TSG strongly expands its line of bike protectors with VEP and launches new products in cooperation with team riders. VEP is the new visco-elastic foam used by TSG since spring 2012. Soft and pre-shaped 3D protection pads adapt to the wearer’s body features and anatomy through body heat, and they don’t slip either. This is achieved through TSG’s famous horseshoe shape, which entirely wraps the upper elbows and knees. VEP is visco-elastic and thus, can handle multiple impacts. After an impact or shock from the outside, the protection pad returns to its original shape while retaining all of its functionality features.
In case of a slow application of a force, the VEP material absorbs the impact energy through gentle cushioning, whereas in case of a crash – meaning high-velocity force effect – the foam yields only slightly.
Why? Because the air in the cell structure remains locked in within the foam and thus, cannot escape so quickly. This is how