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Scicon launch new X-Over bib shorts

Available in 10 sizes and designed to compliment their new Elan saddle, the Italian-made X-Over bibs will set you back £219

Scicon, best known for their bike bags and more recently a new saddle, have now branched out further with the launch of their first bib shorts. 

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Like the Elan saddle launched back in October, the Italians have again called upon the bike fitting and testing experts at ASG Bike Science, part of their parent company, to design the shorts, before they're handmade in Scicon's own factory. There are separate men's and women's versions designed to support the different anatomies optimally, relieving sensitive areas and promoting blood flow, so say Scicon. They also say the shorts are suitable for on or off-road use, durable enough to use for super long road rides and dense enough in the padding to provide adequate support on sketchy, muddier trails.  

Scicon of course say the 'Power Ergo Design' of the shorts is best matched with their £180 Elan saddle, designed to "offer an additional level of compatibility when paired with each other". The Power Ergo Design concept was devised to be more comfortable all day long for riders who favour an aggressive riding position. The padding includes Scicon's Hybrid Cell System, made from recycled materials and consisting of a cell structure that's supposed to be lighter and more breathable. There's a 4-way compression fabric for the lower parts of the shorts, and the straps are kept minimal to allow for extra freedom and comfort.      

While they might not get immediate outdoor use here in Blighty with the temperatures in the minuses at the moment, if you want to invest ahead of the warmer months then that investment will be to the tune of £219. They're available in 10 sizes from a 2XS to a 5XL, and you can get notified when they will be in stock over on Scicon's website here

Arriving at road.cc in 2017 via 220 Triathlon Magazine, Jack dipped his toe in most jobs on the site and over at eBikeTips before being named the new editor of road.cc in 2020, much to his surprise. His cycling life began during his students days, when he cobbled together a few hundred quid off the back of a hard winter selling hats (long story) and bought his first road bike - a Trek 1.1 that was quickly relegated to winter steed, before it was sadly pinched a few years later. Creatively replacing it with a Trek 1.2, Jack mostly rides this bike around local cycle paths nowadays, but when he wants to get the racer out and be competitive his preferred events are time trials, sportives, triathlons and pogo sticking - the latter being another long story.  

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