Just In: Club Ride apparel

We’ve just had a first shipment of review products from Club Ride, a US brand that offers clothing “for the ride and everything after”. It looks a bit different from the norm so we thought we’d have a quick look to see what the brand is all about.

Club Ride are based in Sun Valley, Idaho. If you’re not too hot on your US geography, Idaho is up at the top and towards the left (‘northwest’ is, I believe, the technical term). They say that their clothing is designed to offer a technical performance on the bike while looking casual enough to wear when you’re in town, at the coffee shop, at work or whatever. With that in mind, they’ve avoided the tradition close-fitting racer-style look and gone for clothing that’s a lot more relaxed.

The men’s Worx trousers (£71.99), for example, are a synthetic mix but they look a bit like denim or some other everyday fabric. They certainly don’t look like standard cycling garb.

Technical features include a DWR (durable water repellent) coating and a ‘NoCrackBack’ – great name; the rear extends upwards to keep you covered when you’re stretching forward on the bike. You also get reflective accents on the belt loop, side pocket and inside the driveside leg – the one you’re likely to turn up when you’re riding.

The Burnside jersey (£29.99) looks a bit more bikey but it’s still fairly casual. It's made from a lightweight fabric and you get a zipped storage pocket at the rear.

We have both of these items (above) in for test along with a couple more too, although a review of anything with short sleeves, like the Burnside, is a way off yet.

Although this is a ‘Just In’, items from the range that we don’t have in also look very interesting. One of these is the Jack flannel shirt (£64.99; they actually call it a jersey). It’s made from a Dri-sulate woven flannel fabric that’s said to be breathable, and it comes with underarm vents and zipped pockets at the front and rear.

The women’s version, the Livn, is the same price.

The Rale Jacket (£100) is another interesting design. It’s made using a 4-way stretch softshell fabric and it’s quilted inside for warmth. Again, this doesn’t look particularly like bike clothing so you’re not going to look like you’ve just finished a training ride if you rock up to the pub wearing this

Look out for reviews of the Club Ride clothing on road.cc over the coming months. In the meantime, go to www.clubrideapparel.com and www.hotlines-uk.com for more information.