Assos makes some of the most technical and specific cycling clothing on the market and has done for a long time now. Pieces often have very specific uses and its equipment often takes a little more research to understand and identify the best piece to match to your requirements.
I tested the Assos GT Ultraz booties this winter and have spent several months using them as well as a range of other overshoes many of which you can find in our best cycling overshoes guide. So it’s about time I write my review as we hopefully head (I say this with bated breath) towards the spring thaw in the northern hemisphere.
The Ultraz GT is the most heavyweight overshoe from Assos and the brand says they are designed for protection in the harshest winter conditions. They sit alongside three other overshoes in the range as well as a pair of toe covers. Priced at £90 / $120 / €105 they do sit at the upper end of the overshoe pricing range.
Specifications: Assos GT Ultrz Winter Booties
Price: £90 / $120 / €105
Material: Outer: 100% Polyester / Inner: Polyester / Polyurethane
Available sizes: 0, I, II
Colours: Black
Design and Aesthetics
The Ultraz GT use what Assos calls a dual-layer twinDeck textile construction using Assos ThermoShell textile The overshoes are constructed from Polyester and Polyurethane and don’t feature neoprene. Externally the material is soft and features a small square pattern. Inside each overshoe is soft, really soft, brushed fleece, and the front section from the two rows of stitching around the middle of the foot onwards features a material that’s thicker than it appears at first glance. This is the Assos twinDeck construction.
The ankle is around 15 centimetres long which is a similar height to the Sportful Fiandre Bootie. The Ultraz feature a camlock zipper with an Assos logo plastic logo zipper cover which has textured dimples on the reverse, it’s small details but it helps you pull everything up and into place as you zip up. Camlock zippers can be overlooked but are impressive – flick the zipper to its most downward position and it will not undo, you need to lift it up to zip down. Useful in preventing unwanted unzips on the bike but in reality I just put the overshoes on and off and didn’t particularly need this much. There’s also a round internal flap that sits over the top of the zip to prevent any rub happening here.
Branding is low key, there’s a plastic Assos logo roundel sewn onto the outside front of each overshoe…
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