UK Cycle-Clothing Opens Shop in Englewood

The Venice/Englewood area is fast becoming a fun and popular cycling destination. As local events (Cycling/Triathlons/Running) gain in notoriety, demand for related products has also increased. The most recent addition to the area is a United Kingdom based company known as Cycle-Clothing.com.

Cycle-Clothing is owned and run by cyclists Carlton and Joan Nash. For the past seven years the couple has been working directly with a UK manufacturer to deliver high quality jerseys, tights and Dri-fit T-shirts for low prices. While their primary business is online sales, many customers requested a place appropriate for fittings so in June 2013 they opened an Englewood storefront.

You might have seen Cycle-Clothing.com at the Englewood Triathlon or at Sharky's "Ride the Beaches" for whom they designed the official jerseys. They printed and produced 100 jerseys with only a 4-5 week turn around. Fifty percent of their business is custom apparel but they also sell standard shorts, shirts, jackets and accessories.

If you check out their website at www.Cycle-Clothing.com there is a list of jersey styles that include state and national logos plus Vapore and Cool Dry fabrics. They even have a clearance page.

While the couple gets settled in to the area they are already looking forward to upcoming events. Joan expresses a real enthusiasm for the gulf coast and all that it offers, "We'll be at the Venice Tri, the Siesta Key Tri and the Rev3 in November. In the meantime we are looking forward to meeting all of the local Cycling, Tri and Running groups and getting to work with them."

As a special introduction they are offering free designs for a per jersey price of $49.95 with a minimum order of five. The Dri-fit T-shirts (With unlimited logos) go for $39.95 each.

They can be contacted online, by phone, on Facebook or at their Englewood location.

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