Discover the best custom MTB kit UK riders trust in 2025. Dirty Rides Apparel delivers fully bespoke mountain bike jerseys, shorts, and pants with no minimum order, free professional design service, pro-level dye-sublimation printing, and sizes from...
Discover the best custom MTB kit UK riders trust in 2025. Dirty Rides Apparel delivers fully bespoke mountain bike jerseys, shorts, and pants with no minimum order, free professional design service, pro-level dye-sublimation printing, and sizes from toddler to 7XL. Everything is made in the UK and shipped lightning-fast.
If you’ve ever typed “custom MTB kit UK” into Google, you already know the feeling. You roll up to BikePark Wales, Dyfi, Antur Stiniog, or your local trails and half the car park is wearing the exact same Fox, Troy Lee, or Endura jersey you bought three years ago. It’s not just boring it kills the vibe.
Searches for personalised mountain bike clothing are up 180 % year-on-year in 2025 (Google Trends data). Riders finally realise that a custom kit isn’t just about looking good it’s about riding better, feeling part of something, and turning heads every time you drop in.
Trail centres now run “best dressed” competitions with actual cash prizes. Instagram and TikTok have made mountain biking as much about the aesthetic as the grip. Even grassroots riders want the same energy the Crankworx and EWS pros get with their one-off kits. Riding clubs and crews no longer want to look like a mismatched rainbow coalition they want to roll in as a proper squad.
In 2025, custom is the new standard.
Not all “custom” kit is created equal. There’s a massive difference between a cheap overseas print-on-demand jersey and proper UK-made, rider-designed gear. Here’s exactly what separates the best from the rest.
Fabrics matter more than you think. The top kits use 4-way stretch Italian or Swiss-milled polyester between 140-180 gsm. Laser-cut, flat-lock seams stop chafing on six-hour epics in the Peak District or South Wales. Strategically placed mesh panels go exactly where you overheat not just slapped on the sides because it looks cool.
Printing technology is the game-changer. Cheap brands screen-print or stick vinyl that cracks after three washes. Proper custom kit uses full dye-sublimation the ink is literally infused into the fabric fibres. That means photographic detail, perfect gradients, tiny sponsor logos, and colours that never crack, peel, or fade even after 100 muddy crashes and washes.
Fit options have come a long way. You can choose race/aero fit for XC speed demons, relaxed trail/enduro fit for the baggy crew, women-specific patterns with longer torsos and narrower shoulders, or kids and youth cuts that actually match the adult designs perfectly.
Pockets aren’t just pockets anymore. The best jerseys have three deep rear pockets, a zipped waterproof valuables pocket, a hidden “gel flap” so nothing falls out when you’re upside down, and even a dedicated phone pocket with a headphone port.
Shorts have to survive proper British weather. Look for water-repellent DWR coating, removable click-in chamois liners (like high-end Endura), triple-density Italian chamois rated for 4–8 hours, ratchet waist adjusters, and reinforced panels where you sit on the saddle nose during steep descents.
We’re not just saying this because it’s our website the numbers speak for themselves.
Since 2018 we’ve shipped over 9,400 completely custom orders. We hold a 4.98/5 average rating across more than 1,200 verified Trustpilot reviews (as of November 2025). We supply official kit to British National Downhill Series privateers, multiple Women’s Enduro Series teams, BBC productions, Channel 4 shows, and Sky Sports segments.
Everything is designed, printed, cut, and sewn in our Midlands factory. No Chinese middlemen, no six-month lead times, no nonsense.
The feature literally nobody else in the UK offers? True one-off custom with zero minimum order. Order one jersey for yourself or 300 for a Red Bull Hardline team you pay the same price per item and get the exact same obsessive attention to detail.
Tom, Fort William World Cup privateer: “I got my kit two weeks before the race with a full photographic print of my dog on the back. Survived three massive practice crashes and still looked brand new on the podium. Zero colour fade after 50+ washes.”
The Dirty Weekenders Crew (30 riders, Peak District): “We’re all different shapes and sizes with different sponsor stickers. Dirty Rides put every single name and logo exactly where we wanted it. Best £74 any of us have ever spent on kit.”
Sarah, 1st place Women’s Masters Ard Rock 2025: “The women’s-specific fit is unreal. No more baggy shoulders or jersey riding up my back. The pastel camo design had people stopping me mid-stage to ask where it was from.”
You don’t pay a penny until you’re completely happy with the mock-up.
The UK mountain bike scene in 2025 is the strongest it’s ever been. New trail centres, sold-out enduro races, and a community that’s growing faster than ever.
Don’t be the rider still rocking a faded 2019 jersey that everyone else owns.
Head to https://dirtyridesapparel.co.uk/ right now, hit “Start Your Design”, throw us your wildest (or laziest) ideas, and let us build the sickest custom MTB kit the UK has ever seen.
