[This article was last updated on July 15, 2019]
Want to proclaim your allegiance to the world's greatest activity, sport and mode of transport? Here's a selection of our favourite cycling-themed t-shirts so the world knows you love riding bike even when you're not doing it.
Type 'cycling t-shirts' into Google and you get a vast range of choices: brand logos, political statements, jokes good and bad, homages to races and straightforward cycling-themed art.
Here's a selection of our favourites. Feel free to add your own in the comments.
Art
Kraftwerk: Tour de France — £15.85
There are a number of Kraftwerk-inspired cycling T-shirts around. We like this take on the iconic Tour de France cover.
A Lifetime of Bicycles — £15.99
From kiddie trike to road racing bike.
Infinity — £17.33
The infinity symbol in chain links. Simple.
All-weather rider — £17.34
Just keep in mind that after you wear this you can never again skip a ride because it's raining.
Bicycle Exploded Diagram — £15.99
A 1977 Raleigh Gran Sport featuring state-of-the-art centre pull brakes, square-taper cranks, and toeclips and straps.
DNA — £22
Billed as 'the genetic road map of cyclists' by Cycology.
Evolution — £14.62
Just in case any of your friends need reminding that cyclists are the pinnacle of human evolution.
Races
Lanterne Rouge —£14.79
Here's a tribute to the race's last-placed rider, the famed lanterne rouge. We've all been there.
Col de Galibier T-Shirt — £25
Monuments and climbs abound at velolove.cc and this Galibier number is a fairly typical example. Done in a cheery blue, it doesn’t scream cycling, which makes it all the better in our book.
Giro d'Italia - £9.99
A tribute to the Tour of Italy from Whistable T-Shirt Company.
Le Mont Ventoux — £25
Often a crucial climb in the Tour de France, the windy mountain is celebrated by this t-shirt from long-time Tour neutral support provider Mavic.
l'Alpe d'Huez — £14.99
Always a significant climb when it's included, some say the Tour de France is won on l'Alpe d'Huez.
Slogans and statements
The more you drive… — £14.79
The wisdom of renegade scientist Dr. J. Frank Parnell from the 1984 cult science fiction movie Repo Man.
Slow And Steady Sloth — £14.99
Don't we all feel like this some days?
Fat and money — £14.99
Nuff said.
Too Many Bicycles — £9.97
A bit more straightforward than some of the others, but a fair bit less costly as well. It also leads us neatly on to:
Bike maths — £22
The expanded version of the timeless cyclist's formula. Can you ever have too many? If in doubt, consult the T-shirt.
Stay Awesome — £24.99
Inspired by Transport for London's ludicrous 'Cyclists Stay Back' stickers, so we include two car window stickers, two A6 stickers and five business card stickers with each t-shirt and for every tee we donate £5 to the Cyclists' Defence Fund. The front has a small road.cc logo.
Brands
Campagnolo Classic — ~£32.00
Is there any cycling brand with a mightier heritage than Campagnolo?
Rapha — £30
Probably the UK's most controversial cycling brand, so here's one of their t-shirts for you to argue about.
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45 comments
My favourite is the Angry Cyclocross t-shirt by Cling CC.
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Love this Pine T-Shirt from Setup Clothing . Woods, Bike, Dog, whats not to love.
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I design and print tshirts for men under the name Sight Hound. I'm really pleased with a new Tshirt just listed at notonthehighstreet, which can be personalised with a location red spot to mark a favourite ride or home town. The UK map graphic is made up of bike bits: wheels, gears, etc. It's an interesting design with a personal touch... that's what my customers say, I hope you'll agree.
http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/sighthound/product/bike-map-tshirt-per...
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Take a look at my brand, Broken Riders - brokenriders.com
We're mainly influenced by mountain biking but love all two-wheeled activiy. And who could argue with the philosophy on our best selling t-shirt?
All our clothing is ethically sourced (meaning no sweatshops or child labour), and is eco-friendly. We only use water-based inks and our cotton tees are 100% organic and made in a factory that only uses wind and solar power.
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Wearing my fave as I read this article (with cat on lap, if you were worried about some freaky attire).
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Have just noticed above posts are a lot of debuts. Funny that...
I'm still waiting for "I don't really like cycling"
I love my cycology "DNA" shirt.
It couldn't be more me, I am a molecular biologist.
Check out our range of cycle inspired T-shirts and sweatshirts at http://vintvelo.com/shop/ . Our designs include road cycling, time trial, CX, vintage, and MTB themes. Available in bamboo and organic cotton. This one's our current best seller.
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Just love cycology's range. They're awesome.
So have you noticed the glaring mistake in the design? (the black one at least)
The Z-DNA one ?
Is the helix back to front?
Yup - left-handed DNA is not un-known, but rare apparently.
The odd thing is that the grey version of the T has the correct alpha helix.
Someone must have flipped the image.
I bough one of these Ts and had to send it back as although it fitted fine on the chest and shoulders it was really really long in the body. Very odd.
Missus bought that one to me, in a different color though.
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In this case I am more than happy with a little self-promotion by some skilled people. It's tough for unknown designers / companies to get any publicity so IMHO it's very welcome and entirely appropriate for this article.
I'm not really into logos or proudly showing my congnoscenti credentials across my chest (I'd soon be rumbled as an interloper/wannabe) but I've liked some of Howies' t-shirt designs over the years.
Okimono has some wonderful shirts such as this design by Giro stage winner Jos van Emden:
They also have a beautiful "Marginal gains" shirt in pre-order
That is a straight steal from Adam Hansen's brand 'Hanseeno' that I've been wearing for a couple of years:
I think you're right, looks alike.
More a fan of the Marginal Gains shirt anyway
Looking through their shirts and a lot of them are terrible design chic! They have ones of a spatula, a clothes horse and a rawlplug!
I like this though marries two loves: vinyl and bikes. Not sure if its a tshirt though
I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Dark Cycle Clothing
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No Howies or Morvelo tees?!
Loving the Tshirt thread, ’m not a commercial entity but tinker with making bike tee designs for fun.
https://www.redbubble.com/people/nickrolyat/collections/145617-bike-t-sh...
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/nickrolyat/collections/145617-bike-t-sh...
and a new one for the tour
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And one for those mechanics out there! https://www.redbubble.com/people/nickrolyat/collections/145617-bike-t-sh...
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PRs come to those who wear this
I bet you ride one of these: https://subrosabrand.com/introducing-the-subrosa-slayer-collaboration/
more pics here: https://www.slayer.net/blog/slayer-x-subrosa-bikes-available-at-nuclear-...
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Strava PR machine right there. NO CAN DEFEND!
Some cool new tees and sweatshirts at ProBikeKit: https://www.probikekit.co.uk/brands/the-broom-wagon.list
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