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My mate has set up a new club
Velo CXC
It's based in Derby and does a mix of xc mountain biking and cyclocross, with some road riding too.
He's got it all set up with Britich cycling but is looking to get some kit made up as he has a design in mind.
I know there's been a few threads in the past about small orders of kit and who is good to go to for this but I can't seem to track them down at the moment.
So the question is, who to go to for smallish quantity orders of unique kit (mainly riding jerseys/jackets)?
Our club used to use Impsport,and there's someone on Facebook called Inverse Custom England you could try. We're using Polaris now but that's because one of the members works for them, not sure if they would do custom kit for anyone else.
DVATC Boggy?
I've got both Endura and Owayo kit. Both are good - well printed and long lasting colours.
Yes Alan, l live in just around the corner from where Wakie used to live. 😉
OK,yes, know the area. Been in touch with him this week for the first time in a few years, as I've finally signed up to Facebook.
I havent been on a Club ride for 5 years or so now, I came to the January Pizza/Italian, and will be racing the N&D this year (well, not so much racing, as taking part!)
Alan.
We use Champion System, which has a minium order of 10 items. That can be a mix of shorts, jerseys, jackets - doesn't have to be 10 of the same item. They also do all the accessories like caps, socks, overshoes, gloves etc etc and also other sports like running, golf....
Its also supposedly what Lampre Merida use.
scotroutes - Member
I've got both Endura
One of the local clubs here used Endura and the quality was horrific, quite a lot of stuff was starting to fall apart before it had even been put on. Lots of poor stitching, badly mounted zips and so on - didn't really make much sense tbh
Pactimo do very nice stuff, will be spendy though unless there's sponsor money or whatever to put in. Worth a look though
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll pass details on to him
[url= http://http://www.rideitclothing.bigcartel.com/ ]Ride It[/url]Check out Ride It Clothing. Good quality, semi custom designs and no minimum order
If you place the order with Endura now you may be in with a chance to get it before Easter
Our road club uses Sportful. Proper race cut, identical design, cut and materials as used by Tinkoff. Not the cheapest but way, way cheaper than buying the high end Sportful stuff elsewhere. Lead time is 2+ months though
We used to use Endura, it was cheap, but quality was inconsistent and often poor. Then used Decca, who were awful - the fit was terrible - no dropped tail on the jerseys, baggy, shallow pockets, but cheap.
Now use Champ Sys, who are very expensive IMO, but it's nice kit. I don't find the pad in the shorts particularly comfy, but I think that's personal.
Always ask for a discount
ProSport Distribution - kit is made in Italy by Mstina, not some Chinese sweatshop like some of the other suppliers.
Schutt do min 5 piece orders too. May be a bit speedy though.
Our club was with Endura. Now with Bioracer. Very pleased and some genuinely good and useful kit. I'd say the Tempest kit is some of the best I've used.
Try Tineli as well
We've got some Sportful kit and as above, it's great. Think it's min 10+ per item (mixed sizes) and probably 30 or so pieces in total.
We've also had some kit done by Massi which is cheaper, decent quality, and mix 30 items with no min for individual items, so you can have a few men's jerseys, some women's jerseys, shorts, jackets, etc all mixed.
Give us a shout if we can help with anything.
I've ordered some stuff from Inverse, should be arriving next week, but quality samples seemed good, and I believe they did the kit that the Spanish Olympic team raced in today. It seems very good value, and they do small numbers. Dealing with a UK distributor who deals with the Spanish parent company/factory means comms can be a bit slow, but otherwise seem good. Will let you know how happy I am once the kit turns up.
Carvalho Custom. We've used them for years and I've been really happy with them. Easy to deal with and good kit. Slightly more expensive at the moment because of the Euro:Pound exchange.
Lots of photos of our kit here:
www.lvis.org.uk
Another +1 for Ride It - Scottish based, brilliant quality & fit, good pricing, no minimum order and lots of options on style including DH/Enduro jerseys in long and short sleeve, really good baggy shorts and if you want them, XC type items too, whereas so many custom suppliers pretty much do just xc/roadie things.
Ride It seem heavily biased toward Enduro/DH stuff.
and if you want them, XC type items too
From the OP:
does a mix of [b]xc mountain biking[/b] and [b]cyclocross[/b], with some [b]road[/b] riding too.
Ride It also do cross country jerseys. Have a look at their custom page.