Top protection from head to toe
The lightweight performance of Dyneema® provides full body protection on the road to victory.
Ergonomic race jersey
Abrasion- and tear-resistant bib shorts
Lightest cycling shoes ever made
Anti-abrasion gravel racing skinsuit
Frame construction featuring Dyneema® fiber
The gold standard in abrasion evasion
Crashes are an inevitable part of elite cycling – but with Dyneema® present in racewear, the biggest fall is the risk of nasty grazes and damaged gear. That’s because Dyneema® is built to withstand even the most demanding applications, from mooring lines on stormy seas to bulletproof vests. Compared to these, it’s more than a match for a slide across asphalt.
The thinly woven Dyneema® fibers in a cycling jersey protect the skin from abrasion, with some Tour de France jerseys offering complete protection against abrasions up to 60 km/h when combined with a protective base layer. When you also consider its excellent performance against cuts and punctures, it’s no surprise that the world’s most elite cycling teams put the world’s strongest fiber™ at the heart of their racewear design.
Lightweight strength for top performance
In addition to being the world’s strongest fiber™, Dyneema® is light enough to float on water. With this unrivaled combination of strength and low weight, designers can craft ultra-strong gear that maintains the comfort, low weight, and aerodynamics that cyclists need to gain a competitive edge
For example, when Team DSM (now Team dsm-firmenich) developed its next-generation sprint suit with Dyneema® fiber back in 2022, it achieved the best of both worlds: a new benchmark in aerodynamics and speed alongside enhanced protection and abrasion resistance for riders.
Dyneema®’s ultra-low weight also makes it ideal for cycling shoes, such as the Specialized S-Works EXOS road shoe. Weighing just 150 grams, the upper is made from Dyneema® to achieve its incredible lightweight effect.
As the key ingredient in these game-changing innovations, Dyneema® makes the tradeoff between strength, speed, and safety a thing of the past. Designers can tick all three boxes at once.
Taking the race offroad
Dyneema® isn’t just a driving force in the world of road cycling; it plays an equally important role in gravel biking and other offroad pursuits.
In 2023, Nopinz released a skinsuit that combines aerodynamic performance with the toughness required for gravel riding, including hip panels with Dyneema® for added abrasion resistance.
The previous year, TIME Bicycles achieved an industry first by developing the ADHX all-road and fast gravel bike, with Dyneema® reinforcing the frame and helping to overcome the brittleness associated with convectional carbon bikes. Now, the question is: who’s going to build something even cooler using Dyneema®?
Supporting sustainable innovation
Dyneema® is unique for more than its strength and weight; it’s also the most sustainable high-performance fiber on the market.
For starters, all cycling equipment made with Dyneema® uses bio-based Dyneema® fiber, which carries a 90% lower carbon footprint than generic HMPE fiber. And thanks to Dyneema®’s durability, products last longer, reducing waste and lowering costs over time.
In addition, 100% of the electricity used in our manufacturing comes from renewable sources.
Through these efforts and more, we ensure that Dyneema® has the lowest carbon footprint per unit strength of any high-performance fiber. For brands looking to satisfy rising consumer demands for planet-friendly products, Dyneema® takes their sustainability progress up a gear.
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