Millet INTENSE ONE: Seamless lightness for trail running
In the high-performance segment, the quest for lighter equipment is constant. The Millet INTENSE ONE Millet INTENSE ONE hydration vest offers a radical response to this imperative, combining extreme lightness with a manufacturing method relocated in France. Designed to maximize comfort and minimize stress, this product is a contender for 'Product of the Year' at the Trail Running Awards.
A manifesto of "less but better" and French know-how
The INTENSE ONE project was born of a dual ambition at Millet: to push back the technical limits of lightness while reviving French textile expertise. With a century's experience in bag design, the brand chose to relocate production between the Drôme (Toptex Cube) and Haute-Savoie regions, guaranteeing agile, collaborative development.
This bag is positioned as a product symbolizing a return to the essentials of running: the freedom to run without constraint.
Seamless design for a "second-skin" effect
The Intense One's major technical innovation lies in its construction. It is presented as the first fully thermobonded, seamless trail bag on the market. This design method, traditionally inspired by high-end textiles, aims to :
Eliminate chafing: The absence of seams significantly reduces the risk of irritation, especially over very long distances.
Guaranteed stability: The minimalist design, the result of laser-cutting and precision gluing, ensures a natural fit and stability of the bag, validated even on fast or technical sections.
Technical materials: a combination of stretch and Dyneema
To achieve its goals of lightness and strength (just 110 grams), the Intense One uses technical materials of French and Italian origin:
Stretch Payen fabric: Ergonomically integrated, this fabric allows the vest to hug the body, ensuring total freedom of movement.
Dyneema®: This material, known for its exceptional weight/strength ratio (originally used for cycling shorts), is chosen to enhance abrasion resistance.
Field validation and industrial impact
Tests carried out by Millet team athletes validated the bag's comfort and stability. Internally, the Intense One is seen as an industrial milestone for Millet, proving that top performance can be combined with local manufacturing.
As one brand employee and athlete summed up: "This bag is like wearing nothing at all. It hugs your body, it moves with you. Downhill or on an ultra, you forget it's there."
