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Good quality mid-range cycle wear?

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  • February 25, 2014 at 3:38 pm #20799
    Henwood

    Hi everyone!

    I am relatively new to the game and have been experimenting with various different clothing brands with mixed success. I’m a bit OCD so I prefer to stick to one brand and match stuff up. Any recommendations for a middle of the road brand that’s good quality? I’ve had success with the upper end of Endura, but for the most part it seems like quite a budget brand (I could well be wrong – correct me if so).

    Generally I prefer to spend a bit more on good quality kit, not being one of the ‘buy cheap buy twice’ brigade, but equally I am faintly horrified by the prices of Rapha and the like!

    Any and all suggestions welcome!

    Cheers

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  • February 25, 2014 at 5:05 pm #777083
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    Henwood

    KiwiMike wrote: Have a gander
    [quote=KiwiMike] Have a gander : http://shuttvr.com[/quote%5D

    Thanks very much – will do.

    February 25, 2014 at 5:04 pm #777081
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    Henwood

    Jimmy Ray Will wrote:Whats

    Jimmy Ray Will wrote:
    Whats your budget? i.e. what are you willing to pay for a pair of cycling shorts?

    To be honest, I don’t really know. I’ve got some Endura tights which are OK – think they were about £50 odd. Most decent thing I own is Endura FS260 Jetstream III jersey which is brilliant – paid about £65 for that.

    This is largely the problem – because I don’t know what brands are associated with quality I don’t really know what’s a low/mid/high price to pay for anything!

    February 25, 2014 at 5:01 pm #777079
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    Henwood

    Some Fella wrote:One word for

    Some Fella wrote:
    One word for you – Howies.

    Cool, thanks – someone else mentioned them to me too, so will check them out.

    February 25, 2014 at 4:42 pm #777077
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    KiwiMike

    I did exactly this last
    I did exactly this last winter. Settled on Shutt Velo Rapide. Very happy. Have loved in the 3/4 knicks and Roubaix tights all winter, the Performance jacket too. The SS and LS smartwool tops are great, as are the Yorkshire tweed caps and the signature buffs. Now migrating into the gilet as it warms up.

    Love the fact that a lot of it’s made in the UK, Pete and Lauren are in a farm shed in Oxfordshire, and the kit is tastefully understated while not being Raphaesque.

    Just be aware they size for the ‘UK sportive gent’ average, definitely not the euro whippet. Their returns policy is second to none and you can visit to try stuff on.

    Have a gander : http://shuttvr.com

    February 25, 2014 at 4:19 pm #777075
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    Jimmy Ray Will

    Whats your budget? i.e. what
    Whats your budget? i.e. what are you willing to pay for a pair of cycling shorts?

    Two brands I’m happy to push are Chapeau and Primal… both are pushing out quality products at reasonable (if not exactly budget) price points.

    February 25, 2014 at 4:12 pm #777073
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    Some Fella

    One word for you – Howies.
    One word for you – Howies.

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