How we work
We’ve created a range of custom apparel over the years:
We handle the process from start to finish, from design creation to production management and shipping. All of our clothing is designed and manufactured locally here in Canada, supporting local small businesses and the local economy, and we work very closely with our manufacturing partner so that we can ensure that our high quality is always maintained.
While our own stock lines are customized for recumbents, our manufacturer produces regular style cycle wear as well so we can provide regular jerseys and shorts/bibs as a custom order, too - say, you want to offer both recumbent and regular jerseys at an event in the same design, we can do that!
If you’re a TEAM, CYCLING CLUB or EVENT ORGANIZER, we can make products in your team colors or with your custom artwork. Prices will vary by quantity and design. Alternatively, we can add a logo or team name to any of our stock jerseys. To discuss the process in more detail, please contact us.
If you’re a RETAILER or MANUFACTURER, we can supply products in your preferred colors, with your store logo or own supplied artwork sublimated into the designs. Price will vary by quantity and design. Please contact us today for more information about our custom process and prices.
We will set up a custom private page for each order so that you can distribute a link to your riders and they can select their size and pay for their gear directly, there’s no need for you as organizer to collect all funds (which, let’s face it, can be a bit of a chore on behalf of a group!). Agree a deadline for folks to order, encourage your riders to make sure they order before the deadline and that’s it. Once manufactured, we ship the jerseys out to each rider directly (although we can also dispatch the whole order to a single address if you prefer).
Image formats, design and copyright
RASTER IMAGES are generated by breaking down an image into tiny cells (or pixels) and then filling each pixel with a specific color - think ‘an image made from coloured dots’. The pixels on a computer screen are small enough that we don’t see them, we see the image they create together. The problem with raster images is that when you enlarge them, those little pixels become bigger (because they’re the lowest level of detail in the image) and the logo becomes blurry and jagged. If you zoom in on a jpeg photograph or bitmap, for example, eventually you will see the pixels and the image blurs. We can’t guarantee the clarity of your design if you are using raster images. Raster editors include Adobe Photoshop, GIMP and PaintShop Pro - they produce jpg, png and gif files.
VECTOR-BASED IMAGES are best. They are created by plotting points as coordinates and then connecting those points together - think ‘an image described through math’. Most logos are created by designers as vector images because they can be resized without breaking up (or pixelating). A vector image can be enlarged to any size and the lines will always be clean and crisp and sharp. Adobe Illustrator, FreeHand, Inkscape and CorelDRAW are all examples of vector editors - they produce eps or ai files.
VECTOR GRAPHICS ARE THE BEST type of image to use for custom print work. If you are using a sponsor or company logo, be sure to ask for vector graphics.
WE CAN HELP WITH DESIGN AND ARTWORK. If you don’t know what format your images are or if you would like us to carry out the design work, contact us to discuss it. There might be additional costs if we are creating or recreating a design, but that will always be made clear beforehand.
THE RIGHT TO USE IMAGES on your clothing is your responsibility. You must not use someone else’s copyrighted or trademarked images without permission. When you approve a design and commit to an order, you are confirming that you have any necessary approvals to use whatever images are in your design. COPYRIGHT IS A LEGAL MATTER - if you are at all unsure about this point, please contact us to discuss it.
The standard method of describing colours is the Pantone® Matching System. If you have very specific requirements on colour, be sure to raise it with us.