Q36.5 Grid Skin Women's Bib Shorts - Black

We train harder so we can go faster. But sometimes that means we’re crashing at fast speeds as well. The Q36.5 Women’s Gridskin Bib Shorts make use of a newly developed 4D printing technology to integrate a protective skin into the bibs that can protect your skin when you suffer an unexpected crash.

It’s never nice to contemplate potentially crashing on a ride. But just like we wear a helmet just in case, the Q36.5 Women’s Gridskin Bib Shorts will offer you that extra level of protection in case the ride doesn’t end the way you planned.

The fine textiles used are reinforced and padded while remaining particularly light and flexible. This integrative system promotes rear ventilation of the printed areas, offering maximum comfort with a significantly higher level of protection and security. In terms of practicality off the bike, the clothing equipped with GRDXKN® can be washed normally.

Features of the Q36.5 Grid Skin Women's Bib Shorts

Minimal seams design
Improving the fit and feel of the bibs, Q36.5 have introduced a laser cut finish on the waist area, further reducing the need for problematic seams.

Straps
The straps have also been given some love since they are laser cut without the use of seams and bonding, allowing the straps to remain flat, light, and breathable.

Fusion Lady Chamois
Designed specifically to fit a woman’s form, the Fusion Lady Chamois includes both sewn and thermo-molded padding technologies. The 120kg/m³ of highest density open cell foam is cut and sewn at the front area where the most flexibility and breathability are required, while ‘smooth’ multi-density thermomolded pads are used for the rear area where flexibility is less required in exchange for support and padding. This chamois offers all-round support for training, competition, and enduranceoriented rides.

Lumbar support
The lumbar support panel made from high density stretch woven fabric augmented with silver thread actively improves stability and body alignment during the pedal stroke.

Raw cut
The raw cut of the leg cuffs adds to the level of comfort thanks to the clever finishing that eschews the use of silicone while still ensuring the leg band stays in place. The method eliminates hot spots and pressure points, but will help you retain a nice sharp tan line.

UF Knit44 ECO: 100% recycled yarns
The Gridskin Bib Shorts are another example of Q36.5's continuing focus on a more ecosustainable approach since they are made from 100% recycled material. They have revamped the UF Knit44 fabric in order to have it made from fully recycled material. Most recycled fabrics use only a recycled yarn for polyamide and stick with a virgin yarn for elastane. In the new development of the UF Knit44 ECO Q36.5 have chosen only 100% recycled yarns.

Protective 4D printing
The newly developed 4D printing technology GRDXKN® enables to print a protective structure into the fabric of the material. This printing technology turns common fabrics into smart textiles. In fact, the material properties of the GRDXKN matrix have been successfully tested in crash simulations up to 100 km/h.

• Abrasion resistancy: The abrasion resistance is more than 5 times higher than that of the untreated textile.
• Impact force dissipation: The fabric reinforced by GRDXKN® creates a highly abrasion-resistant cushioning layer, which greatly delays the destruction of the upper fabric, distributes the force exerted by the fall and absorbs energy, thereby significantly protecting the skin behind it.
• High standards: All components of the GRDXKN material comply with the ÖKOTEX100®, GOTS®, BlueDesign® standards.
• Cushioning properties: Despite the low weight (10gr), an impact test showed that the cushioning properties were improved by more than 50% compared to an untreated textile.

Material 60% polyamide, 34% elastane, 4% polyethylene, 2% other fibres