About Us

About Us

Situated in Cape Town, South Africa, Velotex is a specialised cycle apparel manufacturer with in-house designing, sublimation printing and sewing facilities.

 

Velotex excells in supplying the local and export markets, with seasonal ranges and basics as well as in the design and manufacture of personalised club, team and corporate orders. All design and print work is done in-house, enabling us to provide the utmost level of personalised service, care and attention to detail.

 

Velotex is the official cycle apparel supplier of the world’s largest individually timed cycle race, the Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour, which takes place in Cape Town every year.

 

All custom designs are created in-house and we work closely with the client in order to achieve the exact effect required, whether for a small club, professional team, or large corporation.The best and most appropriate fabrics are selected to manufacture Velotex apparel from, in order to meet the ultimate requirements in performance and comfort.

 

Our embelishment onto garments is done in the form of either screen printing, transfer application or sublimation printing. The latter probably being the most accurate and most permanent textile printing process available.

 

Velotex has become known for its instantly recognisable reflective logos which are both attractive and functional.

 

Velotex’s collection of cycle apparel is designed to achieve a critical balance between fit, function, fashion and quality, with an emphasis on exceptional value for money. Every effort is made to ensure that Velotex garments fulfill the highest of standards.

Johnny Koen

Johnny Koen has been involved with bicycles from a young age and began entering races from the age of 11 years old. Having ridden professionally in South Africa for many years with most of the top pro teams as well as having demonstrated his ability on the track earning him national colours - it was this passion and interest and cycling experince that would eventually lead him into a career closely tied with the sport of cycling.

Velotex was created by Johhny in 2000 as a brand in the cycling and sports industry, following on from his previous company created in the 80's and sold on, Anatomic, which is still operating today.

The belief behind Velotex is to offer the cyclist a fully functional garment based on the technical features required to perform at ones best. Keeping the professional sportsman in mind, Johnny has strived to develop and continuously update the Velotex product to lead in the field of cycling both in South Africa and abroad. Features and fabrics are constantly tested and evolved in line with the ethos of improved performance at reasonable price for cycling, running and triathlons.

Apart from Johnny's business interests in clothing manufacturing he has remained close to the sport of cycling with his involvement as the presenter for TV program Pedal Talk as well as weekly travel to various road and mountain bike events where he can share his cycling knowledge and experience as he commentates for various races.