I am looking for some suggestions for a company that does custom triathlon tops. I have a relay ironman in september that we are doing with a team from my work. We would like to have some tops made up and I see a lot of companys on the internet but any suggestions on who to go with?
Thanks
I’ve been really happy with Virklon (http://www.virklon.com). They are out of Spain. Turnaround time is about a month - about 3 weeks before they produce your clothes, plus shipping time (I’m in the Midwestern U.S.). Prices are reasonable, especially for custom stuff, there are no minimum orders, no upfront design charge (unless you want them to help you design your clothes - you’ll need some vector graphics skills), they have a really nice selection of clothing pieces for triathlon, cycling, running, and kids, and they are super helpful.
If you would like to see what they can do, you can check out my collection of clothes (the nice thing with the lack of an upfront charge is I can make all sorts of stuff for fun):
Sizing is maybe just a bit on the small side, so if you’re kind of between sizes, you might want to consider going bigger. The clothes are comfortable and seem to be well-made. I’ve worn the aero tri top/shorts in a couple of races and find the chamois to be really comfortable. The road kit has been great, too. A few of my customers have worn my kit or designed their own and have also liked the fit, comfort, quality, and materials. The “breathe” tri tops are kind of see-through, so you might want to consider that.
The clothes and order page are designed to support a “your name” on the clothes. If you leave this out of your design, they’ll kind of wing it, which might not be what you want.
Pricing is in Euros, but I think pretty reasonable. Shipping to Indiana is 11 Euros per order (at least for the sizes of orders I’ve placed), which isn’t too bad.
I hope that helps!
Edit: I forgot one thing - their clothes have their “intelligent retention system”, or IRS. It connects the shorts to the tops. I like it - it keeps my tri top from riding up on me while on the bike so I don’t get a tramp stamp sunburn.
KiWAMi does custom, and has crazy fast turnaround.
KiWAMi does custom, and has crazy fast turnaround.
Also vouching for Kiwami, pristine customer service as well.
Are you looking for something at low cost and just for looks or for something that is actually functional?
Volar OK
Champ Sys low end OK high end functional
Pactimo fuctional
Louis Garneau functional
Kiwami high tech functional
jaretj
hincappie
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My local bike shop went with Jakroo for our team kit.
Low minimums, been performing just fine!
I am looking for some suggestions for a company that does custom triathlon tops. I have a relay ironman in september that we are doing with a team from my work. We would like to have some tops made up and I see a lot of companys on the internet but any suggestions on who to go with?
Thanks
2xu makes great custom sublimated tri tops ie, the actual fabric is essentialy printed with the design. They have regular sleeveless, and sleeved aero suits. I would be happy to put you in contact with a single person who is responsible for handling just special order team wear if you are interested.
Really looking for something functional, looking for something that looks good and not a race cut. More of a club cut. Want to advertise our company and spike interest in triathlons at the same time. We are 3 age groupers looking to do a relay Ironman.
I’ve been really happy with Virklon (http://www.virklon.com). They are out of Spain. Turnaround time is about a month - about 3 weeks before they produce your clothes, plus shipping time (I’m in the Midwestern U.S.). Prices are reasonable, especially for custom stuff, there are no minimum orders, no upfront design charge (unless you want them to help you design your clothes - you’ll need some vector graphics skills), they have a really nice selection of clothing pieces for triathlon, cycling, running, and kids, and they are super helpful.
If you would like to see what they can do, you can check out my collection of clothes (the nice thing with the lack of an upfront charge is I can make all sorts of stuff for fun):
Sizing is maybe just a bit on the small side, so if you’re kind of between sizes, you might want to consider going bigger. The clothes are comfortable and seem to be well-made. I’ve worn the aero tri top/shorts in a couple of races and find the chamois to be really comfortable. The road kit has been great, too. A few of my customers have worn my kit or designed their own and have also liked the fit, comfort, quality, and materials. The “breathe” tri tops are kind of see-through, so you might want to consider that.
The clothes and order page are designed to support a “your name” on the clothes. If you leave this out of your design, they’ll kind of wing it, which might not be what you want.
Pricing is in Euros, but I think pretty reasonable. Shipping to Indiana is 11 Euros per order (at least for the sizes of orders I’ve placed), which isn’t too bad.
I hope that helps!
Edit: I forgot one thing - their clothes have their “intelligent retention system”, or IRS. It connects the shorts to the tops. I like it - it keeps my tri top from riding up on me while on the bike so I don’t get a tramp stamp sunburn.
+1 for Virklon, I’m a fan. I needed an option for a custom sleeved tri top because my club shop don’t have that, and these guys came up trumps. The prices are very reasonable, and you can order as many/few as you like. Not as flash as Travis’ team kit, but I came up with a design that came out nice with no prior vector graphics experience. I downloaded Inkscape to do the design.
don’t hesitate to contact us: contact@kiwamitri.com I’d be pleased to show you our options.
best,