Man, when you get big-ups from METHOD, you know you’ve got something pretty sweet. Check this review posted on METHODMAG.com on Wednesday, January 27th.
Watch your back, kid!” An old saying that was probably born in a sketchy ghetto slum or the trenches of some battlefield. But it applies all too well to pristine snowy pistes at 2000 meters. Bruised backs, cracked vertebrae and mashed ribs are not a road you want to go down. So, how to avoid this? The Slytech 2nd Skin Back Protector is the answer!In hindsight, I could have totally used one of these ninja turtle shells in my early years of boosting my bones off kickers. Back when I would roll up to big ass tables thinking I knew what was up, come in with enough speed to clear the whole park and chuck some boned out stiffies. I hadn’t yet sorted out keeping my weight over my feet when launching and more often than not would get sprung with my board leading the charge and my flailing corpse in hot pursuit.
Just before inverting to half flip I would crash land on the icy East Coast hardpack back first. This practice led to a colorful array of injuries, including a broken wrist. But usually I would just knock the wind out of myself and moans that resembled a bitch giving birth to a litter of 10 puppies simultaneously would emerge from my deflated lungs.
But this was back before people started padding up to thrash the hill, and I have since learned to take off on my toe edge. Things are different for you younger cats (and holiday huckers) though, and not only will the Slytech 2nd Skin Back Protector save you from busting your ribs, it will also keep all y’all next level shreds fully in the space race, double corking to the moon and back safe and sound.
With all the flippity-doo-da maneuvers these days it’s quite likely you’ll eventually find yourself stuck upside down halfway through one, so consider getting yourself some of this peace of mind (safety). That way you’ll never find out how coughing can be as cruel as medieval torture. Don’t even get me started on the tear-inducing pain of slipping out onto your back on a box or rail that you could spare yourself from…
The New 2010 2nd Skin Logo
I also found that they’re quite helpful for fending off weird people with no conception of personal space in packed gondolas. Check out this next level padding that fits snug around the waist and stays in place thanks to the shoulder straps. Maybe you’re thinking, “this is nothing new” but that fact is the sheer comfort offered by this back protector is what makes the difference. The memory foam 2nd skin actually molds to your body like clay but stiffens up right when you need your back to be saved. Check out the details on this memory-cell-foam technology here.
Peep the whole line of protection gear that helps you check yoself beef-o you wreck yoself!”
As if the motorcycle approved 2nd Skin Protection weren’t enough, our Pro riders and several high‐flying aspiring amateurs have requested even more protection for their death‐defying stunts. Pipe bangers and big mountain freaks alike kept bugging us for it.
Faced with the growing list of people who wanted it, the Slytech engineering department caved to the pressure then started frothing at the mouth and finally going just hog‐wild with this newest challenge.
12 hour days and several months later, they found the answer in the new SLYTECH 2ND SKIN “SLAMMER PRO”.
It offers the same high‐level craftsmanship and comfort as the Slytech 2nd Skin, except it uses infused Kevlar stringers to provide industry leading impact resistance and safety. After our memory cell foam innovation in the snow sports realm was blatantly copied, the forward thinking Slytech team has again outdone the competition with the introduction of Kevlar, the stuff they use in bullet proof vests.
You read right: Bullet Proof Vests!
The Slytech 2nd Skin Slammer Pro is only for the craziest, radical SOB’s out there.
In case you missed last night’s spectacle from the Schladming night slalom in Austria, Slytech Nervous Shin Guard shredder Silvan Zurbriggen reigned in 2nd place. He consistently brings home the bacon in the top 10 and wears his Slytech Nervous Shin guards with a Leki sticker on it (I think the Swiss have an agreement with them)…
With 50,000 rabid spectators and some serious prize money to go around, Silvan leaves Austria with some killer cash and great momentum for the Vancouver Olympics 2010.
Another worthy mention, Naoki Yuasa of Japan had a couple sick runs, setting the pace for most racers to come after him.
Ted Ligety reacts to an excellent second run to finish 8th in the Wengen slalom (Doug Haney/U.S. Ski Team)
Slytech Nervous Shinguards representing in Wengen, Switzerland this past weekend. The Ted Ligety + Silvan Zurbriggen duo bringin’ it home in both the Super Combi and the Slalom:
Friday’s Super Combi:
3rd Silvan Zurbriggen
5th Ted Ligety
Racers are always looking for any possible advantage to shave even just a mili-second off of their time. Whether it’s the particular wax that’s used, the ski edges that are tuned in a specific way, the material of the speed suit or the way the shin guards slap the gates away, everything comes together.
We reported last February that several racers grab the Slytech’s even though they are sponsored by other manufacturers. We’ve been told that it’s because they have what racers call a more “elastic feel.” The result is less energy wastage of the protector hitting the gate, allowing the skier to plow through efficiently.
Ted Ligety gets a handshake from U.S. Ski Team technical Head Coach Rudi Soulard following the men's slalom in Wengen where Ligety finished 8th (Doug Haney/U.S. Ski Team)
