He beat the previous UCI mark, 55.548km, set by his Ineos Grenadiers team-mate Dan Bigham in August, by a margin of 1.244km. “It’s amazing, fantastic for me and the staff who’ve worked on it,” he said. The hour record is the longest distance cycled in one hour and is considered one of the most prestigious […]

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The effectiveness of speedskating suits to increase average skating speed was analyzed at the Olympic winter games. The average skating speed of male and female speed skaters at distances from 500 to 10000 meters was measured.  Speed not only depends on physical characteristics of the skaters, but also on speedskating suits that reduce drag.  Wearing […]

If you think a Kartskins suit vs a normal suit doens’t make a difference , then watch this video. These cyclist both tested a ride of  the same distance with normal tightfitting cycling clothes and with a skinsuit.  On a 30 min ride the skinsuit was  1 min 25 secs faster ! Watch the full […]

Great article by Gianluca Covini for Tkart magazine. 06 march 2023  “An aspect neglected for years, it has increasingly, in the last period, affected the developments of the main manufacturers.                                  From physical formulas to practical advice, a guide on […]

Dragrace test 0-200m Kartskins vs normal suit After the windtunnel test, track test and speedtest we did another test to measure how much faster the Kartskin suits are. On a very hot day in june 2023 , we set up a 0-200m drag strip with split times at 100m , 150m and 200m. This way […]

After the succesful live test on track march 24th @ Worldkarts we needed more scientific proof that the Kartskin suits are faster than a normal suit. So we contacted Bikevalley to do a windtunnel test. The wind tunnel of Flanders Bike Valley has been specially developed for the cycling industry and athletes. They can improve […]

When Mathias and Nicolas did the 100 laps comparison test , we also recorded their top speed with the normal suit and with the Kartskin suit. Both drivers showed a 1 km/h topspeed difference. With the normal suit on, Mathias always showed a topspeed of 57 km/h and Nicolas 58 km/h , with the Kartskin […]

Very first test to see if the kartskins are faster than a normal suit… On april 24th we did the 1st real life test with the Kartskins prototypes from Bioracer. High tech aerodynamic fabrics from cycling were used on the body and the sleeves were with their fastest Aerostripe fabric. Two drivers performed the same […]

The Belgian company Bioracer is famous for making athletes faster since 1986. Their main focus is cycling but through the years they now make faster outfits for Ice-Skating, Triathlon, Skiing and athletics. Kartskins contacted Bioracer in march 2023 to develop a kart racing suit to make a driver faster. With the aerodynamics know-how and technology […]