% Nylon, 5% ElastaneCool-Lite™ fabric for faster wickingCorespun fabric for enhanced durabilityLYCRA® content for stretch and mobilityStrategically placed merino eyelet adds ventilationForward set side seams for comfortFlatlock seams prevent chafingBuy Icebreaker Clothing from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Clothing > Socks
- Savings percentage from RRP: 50%
- Size: XL
- Female
- 20.05
- Adult
Other options for Socks
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Socks. 319 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Icebreaker Women’s Meld Zone Merino Hipkini included,
Icebreaker Women’s Hike Liner Crew Ultralight reviews, Icebreaker Hike Liner Crew Ultralight Socks reviews, or we really liked the look of Icebreaker Hike+ Light Merino Crew reviews as another alternative.