Boom! Troy Lee Designs have re-awakened their ladies' Skyline short with a whole new look and feel for 2015.
Leigh Donovan was brought in to consult on much of the renovation of the Skyline, and the short now includes a taller waistband, side pocket, taller rear stretch panel and side vents. This colourway is aptly called Speedah... The Skyline jersey remains structurally unchanged, although a long sleeved version will be available. This black jersey has some subtle cheetah patterns on the side panels. Raaawr.
As their fledgling year as a bicycle brand came to a wrap, the ladies at Juliana decided that they needed to do things a little differently for their 2015 range. Realizing that women wanted more options, they have made the Furtado available in six different build kits for 2015 and that includes two different levels of carbon frames to choose from. Pictured here is the top of the line Furtado CCXX1. If you are in the market for the best of the best in the 130mm category, this is Juliana Bicycle's answer to the call.
We swung by to visit our friends at Alpinestars and were saddened to hear that the company have pressed the pause button on their women's range for next year. They tell us there is a chance that the Phoenix may rise from the ashes yet, so we will be staying tuned for more info as we roll into 2016.
Dakine can always be relied upon to provide fun colours and bold patterns and yep there was plenty of that at the booth today. This lovely lady is modeling the Dropout Short Sleeve jersey in Shasta, the updated Mode Short in Buckskin, the Drafter glove in Grape and the Session 8L pack in Emerald Green.
The Henley jersey got a redesign with a new button down neck and colours, the Cypress flannel gets a new colour and the lightweight tonic short will be available in Grape, Camo and Black. Dakine's threads will be available in February.
Smith have just announced the new Asana women's sports glasses for next year. They Asana is designed to be feather light and to fit smaller faces and will retail for $179 USD. The Arena (below) will be replacing the PivLock and will be available in two different sizes suiting both larger and smaller faces. The Arena will also retail for $179.
The Trek Gravity girls have been working in conjunction with iXS to develop a women's specific chest piece for their Cleaver protection system.
The chest piece is fully interchangeable with the system and will come standard along with the men's chest plate next year. If you already have the Cleaver, you can buy the women's plate for just $39 USD. The full system will set you back $229 USD.
Another moment of silence please. Royal Racing have discontinued their women's line moving into 2015. The company states that the line unfortunately did not perform well as they had hoped.
"Tie your shoes fool!" While Taylor Phinney signed autographs at the Giro booth, "Mr T" kept the crowd entertained.
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Not a fan of the flowery jersey either. And enough with the fluffy girl gear that doesn't hold up to proper use and abuse. I bought a pair of $100 ladies shorts that fell apart after a few rides.
On a positive note...
Very happy to see the chest protection that will fit the bustier ladies out there! Make all the jokes you want...
Having a larger chest and trying to fit into any of the existing upper body armour out there is frustrating to say the least. Often stuck layering sports bras to flatten things out. The smaller cup gals can probably fit in the guys stuff.
"I pity the foo' who don't know how to pedal up dem hills. YOU GOT LEGS FOOL, USE EM."
...So really they are just carrying on re-stickering current SC models and claiming them as womens specific. Does anyone actually believe this shite?
Surely in a time of tiny stems and long toptube theory, people will just buy what they want and play with the stem length, no?
I guess this theory fails with really little females, where a small males bike may still be too big. It's harder to imagine though. I guess there are people under five foot who still wanna ride bikes. There must be!
I get that we DH ladies aren't a HUGE market but we're a growing one most definitely. It infuriates me that I can't even get decent protective chest gear... let alone more than two or three colours/styles of shorts and shirts. Pretty much everything I've bought (save the TLD shorts last year) has been mens... in mens sizing... small... hoping they fit. Or kids.
At the end of the day it's a total joke.
shop.pearlizumi.com/product.php?mode=view&pc_id=493&product_id=2122523&outlet=&color_code=021
I agree with you partially... While it's up to the ladies to vote with their money... The problem is that very few retailers carry a deep selection of women's apparel.
The North Shore is a great example... There are a ton of female riders, yet I fail to find a shop that carries a great selection of women's wear. You'll find the same brands at most shops with no unique offerings (TLD, Race Face). If you're an XC rider or road rider then there's a lot to choose from. But clothing that is more durable and shorts that actually still touch the top of your knee pad at the top of your pedal stroke, well... you're a bit limited.
It's such a kick in the teeth to walk into a shop and see like 10 different offerings for men's clothing and only 1 or 2 lines for women.
Whistler is a rare example of awesome offerings. Between Summit Sports and Garbanzo Bike and Bean, almost every brand that offers women's apparel is represented... Even a brand from Australia that I've never seen before.
So yeah... I guess it makes sense that companies might drop brands. But damn it, it's because the retailers never thought of carrying it in the first place.. So we never even got a chance to try it.
Retailers, riders and companies need to work hand in hand to listen to the demands of women... And to actually buck up and start carrying more selection.
It's a no-brainer that in general women like shopping for clothes... There's just a lack of offerings.
Women do love shopping for clothes, but some of us just want simple, easy stuff... And most of us want something different. The female market IS difficult to cater to, but this is where a smart design team leader comes in: bringing in multiple (3-4) personality types, all with different tastes, who all design one kit... It would be a knockout business plan and resonate within the female market, as well as break ground for other brands to follow.
%80 of the overall household purchasing in the US is done by a female. THINK ABOUT THAT for just one second. Why wouldn't a company want to invest in that sort of potential? When you get mom hooked, dad gets to buy more gear, kids are suddenly brought into the purchasing picture and you have entire chunks of commerce to operate within.
We gotta start lookin' at the big picture, folks. The numbers are there... We just need to start taking them seriously.
We are completely biased, but check out www.dharco.com for our ladies range - what do you think?
In Canada you can get the gear at Summitsport (Whistler) and soon at online retailer Dirty Jane in the US. xx
Those Dakine Mode shorts look the biz - they fit great, and that mustard is a sensible colour without being same old same old. I'll be looking for those next season.
1) FITS ME!
2) Is durable
3) Is not pink, baby blue, cheetah print or some hideous combination of the three
4) Doesn't look like every other girl on the hill
5) Doesn't look like a race kit
6) Isn't $130+ CAD per pair
"The reason I posted my opinion is not to slag TLD but because I want the message to get through that there is room for improvement. What I did not say is that I also think that TLD products are superior and therefore, I WANT them to fit me and appeal to me so I can buy more. I WANT to support companies like TLD who ARE making the effort to find the sweet spot in this niche market. And, quite frankly, not support those that don't because I don't believe in investing in a business that is not willing to invest in me, the consumer who spent $9K on mountain biking this season".
Thank you TLD for continuing to invest in women's mountain biking, I look forward to finding some new gear in next years line up.
I don't see how different stickers and color scheme can be worth losing at least $1000 in the long run, just seems stupid.
Ladies: If you don't like a colorway, that's fine (don't buy it); I would GLADLY rock gear from a company trying to do something different an something bold for a rapidly growing market over one who kills their women's line because they chose to design awful sh*t that no one wanted to wear. Also: Dakine, Sombrio and TLD are all doing an amazing job of this right now and they've put time and a lot of money into doing it right.
To all of you designers and budding designers and bike companies, take note: if you build it, they will come. But you have to build it RIGHT, which means correct design (through female riders and designers), proper marketing (via actual athletes, not 'fitness models') and a solid material that will hold up to some serious abuse. PS: we really don't want f*cking flowers... Tiger print? Sure. Lightning bolts? Yes please. Mike Tyson's face, rampage line map print, tire marks... Yes, yes, and hell yes. But for the love of god, move away from the 90's surf industry lahaina flower influence already.
Did you mean to say Juliana was the inspiration behind the brand? Becuase I don't see the name Katie splattered on the downtube.
the trek girls are a bunch of hotties but none of them needs dd cups :-)