Eurobike 2015: Sealskinz – The Joy Of Socks

Oh, I know it’s not the most exciting of topics, but the doyens of the waterproof tootsietoaster are branching out into new avenues… they’re launching a spring/summer collection.

WTF?

Well, the idea is  that the waterproof sockage we know and love is a bit, well, hefty for summer use – so there’s now a range of gloves and socks in a more thin cut for spring and summer. There are waterproof offerings, of course, but there are also water-resistant ones too, to massively increase breatheability and generally make them a bit less sweaty, whilst retaining some of the waterproofing properties. The MTB Trail Ankle and mid length socks are apparently made of a durable absorbent stuff called ISOLFIL to make them more breatheable and .. oh, you know the drill.

The gloves feature little touches like touchscreen compatability on the Madeleine Classic, with a water repellant back…And the dragon eye trail has a synthetic suede palm, and it touted as their do-it-all trail glove. Looks interesting.

The new socks have a silicone seal to stop water ingress from the big hole at the top, are seamless, and generally look pretty nice. The fabric doesn’t seem to thick, and we reckon they might well work as every-day socks, for when the weather gets a bit poo.

They’ve also got the Halo overshoe, which is a neoprene overshoe with a flashy light in each heel. It’s a pretty neat idea – and lighter-weight MTB ones are apparently available/on the way.

More details here

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Barney Marsh

Barney Marsh takes the word ‘career’ literally, veering wildly across the road of his life, as thoroughly in control as a goldfish on the dashboard of a motorhome. He’s been, with varying degrees of success, a scientist, teacher, shop assistant, binman and, for one memorable day, a hospital laundry worker. These days, he’s a dad, husband, guitarist, and writer, also with varying degrees of success. He sometimes takes photographs. Some of them are acceptable. Occasionally he rides bikes to cast the rest of his life into sharp relief. Or just to ride through puddles. Sometimes he writes about them. Bikes, not puddles. He is a writer of rongs, a stealer of souls and a polisher of turds. He isn’t nearly as clever or as funny as he thinks he is.

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