Club cycling kit - best suppliers

Garrigou
Garrigou Posts: 145
edited October 2009 in Road buying advice
I'm in the early stages of preparing to order a load of new club kit (over 100 items). I hear loads of 'horror stories' about slow production schedules, late deliveries, mis-printing, poor colour reproduction etc, etc. And almost everyone I've spoken to has a 'bad story' about one or other of the leading shirt printing firms. Anyone dealt with a really good one or come across one who provide a service gaurantee? Thanks
Between me & Eddy Merckx we've won pretty much everything worth winning on a bike.

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  • Burton
    Burton Posts: 172
    We changed to Giordana last year - excellent kit, no issues as far as I know
  • blackrockracer
    blackrockracer Posts: 86
    Our club is currently using Bioracer, super quality kit. They where always spot-on regarding costs and delivery dates. They have a UK agent too, give Chris a shout at www.onimpex.co.uk
  • stumpy paul
    stumpy paul Posts: 197
    Impsport.

    Fantastic kit.

    Support a UK firm in the recession.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Best kit we've had is Sportful, through Mstina. Biemme stuff was OK - nice windstopper gilet with big rear pockets but the cut of Nalini stuff was odd - rear pockets too high to be of any use - you needed to get team mate to get anything from your pocket!
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • dsc14
    dsc14 Posts: 24
    Curve suck big time!!! really very crap product and service. Sportful is the best I have had, excellent quality and great chamois.
  • markos1963
    markos1963 Posts: 3,724
    Our club is going over to Castelli this year, haven't seen any yet but the designs look fab, a bit like the Cervelo Test Team designs.
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  • PocketRocket42
    PocketRocket42 Posts: 202
    Burton wrote:
    We changed to Giordana last year - excellent kit, no issues as far as I know


    I agree with Burton -- this kit seems really good.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,680
    +1 for Giordana
  • Garrigou
    Garrigou Posts: 145
    Cheers folks - advice much appreciated.
    Between me & Eddy Merckx we've won pretty much everything worth winning on a bike.
  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    Our club have just put an order in with an Italian company called ReArtu.

    They've been superb so far. They've sent us sizing samples, taken our existing design and tweaked it so it works better, produced an actual skinsuit sample of it - we made tweaks to this, and they then produced another printed sample of S/S Jersey and shorts for final sign off. Quality is good as is their customer service. They reckon a four week turnaround - we'll see but they've delivered so far.

    Prices are good too.
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  • jimcameron
    jimcameron Posts: 199
    Our club have been using Owayo. They seem excellent but then again i don't have any other kit. Free designs no template costs
    www.owayo.com
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    We're about to buy from Endura - anyone got any feedback about them ?
  • PeteinSQ
    PeteinSQ Posts: 2,292
    Dulwich Paragon uses Giordana and everyone seems to much prefer it to the previous Sportful kit. I actually quite liked my Sportful shorts but they did go transparent in all the wrong places quite quickly.
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  • rjsmith
    rjsmith Posts: 1,924
    To add another, we've been with Kalas for a couple of years now and been delighted with it. Excellent chamois' in the shorts - really comfy. Good design as well.
  • Langers
    Langers Posts: 95
    Another vote for ReArtu. Hand made Italian, extreemely comfortable and probably the best price.

    Second choice would be Giordana.

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