Assos intermediate socks s7 the intermediatesocks belong to the new genre of assos socks similar to their sister the duathlonsock this generation of high performance socks is a completely new concept the assos centro studio goal was to combine three important characteristics in this sock 1 lightweight but heavy protection 2 compact construction 3 low compression lightweight because of ultrathin fibers highly compact thanks to an unparalleled number of stitches per square inch special