Classic Gear

Classic T-shirts

Clothing for people who look off into the distance…

With the new Classic Cycle T-shirt, you will be able to comply with at least one of Burger King’s rules (No shirt, no shoes, no service).

Engineered to exacting standards, our shirts are specifically designed to keep crumbs and spilled beverages off of your chest.

These shirts are designed to keep in a small amount of body heat, so you can walk around when it is 65 degrees and not catch cold.  Tucked or not tucked, these shirts will not block your peripheral vision.

They will inform family members and literate strangers you come across in public that you are not necessarily “old” but perhaps “classic”, and that you visited Classic Cycle on Bainbridge Island once.

Lastly, our T-shirt comply with most public decency laws for preventing toplessness.

All cotton Hanes Beefy T in white, navy blue, burgundy, yellow, carolina blue, light steel, smoke grey, or sand.

Not “old” per se, but “Classic”

Kids’ shirt front

Kids shirt back

If you happen to be child-size or actually a child, we have shirts that will work for you as well. Junior-sized shirts are available in blaze orange or neon green in small, medium, and large.

Classic Cycle Coffee Mugs

12 oz. Coffee Mug

This mug is better than a Pinarello Dogma racing bike.

The Classic Cycle diner mug is dishwasher safe, the Dogma isn’t.

Carbon fiber tubing will melt in the microwave, while this ceramic mug isn’t bothered in the slightest.

The Pinarello will set you back $12,000 dollars, but our coffee mug is a bargain at just ten bucks.

You can’t drink tea out of an Italian racing bike, whereas this mug is perfect for the job.

Our mug will also preserve your dignity, as it clearly states that the user is not “old” per se, but truly “classic”.  The Dogma will just make you feel old.

We use received a new batch of mugs, in white as well as natural colored ceramic, and we have pint glasses too!

Bicycle coloring book

Get your crayons ready!

We didn’t commission this book, but we should have.

This is The Classic Bicycle Coloring Book by Taliah Lempert. It has racing bikes, balloon-tire bikes and track bikes in it for you to color and enjoy. It’s a great gift for the intermediate to advanced colorer, and if you haven’t colored in 30 years or so, it’s a great reintroduction to one of your favorite pastimes as a kid.

Jigsaw Puzzles

Custom jigsaw puzzles

Take a look at the photo to the right.

Anyone want to guess why this might not be the best photo to use for a custom 1000 piece puzzle?

If you guessed that a black and white photo might not give you the most clues for selecting interlocking puzzle pieces, then you are smarter than I am.

This was a tough puzzle. It took a good month to finish, and there was a fair amount of cursing along the way.

If you feel like giving this one a try we have it at the shop. I might suggest the full color Eddy Merckx 1000 piece puzzle instead.

A Classic taste

A Classic red

Those of you who have been to our store know that we’re about 100 feet away from the Harbor Square wine shop.
Well, one day after work Jaime and Paul stopped by the wine shop and did a little bit of tasting…

We like Washington wines (buy local!) and the wine shop proprietor Jeff brought out some great ones. From the St. Hilaire winery in West Richland we found a favorite. One thing led to another (as it often does when you are sampling multiple bottles of wine) and we found that we could adopt the blend and call it our own. So here it is: A classic 2016 vintage red wine.

A glass or two will be just the thing after a long ride on the Kitsap Peninsula. Celebrate a great day out on the road (or in the woods), or drown your sorrows after flatting a brand-new tubular tire.

This “Classic” wine is a medium-bodied blend that pairs well with pasta, we have tried it alongside a menu of lighter Spanish tapas and it was excellent with the wood-fired pizza from Bene (on Hildebrand Lane).
Combine a glass with Clif bars or to wash down Gu packets at your own discretion.

Open it with a Campagnolo corkscrew

How can a bike shop be selling wine? We can’t. We don’t have a liquor license, so you’ll have to walk down the sidewalk and make your purchase at the Harbor Square wine shop.

Enjoy with friends, neighbors, riding partners and local bike mechanics.

Makes a great gift for the bike rider who has everything. Also makes a great gift for the bike rider who wants everything that you can’t afford. Bottles are only $15.

Classic Berets

Jaime modeling her beret

Not everyone wants to wear a baseball cap.

Our Classic wool beret is the perfect option.

Made of soft merino wool, it’s a bit warmer than a cotton cycling cap .

It’s more formal than a stocking cap.  More dignified than a beanie.

There is no brim to get caught in the wind and blow off your head, so I’m calling it more aerodynamic than a cowboy hat.

Put a bottle of wine and a baguette in your bike basket, wear your beret, and people with think you’re exotic.

One size fits most, and it comes in a great color… Black.

Classic Wool Jersey

Perfect for 45-70 degree temperature

Wool is the perfect material  for cycling apparel.

It will keep you comfortable in a broader range of temperatures than any other fabric.  Wool doesn’t accumulate odors the way that synthetics can.  It repels rain for quite a while, and when it does get saturated, it keeps on insulating you from the cold.  Plus, when you are clomping around in your favorite coffee shop post-ride you look stylish.  No need to be an eyesore when you are off the bike…

Our wool jerseys and sweaters are made for us by the good folks at Oregon Cyclewear.  They come in slimming black, grey and blue, Colnago red or Shamrock green.  They all have “Classic Cycle” on the front and “Bainbridge Island, Washington” in flocked lettering on the back.  The long sleeve jerseys come with a single zippered rear pocket, while the short sleeved version have three buttoned back pockets.   Our badge is embroidered on the left sleeves.

Daniel models the red and white version

Classic style from Bainbridge Island, Washington

Classic sleeve detail

Don’t fool yourself into thinking that wool is too hot to wear while exercising.  It really works well, even in hot temperatures.  And who are we kidding anyway?  The extreme temperature range that cyclists have to deal with here in western Washington is 45 to 65 degrees.  For 11 months of the year.

blank back, Italian colors

Long sleeve green

Long sleeve orange

Want a piece of the Pacific Northwest, but don’t live here?  We can ship you your souvenir Seattle, Bainbridge, UW and WSU jerseys. Get Classic Cycle gear like jerseys, hats, cowbells, Zach heads, socks, prints, and books as well.

Call for current stock and prices.

Shop Jerseys

Dress for success!

Back pocket design

Classic Bainbridge Jersey

We have some great clothing options made for us by the Canadian Atac Sportswear company.  That’s right, imported from 150 miles away.  We stock long sleeve thermafleece jerseys, wind vests, short sleeve jerseys and loose-fit mountain biking/BMX style jerseys.  Most of these styles have full, hidden-style zippers and come in a huge range of sizes.  Our stock varies, but our jersey comes in sizes from toddler (no kidding) to XXXXL.

Feel free to win bike races in Classic Cycle gear…

Little Alex rides in style

Our jerseys make great gifts for cyclists visiting from other parts of the country.  They come in Seattle Roof Moss Green, coffee black, and overcast-sky white. Besides our dumb logo, you know where they came from since they have a little Bainbridge Island map on the back pocket.

“Seattle” version pocket detail

Seattle version… Notice the Space Needle?

We have wool as well

Want a piece of the Pacific Northwest, but don’t live here?  We will ship our Classic Cycle gear and souvenir Seattle and Bainbridge jerseys to you.  Call for current stock and prices.

By the way, once you wear our jersey, you’re in the club.

Bring us pictures of yourself participating in organized rides or races, and we’ll thank you with a store credit.

Baseball Hats

Classic Hats

Bulkhead Sportswear over in Gig Harbor makes these neat embroidered baseball caps for us.  They are made of nice brushed cotton fabric, have a classic shape, and are available in a variety of colors.

Features include a visor that will keep rain from dripping on your nose (in other parts of the world they apparently use visors for the blocking of sunshine), our shop logo to remind you to ride your bicycle at regular intervals, and an adjustment band in the back to make the caps head-sized.

Not old.... Classic.

While we don’t condone the the playing of baseball (even if you’re wearing our cap) on sunny summer days when you could be out riding your bike, we understand that these hats can be used as head coverings for many different occasions.  Wear them to weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, graduations and funerals.  They’re the perfect head gear on a night out at the opera, while mowing the lawn, or while digging for clams…

Souvenir Seattle & Bainbridge Island Cycling Jerseys

Seattle Jersey (commemorating our 3 sunny days each year)

Bainbridge Island souvenir jersey with the ferries and Mt. Rainier

Besides our own Classic Cycle gear, we try to have some souvenir and gift items for cyclists.

If you are visiting the Seattle area, why not take home a small piece of Pacific Northwest cycling?  Grab our Bainbridge Island or Seattle bike jersey.

Want a piece of the Pacific Northwest, but don’t live here?  We will ship our Classic Cycle gear and souvenir Seattle and Bainbridge jerseys to you.  Call for current stock and prices.

Classic Cycle Cycling Cap

Classic Cycling Cap

Wear it solo or under a helmet

Our cycling cap is made of the same fabrics as Champion System uses in their cycling jackets.  It’s not cotton, so these caps don’t get waterlogged with rain or sweat.  The visor uses a foam insert, not cardboard, which means that these caps can be machine washed without getting ruined.  They come in black with our chainring logo on both sides of the brim.

Bicycle Gifts & Old Timey Stuff

Feel like taking a bit of our bike history home with you?  We have produced and procured some stuff that will look great in your home, or make a good gift for other bike riders in your life.

The 1926 Tour de France

How about a framed print of Tour de France riders from 1929?  Coppi and Bartali dualing on the slopes of Mont Ventoux?  The famous “smokers” poster from the 1920’s?

We have postcards and greeting cards with some of Jeff’s rarest shots on the front.  Doris Kopski’s first national title in 1935, Torchy Peden at a Madison Square Garden six day race.  Glen Ford and Rita Hayworth riding a tandem on a Hollywood soundstage…

Don’t forget to check out our book shelf.  There are rare and out of print cycling books that you are unlikely to find in any bike shop in this country.

Six Day Media

The Six Day Bicycle Races

The museum that is Classic Cycle has a couple companion pieces.  There is a book, a documentary, and a documentary jazz soundtrack that breathes life into the bicycles and pictures that adorn our walls.  Jeff catalogued the people, places and things that made up bicycle racing in the U.S. prior to 1950.  Peter Nye wrote the history down in a wonderful book, and with the help of filmmaker Mark Tyson, they made a supremely entertaining documentary. 

The coffee table book is a great history lesson and a fun read.  It brings you over the arc of the sport from its beginnings in the 1800’s to its slow demise in the 1950’s.

The documentary has some great archival film stock, as well as interviews with some of the old racers themselves. 

Tattoos

Start your own biker gang

Any bike shop can get you to put their logo on your back.  We are trying to get our logo into more, um, interesting places.  Come in and grab a temporary tattoo.  At some point in the near future we are going to have a photo contest on our facebook page with some awesome prizes.

Buddy Flaps

Buddy Front

Buddy Back

Buddy flaps are mud flap extensions that you put on your fenders.  They help keep the spray from hitting your riding buddies in the face.  While we may not be the only Kitsap county bike shop to have their own custom mud flaps, we certainly have the most “Classic” design.

Classic Socks

"Turbo Wool" in black

Sockguy makes these wonderful socks for us.  They’re wool, they come in a couple of sizes, and have our happy logo on them.  By the way, everyone loses socks, so these come with great mailing instructions on the sole in case someone finds your rogue sock…”If found, please return to Bainbridge Island, Washington”….