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TECH NEWS
Primal Esports Bibshort-150Coming soon to a turbo trainer near you… Primal turbo shorts
File this one under what will they think of next, as Primal Europe has launched “turbo trainer optimised shorts” with its new eSport Bib Short.
Primal isn’t the first to sense the opportunity to market clothing at those that like to do their riding indoors. Madison launched a line of turbo-specific clothing last year using highly breathable materials. With the rapid growth of e-racing there’s the obvious opportunity for products tailored to the specific demands of indoor cycling.
What has Primal developed then? Its new eSport Bib Shorts have been made with lightweight, fast wicking fabric to help deal with the heat generated when riding on a trainer. Primal says the lighter weave of the fabric helps to pull moisture away from the skin to keep the rider cooler.
To further help reduce sweat, it has used MARC woven leg bands which it found reduces sweat compared to laser cut hems.
It has also used fewer seams in the construction with four panels to better provide support for the chamois and to avoid the potential risk for irritation.
Inside the shorts is an Italian made e6 Carbon chamois which is unchanged from Primal’s regular shorts, but what Primal has looked to do is reduce the movement of the pad to improve comfort in the saddle.
The bib straps, called FlexBib, have “laser incisions”, holes basically to help combat the heat that is a consequence of riding indoors, because even with the biggest fan in the world you still get properly sweaty on the turbo.
Primal worked with Welsh Cycling to develop the shorts to developed a short “short specifically designed for indoor training and competitive turbo sessions.”
The shorts cost £95 and are available in seven sizes, currently only for men but it has a women’s version coming soon. More at www.primaleurope.com
David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.
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I just wear a pair of triathlon shorts for spin sessions.
Naff all pad in them and no back/braces to get sweaty.
I already have turbo specific shorts. They are the ones with the stitching falling apart that I won't wear out on the road.
Reduce, reuse, re(a-hem!)cycle
Castelli inferno For The Win
???!!!
What are you confused about?
The meaning of life, the price of fish in the restaurant at the end of the universe, the search for the perfect gear ratio... and now the existence of turbo-specific shorts. Especially that they have a pad. For all that road shock...
Also, if you're in a restaurant and you ask the waiter for something and you wait for them to come back, do you become the waiter?
Also, is it the 'S' or the 'C' that is silent in 'scent'?
Hmmm.... We probably need to ask Harold Pinter on this.
Silent? Are you telling me it doesn't rhyme with Kent? !!!!
Yes, it rhymes with Kent, but should I be pronouncing it "cent" or "sent"?
Well of course, which is why bib shorts for riding on smooth roads don't have pads in them - like wot you often see in the Grand Tours and even on the track.