About the castelli womens velocissima length waist shorts this is castellis popular midrange performance short, great for a long endurance ride or a quick hour workout indoors or out. Its sure to be your perfect go to short for mild to cool conditions. Castelli have used their new endurance evolution fabric, a high modulus, very matte lycra fabric that feels extremely dry while providing just the right amount of compression. The waist construction eliminates stitching and elastic and lies completely flat. At the leg ending they have used a raw cut edge with vertical silicone strips just like on castellis top of the line premio shorts to keep the leg in place without the pressure that creates the dreaded sausage effect. Great shorts need a great seat pad, and the womens specific kiss air pad will keep you comfortable, without feeling too bulky. Key features endurance evolution fabric for a matte finish with high modulus stretch raw edge leg ending eliminates sausage effect vertical silicone strips hold leg ends in place high visibility reflective patches at back of leg womens specific kiss air seat pad for long distance comfort