Hypersupp is a Chinese brand clearly aiming at the high-end cycling apparel segment. Clean aesthetics, visible logos, on-trend colours, close-fitting cuts, ambitious pricing – the brand borrows many of the cues we associate with MAAP, Pas Normal Studios and other well-known premium apparel players.
But it does not stop at copying the look. With the Wildway HydraCore range, Hypersupp pushes an interesting idea: integrating more storage and a hydration bladder directly into the kit, so you can ride for a long time without necessarily adding a hydration vest.
I tested the women’s Wildway HydraCore in the Gray Taupe colourway, consisting of a jersey compatible with a hydration bladder and cargo bib shorts. The stated use clearly targets gravel, long distances and rides where you want to keep nutrition, phone, jacket and hydration close to hand.
Strengths:
- Highly functional jersey for riding without a hydration vest
- Hydration tube routing is very well thought out
- Cargo pockets on the bib shorts are spacious and lie flat
- 9 pockets in total across the kit + 1 compartment for a hydration bladder
Could be better
- Gray Taupe fabric turns see-through in the sun
- Small sizing means you need to double-check your size
- Sweat marks are quite visible in this colourway
A premium brand, with real user-focused ideas
Hypersupp products fall into a high price bracket. At the time of writing, the jersey was listed at around 198.75 US dollars, or about €176, and the bib shorts at around 211 dollars, or about €188.
At this level, the expectation is simple: the product must look good, be well cut, comfortable, functional, and above all impeccable in terms of fabrics. Hypersupp ticks a good part of the list. Not all of it.
On arrival, the pieces came individually packaged, very much in line with the big premium brands. The packaging is clean and neat. However, all the labels were written in Chinese on my sample. It is not a major functional issue, but on a product sold at a high price and intended for international markets, it can blur the perceived quality a little.
The Gray Taupe colourway is very successful. Modern, soft, easy to match, with a fashionable look without being too loud. Visually, the jersey + bib shorts set works very well.
XS received, S recommended: watch the sizing
Going by the size guide, I would have tested a set in size S, for both the jersey and the bib shorts. I received the set in XS.
Result: the kit was very tight. Really. The jersey was short and close to the body, the bib shorts sat firmly, and the whole almost felt like a skinsuit. For a race, this very race fit is quite pleasant: nothing flaps, nothing moves, everything stays put.
But it is worth noting: Hypersupp sizes small compared with other brands where I can wear XS without any problem, sometimes even with a bit of room. Here, the XS was wearable, but clearly at the lower limit for me.
The good news is that the fabrics are stretchy enough for it to be tolerable. Seams did not pull, nothing popped, the straps did not cut into me. The fit is actually one of the kit’s real strengths, provided you choose the right size.
The jersey: the best piece in the kit
The Wildway HydraCore jersey is the most convincing piece in this set. Its promise is simple: to let you carry a hydration bladder on your back while retaining classic jersey pockets and easy access to nutrition.
The dedicated compartment accepts a hydration bladder up to 2 litres (not provided), which I tested. The capacity is sufficient, the rear pocket is spacious, and the whole sits properly once loaded.
In a gravel race, it is a real advantage. I was able to set off without a hydration vest, while keeping enough water and storage to ride for a long time. For me, that is exactly the scenario where this jersey makes sense.
The limitation comes from the vertical support of the bladder. It lacks a small loop at the top of the back to hook the top of the bladder. Without it, the reservoir tends to drop to the bottom of the compartment and create a hump in the middle of your back. My slightly DIY solution was to let the plastic slider of the bladder closure stick out through the jersey’s slot to keep the bladder higher. It works, but it is not ideal.
Really well thought out tube routing
The most successful detail of the jersey is at the front. Hypersupp has integrated elastic bands on each side of the chest, with several possible positions to route and hold the hydration tube.
There are three placements per side, so six possible points in total. This lets you guide the tube, stabilise the bite valve, and above all keep it accessible without it dangling in front of your torso.
This is where Hypersupp does better than some products we have already tested with the same intent. In the review of the Castelli Unlimited Women, tube retention was precisely one of the weak points, with an overly minimal system. Here, the ergonomics are much more refined.
In a race, I could pull the mouthpiece slightly, drink, then let it go. It naturally returned to the right place. No need to hunt for the nozzle, no need for an added magnet, no need to stow the tube in a pocket. It is simple, but it is exactly the kind of detail that changes day-to-day use.
Six pockets, and not just to tick a spec sheet box
The jersey offers three classic rear pockets, a zipped pocket at the rear right, and two additional side pockets. In practice, that gives you a lot of storage options.
The side pockets are particularly handy for wrappers, gels, the little things you want to grab or stash quickly. In a race, it is far more useful than yet another deep pocket that is hard to reach.
With the bladder on the back, the rear pockets, the accessible sides and the zipped pocket, I did not miss a vest. Usually, I race with a hydration vest in gravel. Here, I had enough room for everything I needed.
You obviously have to accept having some weight in the jersey. A full 2 L bladder, nutrition, a phone, a jacket – it ends up loading the back. But the jersey stays put, and the very tight fit clearly helps stabilise the whole.
On the bike: a very race-fit jersey
In motion, the jersey gives a genuine race kit feel. It hugs the body, does not flap, and works very well with the bib shorts. The set is so tight it comes close to a two-piece skinsuit.
The fabric is stretchy, pleasant, rather thin. In some photos you can see slightly through the jersey (notably at the shoulder). It is not as problematic as on the bib shorts, but it contributes to the same impression: the fabric lacks a little opacity for a product that wants to position itself as high-end.
Still, functionally, the jersey is excellent. The cut, the pockets, the tube routing, the hydration integration – almost everything is well thought out. It really only lacks an upper retention system for the bladder.
The bib shorts: practical, comfortable, but with a big flaw
The Wildway HydraCore bib shorts follow the same long-distance logic: two cargo pockets on the thighs, a spacious pocket at the lower back, wide straps, grippers at the hem and reflective details at the back of the legs.
The pad is an Elastic Interface Explorer Women Hybrid, stated for long rides. It is a serious choice. Elastic Interface remains a go-to reference widely used on endurance and gravel bib shorts, and you can feel it in the overall comfort.
Even with an XS a bit small for me, the straps remained comfortable. They are wide, do not pull too much on the shoulders, and did not bother me during rides.
The chamois felt relatively comfortable. Not the best I have tested, but clearly not a poor insert. As always with a pad, the feeling depends hugely on the saddle, position and body shape. In my case, I was able to ride and race gravel in it without marked discomfort.
Very stable cargo pockets, even when it gets rough
The two side pockets are large, lie flat and are easy to use. I put my phone, bars, and sometimes other small items in them. Nothing moved, even racing on rough gravel.
The pocket at the lower back is also interesting. It is roomy enough for a light jacket or an item you want to keep accessible without filling the jersey. On an outfit designed to partly replace a hydration vest, this continuity between jersey and bib shorts makes sense.
The real problem: the fabric becomes transparent in the sun
This is the point that really changes my verdict on the bib shorts. The Gray Taupe fabric becomes transparent when the sun shines directly on it.
Practically speaking, with the sun at your back, you can see the buttocks through the fabric. For bib shorts at this price, that is frankly a problem. The best bib shorts often use a different fabric or a double layer in this area to avoid this kind of situation.
This is not a small cosmetic flaw. It is a real usability issue, and a mental comfort one. Bib shorts can be well cut, practical, comfortable, but if you have to wonder while riding whether the fabric becomes transparent depending on the sun’s angle, something is wrong.
The second point, less serious but visible, concerns sweat marks. On the bib shorts as on some areas of the jersey, the marks appear quite easily: buttocks, stomach, armpits. It is always a risk with coloured textiles, but here it shows more than on other fabrics.
An almost very successful kit, but not flawless
This review leaves me with a rather mixed impression. On the one hand, Hypersupp has some genuinely good ideas. The jersey is one of the most convincing integrated hydration systems I have tried. The fit is very race, the pockets are useful, the tube routing is excellent, and the whole really works in race conditions.
On the other hand, the price puts the brand in a zone where textile flaws are hard to accept. When a jersey nears €180 and bib shorts €190, the bar inevitably approaches that of established brands. The review of the MAAP Apex Aeon showed it too: at these prices, a piece can be very accomplished, but the slightest durability or finish issue becomes much more visible.
Hypersupp is not far off. That is precisely what makes the test interesting. The brand has understood some very concrete things about long-distance gravel use: where to place pockets, how to guide a tube, how to give a race kit feel without totally sacrificing comfort.
But the Gray Taupe fabric lacks opacity across the whole kit, and that is enough to hold the set back. In black, or with a double layer at the rear, my verdict would probably have been more enthusiastic.
My verdict after racing and long rides
The Hypersupp Wildway HydraCore is a kit that shows a brand with ambition, attentive to real-world ergonomics, and capable of offering more than just a premium look.
The jersey is frankly a success. It lacks a loop to hold the bladder at the top of the back, but everything else is very well thought out.
The bib shorts are more frustrating. Comfortable, practical, well cut, with genuinely useful cargo pockets… then let down by a fabric that is too transparent in the sun. At this price, that flaw carries a lot of weight.
I am left with a very functional set, almost excellent in concept, but still improvable in textile execution. Hypersupp is clearly a brand to watch. For now, I would choose the jersey without much hesitation; for the Gray Taupe bib shorts, I would wait for a safer fabric or a less risky colourway.
