The shorts also feature additional cargo pockets on the left leg and at the bottom of the bib straps to the rear. The Super Giara bib shorts feature a compression fit for improved performance and aerodynamics, alongside a gravel-specific chamois pad which features a shorter length and different pad densities to cope with the rougher gravel surfaces. Sportful say the fast-developing segment has edged towards competitive gravel racing events recently – such as the Dirty Kanza – and so utility, gravel-specific clothing from the brand now features several race features you see in their traditional road racing lines. Sportful's Super Giara bib shorts are all new additions for 2019 and a more race-focused version of the brand's gravel-specific clothing launched back in 2017. The move suggests that groupset could be used on gravel or adventure bikes to help with heavier loads or longer, steeper climbs you wouldn't normally take your road racing bike on – there is also no 53/39 chainring option for the groupset.
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Scroll down for this week's look at a pair of cargo, gravel-specific bib shorts from Sportful, a 12-speed groupset from Campagnolo, Peter Sagan's favoured nutrition brand Osmo, some ceramic bearing jockey wheels from C-Bear and some sunglasses from Kask helmets' off-shoot brand Koo.
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