Together with Swiss fabric specialist, Schoeller, which brought us coldblack technology, Scott has developed ITD ProTec apparel ‘to provide higher abrasion resistance than regular fabrics.’
SCOTT notes that the ITD ProTec technology offers up a one of a kind blend of carbon yarns and ceramic prints that provides a fabric with very high abrasion resistance, especially in the case of high speed crashes. The SCOTT RC ProTec outfit is positioned as the very first bike wear kit featuring this technology and will be available to consumers in 2015.
In the bike racing scene, crashes at high speed can be frequent, not normally causing broken bones, but definitely tearing the skin. This mainly leads to gnarly infections and in most cases, a recovery period of 3 to 4 weeks.
In close cooperation with Schoeller, SCOTT developed the ITD ProTec-Technology, which has been inspired by fabric/material developments in the sailing industry. Scott notes that the knit carbon yarns ensure higher breakage strength, as well as an antibacterial effect. This combined with the ceramic printing on the fabric leads to high robustness and durability, even for crashes on asphalt at high speed.
This special fabric has been tested for 2 years by Schoeller with pro teams, as well as by SCOTT with in-house product testers. In addition to these tests, an external laboratory analyzed the fabric with ITD ProTec-Technology and compared it to other normal fabrics used in the bike apparel industry.
Among other positive results, Scott notes ‘it is now proven that fabrics featuring the ITD ProTec-Technology have significantly better strength and higher abrasion resistance protecting the rider’s skin from heavy abrasion in case of crashes.’
Suitable for both road and mountain biking, the 2015 SCOTT RC ProTec Shirt and Bibshorts feature the new ITD ProTec technology.
SCOTT is the first bike apparel brand to use Schoeller abrasion resistant inserts in its products, with the exclusive use of this technology for the next two years. These ITD ProTec-Technology inserts are used on the shoulders of the RC ProTec shirt and on the sides of the ProTec bibshorts to offer more protection to riders.
