News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Launch HN: SheerlyGenius (YC W18) – Indestructible Tights from Bulletproof Fiber. Parent comment

Re:Launch HN: SheerlyGenius (YC W18) – Indestructible Tights... by exikyut on Thursday February 15, 2018 @01:41AM (#16382328)
Figure this might be the best place for you to hopefully notice this.

I see that 1000-denier tights do exist (TIL). Could a sport/compression-specific fabric blend be produced that has extremely high compression and also high abrasion resistance?

Compression clothing is notoriously fragile; it all-too-happily shreds itself at the slightest tug or snag. That keeps "big sport compression" in business, but these items are $150-$400 retail...

There's a very big demand vacuum for solutions in this specific space at the moment as far as I can see.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Launch HN: SheerlyGenius (YC W18) – Indestructible Tights... by kathomuth on Thursday February 15, 2018 @05:03PM (#16388163)
I definitely see opportunities in the sport market now. I don't personally have a pain point here so it wasn't where my mind immediately went - but it has been great to see interest in new variants for people who seem to have the pain of wearing through their sports tights!
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Launch HN: SheerlyGenius (YC W18) – Indestructible Tights... by Arcaelyx on Saturday February 17, 2018 @01:13AM (#16399337)
You should definitely make sports compression gear with the material you have, I'm pretty sure people would easily pay 400-800 dollars per pair (myself included).
[ Parent | on HN ]