This article originally appeared on BikeRadar
Scottish clothing brand Endura surprised everyone when it announced its involvement with the Movistar team a few seasons ago. The brand had always had a great reputation, but it was found more in well priced, hard wearing, and well fitting kit designed for British (cold and damp) conditions.
What was more surprising was just how fast it developed some of the best road kit around, with innovations like different pad sizes and shapes for different riders and new innovative, lightweight weaves for jerseys to be worn in seriously hot and demanding conditions.
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Endura has also been working closely with Simon Smart of Drag 2 Zero fame (the aero consultant on the original Scott Foil, Giant's Trinity, and of course Enve's Smart wheels).
The idea was to build the fastest skin suit for Alex Dowsett's successful attempt at the hour record. Simon Smart looked particularly into the surface patterning of the fabric so as to reduce the early flow separation of the air when passing through it. Texturing surfaces and using seams as aerodynamic 'trips' helped to re-engage the airflow (it's something Simon worked extensively on in his time in race cars).
The Drag 2 Zero Endura range was developed at Simon's base – the Mercedes-Petronas F1 tunnel in Brackley Northants — and based on the original 2013 Endura/D2Z suit as used by Dowsett.
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Endura's new helmet range
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