Castelli

If you and your riding buddies tell tales of "epic*" rides, there's a good chance weather was involved somehow. Maybe the temperature dropped 30 degrees along the way, maybe it snowed or hailed or rained sideways. For any of those situations, it probably would have been nice to have a vest along for the ride.

The Castelli Leggero Vest, for example, could have been stuffed in your seat pack waiting for the opportunity to save you from unintended epicness. The Leggero is built with lightweight, wind-and-water resistant nylon and features a mesh back, full-length zipper and reflective details on the back.

When you're done with it — or packing it in anticipation of an adventure — it stows into its own sack, which takes up about half of a jersey pocket. Sure, you might not need it every time, but you'll be thankful it's there.

*Epic is a term not to be taken lightly. Around here, if someone isn't bleeding, if it isn't snowing, if you didn't get chased by a rabid dog or if you didn't get arrested, it wasn't epic.