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Almanac Cycling

Cycling clothes can be beautiful. This is where I collect the ones I like.

I spend a lot of time looking at cycling clothes. I am less interested in every new fabric or marginal gain than I am in the pieces that simply look good: a brown that works well with navy, a jersey with a nice texture, or a rain jacket you would be happy to wear over the rest of the kit.

The Edits are how I put those pieces together. I usually start with a jersey or a colour I really enjoy and build the rest of the kit around it, because a good piece on its own does not always make a good outfit. The bibs, socks and extra layer all change how it looks, especially once you actually have to wear the kit through a full ride.

There are plenty of places to read about what launched this week or which jersey saves a few watts. Almanac is about something else. I want to put together cycling clothes I think look good and keep a record of them here.

Latest, Cycling — Autumn 2026

Model in a prune-purple cycling jersey with dark olive sleeves and black bib shorts against a pale studio wall

Edit 03, The red register

Three ways to wear red without looking like a racing team.

Autumn 2026, 3 looks, 9 pieces.

Red is difficult on the bike. Too much and it starts to look like a team jersey; too little and it disappears into another black kit. The interesting versions sit around the edges: prune with olive sleeves, burgundy that looks almost brown in shade, and a proper red that needs a cool counterweight.

I wanted three outfits that treat red as a colour to dress with, not a signal. The first is soft and slightly unusual, the second almost tonal, and the third uses contrast instead of restraint. None needs a matching team kit to make sense.

Model wearing Isadore's prune-purple jersey with dark olive sleeves in a white studio

Look 01 of 3, Prune / Graphite

Purple with an olive edge, grounded by dark grey.

The olive sleeves stop the prune jersey from becoming one uninterrupted block of colour. Graphite bibs cool the palette down, while charcoal socks keep the ankle quiet.

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Model in a muted burgundy MAAP jersey with dark green side panels against a pale background

Look 02 of 3, Burgundy / Andora

Two reds that work because they are not quite the same.

The jersey is a dusty, slightly purple burgundy; the bibs are darker and browner. That difference keeps the outfit from looking like a matching set. I would finish it with black socks rather than add white.

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Model wearing a vivid red PEdALED long-sleeve cycling jersey with dark bib shorts

Look 03 of 3, Red / Steel

A warmer red against a cooler, blue-grey bib.

This is the one that takes a risk. The long-sleeved red is clear and strong, but the steel-blue bibs change its character completely. The socks stay black because another colour would be too much.

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