Billabong launches their new line of wetsuits in Australia 0
Billabong today announced the launch of its next generation of wetsuit technology – a super-lightweight steamer that has the fit of a second skin. The new SGX, available for delivery into Australian retail stores on March 18 is significantly lighter when wet than traditional wetsuits.
It is made of durable lightweight material that soaks dramatically less water than conventional wetsuits and its water repellent characteristics minimise resistance when paddling. “The new SGX has all of the qualities a surfer expects in a high performance wetsuit – warmth, comfort and flexibility – but it’s so much lighter and has less resistance,” said Billabong wetsuit designer Scott Boot.
The wetsuit, the only one of its kind on the market, utilises advanced Japanese technology that includes a high-grade, yarn-coated exterior, a specially-knitted carbon-infused jersey and a high-grade foam core to maximise its thermal properties. The lightweight SGX weighs just over 900 grams when dry and only absorbs 268 grams when wet, tipping the scales at a meagre 1.196kg.
It also uses optimum seam positioning to ensure greater flexibility without compromising fit. The new SGX is the next generation of Billabong’s technology-focused wetsuit program and follows last winter’s introduction of the B9 environment-conscious wetsuit made largely from recycled materials.
It will be available in all good Australian surf retail stores on March 18, 2010.
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