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Every time you start putting together your clothing for a ride, start with a base layer. A great base layer is the foundation that helps you feel your best and allows your whole system of clothing to work as optimally as possible. The challenge is that every climate is different and the temperatures we all experience range drastically. This is the reason that we have such a wide range of options in our list of the best cycling base layers.
Tech Specs: Q36.5 Level 3 Base Layer
Price: £76.95 / $119 / €90
Weight: 103g (As measured size small)
Size availability: XXS-XS, S-M, L-XL
Colour Options: Navy, Anthracite, Olive Green
Materials: 44% Polypropylene, 44% Polyamide (Nylon), 12% Elastane
Given that I tend to ride through the winter, long sleeve base layers are something I’m always evaluating. New options come to market and it feels like there is an endless array of choices. More recently, a new style of almost completely seamless base layers has started to appear. Assos has one and so does the brand started by the former director of development for Assos, Q36.5.
The two brands are often somewhat similar but in this case, there are a lot of differences. Assos positions the single seamless base layer available as the best of what you can buy from the brand. Q36.5 instead takes the technology and applies it to every base layer that the brand offers. I’ve spent a bit of time with the level 3 long sleeve Q36.5 base layer and now I’m ready to share some details. If you are looking for an incredibly comfortable long-sleeve base layer, keep reading to see if this one is the right choice for you.
Design and aesthetics
If you click on an article about the latest carbon race wheels, you expect a deep dive into the technology. The industry revolves around a year-to-year churn of lighter, stiffer, and faster. Making that a reality falls on the shoulders of ever-advancing technology and designers who are able to extract the potential of it. What no one expects is that even a lowly base layer is subject to that same level of technical innovation and ever-advancing design.
If there was ever an example to change your mind about this, it’s the Q36.5 Base layer 3. At the heart of the design is a cutting-edge, three-dimensional knitting machine from Karl Meyer. Instead of seams…
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