Our story
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It all started in Côtes d'Armor, in Brittany for the "BZH neophytes".
While Jean-Marie Loirat is the reference in the development of technical endurance products, major brands call upon him in the fields of cycling, triathlon and Trail.
He will be at the origin of concepts and products which are still success stories today and some have changed our sporting practice.
A little bit, a lot Breton
So it was in 2008 that Jean-Marie, a "little bit, a lot of pure Breton butter", felt frustrated despite not being able to find the products that suited him, so he decided to create his brand and develop it without restraint.
Jean Marie will develop a multitude of products to combine compression with intensive practice in sport. Kinetik will equip a large number of professional teams in cycling and triathlon.
Trail & nature lovers
A lover of trail running and nature, he began to develop more and more trail/running products without really realizing it, so it was natural for the brand to take a turn to become a brand specialized in trail/running.
As he often says, "it's because we essentially make trail/running products that we are specialists."
Kinetik has grown a lot since its beginnings, it remains one of the rare companies that has remained family-owned with this scale.
Kinetik's Successes
Kinetik has had some great successes.
We can cite as an example the ultra trail short, a short that already offered at its beginnings, a double layer and an integrated belt, a little nod to certain brands that claim to have developed it, or the Rocket vest bag which with its incredible weight of 65 grams will allow athletes to win the most difficult trails in the world.
Trend by Clothilde
Clothilde joins Jean-Marie in the adventure, to take charge of the "trend" part of the brand, bringing her design talent in the choice of prints and graphics of the products which are today a real trademark of our brand, our products are not only technical but they are beautiful.
Enthusiasm & Innovation
Still based in the heart of Brittany, Kinetik has expanded considerably but has remained true to its convictions: to offer ultra-technical and unique but also affordable products to as many people as possible, whatever their level.
Our enthusiasm drives us to constantly innovate to create new products that are as light as they are beautiful.
Origin of the name
Gilles, his father, then a physiotherapist and very knowledgeable about sports compression, inspired the name of the brand.
K is also a letter widely used in Brittany.
That's it, "KINETIK COMPRESSION GEAR" was born.
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Our know-how
Creation of products for other SCARPA brands…
We didn't arrive yesterday... Kinetik is 15 years of non-stop research, experiments, tests, failures too, 15 years of evolutions but also collaborations with prestigious brands but also with runners, teams and events, all our products are imagined, designed and developed by the creator and the design and manufacturing team. -
Our foundations
Light products
Permanent new features
Trail running is practiced in the mountains, but not only...
Trail running is practiced in ultra but not only...
A benchmark brand in terms of value for money -
A figure: 65g
THIS IS THE WEIGHT OF OUR ROCKET VEST BAG.
A featherweight for flawless comfort.
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Trusted Partners
Maison Kinetik is committed to building strong relationships with responsible suppliers who work in line with the House's ethics.
