Italian brand helps develop new testing method for cycling clothing
29/11/2018
Speaking to sportstextiles at the Performance Days exhibition, founder Luigi Bergamo mentioned silk’s natural antibacterial qualities, its low heat conductivity and its high absorbency as examples of this natural fibre’s performance characteristics.
In addition, the jersey features a pinstripe pattern of silver yarn. Mr Bergamo believes this offers better thermoregulation and antistatic properties.
Another innovation that Q36.5 has been working on recent years is related to thermoregulation, with a specific focus on how to better test apparel for this quality in outdoor conditions.
It has collaborated with the EURAC research institute in Bozen, Italy to develop a new method to detect the exact comfort zone areas for four types of cycling clothing. The main objective of this project is to find the balance between the levels of temperature and relative humidity.
The testing technique they have developed takes into account all possible influences, both environmental and physiological, and examines how the textiles used respond to these factors.
It relies on monitoring the performance of an athlete under different conditions. Data on temperature and relative humidity is collected through sensors distributed on both the body and the clothing. They also use thermal imagery to detect hot spots and the distribution of sweat saturation. The overall goal is to gain a better understanding of how the different layers of cycling clothing work.
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