One is a new high end clothing brand from the parent company of SixSixOne. It’ll focus on soft goods with light armor base layers. The big item will be the pants on the left, which come from their Moto line but won’t have the leather on the inner knees since they don’t need to protect against exhaust. It’ll make it’s formal intro at Interbike. Close up of the armor after the break, along with fresh goods from Walz Caps, Lifeproof, Manitou, Skin Sake and Bikase.
And maybe some other stuff…
Walz Caps has some new plaid patterns in their classic cycling caps.
Lifeproof’s waterproof iPhone 4 case, which we reviewed here, will be getting three new colors soon. Blue, green and red will join purple, pink, white and black. The orange floaty jacket is available now and adds about two stories of height protection for those of you prone to dropping your digital companion. And it floats.
If you want a case that’s not waterproof, doesn’t float but also doesn’t cost $80, check out Bikase’s smartphone case. It’s lightly padded, has a touchscreen compatible clear window and some Velcro straps to attach to stems, bars, shoulder straps, etc.
Skin Sake was at DealerCamp last year and gave me a sample. I’m embarrassed to admit I still haven’t written up a review, so here’s the short of it: It’s thick, smells a bit like a fish oil capsule tastes when you burp it up (it has cod liver oil in it) and actually reminds me more of leather, and it works really well. If you’re old enough to remember Zink sunscreen, it’s about like smearing that on your special parts. Their rep said it also works great to protect road rash, and I’m thinking it could be good for triathletes since it repels moisture like a champ. I’ve used it on super long rides and had no chafing.
