If you've ever crashed and skidded over the asphalt on a road bike, you know what it's all about: cycling shorts and jerseys only offer limited protection, the skin scrapes or even burns due to the frictional heat. It often takes three to four weeks or more for the skin to heal again if the chafed areas have become inflamed.

So that there are fewer injuries in the event of a fall, Scott has brought the textile expert Schöller on board. The bike and accessories supplier from Givisiez is using a Schöller fabric for the first time, which is said to be particularly abrasion-resistant thanks to carbon-reinforced yarns and ceramic prints.

The carbon content in the yarn is intended to make the fabric highly tear-resistant and also have an antibacterial effect. With a ceramic-containing print, the abrasion resistance or, conversely, the skin protection effect is also increased.

Scott has secured exclusive use of the innovative fabric for two years. The abrasion-resistant textiles are used in the shoulder area of the jerseys and on the side areas of the cycling shorts, so far exclusively within the racing bike line. The protective jerseys and shorts with the "ITD ProTec" designation will be available for the first time from January 2015.

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