Collection: “Silk” jerseys

In the history of cycling, technical evolution has also involved clothing. In some specialties, a second is enough to make the difference and the gift can be the fabric of a jersey. Especially on the track. Thus, in the 1950s, some pistards try to wear a silk shirt and see that it penetrates the air better. The new fabric seems to slip with respect to the wool. Its diffusion is immediate, it will soon be adopted by road chroniclers. But silk is expensive and not everyone can afford it. The advent of new materials offers the solution: an inexpensive synthetic fabric capable of offering performance similar to silk is adopted.
A new piece of clothing has entered the cyclist's wardrobe. In the 60s and 70s the silk shirt - it continues to be called that even though it is made of a less noble fabric - was also used as a "rest" shirt, worn in the summer before and after the competition.
The silk shirt had a couple of essential characteristics: it did not show particular graphics (it was of a single color to avoid further seams) and when it had writings they were limited to the name of the team reported in small characters on the chest, left, at the height. of the heart. The silk shirt had a woolen collar and cuffs and was worn in competition by tucking it into shorts to prevent it from fluttering.
Our catalog could not miss this singular garment which, in its small way, has marked the history of cyclist clothing.

It is possible to personalize the shirts with an exclusive embroidered writing