01 / DEVELOPMENT
Performance Cycling Apparel Developed Around Four Aero Units
Brand product leads, cycling federations and team technical staff bring us pattern and fabric questions they need answered in specifics.
Start a development conversationBinary-blend fabric development. Sample-stage pattern work. No bulk production runs of our own.
02 / THE LINE
What We Develop: Four Aero Units
Each unit is engineered around one specific problem, separately from the others.
01 / TORSO
Aero Jersey
Solves torso drag through seam placement and panel mapping built for a tucked riding position.
See the Aero Jersey page →02 / EXTREMITY
Aero Socks
Solves lower-leg compression that holds shape through a race distance.
See the Aero Socks page →03 / EXTREMITY
Aero Gloves
Solves the trade-off between grip and a close aero fit at the hand.
See the Aero Gloves page →04 / FOOT
Aero Shoe Covers
Solves the foot-level drag gap most kits leave uncovered.
See the Aero Shoe Covers page →03 / AUDIENCE
Who We Develop For
Three buyer types reach out, each at a different point in their own process.
Brand product leads
Already selling cycling apparel, need pattern-engineering depth their current OEM can't answer in specifics.
Cycling federations and event technical directors
Equipping multiple teams, need judgment specific to each garment part rather than one kit covering everything.
Team technical staff
Choosing equipment specs for a season, need answers grounded in pattern and fabric logic.
Buyers turned away by a generalist OEM
Asked about seam placement, weight tier or compression zoning and got a vague answer back.
04 / AT A GLANCE
Aero Unit Comparison
How the four units differ across the questions buyers ask first.
| Dimension | Jersey | Socks | Gloves | Shoe Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary problem | Torso drag | Lower-leg compression | Grip vs. aero-fit | Foot-level drag gap |
| Who typically asks first | Brand leads, federations | Team technical staff | Brand leads | Federations, teams |
| Standalone or paired | Either | Standalone | Usually paired with jersey | Added once jersey or socks are underway |
| Common pairing | Often with gloves | Rarely paired at first inquiry | Often with jersey | Pairs with either |
Jersey
- Primary problem
- Torso drag
- Who typically asks first
- Brand leads, federations
- Standalone or paired
- Either
- Common pairing
- Often with gloves
Socks
- Primary problem
- Lower-leg compression
- Who typically asks first
- Team technical staff
- Standalone or paired
- Standalone
- Common pairing
- Rarely paired at first inquiry
Gloves
- Primary problem
- Grip vs. aero-fit
- Who typically asks first
- Brand leads
- Standalone or paired
- Usually paired with jersey
- Common pairing
- Often with jersey
Shoe Covers
- Primary problem
- Foot-level drag gap
- Who typically asks first
- Federations, teams
- Standalone or paired
- Added once jersey or socks are underway
- Common pairing
- Pairs with either
Talk Through Which Unit Fits Your Situation
Start a development conversation06 / START HERE
How to Choose Your Starting Unit
The order to think about it in, if you can only start development on one unit.
Torso drag is your sharpest problem
Start with the jersey — seam placement and panel mapping for a tucked riding position.
Start on the jerseyLower-leg compression is your sharpest problem
Start with socks — compression that holds shape through a race distance.
Start on socksGrip and hand comfort at speed is your sharpest problem
Start with gloves — the trade-off between grip and a close aero fit at the hand.
Start on glovesJersey and socks are already in development
Add shoe covers to close the remaining drag gap.
Add shoe covers07 / FABRIC LOGIC
Fabric and Weight Logic by Unit
Torso pieces and support pieces are engineered toward opposite priorities.
Close-to-body units (jersey)
Lightweight, moisture-wicking mesh and 4-way stretch fabric, prioritized for breathability under sustained effort.
Support units (socks, gloves)
A firmer compression-oriented weave, prioritized for shape retention over airflow.
Shoe covers sit between the two, prioritized for aerodynamic surface smoothness. All four units stay inside our binary-blend range: 88/12, 90/10 or 91/9 nylon-spandex. We do not use tri-blend fabrics.
Get a Fabric and Weight Read on Your Unit
Start a development conversation09 / VERIFY
What to Check Before You Commit
Five questions that separate real performance cycling apparel development from a relabeled generic template.
Can they explain why a seam sits where it does? Seam placement here is argued from panel mapping.
Can they explain why this unit's weight tier is what it is? Fabric weight is sized per unit, not applied from one generic template.
If a sample comes back wrong, does it go into a next revision? The first 2 sample-revision rounds are included at no extra sampling fee.
Is decoration planned alongside the pattern? Sublimation printing and decoration placement are planned alongside panel mapping, before the pattern is fixed.
Does a single-unit question and a full-line question get the same technical answer? They do here. Ordering, roster and season-reorder programs are handled separately from development; the development decision itself sits here.
10 / HOW THEY INTERACT
How the Three Technical Pillars Interact
Pattern engineering, fabric science and decoration constrain each other on every unit we develop.
Pattern and fabric: a seam placement that works on paper can fail if the fabric's stretch percentage pulls the panel out of alignment under motion. The two are decided together.
Fabric weight and decoration: sublimation heat can change the hand-feel of a lightweight mesh if the weight tier wasn't chosen with the print method in mind.
Decoration and pattern: print placement has to route around seam lines and compression zones, or it distorts where the garment moves most.
Pattern, fabric and decoration are planned as one development decision here, not split across three suppliers.
12 / AFTER YOU REACH OUT
What Happens After You Reach Out
Four stages, and what you get at each one.
Initial contact and spec intent
You send: your target aero unit and the problem you're solving.
You get: a reply within 24 business hours confirming which unit fits your case.
Feasibility and direction
You send: your development spec or reference.
You get: within 48 hours, a feasibility review covering whether it fits our binary-blend fabric range, a suggested pattern and fabric direction, and the next sampling step.
Sampling and confirmation
You send: sign-off on the suggested direction.
You get: a physical sample in 5-7 days to confirm against your spec.
Ongoing cadence
You send: your go/no-go decision.
You get: the response cadence for the next round of development.
Start the First Stage Now
Start a development conversation14 / RISK
Sample Revisions and Verification
What happens if the first sample isn't right.
What counts as not right, and how revisions work
The sample doesn't match the confirmed pattern spec or fabric direction from stage 2. The first 2 sample-revision rounds are included at no extra sampling fee. A change to the original spec starts a new sampling cycle.
What triggers a full resample
A fabric substitution, a pattern change affecting more than one panel, or a decoration method change. Anything smaller stays inside the revision rounds above.
How each round is recorded
Every revision is logged against the confirmed stage-2 spec — what changed, on which panel, and why it changed. The trail sits behind the sample you are holding, so a later decision doesn't rest on anyone's memory of an earlier call. This record-keeping runs inside our ISO 9001:2015 quality management system.
Internal verification before it ships
Samples are checked against the confirmed spec before shipping, aligned with our ISO 9001:2015 quality management system and OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 fabric certification.
15 / EXPERIENCE
Development Programs We've Run
Two development programs, described by what the development work involved.
A European performance-apparel brand needed a pattern-development partner for a new aero product line. We ran 3 rounds of sample iteration across 2 fabric-weight tiers (lightweight summer mesh and a mid-weight stretch main body), delivering confirmed pattern specs and sample packs.
A regional cycling federation preparing seasonal gear for multiple teams needed pattern and fabric plans developed separately for two garment categories. Close-to-body torso pieces and support pieces at the extremities were each judged against a different priority. We ran 2 rounds of sampling and delivered two category-specific pattern spec packages.
A sample pattern piece, marked up during development.
17 / BOUNDARIES
Capability Boundaries
Three things to know before you reach out.
Bib shorts and chamois
Development and sampling only. We can work from a buyer-supplied chamois pad specification; we do not currently ship finished bib shorts.
Fabric
Binary nylon-spandex blends only, 88/12, 90/10 or 91/9. We do not offer tri-blend fabrics.
Aerodynamic claims
Pattern and seam decisions are argued from pattern-engineering logic. We do not run or cite wind-tunnel test data.
Check Whether Your Project Fits
Start a development conversation19 / EXTENDED COVERAGE
Extended Coverage: Layers and Accessories
Three situations where you need more than the four core aero units.
Cold starts and warm-up or cool-down
A thermal and windproof jacket or gilet layers over or under the aero jersey before and after the effort.
Crosswind and rain
A windproof layer is cut to go over the aero jersey without loosening the close-body fit the jersey was engineered for.
Heat and sun exposure
Arm and leg warmers and a cycling cap add UV protection and sun coverage without changing the aero core units underneath.
20 / GET IN TOUCH
Start a Development Conversation
Tell us which aero unit you're starting with.