Custom Club Cycling Jackets and Gilets Made From Your Jersey's Signed Proof
Custom club cycling jackets and gilets, produced from the same signed layout proof and the same team file as your jerseys, in men's and women's patterns from XS to 3XL.
Our outer layers are ordered by club kit secretaries adding gilets and jackets before autumn, corporate cycling programme organisers, college team captains and kit coordinators for leagues and multi-club groups.
Order them in the same window as your jerseys, or add them for the whole club in an autumn ordering window.
Every outer piece is made to a dated colour reference in your team file: one for its sublimated body and, on a jacket with an embroidered crest, one for the thread colours.
Your main sponsor takes the same named zones on the gilet and jacket as on the jersey, and you see it drawn over the jersey before you sign. We supply teams across the United States, Europe and Australia.
Send your team size, organisation type and design confirmation. Within 48 hours you get an ordering plan with the ordering process that fits your team and the expected delivery schedule for your outer layers.
- Men's and women's patterns, XS to 3XL
- A dated colour reference for each decoration method
- Main sponsor checked on each piece's own XS
- 5 checks on every gilet and jacket before bagging
Club Gilet and Club Jacket: Men's and Women's Cuts on One Layout Proof
Both pieces are drawn on your team's signed layout proof, next to the jersey. The body of each piece is printed in full sublimation, the zones carry the same names as on the jersey, and your crest and sponsors keep their tier order across all three garments.
The same four programme roles that run your jersey order sign each step for the outer layers:
Kit Layout Designer
The Kit Layout Designer draws them on your proof.Order Desk
The Order Desk locks their sizes.Packing Lead
The Packing Lead checks every piece before bagging.Programme Coordinator
Your Programme Coordinator sets the window dates.
We make two outer pieces for team kits:
Club gilet.
Sleeveless, in a men's cut and a women's cut.Club jacket.
Long sleeve, in a men's cut and a women's cut.
Each cut is made on its own men's or women's pattern, in sizes XS to 3XL. Riders size their gilet and jacket from the same body size chart and the same chest-based rule as their jersey, set out on our club fit cycling jersey sizing page.
Your team can order a gilet, a jacket or both, for every rider or for the riders who want them, in the same window as the jerseys or in a later window from the same team file.
One Colour Reference for Each Decoration Method on Every Gilet and Jacket
Gilets and jackets are printed in full sublimation from the same signed layout proof as your jersey. On the jacket, the crest on the front chest can be sublimated with the body or done in computer embroidery.
The Kit Layout Designer builds a colour reference for each piece from the colour parameters in your team file, one for each decoration method that piece uses:
The Designer dates each reference and saves it to your team file. On the combined kit view, the jacket's two references are listed side by side with their dates, next to the jersey and gilet references, and your team manager signs that page with the proof.
combined kit view
The thread colour version is signed with the same proof as every printed colour on the kit.
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A team cycling jacket added in autumn is made from the colour parameters your jerseys were printed to in spring. The Designer takes them from your team file, builds the jacket's colour references, and adds the jacket to the combined kit view as a new dated version for your team manager to co-sign.The earlier version stays on file.
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Next season, every outer piece is reordered to the same colour reference versions, so a gilet bought by a new member is made to the references of the gilets already in the club.
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If your current jersey was made by another supplier, the Kit Layout Designer takes colours and layout from its original design files or photos, sets up your team file and draws the combined kit view.Once your team manager signs, your outer layers are produced to our colour reference versions.Your crest and sponsor logos still come to us as vector files, as set out on our team kit design service page.
To check any piece, open the combined kit view in your copy of the signed proof. Each piece lists the reference version it is made to, with the date the Designer saved it.
Custom Club Gilet Options: Panels, Zip, Rear Pockets and Hem
Your custom club gilet is built from a short list of options, chosen when your layout proof is drawn:
Cuts: men's and women's, sleeveless, XS to 3XL.
Front and back panels
windproof front + mesh back, or windproof front and back.
Front zip
full-length zip, or two-way full-length zip.
Rear pockets
no rear pocket, or 3 rear pockets.
Hem
silicone gripper band.
- The proof draws the gilet with the options your team picks.
- A gilet with 3 rear pockets shows its pocket line, and the upper-back logos sit above it. A gilet with no rear pocket shows the back as one panel.
- The zip line on the proof is the zip your riders will close.
Reflectives
reflective print or reflective strip, at the rear hem or across the lower back.
Your options are written on the signed proof and stay in your team file for reorders.
Custom Cycling Club Jacket Options: Collar, Rear Pockets, Cuffs and Reflectives
Your custom cycling club jacket is built from these options, chosen when your layout proof is drawn:
Front zip
full-length zip.
Collar
standard collar or high collar.
Rear pockets
3 rear pockets, or 3 rear pockets + 1 zip pocket, the same two choices as on the team jersey.
Cuffs
elastic cuff.
Hem
silicone gripper band.
Reflectives
reflective print or reflective strip, at the rear pocket opening, the rear hem or the cuffs.
Chest crest
sublimated with the body, or computer embroidered.
Cuts: men's and women's, long sleeve, XS to 3XL.
The jacket is drawn on the proof with its collar, pockets and reflective positions in place, so your committee sees the finished jacket before riders choose a size.
If you choose an embroidered crest, the proof shows it in place on the chest, and its thread colour reference is listed on the combined kit view.
Main Sponsor on Gilets and Jackets, Checked on Each Piece's XS
Gilets and jackets use the jersey's named zones:
Club gilet
front chest (left of the zip, right of the zip, or across the zip), upper back, side panels.Club jacket
front chest, upper back, upper-arm sleeve panels, side panels.
Your main sponsor holds the front chest and upper back on both pieces, the same zones it holds on the jersey.
Before each proof version goes out, the Kit Layout Designer places every logo on the XS of the gilet and the XS of the jacket, men's and women's, and checks that it fits its zone at the printed width.
Each piece is checked on its own XS. The printed width for every logo on the gilet and on the jacket is written on the proof page for that piece.
A logo that does not fit is changed before the version is sent, and the change is noted in that version's list of changes.
The combined kit view draws your outer layers as your riders wear them:
- The jersey alone.
- The gilet zipped over the jersey.
- The jacket zipped over the jersey.
Only the pieces your team ordered are drawn.
Each view shows where your main sponsor sits once an outer layer covers the jersey chest.
A main sponsor logo across the front zip of a gilet or jacket is printed as one artwork split at the zip line. With the zip closed, the two halves read as one logo.
A split logo that does not line up is treated as a difference from your signed proof, and we remake that piece.
- Your sponsors review through you.
- The proof PDF marks each sponsor's position and printed width zone by zone, on the gilet and jacket pages for every cut.
- You forward it, gather your sponsors' comments into one reply per round, and each new version comes back dated with the changes marked.
- How sponsors are ranked into tiers is covered on our sponsor logo placement page.
Print Zones and Three No-Print Rules on Gilets and Jackets
Outer layers take print only in the zones named above. Secondary sponsors go on the side panels, on the jacket's sleeve panels, and on the side of the front zip your main sponsor leaves open.
The gilet has no sleeves, so it has no sleeve panels.
A sponsor that holds a sleeve panel on your jersey appears on the gilet only if your allocation places it in another gilet zone.
The Kit Layout Designer drafts the allocation from your sponsor list, and you can change it on the proof within the printed widths and the three rules below.
The same three no-print rules apply to the jersey, the gilet and the jacket:
The zip teeth carry no print. A chest logo across the zip is printed on the fabric on both sides of it.
No logo element crosses the rear pocket fold, on a gilet or jacket with rear pockets.
No sponsor logo or wording crosses a side seam or, on the jacket, a sleeve seam. Only base colour and colour bands carry over a seam, so the colourway wraps around the piece.
Your proof draws every zone in use on the men's and women's gilet and jacket, so you can tell each sponsor where it will appear on the outer layers.
Rider Names and Numbers on the Upper Back, as an Option
Names and numbers on gilets and jackets are optional. Your team decides before the layout proof is signed, and the decision is written on the proof.
Where your team puts them on outer layers:
- Positionupper back only.
- NamesLatin letters, up to 12 characters including spaces.
- Numbersup to 3 digits, under the number rules on your proof.
- Font, colour and letter heightset on your signed proof.
Names and numbers are printed straight from your locked roster, line by line, in the same sublimation run as the rest of your team's order.
A rider's gilet carries the name and number on that rider's roster line, the same as on their jersey.
Ordering Outer Layers: Autumn Window, Selected Riders and a Size per Piece
Outer layers are ordered in one of two ways:
- With the jerseys, in the same ordering window and the same production run.
- In a later window. A club can run a pre-season main window for jerseys and add an autumn window in which the whole club orders jackets, gilets and warmers.
When outer layers are added in a later window:
- The pieces join your next ordering window.
- The Kit Layout Designer draws them from your team file with the same colour parameters.
- They are added to the combined kit view, saved as a new dated version, and your team manager co-signs it.
- The window opens on that signed version.
- a rider listed for a piece with no size
- a size entered for a piece not ordered for that rider
Your ordering plan states, piece by piece, which riders each one is made for and how many. The locked roster has one row per rider and a size column for each piece.
A rider ordering only a gilet has a size in the gilet column and an empty jacket cell.
Before locking, the Order Desk checks every cell for a rider listed for a piece with no size, and a size entered for a piece not ordered for that rider.
Every gilet and jacket size is checked against the rider's chest measurement on the men's or women's chart. Lines that need a second look go on a list to your team manager before the window closes, each with the rider, the reason, the measurements and that size's range.
You settle each line with your rider.
A rider who keeps their size has the line marked kept on team lead's confirmation.
Members who join between windows register name, sizes and number through your roster link, and the Order Desk carries them into the autumn window to lock with the rest of the club.
Each roster line records the proof version its piece is made to, so an autumn jacket's line shows the version it was printed from.
Your Programme Coordinator writes each window's open, close and roster lock dates into your ordering plan. The lock date is worked back from the date your club needs the kit: 20–30 days of production, or 12–15 days on rush, with time for proof sign-off and size collection before it.
Gilet, Jacket, Warmers and Jersey: Pieces by Window and Zones
All four pieces go on one signed proof and one locked roster. This table shows how they differ in your kit year.
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Team jersey
Cuts and sizesMen's and women's, short and long sleeve, XS to 3XL Sponsor marksEvery jersey zone, all three sponsor tiers Ordering windowPre-season main window PageCustom team cycling jerseys -
Club gilet
Cuts and sizesMen's and women's, sleeveless, XS to 3XL Sponsor marksFront chest, upper back, side panels Ordering windowMain window with the jerseys, or autumn window PageThis page -
Club jacket
Cuts and sizesMen's and women's, long sleeve, XS to 3XL Sponsor marksFront chest, upper back, sleeve panels, side panels Ordering windowMain window with the jerseys, or autumn window PageThis page -
Arm and leg warmers
Cuts and sizesSizes listed in your ordering plan Sponsor marksCrest or one sponsor's small mark Ordering windowMain window, or autumn window with the outer layers PageCustom team cycling socks, caps and warmers page
Gilet and Jacket Specifications Side by Side
| Club gilet | Club jacket | |
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| Cuts | Men's, women's; sleeveless | Men's, women's; long sleeve |
| Sizes | XS to 3XL | XS to 3XL |
| Front and back panels | Windproof front + mesh back; windproof front and back | — |
| Front zip | Full-length zip; two-way full-length zip | Full-length zip |
| Collar | — | Standard collar; high collar |
| Rear pockets | No rear pocket; 3 rear pockets | 3 rear pockets; 3 rear pockets + 1 zip pocket |
| Cuffs | — | Elastic cuff |
| Hem | Silicone gripper band | Silicone gripper band |
| Reflectives | Print or strip: rear hem, lower back | Print or strip: rear pocket opening, rear hem, cuffs |
| Print zones | Front chest, upper back, side panels | Front chest, upper back, sleeve panels, side panels |
| Names and numbers | Optional, upper back | Optional, upper back |
| Decoration | Full sublimation | Full sublimation; chest crest sublimated or embroidered |
Send Your Proof and Outer-Layer Rider List
Send your current layout proof or design files, your crest and sponsor logos as vector files, and the names of the riders who want a gilet, a jacket or both. Your Programme Coordinator replies within 24 hours on working days.
Gilets and Jackets Checked on 5 Points, Then Bagged With the Jersey
Every gilet and jacket goes through the same 5 checks as a jersey before the Packing Lead puts it in a rider's bag:
- Cut and size label match the rider's cell for that piece on the locked roster.
- Name and number match the roster, where your team chose them for outer layers.
- Each logo sits in its named zone, at the position and width shown on that piece's page of the signed proof.
- A chest logo split by the zip reads as one logo once the zip is done up.
- The zip, the pockets and the gripper band all work.
A piece that fails is pulled and remade before bagging. If the remake would move your shipping date, your Programme Coordinator tells your team manager in writing.
Before any bag is packed, the Packing Lead lays one complete set from your run against the combined kit view, with a gilet and a jacket of each cut ordered, and checks that your main sponsor and crest sit where the view places them.
The result is the first line of your packing list.
The four points of that check are set out on our team cycling kit sets page.
Each rider gets one bag with every piece they ordered in that window: jersey, gilet and jacket together when they are ordered together, or the outer layers on their own in an autumn window.
The bag label shows the rider's name and the size of each piece, and the packing list has a line for each piece, ticked on the 5 checks and signed by the Packing Lead.
If a delivered gilet or jacket looks wrong, your team manager sends a photo and we reply within 24 hours on working days.
remade by us
A piece that differs from the signed proof or the locked roster is remade by us, sent with our nearest production run, at no charge.
next ordering window
A piece that matches both, where the rider entered the wrong size, goes into your next ordering window as a normal order.
Four Documents Covering Your Outer Layers, With ISO 9001:2015, OEKO-TEX® and BSCI
What your team manager holds for the gilets and jackets:
Signed layout proof
a page for the gilet and jacket in each cut, with every zone, logo position and printed width, plus the combined kit view listing each piece's colour reference versions.Locked roster
a gilet and a jacket size column for every rider, names and numbers where chosen, and the proof version on each line.
Rider-by-rider packing list
a line for each outer piece, ticked on the 5 checks, with the full-set check as its first line, signed by the Packing Lead.Team file record
your colour parameters, the dated colour reference for each decoration method, the proof version and the season's roster, signed by your Programme Coordinator at the close of the season.- We keep your team file for 5 years from your last order, and your team manager can ask for a copy at any time.
- Our quality management is certified to ISO 9001:2015.
- The fabrics carry OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100.
- The factory holds a BSCI social compliance audit.
Outer Layers for Clubs, Corporate Programmes, College Teams and Multi-Club Groups
Club kit secretaries.
Gilets and jackets for the whole club in an autumn window, with members who joined over the summer carried in from the waitlist.
Corporate cycling programme organisers.
Your company logo holds the main zones on the gilet and jacket, as on the jersey, with men's and women's cuts on one roster.
College and university team captains.
Outer layers on the same roster as your intake order, where returning riders confirm last year's sizes and new riders enter theirs.
League and multi-club kit coordinators.
Gilets and jackets drawn on the same signed proof as the jerseys for the riders in your programme.
The club case on our home page, about 24 riders, ordered jerseys, gilets and jackets as one three-piece set.
What to Send With Your Gilet and Jacket Enquiry
Paste these lines into your first message. Leave a line blank if it is still open, and your Programme Coordinator raises it with you.
- Team type and number of riders.
- Pieces: gilet, jacket or both, and which riders each one is for.
- Cuts: men's, women's or both, for each piece.
- Gilet options: panels, zip, rear pockets, reflective position.
- Jacket options: collar, rear pockets, reflective position, sublimated or embroidered crest.
- Names and numbers on the upper back, or none.
- Your current layout proof, or photos and design files of the jersey your team rides in.
- Crest and sponsor logos as vector files, main sponsor marked.
- The window: with your jerseys, or a later window such as autumn.
- The date your riders need their outer layers.
Related Team Kit Pages for Jerseys, Sets, Sponsors and Sizing
Custom team cycling jerseys: four cuts, print zones, logo widths, names and numbers.
Team cycling kit sets: six pieces on one proof, the combined kit view and the full-set check.
Sponsor logo placement: sponsor tiers and zone allocation across the kit.
- Club fit cycling jersey sizing: the body size chart used for jerseys, gilets and jackets.
- Cycling club kit supplier: main and autumn windows in a club's kit year.
- Team kit design service: starting a layout from your current kit, a brief or your team colours.
- Team kit reorder program: reordering outer layers each season from your team file.
Socks, caps and arm and leg warmers are covered on our custom team cycling socks, caps and warmers page.
Get Your Outer-Layer Ordering Plan and Window Dates
Send the pieces you want, the riders each one is for and the date your club needs them.
Your ordering plan names the window your gilets and jackets go into, with its open, close and roster lock dates.