Clothing brands

harveyjwj

Hi

Anyone know of any good clothing brands?
I like Rapha, but I'm not minted enough for much of that. Seen solo-cc stuff, seems quite nice, bought their arm-warmers. Any others of this ilk?

Thanks all.

H

huggy

Assos
Nalini
Massi

harveyjwj

sorry should have been a bit clearer - other small / 'trendy' brands like those mentioed before. is there a 'ground effect' of the roadie clothing world?

cheers

redddraggon

harveyjwj wrote:

sorry should have been a bit clearer - other small / 'trendy' brands like those mentioed before. is there a 'ground effect' of the roadie clothing world?

cheers

Assos, Castelli

gundersen

well ground effect do have things for roadies (do in the latest catalogue I have)

http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/

4kicks

prendas www.prendas.co.uk

TwinSix: http://www.twinsix.com/

http://www.elevengear.com

www.swobo.com

Other US brands like primalwear, pearl izumi and retro gear can be found on www.nashbar.com or www.velogear.com

But of course, the ´Bay is the best place for this kind of stuff

Sea_Green_Incorruptible

I actually tend to prefer running gear: at least when it comes to 'tops'. The fit always seems more comfortable to me (looser, less 'synthetic' feeling somehow and with handy reflective patches to boot) and most days I can live without the triple pocket at the back of specialist cycling jerseys (though I do have a couple of those for when the need arises). I currently like Mizuno stuff particularly: www.mizuno.com

Monty Dog

Running kit is often cut too baggy and short for serious riding - unless you like flapping in the breeze - runners want ventilation to stay cool, whereas for cycling you need to keep the wind off to stay warm - so it's cut closer and uses warmer fabrics. The best quality road kit is made by Assos and Rapha, but it comes at a price - there's then a second 'division' from the likes of Gore, Castelli, Santini, Briko, Giordana, Campagnolo, Pearl Izumi and the like. Finally, there's the 'third' division who make the cheap replica kits and own-brand stuff for the likes of Probike and Wiggle - it really depends on how much you want to pay. Generally, the higher prices stuff lasts significantly longer than the cheap stuff. BTW, pro teams kit is not like the replica stuff - it's of the highest quality.

giant_man

Assos
Castelli
Pearl Izumi

IMO Rapha is overrated.

You get what you pay for, and this isn't more prevalent than with cycle clothing. You buy cheap, you get crap.

leonlikestrees

Monty Dog wrote:

BTW, pro teams kit is not like the replica stuff - it's of the highest quality.

I once bought some GT team kit from David Baker when he was forced to retire. Although on the outside it all said Nike, all the labels on the inside were Giordana!

acorn_user

Swobo, Ibex and Woolistic have some really nice pieces. How about Bergamo or Parentini for slightly more obscure Italian stuff?

andyp

This place had an advert in C+ and seems to have a good selection of lesser known brands;

http://www.alwaysriding.co.uk/alwaysshop/

harveyjwj

cheers for the replies guys. some nice looking gear in those links.

FredSmith

I'd suggest you take a look at Polaris........lots of their stuff is listed at www.cycleclothinguk.com

I've ordered from them and found their service to be spot on.

Regards

FredSmith

HungryCol

Dont forget Altura.

dennisn

Here in the states almost all of the bicycle catalogers(Excel, Performance, Nashbar,
Colorado Cyclist) sell there own branded line of shorts, jerseys, and other gear along
with the major players(Pearl, Castelli) stuff. I have not had any problems with most of
the cataloger brands. Maybe not as flashy as the "big guys" offerings but usually a bit
cheaper and perfectly serviceable. I would assume that Ribble and the rest on them do
the same. Many is the day that I have worn something that was a little on the plain side and didn't have a fancy brand name on it and found that it actually worked.

Dennis Noward

top_bhoy

giant mancp wrote:

You get what you pay for, and this isn't more prevalent than with cycle clothing. You buy cheap, you get crap.

Agree, though I don't think its necessary to spend at the very top to get very good quality and comfortable clothing!!

keebo

Sugoi! - their bibs are excellent

Spoff

I've got a couple of Rapha tops and they look nice but, had I not picked them up cheap, I'm not sure that I'd've bought them - performance isn't particularly better than the bog standard stuff.

Assos jerseys are nice and the Mille bibshorts I've got are fantastic - very, very comfortable.

I've got Giordana Tanax bibshorts as well and they're second to the Assos (and half the price).

I've got a lot of team stuff as well, where the jerseys are fine but the bibshorts tend to be a bit 19th-century. I go to Prendas for a lot of the classic jerseys though, quite nice rolling down a road in Peugeot or St Raphael kit.

luke2792

northwave

fto-si

I am happy with all the dhb stuff I have got from Wiggle. Well priced and it does the job fine as far as I am concerned.

donaldinho

For cheaper stuff Descente is pretty good and looks stylish.

pedylan

4kicks wrote:

prendas www.prendas.co.uk

TwinSix: http://www.twinsix.com/

http://www.elevengear.com

www.swobo.com

Other US brands like primalwear, pearl izumi and retro gear can be found on www.nashbar.com or www.velogear.com

But of course, the ´Bay is the best place for this kind of stuff

Good old elevengear. For all of us who've even flirted with the merest possibility of buying a world champion or king of the mountains jersey then this http://www.elevengear.com/poseur.html could be more suitable.

spotteddolphin

Hi.

I tried alwaysriding.co.uk last week, bought some of the lovely Solo stuff. Great website, very user friendly, plus I ordered at 3Pm and got it next day in the post.

Cheers,

Pete

itisaboutthebike

Aldi of coarse !

HarryB

giant mancp wrote:

You get what you pay for, and this isn't more prevalent than with cycle clothing. You buy cheap, you get crap.

Try telling that to those who worship at the temple of Aldi

dennisn

As far as jerseys go I can't recall any one of them "performing" any better than another.
Now fit, well thats another story altogether. Nothing worse than an ill fitting top. Of
course fit is very subjective and personal. You either like it or you don't and no one brand works for all. And price doesn't really assure you of good fit either. Years ago I remember mail ordering a famous brand Italian jersey in XL, sending it back for 2XL, and finally getting a 3XL that actually fit pretty good. And I'm not really what you would call a big guy. Anyway the whole thing made me wonder. Just how big in stature is an Italian
who would wear a medium?

Dennis Noward

ddraver

Endura, specialised, raceface do some fitted tops (as opposed to baggy) and have a few road componants now so you don't need to worry about d**kheads sneering at you for being MTB.....

have a look on CRC/Wiggle as they have loads of everything...MTB, XC jerseys are no different to road...

bikerboy1000

I buy mainly Rapha clothing but picked up a Gillet from Aldi last week and must say the material/fit is better than Rapha.

morrisje

Sportful produce some good gear. I bought a s/s jersey that was a nice fit with good material. The Gillets are also well made and look the part.

http://www.gbcycles.co.uk/eshop.asp?wci ... rice=99999

giant_man

HarryB wrote:

giant mancp wrote:

You get what you pay for, and this isn't more prevalent than with cycle clothing. You buy cheap, you get crap.

Try telling that to those who worship at the temple of Aldi

Yeah I know, and gladly I'm not one of them!