Culotte con tirantes Q36.5 Salopette Grid Skin

The Grid Skin is Q36.5's attempt to solve a problem most bib shorts don't even try to address: what happens to your skin in a crash. The GRDXKN printed structure is a genuinely different approach from padding or reinforcement panels — it's built into the weave itself, so it doesn't add bulk or change how the short fits day to day.

The 100 km/h crash simulation figure is Q36.5's own testing claim, not something we've independently verified, so take it as the brand's framing of the technology's design intent rather than a guaranteed outcome in any specific fall. What we can speak to is that the short doesn't feel any different from a standard high-end bib in terms of comfort or compression — the protection is invisible until you need it.

The C-Interface saddle panel is the detail that stands out in everyday riding. Removing the center seam entirely makes a real difference over a long ride, and the Dyneema material at the saddle interface has held up well to repeated use without breaking down the way some contact panels do.

We'd point these at riders doing long solo rides, descents, or group rides in traffic — anywhere the odds of a fall are higher than average — who want a bib that treats crash protection as a real design consideration rather than an afterthought.