Sampling · Front fabric
Round after round of sports wool
We tested a number of sports wool alternatives for the front. Many held onto sweat, pilled early or simply felt cheap.
Field Notes / 360 Enduro
Enduro Tees
The Goal
The Enduro range needed a proper technical tee. On the bike it has to breathe, carry valuables and move with you. Off the bike it has to look like a normal tee. None of that works without the right fabrics, and finding them took longer than anything else.
The Brief
- Technical tee
- Versatile relaxed fit for use on and off the bike
- Lightweight and breathable fabrics
- Remove the laser-cut underarm holes
- Add a hanging loop in the collar
- Long sleeve: based on the short sleeve, with mesh through the forearm
- Room through the back and sides to reach forward to the bars, not something a normal tee allows for
Apparel Design
Creating the Tee
Our Apparel Designer, Jordan McPherson, on how the Enduro SS and LS Tee was put together, its key features, and how he likes to ride in it.
Sampling
Why we need two options
Two things made this tee: a front fabric that could keep up, and a cut that rides like a jersey but still looks like a tee.
01
Decision
FlexDry for the front
- Problem
- Wool and mesh differ a lot in weight, which makes them hard to cut and sew together. Most blends couldn’t move sweat or hold up to wear.
- Decision
- FlexDry: a soft 100% polyester knit with a cotton feel. It moves sweat, wears well, and sits happily beside the DryMotion mesh back.
Design · Tech flat
A performance silhouette
More tech tee than the Mesh Tee. A performance cut rather than a boxy crop, with a dropped hem, mesh through the back and sides, and a hidden zip pocket.
02
Decision
Why we need both
- Problem
- One tee can’t be an airy layer for hot days and a tech tee you’d ride in all day.
- Decision
- The Mesh Tee is all airflow in a relaxed cut. The Enduro Tee is the tech tee: a performance cut, soft at the front and mesh at the back. Pick the one that suits the day.
Specifications
Packed with tech
Two fabrics, a performance cut and a few small details you only notice on the bike.
- Front
- FlexDry New
- Back and sides
- DryMotion mesh New
- Cut
- Performance fit New
- Hem
- Dropped at the back New
- Forearms
- DryMotion mesh panels New
- Cuff
- Wide, soft elastic band New
- Hidden side zip, card size New
- Visibility
- Reflective logos New
- Temperature
- 15°+ New
Soft 100% polyester knit with a cotton feel.
75% nylon, 25% spandex. Air in at the sides, out through the back.
Room through the back and sides to reach forward to the bars. Men’s and women’s specific.
Long sleeve only.
Long sleeve only. Printed on both sides to match the colour.
With a pull cord. Room for a gel or a house key.
Front, side panel and back.
360 Enduro
On the bike and off it.
Range
Mesh Tee
Enduro Bib
GridFleece Pullover