The Warp & Weft of American Kit Making with Eliel Cycling's Ryan Cady
07/31/24 • 62 min
Starting an American kit company in a sea of established competitors may seem like a daunting undertaking to some. Ryan Cady, however, became a bike shop owner at nineteen years old during college, raced bikes full time and then ran a sock company before he stepped up to the plate. Cady gravitates toward detail-oriented challenges and he met his match after launching Eliel Cycling in 2014. This episode contains an abbreviated master class in Eliel’s craft - from ordering a spectrum of italian fabrics, to panel choices, sublimation dying, laser cutting, and masterful hand sewing. Cady also shares both his pride in establishing an American heritage brand as well as the challenges of Southern California manufacturing. At the heart of Eliel is a founder and CEO who started a cycling brand because he loves the sport and knows he can improve the experience. Keep listening and judge for yourself.
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Starting an American kit company in a sea of established competitors may seem like a daunting undertaking to some. Ryan Cady, however, became a bike shop owner at nineteen years old during college, raced bikes full time and then ran a sock company before he stepped up to the plate. Cady gravitates toward detail-oriented challenges and he met his match after launching Eliel Cycling in 2014. This episode contains an abbreviated master class in Eliel’s craft - from ordering a spectrum of italian fabrics, to panel choices, sublimation dying, laser cutting, and masterful hand sewing. Cady also shares both his pride in establishing an American heritage brand as well as the challenges of Southern California manufacturing. At the heart of Eliel is a founder and CEO who started a cycling brand because he loves the sport and knows he can improve the experience. Keep listening and judge for yourself.
Hill Climbers is more than just a podcast, it's a growing business network for cyclists. You can tap into our event by following our Linkedin and Instagram, and subscribing to our newsletter.
Startuplandia.io Sponsors Hill Climbers Content & Free Beer
www.hill-climbers.com
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Theme Music: Summer Vibes by Rizik
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Hill Climbers is more than just a podcast, it's a growing business network for cyclists. You can tap into our event by following our Linkedin and Instagram, and subscribing to our newsletter.
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Hill Climbers - The Warp & Weft of American Kit Making with Eliel Cycling's Ryan Cady
Transcript
And once again, how do you pronoun? Is it elial? Yeah, El. Okay, almost got it. Hey, this is Sam Huntington, and you're listening to hill climbers. Over the last ten years, I've ridden bikes in Philadelphia and then LA, and more recently Austin, Texas. And it's been one of my life's pleasures to meet hundreds of cyclists over the course of this time. And sure, there's been friendships and camaraderie. Built around some healthy competition on group rides and on Strava,
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