OUR MISSION: deliver the highest performing gear, bar none.
Founded in 2025 by Rhett Jones and Dylan Vanek, Cased is driven by their passion for all things mountain biking.
At Cased, we believe that the right gear can transform your experience on the bike, keeping your body safe without sacrificing comfort. Our promise is to place performance above everything to inspire confidence on every trail.
30-Day, Fee-Covering, No-Questions-Asked, Pick-Up-At-Your-Door Money Back Guarantee On All Orders
- We are this confident you will love our product! If you don’t like it, we will fully reimburse you (including all related fees) and pick it up at your door.
- Absolutely zero hassle or effort for you. No matter the situation or reason, even if you have a used product, you will receive 100% of your money back in 30 days. Just text us that you want to return it – super simple.
- Zero risk. Come give it a try – we highly doubt you’ll end up using the money back guarantee anyway!
Custom Fit
- Most brands have around 6 sizes of gear. We have 20.
- Upon ordering, there is a simple form to enter your body dimensions. From this, we’ll choose a kit for you that fits like nothing you’ve had before.
- With custom fit gear, your pads will not slip; yet, simultaneously, nothing will feel uncomfortably tight.
- Worst-case scenario, if you are unhappy with your fit (though highly unlikely), we will instantly send you newly sized gear for free – no questions asked. Just text us!
Absurdly Breathable And Comfortable.
- Our pads are lined with a single extremely thin and ventilating fabric. We offer the statistically most breathable padded gear in the bike industry.
- Additionally, we embrace extreme minimalism: With zero velcro straps, additional fabric layers, and so on, our kits feel like nothing.
- Furthermore, our kits are optimized for maximal comfort: With our fabric choice, not overly tight (yet still firm) custom fit, and our foam-lined armor, you will never chafe or feel irritated.
- Finally, our lightweight outers are optimized for 100º days.
The Statistically Most Protective Armor.
- Our mission is to offer the most protective apparel in the entire industry.
- This being said, we sacrificed a small (and relatively unnecessary) amount of foam flexibility for the best impact-absorption ratios of any armor in the industry.
- With 15mm of CE Level 2 padding and larger armor surface areas, you’ll be protected like never before.
- Our pads are even more impact-absorbing than the thickest D3O.
Youth Exchange Program
- When your younger rider grows out of their gear, simply email or text us, and we’ll send a newly sized kit for free! No questions asked.
- We’re here to support the younger generation!
- Applies for all orders within a 24-month time period.
Where It All Began
I (Rhett) raised $3m at 17yo and founded Texas’ only shuttle-serviced bike park. Throughout operation, I always noticed how practically every rider hated their pads and clothes. Even the pro DH racers! Too bulky. Hot. Itchy. Sweaty. Ripping up. Not even that protective! 10 months after founding the bike park, I saw the opportunity, and put every last penny of mine into founding Cased.
To get here, it took us: 9 months (September ’24 -> May ’25) of straight 70 hour work weeks, 5 maxed out credit cards, and 120 different iterations of product testing. I originally planned to launch in November, and without any card debt. But, I knew I could only launch if I had an actually perfected product. The process was insane.
Throughout the months, I kept on making more and more test products. My mission was to make protective apparel that was: actually comfortable, actually protective, super minimalistic, and fully custom fit. I went through dozens of manufacturers. Hundreds of cycles of testing. Nonstop research on padding and fabric and sizing. I partnered with Dylan, and I kept on racking up more and more credit card debt to sustain the research. We wanted to launch, but we needed to make a perfect product first. We soft-launched in January, but still had a ways to go.
Finally, after all of the work, our first fully functional prototype was here. Everyone thought it was way better than their current gear. Sleek. Super durable. Super breathable. Made of the industry’s statistically most impact-absorbing pads and statistically most breathable fabric. I knew I had it. We grinded out the last 2 months and tested the product on dozens of different body sizes, riding temperatures, and more.
And, finally, after closing out the R&D and fully establishing our brand, we hard-launched Cased in May 2025. I guarantee you that this is the best protective apparel you can wear. Built purely by mountain bikers, with a sole goal in mind of making gear actually comfortable and actually protective.