We’ve just had a delivery from our friends in California Walz Caps.
All of our favourite caps are back in stock including the best selling winter earflap cap.
We’ve also added the brown tweed cap (above) to our range. Which we think would look great with an old school town bike or path racer.
As well as woollen caps we’ve also got a good selection of moisture wicking caps in too for when the weather decides to get a little warmer. Check out the full range here.
We’ve just received a batch of two brand new mugs that we’ve designed.
They are based on two classic teams – Brooklyn and St Raphaël.
The name Brooklyn was made famous by Roger de Vlaeminck, who won the Paris Roubaix classic four times in the 1970’s.
St Raphaël was the team of Brian Robinson, Tom Simpson and Jacques Anquetil. Five times Tour de France and Two times Giro winner. Anquetil is still regarded as one of the coolest men in cycling.
Get yours here: https://velotastic.co.uk/product/mugs-books/retro-cycling-mug/
We’ve been scouring our suppliers shelves again and have added the following products to our portfolio.
If you love Bianchi and you love retro this Bianchi Fudoki jersey will appear to you.
Ideal for wearing down the pub on Xmas eve the Columbus Tag T-Shirt and Cinelli Vigarosa T-Shirt celebrate a couple of the coolest labels in cycling.
Seeing as the weather has descended into the grey depths of winter, we’d thought we’d raise your hopes by putting up a list of a few of the retro-esque sportives that there are next year:
6th April Ronde Van Calderdale, Yorkshire: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/102030/Ronde-Van-Calderdale-2014
20th April Pendle Witches, Lancashire: http://www.pendlewitchesvintagevelo.co.uk/
23 May La Historica, Abejar Spain: http://lahistorica.cc/
15th June Retro Ronde, Belgium: http://www.retroronde.be/en/145-home
22nd June Eroica Britannia, Godsown: http://www.eroicabritannia.co.uk
22 June Big Vintage Ride, Birmingham: https://www.facebook.com/events/739632756068512
29th June Anjou Velo Vintage, France: http://www.anjou-velo-vintage.com/?lang=en
11-13th July a l’ancienne, Lake District UK: http://www.sportivelakes.co.uk/events/oldway.asp
13th July Chiltern Cycling Festival, Amersham: http://www.chilterncyclingfestival.com/
28th August La Savoureuse, Belgium: http://www.lasavoureuse.be/WordPress3/
September 2014 La Patrimoine, France: http://lapatrimoine.fr/
October l’Eroica, Italy: http://www.eroicafan.it/en/
Like it or not Christmas is on its way.
Buying for the one you love can be hard work – especially if they are a cyclist and seem to spend all their money on bikes.
Here’s our guide to solving that perennial problem – the Christmas present.
Our own design retro jerseys come in a choice of five designs and are made out of high quality fabrics. They are ideal for the rider who wishes to stand out in the peloton.
This book is a pictorial history of cycling jerseys and is a must for any cycling enthusiast. Lavishly illustrated, the Jersey Project is a classic in the making and is the type of book that is not read end to end but dipped into.
Everyone wears socks and they make a great stocking filler. Our range of socks come in a variety of styles.
For many cyclists a pre-ride brew is part of the ritual.
Made in California from the finest materials, Walz caps are regarded by those in the know as the cycling cap to wear. Walz caps are made from either cotton, moisture wicking fabric and wool. All designs come in two sizes.
We’re getting the feeling 2014’s going to be a big year for cycling.
The Tour is coming to Yorkshire (and a little bit of Derbyshire and the South), the Eroica‘s coming to the Peak District and hopefully cycling will be recognised as our national sport (well one of the few we’re any good at).
Velotastic are also planning to hit the road during the summer months and be at a few of the events. Admittedly, when it comes to the Tour – we’ll probably be by the side of the road on Holme Moss cheering the riders on !
One event that we’ve just booked our spot on is the Chiltern Cycling Festival. It is going to be held on July 13th in Amersham and looks a cracking event. Amongst the things going on include a sportive, a vintage bike run and a hill climb.
Even though it’s only October we’re looking forward to next summer already – we just hope the weather holds.
Our latest two jersey designs are now here in stock and ready to ship !
We’ve been busy with our pencils and crayons and have come up with the Italia and 24-Seven designs. They are made to our specifications in the EU from Italian fabrics.
Both jerseys have a retro design to them but are made from a modern interloc fabric that we especially chose for its elasticity and breathability.
Men’s and Women’s sizes are available and although we hate to remind you, both would make a great Christmas present.
Most of us have no time whatsoever for drugs cheats in sport.
However we do have two addictions ourselves – the act of cycling and the ritual of a pre-ride brew.
Pharmaceutical packaging was the inspiration for this mug design (plus Robert Indiana’s famous love sculpture).
The mug has a 1o oz capacity which just the right volume for an Americano. Biscuits + coffee not included.
https://velotastic.co.uk/product/mugs-books/velo-drug-of-choice-cycling-mug/
We’re having a bit of a clear out in our warehouse to make way for some new stock that will be coming in next month.
To clear our shelves we’ve slashed the prices on several of our products including current team jerseys from Astana, Quickstep and Lotto.
Grab yourself a bargain and treat yourself to a new jersey.
As every experienced cyclist will tell you, there are times when you are 30 miles from home, the wind is in your face and it’s getting dark.
You have two choices – ring for your partner or face up to the man with the hammer and dig a little deeper.
We have all experienced these moments and Walz have produced these caps embracing that moment, sometimes referred to as Rule #5 by those in the know.
There are two designs. One in a moisture wicking fabric (above) and a cotton fabric one (below).
Buy yours now and wear it in readiness for those moments when the going gets tough.
Inspired by our love of late 70’s jerseys, we’ve decided to launch our own range of cycling clothing.
We’ve started with three jerseys that we have had especially made for us by Bioracer in Belgium (the folks behind the Belgium, German and Dutch cycling teams and 2013 Euskaltel kit).
We are having an extended holiday weekend and will be closed from Thursday 22nd August and back at work on Tuesday 27th August. All orders placed during this period will be dispatched on Tuesday 27th August.
Ride Safe,
Paul
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