Central London CTC - club clothing

Central London CTC Club Clothing

We have a revised range of club kit from our custom clothing supplier Pactimo.

Photo © Stephen Taylor 2022

New for summer 2022 is a Women's and Men's Summit Aero Mesh Jersey, a super-lightweight full-on race jersey, with option for race-radio pocket inside the lower back, ideal for your phone maybe?

Such a sheer jersey isn't for all, so our more-relaxed and robust workhorse top, the Continental Jersey, continues with revisions – in Men's and Women's tailoring, as all our garments are.

There are also additions to our bibshorts, with the Summit Raptor coming in at the top of the range – these have black mesh uppers and the choice of two leg lengths. Yes they are costly but they are fully competitive with other high-tone brands – the pad on our bib shorts is made by Cytech in Italy and is identical to that used by Rapha, Assos, and other brands that go large on quality and price. Some of us are still getting wear out of the original items we bought when our Club range was first launched for 2015!

Ever so useful too is the Divide Wind Vest (gilet, we normally say) which is great at the start of the ride when it's cool, and small enough to be stuffed into a jersey pocket when the day warms up. All the smaller items you might wish for are also in our range: caps, mitts, leg- and arm-warmers, even a base-layer, very roseate and sheer (size up with this garment).

Delivery is about six weeks, but generally we find that it comes in rather sooner than promised, which is how it should be. We have a good relationship with our supplier Pactimo and they have dealt properly with the few errors and misfits we've encountered over the years.

Pactimo is constantly developing its garments, and we at Central London CTC benefit from their expertise with a modern, elegant, and varied wardrobe. Take a look – or another look!

If you wish to be included in the next batch of orders please contact Martin Hayman, who will co-ordinate them, arranging for the Club Store to be re-opened whenever we have requests totalling £200 or more.

We launched the Central London CTC team clothing in late 2014, and as well as looking good, it's proven comfortable and durable. Our range has clothes for sporting riders in any season, from a high-grade winter jacket to a skin suit, and pleasing accessories like arm-warmers, mitts, and cap. The service by Pactimo, our official clothing supplier, with reliably forecast turnaround times from order, is impeccable.

All our garments have a common motif, a modern rendering of the traditional Cyclists' Touring Club 'winged wheel', together with our name Central London CTC in the traditional London Transport font. The third colour, magenta, is that of the Metropolitan Railway, London's earliest Underground line. For a fuller account of the creative development of our 'look', see this post.

Our aim as ever is to offer an adaptable, high-quality range that is distinctively our own, whether you wear only one piece or the full kit and caboodle. It has been seen and admired far and wide, traversing the French Alps, in Croatia and Greece, on events in Spain, Italy, South Africa, and Australia, even in Vietnam and Laos.

Pactimo are our official
clothing supplier.

Our clothing range

The thumbnails (click them to enlarge) show most of the major items. Our full product range is shown in the Club Store. Recent additions and changes include:

Gloves, a really striking item displaying our bold winged-wheel logo reversed white out of our signature magenta background.
Zero Weight Base Layer, in white-to-magenta fade with shadow logo to front (this is very sheer, so size up if in doubt).
Continental Thermal long-sleeve jersey, a top all-rounder for three seasons of the year, heavier than the short-sleeve version.
Ouray unisex winter jacket has evolved into the Alpine, now tailored in men’s and women’s versions and outstandingly warm
Divide is now our summer gilet, with a solid magenta back replacing the previous mesh back.

There's a helpful fit guide on this page.

Detailed fit comparison videos of jerseys and shorts for women and men, plus current price list and technical information on the clothing are here.

It is vital to get the right fit because Pactimo cannot offer an exchange or refund if you order the wrong size. We can usually arrange for you to try on another member's garment if you're not sure about the fit.

What should you buy?

A traditional club strip comprises a jersey according to season (Continental, Ascent) and shorts (Summit bibs or Ascent shorts). For cooler mornings you can augment this with arm-warmers and a gilet (Divide or the heavier Breckenridge). Any of these garments can be combined with non-custom kit – for example, summer and winter gilets work well over a plain jersey.

The long-sleeved Ascent Aero jersey is lightweight and can be worn on all but the hottest days (recommended if your skin is sensitive to sunburn), while the Continental jerseys have a more relaxed fit and are warmer. The Alpine jacket is outstandingly snug, as those who have worn it to ride l'Alpe d'Huez can attest! If you want just the one piece, may we suggest the Breckenridge gilet with its capacious rear pockets?

How to order

The Club store opens for a five-day order window (watch out on the website, or contact Martin Hayman).

Go to My Team Store and sign in using the password centrallondonctc.
Follow instructions to create your personal account (unless you have created one previously).
Choose what you want from our range.
Pay for your order using your credit or debit card (AmEx is not accepted).
UK delivery is usually four weeks after the Store closes.
Your order goes to Martin Hayman, who arranges onward delivery to you.

If you have any specific questions, please contact Martin Hayman.

The garments