With more than 14,000 brands claimed to be present, Eurobike boasts a bike show like no other. In addition to many of the clothing brands you’re familiar with, Eurobike in Germany also hosts scores of vendors that sell fabrics to those brands. BikeRadar strolled through the massive halls to see what’s hot for this coming season.
Although it’s obviously summer in the northern hemisphere, innovative fall and winter clothing was on display in Friedrichshafen.
PolarTec, which manufacturers fabrics for myriad sports brands and the U.S. military, showed off its own-brand cycling kit as well as that of many of its customers. PolarTec Alpha is a shaggy-looking insulator that brands such as Rapha and 7Mesh use inside jackets for highly packable and highly breathable warmth.
PolarTec is primarily a fabric supplier to everyone from sports brands to the U.S. military, but it recently began sponsoring a cycling team with its own clothing - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Sportful has a few new additions to its Fiandre line, including a convertible jacket of sorts and jacket with a semi-integrated vest.
The Bomber Suit 111 has an integrated race number holder - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Q.365 had a variety of high-end fabrics woven into its performance clothing, including Dyneema, which we’ve seen recently in Specialized’s S-Works 7 shoe.
Q.365 was founded by Luigi Bergamo, a two-decade veteran of Assos with deep experience with textiles - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Boutique brand G4 had all manner of design packed into its small booth, from bright gold lining to triple-zipper jackets to 95g summertime jerseys.
Geoffroy Lequatre is the former pro rider behind G4 - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Pearl Izumi displayed a new PI Black summer kit, with welded seams on the jersey and bibs (minus the chamois, which was sewn in), water-deflecting properties and sonically cut edges on the arms and legs.
Pearl also has a few playful hand-drawn designs for its jerseys and bibs, a marked departure for the Japanese-American brand.
PI Black is water deflecting, but intended for warm-weather riding - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Even Pearl’s parent-company Shimano jumped in on the fun, with some brighter, more design-intensive jerseys than we’ve seen before from the component giant.
The 7Mesh Freeflow doesn't pack down quite as small as the company's featherlight GoreTex ShakeDry Active rain jacket, but it still fits easily in a jersey pocket - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Click or swipe through the gallery above for a deeper look at some of the most interesting road cycling gear from Eurobike 2018.
Ben Delaney is a journalist with more than two decades of experience writing for and editing some of the biggest publications in cycling. Having studied journalism at the University of New Mexico, Ben has worked for Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, VeloNews and BikeRadar. He has also previously worked as Global Brand Communications Manager for Specialized. Ben covers all things road and gravel, and can be found logging big miles in the Rocky Mountains that nestle alongside his home in Boulder, Colorado. He has covered the most important bike races in the sport, from the Tour de France and Tour of Flanders, to the Unbound gravel race, and specialises in tech content, showcasing what the pros are riding and putting everyday equipment through its paces.
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