Defiance. It’s a word with deep meaning in road cycling.

Much about CHPT3 is rooted in the mentality, from long solo training days, to breaking from the peloton in a doomed attack. Enter the Defiant bibshort, a “racing” bib that holds a middle finger aloft to all other racing bibs. Radio pocket? No, just an internal color reveal. Fabric suitable to splay sponsor logos upon? No, just heavy-weight fabric (the same as the 1.11) that feels utterly luxurious in the hand without being overbearing in the heat.

• 100% recycled polymide yarn construction.

• Progetto X² Seat Pad featuring the Latymer clause.

• High grip silicon dot leg bands.

• Weight:169 g