Ultra High Molecular Weight Shorts

Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene is one of the toughest materials ever engineered – many times stronger than steel but so light it floats on water. With molecular chains 10x longer than standard polyethylene, UHMWPE is used where failure isn’t an option – in ballistic armour, space tethers, deep-sea cables and the joints of the human body. That’s why it’s trusted in war zones, industrial machines, spacecraft and now our Ultra High Molecular Weight Shorts. Each pair of our shorts is woven with a protective grid built with two types of UHMWPE, a material technology originally designed to protect elite cyclists against high-speed crashes on tarmac. It means the shorts are superlight but highly resistant to rips and abrasion, scoring up to 300% higher on tear resistance tests compared to similar materials. At the same time as being ultrastrong and ultralight, these shorts are also ultraelastic as they’re built with an enormous 31% elastane, which gives them extreme four-way stretch in every direction simultaneously. They also repel water using fluorocarbon-free technology, come with three zipped pockets, a high-speed bungee pullcord and blend in anywhere from the trail to a rooftop bar.