Solo cycle clothing was formed by two friends who loved the styles worn by the pro-riders of the 1950's - 1970's. Simple, powerful designs which demonstrated that less is more. They searched worldwide for clothing that had the flair and emotion of that age. Nothing existed. It was then that they realised that there must be other cyclists who felt the same. So the two friends decided to put their cycling and design backgrounds to good use and create something special: cycle clothing that made you want to ride - rain or shine. Taking their inspiration from the great riders, grand tours, equipment and cycling culture of that golden era, Solo's mission is to produce the most beautiful cycling jerseys in the world - jerseys made for like-minded souls.

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This is a stylish and highly visible gilet. You get large reflective logos on both the front and rear and reflective strips run the length of the zip, around the armholes and across the lower back.

The polyester fabric keeps the wind off your chest while mesh side panels add ventilation, making this more suitable for autumn/spring than the heart of winter. A brushed neck facing adds comfort while the zipped side pocket is big enough for storing keys and cash. We'd like a drawstring or more elastication around the hem. (Always Riding Note: Greater elastication has since been added by Solo)

"Chic lightweight design that'll get you seen" 9/10





by Brian Palmer at the washing machine post

during the many kilometres from london to paris last month, conversation between myself and a newfound cycling buddy, naturally covered numerous cycling related topics, including that of clothing. this was partly brought about by my wearing of the so1o st neith clement sur lié jersey. a rather fetching item of retro fashion, purporting to be the club jersey of a non-existent club (how appropriate, in my case). this conversation moseyed along to encompass the good old gilet, and the humorous fact that one of my companion's companions apparently insisted that the correct pronunciation was jillet as opposed to the more french sounding jeelay (the latter being correct, in case you were wondering).

well, here we are about twenty eight days further on and so1o have now released their own jillet to complement their rather tasty jerseys. doubtless the apparently untimely release is due to this being the antipodean winter (so1o are based in new zealand), though due to the coolness on this island at the moment, it is a garment that would not be out of place on sunny islay this weekend. arriving in three colours (red(ish), blue and white) the jillet bears a centre white band with a reflective so1o logo printed back and front, and reflective trim on the arm openings. handily, it also has a small zippered side pocket, and can be compressed small enough to fit in a rear pocket on any cycle jersey - (especially one from so1o:-).

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