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WHAT IS UHMWPE® AND WHY DO YOU USE IT OVER OTHER PARA-ARAMIDS LIKE KEVLAR®?”

That’s the most frequent question we get asked from customers and below we have SA1NT Co-Founder, Aidan Clarke, to explain, “From SA1NT’s inception, our aim has been to design the strongest single layer denim on the planet. When we started this project, our initial go to in the design process was Kevlar®, and we made some great single layer fabrics on a Kevlar ® base. However, when it came to single layer fabric strength, it was a struggle to meet the initial industry CE-13595 Protective Motorcycle Apparel Standards.”

Dragging motorcycle safety technology into the future meant going deeper. It was during this research phase that we discovered the world’s strongest fibre, UHMWPE. UHMWPE - Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene — a high-density material that can be spun like cotton, is great to wear and enabled us to realise our vision of AA-rated and AAA-rated PrEN 17092-1:2017 single layer fabric for abrasion resistance.

Research and development are our DNA and we know what can be achieved with our UHMWPE foundation and new protective fabric technologies is just at its beginning!

We create all day wearable apparel that allows the freedom to look as good on your bike as you do off it with world’s first abrasion protection. Instead of placing bulky layers and liners into the jean, we’ve woven UHMWPE fibres into the warp and weft, creating a completely single layer protective fabric that looks just like regular denim, is just as light as regular denim but tests to the new PrEN 17092-2017 AA-ratings a CE EN17092-3:2020 Class AAA Garment Certified nd for abrasion resistance.

ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE - THE FACTS:

+ It’s the world’s strongest fibre

+ It’s used in Apache helicopter armour plating

+ It’s 15 times stronger than steel

+ It moors space shuttles to space stations

+ It’s SA1NT’s secret sauce

+ It floats on water