Specialized bike clothing 2024: New bike fashion from Specialized for Race & Gravity

Specialized presents new bike clothing for race and gravity bikers with the 2024 spring collection. Just in time for the start of spring - the original meteorological date of 1 March, minus the tolerance of just under two weeks due to global warming - and with the snowdrops, crocuses and the first hazel catkins already in bloom. And the colours of spring can be seen in the new Specialized parts of the Gravity mountain bike collection and the racing-style, skin-tight Prime lycra range for Race, Road & Gravel.

Specialised Gravity Training Jersey & Pants

Together with the brand new colours Coastal Frog (the green?), Valley Floor (with purple?) and Desert Plains (the ochre?), the long-sleeved jerseys and shorts of the new Gravity Training mountain bike collection are presented. None other than five-time downhill world champion Loic Bruni and team-mate Finn Iles provided the input for the list of requirements for a light and airy training outfit. It had to be comfortable and pleasant to wear, robust enough for intensive training laps in the terrain and - of course - look particularly stylish.

Specialized is probably pretty proud of the result. The jerseys and shorts of the new Gravity Training MTB clothing are casual and comfortable, yet robust and stretchy. The material is as soft and comfortable as only a special weaving mill in Japan could make it. Seamless underarm zones of the long-sleeved jersey reduce possible creases and thus visual and tactile irritation.

The seams of the lightweight Gravity Training trousers are fully taped to minimise weight and allow maximum freedom of movement, even on the trail with knee pads. And because you don't mind getting hot, the Gravity Training cycling jerseys and bike shorts are made from particularly quick-drying material that is also 100 per cent recycled.

Specialised Gravity Training: Prices

The long-sleeved Gravity Training Jerseys for men and women cost 70 euros across the board, while the Gravity Training Shorts are available for 170 euros.

Prime: New Specialized clothing for Race, Road & Gravel

The name Prime of the new race clothing is pronounced in French, i.e. "Priem", like the prize in French cycling races. For English speakers "preem", as it was called in the press material otherwise written in German.

Improved compression, a new structure and reinforced jersey pockets and braces characterise the new Prime series from Specialized. The new zips are lighter and easier to use than the previous ones. To prevent the fabric - according to the PR message, it is supposedly so fine that you would wish for "sheets made from a nylon/elastane mix" - from tearing so quickly, tapes now reinforce the seams. Small additional mesh pockets in the Prime SWAT road bike trousers hold small items. The most exposed areas of the clothing are treated with a sun protection factor of 30 against UV radiation.

On the hunt for the best times, every distraction, every pinch or tweak is a nuisance. The Specialized Prime cycling clothing is therefore not a weekend leisure outfit for strolling through the beer garden as cool as possible. According to Specialized, the cuts are made for the riding position on the bike and are emphatically race-orientated. For the cycling shorts, you can choose from the tried and tested Body Geometry seat pads in three different densities. But hey, after all, the parts were designed to be looked at.

The highlight of the range is the super-sporty Prime LT jersey, which, at just 82 grams, weighs 37 per cent less than the simple Prime jersey, according to Specialized. Ultralight and ultra-fast drying. Moisture transport is said to have been accelerated by 17 per cent thanks to the touch of fabric.

Specialised Prime jerseys & bib shorts: Prices

The Specialized Prime Jerseys are available for 140 euros, the ultra-light Prime LT Jersey ten euros more. The bib shorts cost 170 euros, the Prime SWAT bib shorts 180 euros, and the matching wind waistcoat costs 100 euros.