Dyneema Denim: Protective Single-Layer Motorcycle Wear

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Dyneema Denim: Protective Single-Layer Motorcycle Wear

Dyneema® Denim offers revolutionary protection and comfort for motorcyclists who don't want to skimp on style and fit. The short documentary 'TRAILBLAZERS: The Quest for Protective Single-Layer Motorcycle Denim' gives the inside story on how world's most durable denim is set to transform both the denim and motorcycling industries.

Fifteen times stronger than steel and lighter than water, Dyneema® fiber has long been used to moor oilrigs, sail ships, resist bullets and repair humans. As a fabric, it's becoming increasingly popular with high-performance sports - from mountain climbing to extreme motorcycling. Besides offering unparalleled protection, Dyneema® is also soft, light and thermally conductive - keeping your skin feeling cool in the sweatiest of conditions.

DSM Dyneema collaborated with Australian clothing label Saint, Italian denim mill Berto E.G. Industria Tessile S.r.l. and technical yarn spinners Filtes International S.r.l. to bridge the gap between fashion and technical clothing worlds and come up with a denim that could protect motorcyclists. The resulting ultra-strong Dyneema® Denim is almost indestructible and outperforms typical jeans and jackets by a factor of seven in terms of abrasion resistance, durability and tear strength - while still aging like regular denim.

The motorcycling-inspired label Saint has been using Dyneema® Denim for its Unbreakable line of pants and jackets since 2014. As Saint co-founder Mike Lelliott says in the documentary: "It's made to protect you when things go random."

The Berto mill is currently developing an even stronger version of Dyneema® Denim that will be CE safety certified - making Dyneema® Denim a viable alternative to leather and therefore a game changer for the denim industry.

"We're really just at the beginning of what's possible," says Lelliott.

Watch the full video on - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5JKSpurqcQ