{"id":182895,"date":"2025-10-01T16:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/182895\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:17:08","slug":"castellis-says-its-new-do-di-ci-jacket-is-the-spiritual-heir-to-the-gabba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/182895\/","title":{"rendered":"Castelli’s says its new Do.Di.Ci jacket is the “spiritual heir” to the Gabba"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a cyclist, autumn isn\u2019t an easy season to dress for. Temperatures often fluctuate. It can be mild. It can be cool. It can be downright cold. And while rain is often on the cards, there can be plenty of dry days, too. Ultimately it means that one jacket is rarely enough to handle all the vagaries of weather at this time of the year.. Which seems to be the genus behind Castelli<\/a>\u2019s new Do.Di.Ci garment.<\/p>\n

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Castelli is known for making some of the best jackets for cycling<\/a>, with an extensive range to cover the seasons. The latest edition, the Do.Di.Ci, aims to deliver breathability and comfort for high-intensity rides in cool, dry conditions.<\/p>\n

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The Italian brand says the jacket is \u201cthe spiritual heir\u201d to its iconic Gabba jacket<\/a>. While this was ostensibly created for racing in the rain its popularity led to many riders using it in dry weather, which isn\u2019t where it performs best.<\/p>\n

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Enter the Do.Di.Ci. By removing the need for waterproofing<\/a>, Castelli has been able to use a material that blocks the wind while still allowing the wearer to breathe. Called Ristretto technology, it\u2019s been developed in partnership with \u201cfabric pioneers\u201d ITTTAI. The result is a stretchy PFAS-free material that Castelli says has \u201cunrivalled breathability; its air permeability of three cubic feet per minute makes its the brand\u2019s most breathable jacket in its 2025 Fall Winter line-up and a claimed 12 time more effective that the Gabba at evaporating sweat.<\/p>\n

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How does it work? In short it restricts the amount of air flowing through the fabric to protect against the wind but still evaporates sweat far more effectively than a waterproof layer, thus, Castelli says, keeping cyclists drier on the inside. Certainly anyone who\u2019s worn one of the best rain jackets<\/a> in dry conditions will know just how uncomfortable they can be when they aren\u2019t called on to do their sole job.<\/p>\n

Castelli says the Do.Di.Ci is best suited to temperatures 8-15\u00b0C, or 46-59\u00b0F. If this makes it appear rather niche, presumably this range can be expanded with the addition of a warmer baselayer. However, the recent release of the Perfetto RoS 3<\/a>, which offers additional weatherproofing, does suggest that Castelli is happy for the Do.Di.Ci to be a specialist for those racing and training hard in dry and cool weather.<\/p>\n

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Offered in both a short and long sleeve design for men as well as long-sleeve women’s version, other details include three rear pockets, a full-length YKK Vision zipper, and reflective piping. Colour choices are Rich Red, Ultraviolet, Light Black and Mocha for men, while the women\u2019s jacket is offered in light Black and Ultraviolet only.<\/p>\n

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Prices for the Do.Di.Ci are \u00a3250\/$280 for the long-sleeve and \u00a3220\/$240 for the short sleeve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As a cyclist, autumn isn\u2019t an easy season to dress for. Temperatures often fluctuate. It can be mild.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":["post-182895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}