We are nearly at the end of the series of films about the ridiculous life of triathletes. Here is lunchtime:
Here is our fourth film, “You Can Always Dream”, featuring some fine acting by Nicole Martins (among others).
We have an option for clients to make their own semi-custom cycling jerseys (and shorts) and semi-custom tri suits online and we have just added some more design templates for the triathlon suits so that there are now a total of 3 options.
Our semi-custom system allows you to choose any colours you wish and add any text or logos that you may require. The only restriction is that the pattern shapes that form the template cannot be changed. The design cost if you use our semi-custom system is just €90 (as opposed to €150 design cost for a full custom cycling or triathlon design, where there are no restrictions on the patterns). If you make a design using our online semi-custom designer, but want to order other items from our range (such as jackets, tri tops or whatever) then we will transfer your semi-custom design to these items and there is no extra charge for this.
We made some kit up for the Headwaters Triathlon Club, based in Bemidji, Minnesota and they were kind enough to send us some photos of their club members looking stunning in their Carvalho Custom kit:
They are an extremely friendly club, catering for the complete spectrum of triathlon abilities from beginners who are not really sure if they want to get involved in the sport to proper full-on triathlon junkies. It has been a real pleasure to work with them on their order and I have to say that they really nailed their design.
There was an inspirational story on their blog by David Lewis and his journey to finishing his first Ironman. In true triathlete style he tells you a story of the gut-wrenching suffering of getting to the finishing line and ends with “LOVE IT. Can’t wait until the next one.” Here is he crossing the line and congratulations for getting there from all of the team at Carvalho Custom.
We are always very happy to feature stories from our custom cycling & triathlon clothing clients on our blog, so please get in touch if you have any club news that you would like us to feature!
Here is the trip to work, triathlon style:
Here is the second in our series of 6 films about the complex life of a triathlete:
We have recently produced a series of 6 films about just how seriously triathletes take their sports. Triathlon widows/widowers will probably find them familiar…
Here is the first one:
Carvalho Custom has been sponsoring the Race Around Ireland for the last 2 years and they have just announced their start date for 2013, which is 15th of September. Their standard route is 2100 kms non-stop racing round Ireland, for solo riders or teams of 2, 4 or 8. For the solo riders that is clearly a super-human challenge and there are not many people on the planet able to do it, so for 2013 they are going to have a half-distance option so that more riders can give it a go.
If you are interested in epic bike challenges, they you should certainly consider giving the Race Around Ireland a go – it is fantastically well organised, with a unique race atmosphere and you get to see one of the world’s most beautiful countries on the way round. Here is a flavour of the race from 2012.
We supplied custom cycling jerseys for all the competitors – when you have been sitting on bike for 5 days with virtually no sleep and 2000 kms in your legs, getting a free jersey must seem like scant reward, but nobody is into endurance bike racing for the prizes. But what the hell are they in it for? Strange, strange people….
We have just come back from the Swedish cycling show (Svenska Sportmässan) in Jönköping; we were lucky enough to have one of Sweden’s top triathletes, Joel Vikner helping out at our stand. It was a real privilege to spend a couple of days with Joel, because as well as being an all-round super nice guy, he also had a good line in training stories that could make your ears bleed, when you realise just what it takes to get to the top of the sport. He told me that he had done a ‘hard’ early morning at the pool a while back, which was 10 sets of 1500m, each set starting at 20 minute intervals. And then going to University for a day of lectures. Ouch!
Anyway, Sweden was a great country to spend some time in: scarily efficient and well-run and just generally deeply civilised. It is great news for out company that we are starting to get stream of business from Swedish cycling and triathlon clubs and a lot of the people we spoke to at the show were very receptive to the idea of buying from us direct from Portugal. We continue to sponsor Sweden’s top male triathlete, Per Wangel, which shows our commitment to growing our brand in Sweden and we hope to be out in Sweden again in 2013 to have a presence at one of the major triathlon events.
Joel was also good enough to share some of his thoughts on triathlon at a talk at the show, pictured above. I couldn’t understand a word he was saying, but he was no doubt terrifying his audience with stories from his training regime. Thanks so much to him for helping us out and we really look forward to going back to Sweden as soon as possible!
We have produced a new catalogue of our custom cycling and triathlon clothing range with some great photography by Joana Maltez shot in northern Portugal where we are based. You can download it here.
If you have any questions about our range or the solutions that we can offer your cycling or triathlon club to make the ordering process easier, please contact us. You can also buy individual items of our kit in our distinctive pink and blue colours at our cycling & triathlon kit online shop.De nieuwe catalogus met onze custom wieler- en triatlonkleding staat nu online! De fantastische foto’s zijn genomen door Joana Maltez in het noorden van Portugal waar we zijn gevestigd en u kunt hem hier downloaden.
U vragen heeft over onze producten, of wilt weten hoe wij het bestelproces voor uw wieler- of triatlonclub kunnen vergemakkelijken, neem dan gerust contact op met ons. U kunt ook afzonderlijke items kopen van onze kenmerkende blauw met roze sportkleding via onze winkel.