FWE Reflective Snood/Neckwarmer

FWE is Evans' in-house clothing brand and the Reflective Snood/Neckwarmer is its take on the typical solution for those chilly rides/early mornings when you want to stop the wind whipping around your neck or ears.

The Snood is nothing new: it's a tube of material that can be worn in various ways to keep your head, neck or ears warm and safe from the elements.

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When fully extended it is two bands of colour, black and yellow top to bottom, with a reflective strip running its length in two places, 180 degrees apart.

It's long enough that you can keep to one colour if you prefer, by folding it in half, leaving a neckwarmer in either yellow or black of 230mm in length; that's plenty to cover up to your chin and still tuck down inside your jacket to stop any draughts.

The material itself is stretchy so it fits over your head with ease and it springs back enough to close any gaps around your neck. The material is quite thin though, so even when doubled up I'd say it's still not quite warm enough for deep winter use. But being so thin does mean it can fit beneath a helmet without you having to tweak your setup too much.

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The reflective strip is a novel idea, and even though most of the material will be tucked beneath your collar, it might just add a little bit of visibility. The only slightly irritating thing is that the reflective material always seems to stay cold – which isn't ideal against the skin.

At £9.99 it's about the same price as a lot of the other neckwarmers we've tested such as this one from Lusso – but nearly double the price of Altura's offering – though both of these look to have a stitched seam top and bottom, which the FWE doesn't, meaning the edges are left looking as if they've been hacked with a pair of scissors. It's not alone in that 'finish' though – so I suppose it all comes down to how much you want the reflective detailing.

Verdict

Brightly coloured windchill solution for all but the coldest of rides