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David Millar expands Chpt.III range with Castelli Collection 2.0, plus signature Factor and Brompton bikes revealed

There's new clothing and new signature Factor and Brompton bikes too

Do you share David Millar’s passion for cycling? If you do then you might be interested in his Chpt.III clothing range which he says, in a press release for a new autumn/winter range issued today,  offers “something extra special to those who share my passion both for cycling and for exceptionally high-quality materials.” There's also the news that Millar is expanding into the bicycle market, with a signature Factor and a Brompton coming next year.

Millar launched the Chpt.///, as it's actually called (though more often Chpt.III or Chpt.3) clothing range back in 2015. It's manufactured by Italian clothing company Castelli. The expanded range features five new additions, including a new JJ jacket for autumn and spring riding, the K61 rain jacket, a Body Warmer and LSWBL baselayer, onemorelap short and jerseys and new colours for the Rocka.

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onemorelap is a collection of shorts and jerseys named after the Paris-Roubaix velodrome with a graphical design across the clothing. The name comes from the fact that Millar almost didn’t finish his first attempt at the race, stopping one lap short. 

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The JJ “jacket-cross-jersey” is described as a jacket and jersey in one, an apparently resembles a 1980s neoprene diving jacket (we’ve no idea either) but it’s made from a three-ply material with a foam core, providing wind and water resistance. It’s aimed at autumn and spring weather conditions. 

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Designed for when it’s lashing down with rain is the new K61 rain jacket (£350). It’s a lightweight, breathable and waterproof jacket with a very tailored cut. 

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The Bodywarmer (£180) as you might be able to guess is a gilet. It’s designed to be highly packable, it’ll fit in a jersey pocket, but it’s weatherproof and breathable and has a high neck design.

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A long sleeve baselayer, the LSWBL (£160) is designed for winter cycling but also for use away from the bike. The material is a nylon core wrapped in merino wool, so you get the best of both worlds in terms of breathability, insulation and odour prevention. 

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The Rocka (£320) was a key part of the first Chpt.III range, and is essentially a Castelli Gabba jersey. It’s now available in a new outer space blue to complement the original ivy green colour.

Finally, there are also new socks and winter socks, caps and musettes in the newly updated Castelli Collection 2.0. . 

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And if that wasn’t enough, there are now signature bikes. As you know, David Millar has been working with British bike brand Factor Bikes for a while, helping them with the development of new bikes, and together they have created the Factor ONE Chpt.III bike with a custom designed Brooks Cambium C13 saddle. It’s decked out with a SRAM Red eTap groupset. Can you guess the price? Go on, have a guess. No? Okay, it's £10,500... Interested? You can find out more by emailing astrid@factorbikes.com..

Millar is also working with Brompton, after taking part in the Brompton World Champs last year, he has been inspired to developed a Chpt.III Brompton which will feature some “extra special components that reflect David’s racing career still to be announced,” but we’ll have to wait until summer 2017 to see what they actually are. 

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Anything else? Yes, there’s the new Chpt.III Harrington Jacket coming out in 2017, and created by Timothy Everest, the same tailor that Rapha has worked with in the past - remember the £3,000 bespoke cycling suit?  As such, don’t expect it to be cheap, but do expect very high standards and a jacket made in London from technical fabrics. The design has been inspired by motor racing legend Mike Hawthorn, who apparently used to wear a Harrington jacket between races.

It sounds the perfect jacket to go with Millar's new motor...

The new range is available online at rouleur.cc and mrporter.com

David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes

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fenix | 7 years ago
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Sooo the Brompton- he's taken the mudguards off - why ? What's the point in that ? Has any Brompton owner complained about the guards ?

Different saddle. Different Grips.   Lets see what the price is !

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Freddy56 | 7 years ago
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He isn't evil or bad and I hate him. I hate him because I'm a liberal and I hate evil bad people. Not daft cyclists. He brings out irrational emotions of disgust because of success after a career of cheating.  

I would rather wear the skin of my dog, which I love- than  anything associated with this farce.

Castelli , my favourite clothing company- need to chose their spokespersons better.

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Leviathan replied to Freddy56 | 7 years ago
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Freddy56 wrote:

He isn't evil or bad and I hate him. I hate him because I'm a liberal and I hate evil bad people. Not daft cyclists. He brings out irrational emotions of disgust because of success after a career of cheating.  

I would rather wear the skin of my dog, which I love- than  anything associated with this farce.

Castelli , my favourite clothing company- need to chose their spokespersons better.

The whole, 'I am sorry I cheated and it made me so sad and please buy my book' thing is a bit distasteful. But then what are we to do with him, wish he goes away? He is still pedalling overpriced nonsense, nothing new here.

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Bob F replied to Leviathan | 7 years ago
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Leviathan wrote:
Freddy56 wrote:

He isn't evil or bad and I hate him. I hate him because I'm a liberal and I hate evil bad people. Not daft cyclists. He brings out irrational emotions of disgust because of success after a career of cheating.  

I would rather wear the skin of my dog, which I love- than  anything associated with this farce.

Castelli , my favourite clothing company- need to chose their spokespersons better.

The whole, 'I am sorry I cheated and it made me so sad and please buy my book' thing is a bit distasteful. But then what are we to do with him, wish he goes away? He is still pedalling overpriced nonsense, nothing new here.

Well it is true Millar is, by his own admission, fallible. He has readily admitted to cheating in his early tenure with Cofidis. In the second part of his career [Chapter II I guess], the majority of his Professional years, he was a spokesman and advocate for racing clean. I can accept that.

He hasn't asked me to buy his books, but I have enjoyed reading both. 

Bottom line, we don't have to buy his books. We don't have to buy his clothes. We don't  have to buy a Maserati.  We don't even have to like him, but we really shouldn't peddle irrational hate dressed up as 'facts'.

Actually, I wouldn't mind one of those Factor bikes he has been pedalling.

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bomba | 7 years ago
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For any aspiring kids wondering whether it pays to dope, here's your answer: your own clothing line, new Maserati or two on the drive and a gig with the national federation telling kids why it pays not to dope...

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themartincox | 7 years ago
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You know that thing when you look at this and think, 'wow, Rapha IS good value'!

£160 for a base-layer? A base layer?

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Beecho replied to themartincox | 7 years ago
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themartincox wrote:

 

You know that thing when you look at this and think, 'wow, Rapha IS good value'!

£160 for a base-layer? A base layer?

I'll have two of everything please

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Bob F | 7 years ago
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Is it all about 'Me'? I love it and Millar's grown up passion for cycling.  One of each please; Kit, Car, Bike.... and Thunderbird 111 while you're at it!

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Dr_Lex | 7 years ago
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^ if we're on to cultural references, Mr Miller always reminds me of Rian Hughes' version of Dan Dare

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nmanfield | 7 years ago
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 JJ “jacket-cross-jersey 

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rct | 7 years ago
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Can't see the syringe pockets anywhere?

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me | 7 years ago
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Why won't Millar do the decent thing and fade away and not inflict this shit on anyone?

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thx1138 | 7 years ago
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Jesus, that rain jacket would have to be pretty good for £350!

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davel | 7 years ago
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good god. wtf is that grille.

If manufacturers that excel at making sleek, stylish sports cars can only design SUVs by apparently stretching them in photoshop, they should leave them alone. First Porsche, then the f-pace (another cycling link) and now the monstrosity that is the Levante... the Maser grill should be a thing of style and beauty, not look like a Gray whale swallowing Poseidon.

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handlebarcam | 7 years ago
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This is all I can think of whenever I see David Millar's clothing. Although, for me, it is the hats rather than the jackets he should burn first. But at least when he was posing for the photos above he had the dignity to not go full Assos guy.

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only1redders replied to handlebarcam | 7 years ago
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handlebarcam wrote:

This is all I can think of whenever I see David Millar's clothing. Although, for me, it is the hats rather than the jackets he should burn first. But at least when he was posing for the photos above he had the dignity to not go full Assos guy.

Oh, but you've got to love Assos. Who else would think this photo of their product is acceptable, especially given that they are marketing it to women! I think this is ripe for a meme - all mamils (including myself) should blog a selfie in just their bibs and sunglasses. Would make the most hilarious calendar

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