Few articles of clothing allow us to express ourselves as much as T-shirts have done in the last thirty years. The T-shirt has become the uniform of modern civilization. So I’m always on the lookout for tees that are much more creative and unusual than those you would find in a chain store. That’s why [...]

Now that you’ve got your Catlike helmet, it’s time to get high-performance cycling clothes that look stunning. My first choice is Etxeondo. Based in Irura, Spain in the heart of the Basque country, Etxeondo have traditionally been the clothing manufacturer for Euskaltel-Euskadi (who also wears Catlike’s helmet). The company was started in 1976 and Tour de France [...]

If you were watching the Tour de France this year, you could not have missed the coolest cycling helmets ever made. They were worn by the Basque team Euskaltel-Euskadi (pictured above) and Team Cervelo. Who makes them? Catlike, a Spanish company based near Valencia. The distinctive style – oblong cutouts that look like the spots [...]