Spyder Launching Summer Clothes Line in Spring 2008

By Rocky Thompson on July 2nd, 2007

The company famous for its rad cow-print speed suits is jumping into the summer clothing market. It’s the same move we saw from Burton a couple years ago, so we shouldn’t be surprised that a ski company’s a few years behind the curve. Spyder’s summer line called Freeryde (pronounced Freeride) covers men and women and includes at least two styles of men’s shants. They’re marketing it as downhill-mounting-bike-inspired apparel and selling some cycling body armor alongside the casual clothes.

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9 Responses to “Spyder Launching Summer Clothes Line in Spring 2008”

1. bryantp July 2nd, 2007 at 4:36 pm

   How you say that word fleetide?

2. whiskyTango July 2nd, 2007 at 5:45 pm

   Hope the stuff is better looking than the winter line.

3. In yo face! July 3rd, 2007 at 8:35 am

   Rocky, I am pretty sure the rad- cow print speed suits are actually Descente. Another Ski company with an equally crappy summer line.

4. Techweenie Todd July 3rd, 2007 at 10:35 am

   Shants = Wrong

5. Ezacek July 3rd, 2007 at 12:43 pm

   I’m with you on the shants, is it because they are mens clothing that they can not be called capris?

6. Techweenie Todd July 3rd, 2007 at 2:16 pm

   Correct. It’s a thinly veiled attempt to make Man-pris socially acceptable. Just Say No.

7. summitbum July 5th, 2007 at 1:11 pm

   line extensions never work not even for Burton. How is Rossignols summer line doing? I thought so.

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9. Loki seth August 2nd, 2007 at 5:44 pm

   manpris wearing dudes probably spend more money than most.

   I question spyders’s outdoor push… but steez and big bucks backing them seem to win out “freekwyntly.” Is it the east coast that buys in?