August 2009 - Carvalho Custom

Southdown Velo custom cycling kit

We have been supplying Southdown Velo in Chichester for 5 years now with their custom cycling kit- they are a model club that has worked really hard to develop their more serious racing side with riders such as Toby Neave, winner of the Portsmouth-DHCyclesport circuit series, as well having really strong children’s, female and more ‘social’ sections. We have worked really hard to develop our female range of clothing over the last few months, adding a new female chamois and new female cuts to non bib shorts and jerseys/jackets and we also supply a full range of childrens sizes.

As with a lot of good clubs, they have a very strong relationship with a local bike shop, Geared Bikes and Wear ,who sponsor the club and offer members discounts and of course they get to put their logo on the legendary Southdown Velo cycling jerseys!

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Elena Maslova wins Dublin Duathlon

We have been supplying Wheelworx in Dublin with custom cycling and triathlon kit for 4 years now and they have become one of the leading forces in Irish triathlon. One of their top female athletes is Elena Maslova, who is having a fantastic 2009.

Here she is on her way to winning the Dublin duathlon series wearing our custom short tri top and custom running briefs.

Silicone leg grippers

We have moved to silicone leg grippers (and indeed for all the grippers we use, for example on custom arm warmers). Silicone is great to use as it sticks better than rubberised elastic and also gives great stretchability so that it does not constrict.

For those who are not familiar with silicone, it is a band that runs along the gripper that will not slip on the skin, so preventing shorts from riding up. There are a lot of options available for silicone and one of the key factors is finding one that is durable when washed in washing machines (the cheaper ones will peel and crack). We went through an extensive test period with ours and we are confident it is the best available on the market in terms of comfort, funcationality and durability. We always welcome feedback, so if you have been wearing them, let us know what you think!

Baby cycling jersey

With some spectacular bad timing, Nicole and Charlie who run the front end of Carvalho Custom between them, managed to have babies within a couple of months of each other. To commemorate this fact (and in the interest of promoting cycling to younger generations) we have brought out some baby size cycling jerseys in sky blue and a more unisex dark blue and pink.

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We managed to get Salvador to agree to model his new jersey, (although he wouldn’t extend to smiling for the photo). It is an exact replica of our full size cycling jerseys, made out of the same microfibre and with three back pockets for him to carry his gels and rain gilet. They do make an incredibly cute gift to offer a cycling-mad friend who has just had a baby!

These jerseys are available to buy at €24.10 each plus €5 postage. We sometimes sell these mini cycling jerseys for teams to hand out to sponsors and for other promotional activities so if you are interested in having some made, please get in touch.

This is the Carvalho Custom pink & blue baby cycling jersey, modeled by the absolutely gorgeous Scarlett! You can buy now below the pink and blue version, for other versions, please contact us. To buy the baby cycling jersey click here