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If you’ve read any of my other cycling kit reviews lately it may have become apparent that I’ve been putting the hours in to test winter kit. This has meant spending many a mile in the cold seeing how winter kit performs when it has too.
The MAAP Apex Deep Winter Bibtights are the Australian brand’s heavyweight offering to combat the winter cold and are priced at £295 / $390 sitting at the more expensive end of the bib tight price range, although you may be able to find them cheaper online from various retailers. The Apex is the bigger brother to the lighter-weight Team Evo Thermal bib tight.
The Apex tights are heavier weight bibtights designed at withstanding the worst the winter can throw at them. They have a rough temperature guide range from MAAP of -10C/14F-10C/50F. MAAP describe them as being for the committed cyclist who doesn’t let the weather get in the way of their training or riding. The Apex is a similar bib tight to the Rapha Pro Team Winter which you can find in our best winter bib tights guide.
Specifications: MAAP Apex Deep Winter Tight
Price: £295 / $390 / €325
Materials: Main: 45% Polyester / 45% Polyamide 10% Elastane. Contrast Panel: 78% Polyamid, 22% Elastane
Available sizes: XS-XXL
Colours: Black / Navy
Design and Aesthetics
The Apex tights are constructed from a Polyester / Polyamide / Elastane Mix and use a mixture of different panels that vary in weight and thickness in specific areas.
The tights use two different materials in their construction. The rear of the tights, including all of the lower legs (just below the knee) and the upper front section, feature a soft and internally fleecy fabric which is lightweight and stretchy. From the knees upward this changes to a heavier fleece which isn’t quite as plush but does have a windproof and DWR (durable water repellent) treated layer of fabric on the outside which offers extra protection. This material makes a light rustling noise to the touch signalling its windproof and waterproofing capabilities and mentally somehow makes me feel better equipped to face the elements.
There are multiple panels and seams pulling the tights together with the legs featuring at least five different panels. This added complexity in construction could also be one of the factors in the high retail price point.
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