Model Tee (2025)

Favoured thermal wear for strutting your stuff on the catwalk or defending your body from plummeting temperatures. Lightwave™ Merino wicks hard work away from your skin.

+Features

• Lightwave™ hi-performance thermal bodywear combines a merino inner layer with a fast-drying polyester outer.
• Raglan cut with flat seams for enhanced comfort.
• 'Snug-as-a-bug' fit keeps the fabric against your skin to wick sweat away.
• WhaleTail™ longer back for greater cycling warmth.
• Weight: 170 gm.
• Design & made by us in Aotearoa | New Zealand.

+Tech

 

+Lightwave™ Merino

A bi-component thermal fabric combining merino and polyester yarns. Superfine 19.5 micron merino wicks sweat away from your skin while the polyester provides a durable, non-pill outer. Lightweight and machine washable.

• Composition: 46% merino; 54% polyester.
• Weight: 150 gsm.

+Man vs Wild

• Merino is unrivalled for comfort as a body layer.
• Its natural fibres help fend off the big stink on multi-day epics.
• Merino absorbs more moisture than synthetic fibres, mopping up excess sweat rather than letting it settle on your skin.
• However high-aerobic activities like cycling will often overload ordinary merino. Lightwave's polyester component repels moisture to reduce total saturation of the fabric - so it dries faster to help keep your cool. Ideal for going hard 'n' fast, and for wearing under your rain jacket.

+Hot 'n' Cold

Lightwave™ Merino regulates your temperature through a wide range of conditions. Delivering comfort in all but the hottest climes, as well as a thermal layer under a WindFoil™, microFoil™ or HydroFoil™ shell in winter.

+WhaleTail™

Ground Effect tops are cut with extra length in the back... and in the sleeves too. So when you stretch out in search of the perfect downhill position, neither your shirttail or sleeves will ride-up to expose your back or wrists to the elements.

+More than Kiwi Made

Ground Effect clothing is crafted right here in Aotearoa | New Zealand. Has been ever since we started back in 1994. Manufacturing locally works for us. We operate a quick-response system - holding minimal stock of any one item, but churning out a few more quick-smart when the pile gets low. The upshot is that we are seldom caught with our shelves empty, so orders get despatched the same day you place them.

+ Shipping

• Items are generally packed and sent the same day your order is received.
• Costs $9 by overnight courier within New Zealand.
• NZ$12 by tracked airmail to Australia.
• Around NZ$15-25 by tracked airmail to destinations elsewhere in the world - calculated in our shipping cart as you check out.
• More shipping and tax details in our FAQ.