Fresh Goods Sunday - Assos Mille GT Spring Fall 2/3 Bib Knickers C2 (Black Series TIR)

 

I have used bib knickers / 2/3 tights for many years now during the period between spring and summer and autumn to winter. I have always used Endura ones as I always used to use Endura winter tights but since I started using Assos kit this is the first pair of their bib knickers I have had from them. This is an older model as they look to have made some changes to this model for this autumn. Assos only make one model - Mille GT Spring Fall C2 in black. As ever with Assos the rrp is just eye watering. As ever the quality is superb. The material is not too thick and not too thin on the legs. The pad is comfortable enough and the leg grippers stay in place. This is the second season I have worn them and have had no problems with them. They wash and dry well, keep the cold wind off your legs. As ever shop around for a bargain at the end of the season, the new rrp is now £175! 

RRP £185.00 and I paid £125.80 from Assos Outlet inc 24hr p&p - 32% discount 

Manufacturers Blurb - 

Lightly insulated knickers for cool conditions and long-distance riding, with extended knee coverage and storm proof textiles. Updated with features to enhance stability, reduce seams, and improve support.

We redesigned the pre-shaped panels to reduce seam count, and we also shed grams without sacrificing the light compression and long-distance comfort MILLE embodies. The Knickers are updated with our race-inspired X-Frame bib design, which stabilizes the insert and body panels throughout the pedal motion and while cornering. The new model is also updated with our MILLE GT C2 insert, which adds 2mm of plush comfort for long rides maintaining form or building base miles for the coming season.

Early more spin over to the coast on the C2C route

 

Back out on the bike this morning for a spin over to the coast. I hoped onto the old railway line / C2C at the Lambton Worm at South Pelaw. It started off very cold with the Garmin hovering around 4.5 degrees but there was some sunny'ish spells poking through the trees. The track down to Sunderland was quiet early morning then every Tom, Dick and Harry was out around Roker area. It was very busy until I got further around the coast to Seaburn where it was a lot quieter. It has also warmed up now with the Garmin just over 10 degrees but that did not last long as I had a cold headwind all the way back up the old railway line and the sun had gone. All in just over 30 miles in 2hrs 17mins with 1100ft of climbing. Below are a few snap[s from the ride, enjoy and hopefully more soon.

A local mainly gravel loop on two of Co Durham's old railway lines

 

Back out again today for a shorter more local ride. Set off from Meadowfield along the old railway line towards the Bransden where I turned left and down the hill to Sunderland Bridge, Croxdale, Tudhoe Village, Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland, Willinton, Branscepth and back to Meadowfield. It was all quiet on the tracks n trails with very few others out n about. Overcast and cloudy for the whole ride with no sunshine but it was feeling warmer than yesterdays ride up in Weardale. All in 21.5miles in 1hr 31mins with 780ft of climbing. Below are a few snaps from the ride, enjoy and hopefully more soon-