Elevengear’s 11th

Elevengear-Original-EquipmeEvery month our friends at Elevengear Cycling Lifestyle like to offer up an “Elevendeal” and this month it is the retro looking all-leather cycling gloves. These are supple, resilient gloves that look like they came straight out of the 1970s – and we do mean that in a good way. Made of goatskin and tanned to a natural warm buff these are breathable, and feature a lightly padded palm with 2cm of extended padding near the wrist. They’ll add comfort for the long rides as well as protection to the hands in case of a crash.

According to the makers these will even mold to your hand’s unique shape and develop character with each ride. The gloves are being offered at a special price of $25 through August 11 and after that will return to their regular $34 price.

Elevengear Original Equipment Leather Gloves Official Website

Made in America: Elevengear Cycling Lifestyle Apparel

Saturn V Jersey

“Designed by Apple in California, Assembled in China”. If you are reading this post on an iPhone or iPad, that is what is printed on the back. The Kindle Fire is not any better with the line “Assembled in China”. Long ago we lost a majority of electronics manufacturing to Asia along with many other goods, but lately if you look at a tag for cycling gear, production for that type of product is also migrating out of the U.S. This is not the case with every company that designs and sells cycling apparel. One company that we have mentioned a few times, Elevengear Cycling Lifestyle, still believes in the concept of designing AND manufacturing their apparel in the same country, not out sourcing to the cheapest sweatshop. Continue reading Made in America: Elevengear Cycling Lifestyle Apparel