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Spectrum Techwear announces new cape line-up for 2008

Posted: Mar 18, 2008

Pacific Northwest clothing company, Spectrum Techwear, announces the starting lineup of the cape collection for 2008.

We at Spectrum Techwear are happy to announce our new line of riding capes for 2008. Aimed at riders trying to find the ultimax in simplicity, our capes are stylish, rugged, and lightweight.

the all new Flight Control cape

the all new Flight Control cape


The Flight Control, above, is specced with waterproof/breathable SpecTex FDR5000d-ish and offers fully independent thermo cloaking abilities. The dual bilateral extrusion baffles keep crud away from your chamois, while the plastisol impregnated exoskeleton keeps the cape rigid enough to gain 16 nanoseconds longer average flight duration.

Patented 1/12 (pronounced

Patented 1/12 (pronounced "one-dozenth") zip collar for quick yet secure entry/exit


The heart of the plastisol impregnated exoskeleton

The heart of the plastisol impregnated exoskeleton


For now, the Flight Control is the only available model, and will retail at a very reasonable $325. The future does hold more though, as we are currently testing our prototype Wayfarer XC and Duh-Huh DH model capes.

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32 Comments

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flag tomgrundy (Apr 1, 2008 at 8:55)
i actually want one of these!
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flag buzzard (Apr 1, 2008 at 14:06)
haha i love the Slipknot drawstring
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flag g3neric (Apr 1, 2008 at 8:55)
LOL this never gets old, and thats clownin for sure.
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flag bvfreerider (Apr 1, 2008 at 9:03)
Organic wool with urea coating drop tail? CLASSIC. Don't get too much urea on there though.. you'll develop the gout and that slows you down.
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flag BuffnStuff (Apr 1, 2008 at 9:15)
April fool...but i like the wayfarer...looks damn fast
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flag urbanattack (Apr 1, 2008 at 9:36)
lol, the cape is so jokes...this one wasn't as convincing as the other ones but i think i laughed out loudest for this one...multi mesh foreskin, omg...HAHAHA.
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flag acadian (Apr 1, 2008 at 9:38)
Ewok cape for the win! Smile
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flag djbruno (Apr 1, 2008 at 9:46)
WTF? hauiahaihua
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flag ov3r1d3 (Apr 1, 2008 at 10:01)
DAMNITT!!!! I knew I should have ran with this idea when I had thought of it. I was just talking with a friend about how "untapped" the MTB cape market was. Next someones gonna make a clear full face helmet, wait a minute a clear full face..............
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flag SuperrealA11an (Apr 1, 2008 at 10:07)
hahhaha that made me laugh
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flag triptex (Apr 1, 2008 at 10:12)
Now all those LOTR fans can rip it up hobit style.
  • + 5
flag aniyn (Apr 1, 2008 at 11:42)
Well ya, If you've ever actually read the books you'll know about that part where frodo does a sick tailwhip over a bunch of goblins. But Peter Jackson is a douche and left it out of the movie.
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flag too-old4this (Apr 1, 2008 at 11:12)
i'm in for the red one.....can i get it custom embroidered???

man....april fools day rules
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flag doubledeuce (Apr 1, 2008 at 11:14)
I always look forward to April Fools on pinkbike, I love it!
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flag ryan-irvine (Apr 1, 2008 at 11:34)
i want the red one with flight control.. hahah
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flag Spcialzd (Apr 1, 2008 at 11:46)
the exoskeleton = bubble wrap, nice one
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flag dooberharrison1 (Apr 1, 2008 at 12:27)
Can i get a batman one or a fuzzy leopard skin one, Yeah!
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flag gibson243 (Apr 1, 2008 at 13:01)
i love the bubble wrap "plastisol impregnated exoskeleton"

... sounds very expensive
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flag ratherbeoutriding (Apr 1, 2008 at 13:25)
dude i really wish they made these i would buy it
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flag yamahammer (Apr 1, 2008 at 13:32)
lmao those r sik
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flag matamahatta (Apr 1, 2008 at 13:32)
Yeah the "wayfarer" kicks ass.
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flag lottsdave (Apr 1, 2008 at 14:00)
Sweet as, i WANT.lol
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flag SeaBass999 (Apr 1, 2008 at 16:49)
LMFAO!!! I want one of these, they are so pimp!
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flag fortune (Apr 1, 2008 at 17:17)
haha they are sweet...i acutly have something like the last one :/ i wonder how i turn flight control on or does that only come with the red one? :'(
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flag logance (Apr 1, 2008 at 17:46)
i so want one that would be hilarious
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flag shorerider69 (Apr 1, 2008 at 18:23)
I want the red one. It would look so cool doing a superman.
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flag matt-p (Apr 1, 2008 at 19:02)
damn pinkbike went all out this year, this was a great april fools!
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flag udogguy (Apr 1, 2008 at 19:11)
I think every trail should have a phone booth so we can change into our super hero outfits!!
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flag halo4 (Apr 1, 2008 at 20:12)
awsome i am so getting one!!
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flag superdudster666 (Apr 1, 2008 at 20:40)
i already have one
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flag waded (Apr 1, 2008 at 21:42)
I WANT ONE
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flag lottsdave (Apr 3, 2008 at 3:57)
Check it out,http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=24465
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