Central London CTC - club clothing

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 four years ago, and as well as looking good, it's proven comfortable and durable. Our range has clothes for all riders in any season, from a high-grade winter jacket to a skin suit, and pleasing accessories like the arm-warmers and cap. The service by Pactimo, our official clothing supplier, with a four-week turnaround 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. We are grateful to DCH Design for their skill in making these ideas a reality.

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.

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. Pactimo makes detail improvements from time to time, and for the 2018 'model year' they are:

Continental jersey has an improved fabric
Ascent jersey has tighter sleeves and is now called Ascent Aero
Summit Raptor bib shorts have the option of a longer leg

The website has full technical descriptions and an accurate fit guide. Note that tailoring is gender-specific.

It is vital to get the right fit because Pactimo is not able to 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 fit.

What should you buy?

A traditional club strip comprises a jersey according to season (Summit, Continental, Ascent) and shorts (Summit bibs or Ascent shorts). For cooler mornings you can augment this with arm-warmers and a gilet (Evergreen 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 jersey has a more relaxed fit and is warmer. The unisex Ouray 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 for announcements as to when this will be, or contact Martin Hayman). You can preview the prices before the shop opens here – these prices include VAT but not the 2% shipping fee.

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 reliably 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