MTB jerseys

Mountain bike kit is built around the jersey: a technical top that wicks away sweat, then shorts or trousers suited to your riding, a helmet, gloves and MTB shoes. For trail and cross-country, a Crosstrail jersey goes with padded bib shorts or baggy shorts. For enduro, trousers cover your legs on committed descents, and the fit of the Mavic Deemax jerseys leaves room for low-profile elbow pads underneath. When it pours, add a waterproof jacket over the jersey. Full-finger gloves also protect your hands from branches and in a crash.

The women's Mavic jersey for mountain biking is the Deemax Enduro LS Jersey Women, a long-sleeved model available from XS to XL. It uses the same mid-weight honeycomb fabric as the men's Deemax Enduro, which resists abrasion, stays comfortable when you pedal and wicks away moisture as you climb. The enduro fit of the women's Deemax takes low-profile protection without going up a size, and a goggle wipe is built in. The other five jerseys in the Mavic range are men's models.

A long-sleeved jersey protects your arms from branches, brambles and grazes, while a short-sleeved one lets more air through during hard summer efforts. The Mavic range has three long-sleeved men's jerseys, including the Deemax Pro LS Jersey with high-density knitted sleeves for durability, and two short-sleeved ones: the Deemax Enduro SS Jersey for enduro and the Crosstrail SS Jersey for trail and XC. On a woodland singletrack overgrown with brambles, long sleeves keep your forearms free of scratches.

A synthetic cycling jersey is best washed at 30 °C on a delicate cycle, turned inside out, zips closed and without fabric softener, then dried flat rather than in a tumble dryer. Cycling clothing makers give this advice to protect the stretch of the fabric, its shape and its prints. A synthetic fibre dries quickly, so you can wear the jersey again the day after a muddy ride. Washing with similar colours keeps light shades such as white pepper bright. The care label on each Mavic jersey remains the reference and comes before this general advice.

A synthetic jersey wicks sweat away, while a cotton T-shirt soaks it up and stays wet for a long time. Polyester absorbs very little moisture and dries quickly: it is the base fibre of the Mavic jerseys, and all six have a 100 % polyester body. On a trail, a cotton T-shirt soaked on the climb chills you as soon as the descent starts, especially in the shade of the woods. A Mavic jersey also brings a fit designed for enduro or for cross-country, and a fabric tested against snags and abrasion, two common risks on a wooded trail.