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Vulpine launches new website and clothing collection

British brand also offers Commuter Laptop Backpack in revamped range

British bike clothing brand Vulpine has launched what it’s calling Vulpine 2.0 – a new website and new collection.

The key new product in the collection isn’t an item of clothing at all, it’s Vulpine’s first bag.

“The Commuter Laptop Backpack [is] a sturdy but stylish urban rucksack with a water-resistant Cordura outer,” says Vulpine.

That embossed clasp is Italian gunmetal and there are no dangling straps, Vulpine keeping the bag clean and simple. The reflective areas aren’t obvious in daylight but they will show up at night.

What do you reckon? We think it looks pretty cool, although we’ve only seen the photos, the same as you. There is a sample on the way to road.cc HQ for review, though.

The Backpack is priced £149.

“The new season range features a new colour palette of petrol, iris and yellow in Vulpine classics such as the Harrington Rain Jacket and pure merino wool Alpine Jersey,” according to Vulpine.

Our man Oli really rated that Harrington highly when he reviewed it here on road.cc earlier in the summer.

As usual with Vulpine, the women’s range shares equal billing with the men’s.

Check out our review of the Vulpine Women’s Original Rain Jacket. 

“It boasts beautiful responsive imagery, a reactive menu and checkout, plus the ability to slide through degrees of waterproofing and temperature range to find the ideal garment,” says Vulpine, although we’ve not seen it for ourselves.

“A bank of hundreds of blogs from across the cycling world - and Nick’s entrepreneurial rants - is being rebuilt onto the new site too.”

The Nick in question is Nick Hussey, Vulpine founder.

Head over to the new site and you’ll also be able to see a cool little film that introduces the new products.

“I want to make cycling a less intimidating place, more rich and diverse,” says Nick. “We don’t want to just make clothes, we want get across the wonder and freedom of riding. I hope that creativity helps get that across, and that the film inspires existing and new riders to explore cycling further.”

www.vulpine.cc

Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.

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Thrustvector | 9 years ago
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I had problems with my orders in the sales and the recent sample sale; in both cases items I'd ordered turned out to be out of stock. I'm willing to cut them some slack; when there's high website demand stock control for the last few items is always tricky, and I'd imagine the upcoming website refresh didn't help matters. I still managed to get a few bargains, and at other times I've found their customer service to be excellent.

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Moonraker Mike | 9 years ago
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The new website looks nice, but my recent experience of vulpine is that they need to seriously improve their customer service (like sending out purchases and answering emails).

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Kadinkski replied to Moonraker Mike | 9 years ago
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Moonraker Mike wrote:

The new website looks nice, but my recent experience of vulpine is that they need to seriously improve their customer service (like sending out purchases and answering emails).

I tried buying something from them a month or so ago - the checkout process was so convoluted and painful that by the time I got to the final screen the jacket was out of stock. I hope they've fixed that with the new website, but I won't be using them again in a hurry.

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Yorky-M | 9 years ago
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Nice ethos

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Man of Lard | 9 years ago
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149 folding pounds for a bag! My first car cost a third of that and no - I'm at least 25 years from collecting my old age pension (current figure)

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yingyang20 replied to Man of Lard | 9 years ago
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Looks like a nice range of clothing but £149 for a commuter bag! ummm........OUCH!

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don simon fbpe replied to Man of Lard | 9 years ago
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Man of Lard wrote:

149 folding pounds for a bag! My first car cost a third of that and no - I'm at least 25 years from collecting my old age pension (current figure)

That must have been one hell of a crap car...
Love my rain jacket, bought it in the sales mind, so better value for money.

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Al__S | 9 years ago
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I have a black Thermal Storm Cap. And a grey Storm Cap.

I'm trying to justify to myself why I therefore need to the Orange and Red versions in my life. But I do. I really do.

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WolfieSmith | 9 years ago
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Or hi vis. Riding around enjoying themselves as if it's legal. #bloodycyclists.

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turnerc99 | 9 years ago
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But none of them are wearing helmets...  39

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