childrens cycling clothes

Chris Brown

Hi just looking for some help in finding some cycling clothing i.e. shorts
and stuff for my 8 year old is there any where that caters for younger
riders ? thanks for any help

Tony Raven

Chris Brown wrote:
> Hi just looking for some help in finding some cycling clothing i.e. shorts
> and stuff for my 8 year old is there any where that caters for younger
> riders ? thanks for any help
>
>

We might have some good stuff from when ours were that age if you are
interested

Tony

David Martin

Chris Brown wrote:
> Hi just looking for some help in finding some cycling clothing i.e. shorts
> and stuff for my 8 year old is there any where that caters for younger
> riders ? thanks for any help

Edinburgh Bicycle does shorts that seem to be of a good quality. They
also do a single colour of jersey but no longer do the waterproof
jacket. Other useful things could be kids tracksters (cotswolds, many
running places).

If anyone else finda anything then do post..

...d

Al C-F

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 11:35:24 +0000, David Martin
<martin-family@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>Chris Brown wrote:
>> Hi just looking for some help in finding some cycling clothing i.e. shorts
>> and stuff for my 8 year old is there any where that caters for younger
>> riders ? thanks for any help
>
>Edinburgh Bicycle does shorts that seem to be of a good quality. They
>also do a single colour of jersey but no longer do the waterproof
>jacket. Other useful things could be kids tracksters (cotswolds, many
>running places).
>
>If anyone else finda anything then do post..
>

I seem to remember seeing children's shorts in Decathlon (Giltbrook,
about a year or so ago).

Pete Whelan

Chris Brown wrote:
> Hi just looking for some help in finding some cycling clothing i.e. shorts
> and stuff for my 8 year old is there any where that caters for younger
> riders ? thanks for any help
>

Mrs Billington, Bromesgrove Olympique (sp)cycle Club, runs a company
specialising in childrens cycle clothing. Can't remember its name
though. Logo is a few interconnected chain links. Quite often has a
stand at York Rally (anyone got an old rally catalogue to hand?)

somersetbiker@yahoo.co.uk

Pete Whelan wrote:
> Chris Brown wrote:
> > Hi just looking for some help in finding some cycling clothing i.e.
shorts
> > and stuff for my 8 year old is there any where that caters for
younger
> > riders ? thanks for any help
> >
>
> Mrs Billington, Bromesgrove Olympique (sp)cycle Club, runs a company
> specialising in childrens cycle clothing. Can't remember its name
> though. Logo is a few interconnected chain links. Quite often has a

> stand at York Rally (anyone got an old rally catalogue to hand?)
The brand name is "Chain Gang".

somersetbiker@yahoo.co.uk

Pete Whelan wrote:
> Chris Brown wrote:
> > Hi just looking for some help in finding some cycling clothing i.e.
shorts
> > and stuff for my 8 year old is there any where that caters for
younger
> > riders ? thanks for any help
> >
>
> Mrs Billington, Bromesgrove Olympique (sp)cycle Club, runs a company
> specialising in childrens cycle clothing. Can't remember its name
> though. Logo is a few interconnected chain links. Quite often has a

> stand at York Rally (anyone got an old rally catalogue to hand?)
The brand name is "Chain Gang".

David Martin

On 13/1/05 4:51 pm, in article
1105635081.044708.186680@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com,
"somersetbiker@yahoo.co.uk" <somersetbiker@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>
> Pete Whelan wrote:
>> Chris Brown wrote:
>>> Hi just looking for some help in finding some cycling clothing i.e.
> shorts
>>> and stuff for my 8 year old is there any where that caters for
> younger
>>> riders ? thanks for any help
>>>
>>
>> Mrs Billington, Bromesgrove Olympique (sp)cycle Club, runs a company
>> specialising in childrens cycle clothing. Can't remember its name
>> though. Logo is a few interconnected chain links. Quite often has a
>
>> stand at York Rally (anyone got an old rally catalogue to hand?)
> The brand name is "Chain Gang".
>

Any contact details? The only web reference I can find is on the BikeBiz
list.

...d

Chris Brown

"David Martin" <d.m.a.martin@dundee.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:BE0C5E1D.74A2%d.m.a.martin@dundee.ac.uk...
> On 13/1/05 4:51 pm, in article
> 1105635081.044708.186680@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com,
> "somersetbiker@yahoo.co.uk" <somersetbiker@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>> Pete Whelan wrote:
>>> Chris Brown wrote:
>>>> Hi just looking for some help in finding some cycling clothing i.e.
>> shorts
>>>> and stuff for my 8 year old is there any where that caters for
>> younger
>>>> riders ? thanks for any help
>>>>
>>>
>>> Mrs Billington, Bromesgrove Olympique (sp)cycle Club, runs a company
>>> specialising in childrens cycle clothing. Can't remember its name
>>> though. Logo is a few interconnected chain links. Quite often has a
>>
>>> stand at York Rally (anyone got an old rally catalogue to hand?)
>> The brand name is "Chain Gang".
>>
>
> Any contact details? The only web reference I can find is on the BikeBiz
> list.
>
> ..d
>I found a link to there web site but it was not available ,

on the matter anyway, I find it hard to believe that things are not readily
available for children if we want to encourage them to use cycling as a form
of exercise or a form of transport wearing the right clothing is a part of
it , what do others think ?

Richard

Chris Brown wrote:
> on the matter anyway, I find it hard to believe that things are not readily
> available for children if we want to encourage them to use cycling as a form
> of exercise or a form of transport wearing the right clothing is a part of
> it , what do others think ?

What "things" do you mean? At an introductory level, there's nothing
(aside from wearing a sock on your right foot that can accomodate your
trousers ;-) that's cycle-specific; wearing comfortable clothes that are
suitable for the weather is all that's required. At an intermediate
level, when the child might be working up a bit of a sweat, then
suitable wicking layers might be introduced. Again, these aren't
cycle-specific. It's only when the cyclist (child or otherwise) is
doing, say, 20 miles or more at a time, that they might want to think
about things like padded shorts or *gasp* lycra shorts - and if they're
doing that sort of distance, I figure they're pretty well hooked ;-)

R.

David Martin

Chris Brown wrote:
> "David Martin" <d.m.a.martin@dundee.ac.uk> wrote in message
> news:BE0C5E1D.74A2%d.m.a.martin@dundee.ac.uk...
>
>>On 13/1/05 4:51 pm, in article
>>1105635081.044708.186680@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com,
>>"somersetbiker@yahoo.co.uk" <somersetbiker@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Pete Whelan wrote:
>>>
>>>>Chris Brown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Hi just looking for some help in finding some cycling clothing i.e.
>>>
>>>shorts
>>>
>>>>>and stuff for my 8 year old is there any where that caters for
>>>
>>>younger
>>>
>>>>>riders ? thanks for any help
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Mrs Billington, Bromesgrove Olympique (sp)cycle Club, runs a company
>>>>specialising in childrens cycle clothing. Can't remember its name
>>>>though. Logo is a few interconnected chain links. Quite often has a
>>>
>>>>stand at York Rally (anyone got an old rally catalogue to hand?)
>>>
>>>The brand name is "Chain Gang".
>>>
>>
>>Any contact details? The only web reference I can find is on the BikeBiz
>>list.
>>
>>..d
>>I found a link to there web site but it was not available ,
>
>
> on the matter anyway, I find it hard to believe that things are not readily
> available for children if we want to encourage them to use cycling as a form
> of exercise or a form of transport wearing the right clothing is a part of
> it , what do others think ?

The problem is that for the clothing to be comfortable and fit for
purpose it has to be made of appropriate materials and of appropriate
quality. This makes it relatively expensive. The market is not large,
and thus outsourcing to cheaper manufacturing places is not always
viable. Becasue the market is not large there are not the number of
places stocking such kit.

Becasue it is expensive and kids grow rapidly, there is less incentive
to buy instead of 'make do'. I still use kit I bought as a student in
the '80s. My kids wont wear stuff they get now in three years time, let
alone fifteen.

...d