Pearl Izumi

CA

Castelli

Castelli makes high-performance cycling clothing for pros and everyday riders, with a kit builder to match jerseys and bib shorts. It traces its roots to Milan tailor Vittore Gianni in 1876, who dressed AC Milan, Juventus and the Milan Ballet and made cycling clothing in the 1910s for five-time Giro champion Alfredo Binda. Armando Castelli bought the company in 1939. Its company information names Manifattura Valcismon S.p.A. as the company behind the brand.

Sports apparel and footwear

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Fox Racing

Fox Racing makes motocross and mountain-bike gear and clothing. Founder Geoff Fox started out at Grand Prix Cycles, a moto dealership in Santa Clara, California, where a parts mail-order catalog made on a kitchen table grew into the Moto-X Fox racing team and then a global business known for product design and its influence on motocross culture. The brand is run by Fox Head, Inc. Fox Racing is a Revelyst brand, according to Revelyst's current portfolio.

Sports apparel and footwear

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Giro Sport Design

Giro Sport Design makes cycling and snowsports gear, from lightweight helmets such as the Montaro Pro to apparel, footwear and accessories. It was founded in Santa Cruz, California, in 1985 by Jim Gentes, a designer focused on meeting riders' unmet needs, and says it remains committed to enthusiast riders. Giro's privacy policy is issued by Bell Sports LLC of Irvine, California, and its family of brands. Revelyst lists Giro Sport Design as one of its brands.

Sports apparel and footwear

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Oakley

Oakley makes performance eyewear, apparel and accessories. It was started in 1975 by James "Jim" Jannard, a former motorcycle parts distributor tired of being told to "shut up and sell", who named the brand after his English Setter, Oakley Anne. The brand describes its roots as a do-it-yourself mentality that changed the eyewear game, and it runs collaborations such as one with Brain Dead. Oakley's website names Luxottica Group S.p.A. of Milan as its publisher. Luxottica acquired Oakley in 2007; following its combination with Essilor, the brand is part of EssilorLuxottica.

Sports apparel and footwear

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Specialized

Specialized designs bicycles and cycling equipment, including frames, components, helmets, shoes and clothing for riders. The company's own history dates its founding to 1974 and describes a rider-led approach to developing products across road and off-road disciplines. Its present catalogue spans bicycles and accessories rather than only racing bikes; statements about innovation and performance on its site are brand claims, not independent comparative tests.

Specialist sports equipment

2X

2XU

2XU is a performance compression brand founded in Australia in 2005 and born from triathlon. It makes compression tights, shorts, long sleeves and recovery tights, plus sports bras and training wear, under the idea of Prepare, Perform, Recover.

Sports apparel and footwear

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Altra Running

Altra makes road and trail running shoes built around its FootShape fit, a roomy toe box that lets toes splay, and a zero-to-low drop that balances weight across the foot. Its lineup includes the Vanish Carbon race shoes, Olympus and Experience Wild trail shoes, with FootShape offered in several fit options. Altra is part of VF Corporation, which completed its acquisition in 2018 and still lists it among its brands.

Road and trail running footwear

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Ariat

Ariat was named after the racehorse Secretariat and began by bringing athletic footwear technology into boots for equestrian athletes. It has expanded into performance apparel and footwear for riders and outdoor work. Its corporate office is in San Leandro, California.

Equestrian boots and performance apparel