Claremont Cycle Depot: bicycles & sporting goods

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Cycling clothing and shoes

Claremont Cycle Depot carries cycling clothing from these fine manufacturers:

Trek makes a full line of cycling-specific clothing and helmets. Whether you're looking for the well-padded, moisture-wicking technical clothing that pros like Roland Green and Lance Armstrong wear, or Trek promotional clothing that keeps you in style when you're out of the saddle, Trek makes it.

Shorts: bib shorts and shorts for men and women in a variety of price ranges
Jerseys: team jerseys and casual shirts
Gloves: summer gloves, winter gloves, kid's gloves and women's gloves
Outerwear and cool weather gear: tights and armwarmers, booties and wool socks. Also baselayers for those extra cool days

Specialized also makes a full line of helmets and clothing. Designed for everyone from pro racers to casual riders, Specialized has clothing and a helmet for you.

Shoes: high quality shoes for every need
- Road shoes for the recreational rider to the pro racer, man or woman
- A full range of mountain-bike shoes for men or women
- Spinning shoes for men or women
- A BMX specific shoe designed for Shimano SPD pedals
Shorts: Specialized has a full line of cycling shorts designed for the road or trail, including several women's specific models
Jerseys: Whether you want the same jersey that the Specialized-sponsored mountain-bike racing team or the Domina Vacanze Elitron pro road team wears, or just a jersey with all the technical fabrics and features, Specialized has it.
Gloves: Specialized has a full line of gloves.
- Road gloves for men and women include pro-quality gloves, gel gloves, comp gloves and sport gloves.
- A huge range of mountain-bike gloves for every need, including women's specific models.
- BMX gloves for kids and adults.
- Winter gloves for cool or cold weather riding.

More than 50 years ago in Tokyo, a father produced Japan's first bicycle racing apparel for his son, a promising racer. Today, Pearl Izumi USA, Inc. has evolved into the world's foremost line of technical-performing and quality manufactured sports apparel.

Shoes: Pearl makes full line of cycling shoes for men and women, from the recreational cyclist to the top racer
Shorts: Pearl shorts are well known for their fit and advanced technical design. For men and women in all price ranges.
Jerseys: Using the latest technical fabric, Pear Izumi makes jerseys for all cyclists in all weather conditions.
Gloves: Padded or not, and for all weather conditions on or off-road, Pearl makes some of the best cycling gloves around.

The last 100% European brand of cycling shoe left in the US market, Sidi makes road, offroad, triathlon, winter training and women's specific cycling shoes. They offer a wide variety of professional-quality shoes in whole and half sizes, as well as 3 widths, guaranteeing a proper fit for any foot.

Some clothing essentials

Just like any sport, cycling has its own “uniform”, clothes specially designed to wear when riding a bicycle. But what do you need? And why?

Cycling shoes

Modern pedals are designed to attach directly to the bottom of a shoe. Your foot doesn't slip off and you can even pull up on the pedal. You just twist your heel outward to detach. But you need special shoes for this. Cleats specific to the pedal you use are bolted to the soles, which are usually made extra stiff. Shoes designed for off-road use might even have replaceable spikes for extra traction when off the bike. All cycling shoes have either flaps to cover the laces or use velcro or another means of attachment. Their fit is usually tighter, and they often have ventilation holes.

Cycling shorts

Both “roadies” and off-road riders wear special shorts. While mountain-bike shorts are often baggier, all cycling shorts follow the same design principals. They are made from a fabric that wicks persperation away from the body, have no seams that you'd sit on and have a pad (usually an antibacterial, artificial “chamois”) in the crotch. There are men's and women's specific designs. And no, you don't wear underwear.

Jerseys

Wearing a bright, colorful cycling jersey helps you to be seen by traffic. They're also designed to wich away moisture. Most have three pockets across the back for your spare tube, energy bar, extra water bottle, etc. The come short sleeve, long sleeve and sleeveless (not legal for racing) in a variety of styles and materials. Cycling clubs and racing teams wear jerseys with their sponsors' logos. While it's fine to wear your favorite team's jersey, you can't race wearing it unless you're on that team!

Cycling gloves

Most serious riders wear special gloves, usually short finger for the road and long finger on the trail (or in colder weather). Most cycling goves have special foam or gel padding on the palm. The nerve that goes to the two smallest fingers (median nerve) goes through the center of your palm. Without some padding here, these fingers might "go to sleep" during a long ride. This could even persist for several hours after stopping. Note: If this happens even with cycling gloves, chances are your position on the bike is incorrect.

Stop in at Claremont Cycle Depot and get your cycling “uniform”. We've got a wide variety of the essentials to choose from, plus cold-weather gear, rain gear and more