Ambitious water boardsports brand ION launched their first bike apparel collection in 2013.
Now, the 2014 collection arrived at local bike shops in overall 24 countries worldwide.
Time to get a short wrap up of the 100% German engineered collection:
SCRUB & FLARE – Trail/Freeride
The brand new Flare (women) and Scrub (men) series are ION's flagships in advanced technical construction and material choice:
The long sleeve tops combine DriRelease front panels with airy mesh jerseys on back and arms.
The shorts are made of a special 4way-flex fabric, DWR treated, with laser cut details, bonded hems and a fabric-feature mix that make them a functional, robust and light piece of kit.
Left: FLARE & right: SCRUB colors
ROAM & LUZID – The street wear inspired riding collection
The Luzid (women) and Roam (men) lines grew up to 20 different styles for 2014:
Main idea: to combine a caual look with high functionality.
All tops are made of Drirelease fabrics with Freshguard, which have a classic cotton look, but dry four times faster than cotton.
Cargo style shorts and jeans (shorts & pants) are flexy and feature a cycling specific cut for maximum freedom of movement.
Left: LUZID (women), right: ROAM (men)
FMB World Tour Champion Sam Pilgram got a signature tank / wife beater as well.
SLASH – Downhill
The 2014 Slash is a pure gravity riding oriented combo: super airy but still robust mesh jersey long sleeves include a hidden ticket pocket plua a lens cleaning patch.
The matching "Sabotage" pants and shorts made of a robust mix of 4-way-flex and nylon fabric also feature hidden neoprene enforcement's an the outer hip for additional abrasion resistance.
TRAZE & GRAZE – All Mountain
The ones that prefer a more sportive look, might choose the Graze (women) or Traze (men):
Surfstyle oriented designs in a slimmer fit with performance functionalities thanks to different fabric mix constructions including Coolmax & Sanitized.
Left: GRAZE (women), right: TRAZE (men)
Get more info about ION on their website:
ion-products.com or
facebook pageSelected 2014 stuff is beeing tested right now, so stay tuned for some ION product picks coming up, soon.