In Focus: Manera 2018 Product Overview
Features / Sun 3rd Dec, 2017 @ 1:30 pm
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Manera 2018 Wetsuits
Meteor Magma Wetsuit
The Meteor Magma is built for the cold and windy days of winter. The Magma fleece is one of the best material out there: not only its plush loops work as effective insulators and heat generators while providing a smooth and soft feeling that makes the suit incredibly comfortable, but it is manufactured to be extremely flexible to keep even the thickest suit very stretchy. It is the wetsuit of your choice if you don’t want to stay home during winter sessions.
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The Meteor X10D
The Meteor X10D is made for the pure performance.The inside X10D makes you feel stretch and light, with an extra good feeling on the skin. It is a suit very adapted to wave riding, freestyle or SUP because of its ability to follow the rider’s movements without any restriction.
If you’re looking for lightness and flexibility, this is the wetsuit you need.
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Hood and Gloves (2.5)
It’s well known that the extremities are the first to freeze when the weather is cold. So here are two accessories that will keep your head and hands warm to resist the coldest winter sessions.
These are the accessories used and proven during the shooting of ‘Valhalla’ in Iceland.
A double layer of neoprene is included into the neck: one fits into the wetsuit collar and the other stays outside. It blocks the water out and prevents any unwanted frozen water entry.
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Manera’s Harness – The Union
The EXO harness was launched in 2013 as the first harness using a rigid structure to maintain the rider’s back. It is the fruit of a very long research development process in collaboration with a human kinetic lab and the world’s best team riders.
This year Manera has released The Union. The Union utilizes advanced manufacturing processes, allowing it to be far lighter than other harnesses on the market. It is based on the same core principal of load dispersion and offers extreme comfort, reliability, durability and unrivaled weight characteristics.
Ride with the Union today and get the ultimate in support from a lightweight harness, your body deserves it…
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- The Energy Dispersion Plate works in the same way as the ground-breaking Energy Dispersion Frame that we pioneered four years ago. The Union integrates the plate inside the harness and it is directly connected to the spreader bar to ensure it takes 100% of the load from the kite. This creates unrivaled comfort by dispersing the pressure around your back, using a snug fit and following a heavily researched outline to ensure the optimum support. By diffusing the load around this plate and the spreader bar it takes any stress off the softer parts of the harness, such as the foam, thermoform and stitching, this makes the harness even more durable and reliable.
- Weighing in at just 1.1 kilos (medium size, no spreader bar) you’ll want to be careful this harness doesn’t blow away on a windy day! The UNION is one of the lightest harnesses on the market, and it stays light even when wet, as it doesn’t absorb water.The new Union is almost weightless on your body; you won’t even notice you are wearing it!
- Comfort is paramount in any harness; the UNION uses a single injection mold to make a one-piece foam backing.This makes it exceedingly durable, as there are fewer parts to be glued or stitched together. It absorbs far less water and is much lighter than the multiple foam layups used in some harnesses.
- Because there’s nothing worse than a harness that rides up during your sessions, we developed the DOWN HOLD SYSTEM, an asymmetrical attachment that distributes the forces downward. Secured in its original position, the hook does not ride back up. We wanted to avoid unpleasant lateral contraction of the harness on the chest, which is why we adapt our SPREADER BAR to harness sizes. A well-suited spreader bar will pull along both sides of the harness, while a spreader bar that is too small will pull with an acute angle, putting pressure on the rider and causing troublesome pain.
- Further, assist the down hold system using the flaps positioned on the ends of the spreader bar and inserted into the harness. Once the straps are tightened, they are compressed and locked. By stiffening the connection between the harness and the buckle, they prevent it from riding up.
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Manera Board Bags
We’re as happy as you when we get it back in the “oversized bags” area of the airport and everything inside is safe. That is why we built our bags to resist and protect better than others.
The technologies and materials featured in this range will make these board bags your best traveling friends for years because board bags share all your trips around the world. They are the tools, the devices, and the witnesses.
For more information on Manera board bags, please click here
Manera Accessories
Manera Poncho
Bamboo comfort
This is the perfect accessory to change before and after riding, plus it will get you warm and dry in a minute. Poncho is a widely used product, but we’ve been looking for a warmer, softer, cleaner and greener product. We chose bamboo fabric for mainly two reasons:
The Bamboo material has many great characteristics:
- Ultra soft feeling
- Absorbs water three to four times better than a regular cotton
- Dries twice as fast as other materials
- Naturally bacteriostatic
- Naturally hypo-allergenic
And a reduced impact on earth:
- Bamboo farming needs four times less water than cotton
- Grows without fertilizers and pesticides
- Absorbs 30% more CO2 than a tree, create 30% more oxygen
- Prevents deforestation: Can grow 1 meter per day
- Prevents erosion because of its long roots
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Haapiti Boardshorts
The Haapiti’s got style but doesn’t sacrifice on technique.It uses a performing 4-way stretch fabric and the material repels water like a charm. Good to be worn both in and out of the water.
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By Jen Tyler
Italian/Egyptian Jen Tyler grew up on the sandy beaches of the Red Sea and has been on the IKSURFMAG & Tonic Mag team since 2017.
