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The most compressive bib shorts for cyclists who live for the bike, are committed to training year-round to achieve personal and competitive goals, and demand more advanced technologies than even our WorldTour riders enjoy.
To create the highest performing racing bib shorts, we needed rethink the platform as a whole, and strip away any component that didn’t contribute to the primary objective of reaching that untapped level where speed and total comfort coalesce. Mission accomplished. Meet the Equipe RSR Bib Shorts S9. In the harshest racing environments, we see the most advanced insert technology being only as good as the framework that supports it. Consider the abuse a pair of shorts goes through during an average day at the office for a World Tour rider: aggressive cornering, abrupt transitions between road surfaces, constant in-to-out-of-saddle pedaling, and hours of body repositioning. All of this greatly impacts the shorts’ composition and the way its insert functions, and ultimately the comfort both are able to provide. To mitigate these effects, without tacking on weight, our first point to address for the RSR project was the textile itself. If we created a new material that delivered the perfect combination of compressive hold, durability, soft hand-feel, and the lowest weight possible, we’d be headed in the right direction.
THE FINER DETAILS
FEATURED FABRICS
The woven Type.701kompressor textile is unique to the EQUIPE RSR S9 bib shorts. It’s defined by compressive support, second-skin comfort, and maximum abrasion resistance—though it also resists UV rays (UPF 50+) and odor while actively cooling and managing internal moisture.
CONSTRUCTION/FIT
A-Lock Engineering is our S9 racingFit realized for bib shorts, with every fabric panel, strap, and stitch engineered for stability and confident comfort. ASSOS shorts are legendary; this fit design is why.
ENGINEERING
Butterfly Pattern: The main textile panel wraps the lower back and legs, reducing seams and providing a more uniform compression across the shorts’ body.
Carbon Xbib: An A-frame bib that limits vertical stretch in the rear, ensuring a confident fit and stabilizing the chamois and main body panel.
Ultralight Leg Grippers: The leg bands feature a silicone treatment woven through the bands themselves, creating a secure hold without restriction or lumpy transitional ridges.
INSERT
EQUIPE RS Insert: Antibacterial microfiber booster top sheet in 3D basalt colorway. Pays homage to the lava stone that gives us strength, stability, and courage.
goldenGate: A stitching pattern that anchors the front and back but lets the insert’s body float, allowing the chamois to move with your body rather than against it.
superAir microShock foam: A light, shock-absorbing foam that springs back to its original shape, filling the gaps that open and close between body and chamois during the pedal stroke.
The most compressive bib shorts for cyclists who live for the bike, are committed to training year-round to achieve personal and competitive goals, and demand more advanced technologies than even our WorldTour riders enjoy.
To create the highest performing racing bib shorts, we needed rethink the platform as a whole, and strip away any component that didn’t contribute to the primary objective of reaching that untapped level where speed and total comfort coalesce. Mission accomplished. Meet the Equipe RSR Bib Shorts S9. In the harshest racing environments, we see the most advanced insert technology being only as good as the framework that supports it. Consider the abuse a pair of shorts goes through during an average day at the office for a World Tour rider: aggressive cornering, abrupt transitions between road surfaces, constant in-to-out-of-saddle pedaling, and hours of body repositioning. All of this greatly impacts the shorts’ composition and the way its insert functions, and ultimately the comfort both are able to provide. To mitigate these effects, without tacking on weight, our first point to address for the RSR project was the textile itself. If we created a new material that delivered the perfect combination of compressive hold, durability, soft hand-feel, and the lowest weight possible, we’d be headed in the right direction.
THE FINER DETAILS
FEATURED FABRICS
The woven Type.701kompressor textile is unique to the EQUIPE RSR S9 bib shorts. It’s defined by compressive support, second-skin comfort, and maximum abrasion resistance—though it also resists UV rays (UPF 50+) and odor while actively cooling and managing internal moisture.
CONSTRUCTION/FIT
A-Lock Engineering is our S9 racingFit realized for bib shorts, with every fabric panel, strap, and stitch engineered for stability and confident comfort. ASSOS shorts are legendary; this fit design is why.
ENGINEERING
Butterfly Pattern: The main textile panel wraps the lower back and legs, reducing seams and providing a more uniform compression across the shorts’ body.
Carbon Xbib: An A-frame bib that limits vertical stretch in the rear, ensuring a confident fit and stabilizing the chamois and main body panel.
Ultralight Leg Grippers: The leg bands feature a silicone treatment woven through the bands themselves, creating a secure hold without restriction or lumpy transitional ridges.
INSERT
EQUIPE RS Insert: Antibacterial microfiber booster top sheet in 3D basalt colorway. Pays homage to the lava stone that gives us strength, stability, and courage.
goldenGate: A stitching pattern that anchors the front and back but lets the insert’s body float, allowing the chamois to move with your body rather than against it.
superAir microShock foam: A light, shock-absorbing foam that springs back to its original shape, filling the gaps that open and close between body and chamois during the pedal stroke.
