Ciovita

We stock a wide range of Ciovita Bib Shorts, inspired by Italian cycling design and manufactured locally in South Africa with performance benefits unique to our climate. The name, CIOVITA, is a combination of Italian and Latin words meaning “Life in Motion” and this philosophy underpins their approach to an industry that is always pushing itself to go further and faster.

Ciovita Bib Shorts offers superior comfort and performance with the use of advanced fabrics that has features like excellent moisture-wicking fabrics and firm compression design to reduce fatigue and improve aerodynamics. All Ciovita Bib Shorts uses high-quality Italian chamois pads that minimizes pressure points and aids in reducing vibrations to ensure you can ride for longer without discomfort.

All Ciovtia bib shorts features silicon grippers that prevents your bibs from slipping during your ride and ensures that everything stays in place.

Choose between the top of the range elite Apex Series – also aimed at gravel riding, performance Supremo Series, and versatile Corsa Series.

Apex & Supremo series has unique benefits like Ultra-Megno woven Lycra in the main body, a durable and robust fabric comprising Polyamide and Elastane. This material choice guarantees longevity and maintains shape and compression capabilities over time.

Apex and Supremo bibs has 3 open cell foams of 75 density (kg/m3), 120 density (kg/m3) and 100 density (kg/m3) and a total thickness of 16mm. The 3rd layer is hydrophobic, meaning it does not absorb moisture allowing excellent protection and comfort for long distances.

Corsa bibs is developed with open cell foam of 100 density (kg/m3) and a thickness of 12mm which guarantees excellent protection during cycling. The perforation of the foam with 8mm holes, increase the transpiration and passage of air in the pad significantly, giving a pleasant feeling of freshness and allowing the chamois to dry in less time than other traditional products.