Sockeloen Printed Cartoon socks reviewed

A very cool idea, though may not work if you've got 'thicker than average' calves

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Cycling Weekly Verdict

Tons of fun in fabric form, with an array of design options to build your ideal personal caricature. An excellent idea, but rendered rider dependant since the design looks best when flat and unstretched, and how much it’s pulled will vary dramatically depending upon your body composition. This said, Sockeloen has worked on a solution for the problem and future socks may be improved!

Reasons to buy
  • +

    Unique idea

Reasons to avoid
  • -

    Success depends upon your calf width

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Cycling socks with your name and face splashed across the rear are probably a luxury you never knew you wanted. But once you’ve seen the array of designs on Sockeloen’s website, played around with customisation and tweaked your design, this interesting twist on a rider numberplate becomes quite irresistible. 

The product of years racing in socks that didn’t stand up to his own standards, Sockeloen was founded by Jasper Ockeloen, formerly of Rabobank Continental Team. The brand stocks a plethora of different options, including aero socks, and these customisable cartoon socks - which are great fun, but do carry a potential flaw for cyclists of wider calf.

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