Club Kit

September 2008
John Wankowski has taken over as senior kit monitor.

You can continue to use the e-mail address kit@ipswich-tri.org but John's address and telephone details are:

93 Darwin Road
Ipswich
IP4  1QD

Ipswich (01473) 711592.

For junior kit contact Adrian Green, juniors@ipswich-tri.org - he operates a special scheme for juniors.

January 2006 price list - for information only

The price list below is the 2006 price list - it includes an item-by-item discount.  From 2009, kit will be charged at full cost but, as at 22nd Jan, the 2009 costs were not yet known. However, members are able to "earn" discount vouchers which can be used to offset the price of any club kit which they buy.


Please remember to wear club kit in events. You must wear club kit in many events and you must be wearing club kit for events counting toward the club championships - that is why the club subsidises the costs for all items shown below. To order kit contact Heather Collinson but please download & use the new price list/order form [PDF].

We source new tri and cycling kit through Torelli Sport, all based on the black & red "paint crackle" design shown here - for size options, visit the Torelli Sport website, to see JPEGs of the actual garments see photographs on right.  For a PDF of the cutting pattern - which shows the "crackle" quite well - click here (738kb download) but you will need Acrobat reader to see it.
Basic cotton tee and sweat-shirts are still in red with white lettering. We have running vests in old as well as new patterns but you should wear the "crackle" style when in competition.

Kit catalogue
Not everything is always in stock so ask Heather well before any special events "just in case" to allow for manufacturing lead-times

2006
Price
Tri-top male with zip

£17

Tri-top male with zip & pockets

£20
Tri-top female with zip

£18

Tri-top female with zip & pockets

£21

Tri-suit male, tri antibacterial seat pad (pockets can be ordered at extra cost - contact Heather for details)
(default leg length approx 20cm for size L - yes, I'm only 5'4" and took the L - if you are tall you might want to stick to separates or talk to supplier to discuss.  Not the thickest pad I've seen but I've used this up to Olympic distance with no ill-effect.)

£35

Tri-suit female, elasticated arms and neck, front lining (pockets can be ordered at extra cost - contact Heather for details)

£39

Tri shorts, unisex, with draw string and antibacterial seat pad
(default leg length approx 13cm for size M. Shorter and longer leg lengths are available for tri shorts - check Torelli website for details)

£20
Junior tri-suit (ring for sizing details)

£35

Cycle Shorts (Short Dynamic)
(I love these - leg length for size M approx 26cm)

£24

Short Sleeve Cycle Top (Airlux)
(100% polyester "teabag" - served both Nick & me at Sherborne - see photos to right)

£26

Long Sleeve Cycle Top (Polylux) (full zip available for extra £2)
(79% polyester/18% cotton/9% nylon - softer, looser feel than Airlux, doesn't seem to be as robust but I've taken to wearing this for longer rides on warmer days to reduce dehydration and sun burn)

£27

Airtherm Long Sleeve Training Tops
(I'm told same exterior as Airlux short-sleeve garment but with inner fleece-feel finish. Long sleeve, full zip, with three back pockets; suitable for racing on cold days.  Half zip is possible by special request.)

£32
Gilet (Pertex Front, Mesh Back)
(elasticated arm holes - wife Kate stole mine)

£30

Bib Cycle Shorts (HAP Seat Pad)

£27

Bib Tights (Thermo for additional £2)
(these do NOT have seat pad, which means they are great for wearing layered)

£26

Short Sleeve Skinsuits

£44
Comfort Jacket (Autumn, Spring)
(I'm told thicker and less "give" than the jerseys - that's what cyclists call the cycle tops - inner fleece-feel finish, full zip, long sleeve, three-pocket.)

£38
Thermal Jacket
(I'm told this is 80% water proof, has a silky feel with inner thin felt-feel finish - lighter weight than "comfort" but possibly warmer.  Long raglan sleeve, full zip, three back pockets. Possibly a bit short in the body but supplier Tony seems to swear by these for winter training in the Pennines, and Dave Copland lives in his...)

£48
Technical T Shirt (Short Sleeve)
(very slightly tailored fit - definitely not as baggy around waist as "kit classique" cotton)

£21
Technical T Shirt (Long Sleeve)
(very slightly tailored fit - definitely not as baggy around waist as "kit classique" cotton)

£26

New pattern running vests - please remember that some events bodies require all club competitors to wear club kit.

£16
   

"Kit classique" (ie older style)
Only available if still in stock: prices may be negotiable to shift stuff!

 
Short sleeve cycle tops

£22
Long sleeve cycle tops

£25
Skin suit

£35
Tri-tops

£12
Running vests - male

£12
Running vests - female

£12

Red cotton T-Shirts
(can't be beaten for that authentic "fade" over time, and the friendliness of the sleeves for wiping sweat from your eyes on hot days...)

£6

Red sweatshirts
(possibly still the best for that aprés-race slouch...)

£11

White sweatshirt

£11
Sweatshirt junior with sponsor logo

Ask!

Black Drill training tops

£16

(Notes above in dark red are based on personal experience & informal chat with supplier Tony of Torelli, who tells me (Charlie) that all our cycle tops & jackets are made with raglan sleeves to accommodate our kit design.  The polyester kit I've seen all recommends a low temperature wash.  If you have a special size requirement such as a preferred leg length it is worth discussing with the suppliers - but through Heather please - because as long as two items of that size are ordered as part of a batch they seem to be reasonably accommodating.)

 Original mock-up of current kit design
(See below for actual chest text)

The cycle top is suitable for the flattest of terrains ... [click to enlarge]

Nick Collinson shows Airlux top to good effect finishing strongly at HIMUK 2004...

Picture of author wearing Airlux s/s cycle top - model's own shorts