The King is dead, long live the King: The new Gabba R is close to faultless for its intended use

I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say the original Castelli Gabba changed the landscape of wet-weather cycling apparel. It was so good I have still got mine, patched up from crashes and looking well worn, and I can’t part with it, because for some conditions very little has come close to it since. For riding hard in the rain without overheating it was phenomenal, but you would still get wet. 

I’ve had the new Gabba R for a while now, long before its actual launch, and I am genuinely impressed by what it can offer. I’ve ridden it in sideways rain in low single-figure temperatures, but also on changeable days where the mercury is touching double figures.