Outlier touts the OGs as “self cleaning.” They are resistant to bike grease and other staining substances because of the Schoeller fabric’s “Nanosphere coating,” which is a nanoscopic spike pattern said to prevent errant molecules from bonding to the fabric face.
In my wear test so far, the nanoscopic spikes seem to be doing their job. The pants stay clean and sharp-looking — on the bike or in the office — for days on end. https://outlier.cc
—Stephen Regenold writes about outdoors gear at www.gearjunkie.com.