GOREWEAR SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights Review

GOREWEAR SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights Review by Erin Trail The GOREWEAR SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights are a medium weight fleece cycling bib option for winter rides. Details Recycled thermal fleece (85% Nylon [recycled], 15% Elastane) Active 2.0 chamois Wide, open mesh bib straps High waistline Pre-shaped knees Reflective details Weight: 8.5 oz Fit and Function…

Erin Trail

January 5, 2026

4–6 minutes

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GOREWEAR SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights

Review by Erin Trail

The GOREWEAR SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights are a medium weight fleece cycling bib option for winter rides.

Details

Recycled thermal fleece (85% Nylon [recycled], 15% Elastane)
Active 2.0 chamois
Wide, open mesh bib straps
High waistline
Pre-shaped knees
Reflective details
Weight: 8.5 oz

Fit and Function

I am a size medium on the GOREWEAR size guide and found that the SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights fit true to size.

The fleece fabric for the GOREWEAR SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights is medium thick with a good stretch. The outside isn’t weatherproof like the Distance Winter Bib Tights+. The SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights fit and feel more like fuzzy leggings, and are best suited for cold rides when precipitation and biting winds aren’t an issue.

I’ve been doing my testing on my gravel and mountain bike, in temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Colorado has been unusually warm, so I haven’t been able to really test these in colder temperatures.

The bib design of the GOREWEAR SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights is well done. The waist hits me just above the navel and the waistband is flexible and comfortable in a variety of riding positions. The straps of the bibs are wide mesh, which I found fit well, without feeling tight or restrictive.

The chamois of the GOREWEAR SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights is also comfortable. It is a fairly big pad, with the edges extending slightly down the inner thigh (which I think helps avoid pressure points and chafing). The seaming is also a flat zigzag stitch that reduces bulk. My longest ride in these tights was 2 hours on the the gravel bike, and I found the chamois to be issue-free and comfortable.

The fleece fabric of the GOREWEAR SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights is also great. The interior brushed fleece feels really good against the skin. And I think that movement, partially due to the pre-shaped knees, is natural and easy. I never felt restricted while wearing these bibs and found that they fit similar to a nice pair of fuzzy running tights.

The main, and best feature, of the GOREWEAR SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights is how warm they are. Admittedly, my testing temperatures have been probably on the high end of the intended range for these tights. I have been plenty warm and can definitely attest that these tights wick away sweat. Temperatures over 50 degrees is definitely overkill for these tights (for me) – I’m thinking 35-45 degrees would be the sweet spot for these.

Closing Thoughts

The GOREWEAR SWIFTRIDE Thermo Bib Tights are a warm and comfortable option for winter cycling in dry, cold temperatures. The tights are available in both women’s and men’s cuts and in a wide range of sizes.

Erin Trail

Trail Boss of Stoke

Erin Trail’s hobby is collecting hobbies. She’s a 5th Generation Coloradan and grew up exploring the outdoors on family camping trips and hikes. Her first backpacking trip was at eight years old to Grizzly Reservoir – she proudly carried all of her own gear those 3 miles from the main parking lot to the Reservoir.

Erin is an adult-onset athlete who started as a Masters Swimmer and then developed into a triathlete. She has completed 5 Ironman races and nearly 20 x 70.3 distance Ironman races, including the World Championship in Lahti, Finland, in 2023. In 2025, she raced for Team USA in Pontevedra, Spain for the World Triathlon Cross Tri World Championship. She placed 9th in her age group and was the 1st American woman in her age group.

Erin Trail on her mountain bike at the World Tri Cross Triathlon World Championship race

Erin Trail on her running at the World Tri Cross Triathlon World Championship race

Somewhere along her triathlon journey, she picked up deep love of cycling. Cycling encouraged her to see landscapes in a new way, learn new skills and to develop self reliance; now she often goes and does Type 2 rides just to see if she can do it. She’s got all the bikes: gravel, mountain, fat bike, time trial and road.

She is even known to combine her love of camping and cycling and go off on solo 24 hour overnight bikepacking trips in the mountains of Colorado. In addition to bikes, she teaches yoga, lifts weights, skis, SUPs and has recently purchased a campervan.

Erin is a former Montana park ranger with a degree in environmental engineering. She loves getting into technical details while putting her gear (and herself) through the paces. She shares her home in Colorado with her husband, Will, and her 3 cats (Zipper, Brewtus, and Simcoe).

Fall and winter 2025 will bring Erin to the “Adventure Side”, with many camping, vanlife, bikepacking, and mountain bike rides. Once the snow flies, she can be find resort skiing, fat biking, and triathlon training (inside and outside).

2026 will bring a National Championship Cross Tri race, a National Championship Road Sprint and Olympic Distance race, and hopefully a chance to represent Team USA once again in 2027 in Edmonton, Canada. She’ll also save lots of room for adventure time with her friends and husband.

When not adventuring, she can be found on a sunny patio somewhere, drinking beers with her husband.

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