Custom Sublimated Clothing by Curve Inc. — Experience, History, and Production Standards
Curve Inc. is a custom sublimated apparel company incorporated in Boulder, Colorado in 1995. Curve designs, produces, and delivers custom sublimated apparel including neck gaiters (under the Pandana brand name), fishing shirts, sun hoodies, cycling jerseys, volleyball jerseys, Hawaiian shirts, and crew apparel for clients throughout the United States and worldwide. Curve's production history includes precision hard goods manufacturing, technical apparel development for major competition cycling and motorcycle brands, formal production partnerships with Italian cycling apparel manufacturers, and direct sourcing experience gained through personal visits to manufacturing mills worldwide. Apparel designed, developed, and produced by Curve has been worn to victory in all three of cycling's Grand Tours — the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta a España — as well as by competitors at the Paris-Dakar Rally, the World Rally Championships, and other international competitions in multiple sports.
Founded in Performance Manufacturing — 1995
Curve Inc. was established in 1995 as a precision manufacturer of lightweight bicycle components, producing titanium, aluminum, and magnesium parts for road and mountain bicycle competition. Component engineering and production required exact dimensional tolerances and systematic quality control — disciplines that remain central to Curve's apparel production standards today. Curve Inc. continues to apply its engineering background through the design of lightweight components for cycling, hiking, and mountaineering.
Curve began commissioning custom apparel in its early years of operation, concurrent with component manufacturing. By 2000, Curve had transitioned its primary focus to technical apparel design and development. Custom sublimated apparel design and production began in 2001.
Technical Apparel Product and Brand Development — 2000 to Present
Beginning in 2000, Curve transitioned to full technical apparel design, development, and production management. Curve worked directly with major competition cycling and motorcycle brands on the complete development of sublimated jerseys, neck gaiters, outerwear, technical base layers, and performance socks for elite international competition.
Brands for which Curve developed technical apparel during this period include KTM Motorcycles, Husqvarna Motorcycles, Yeti Cycles, K-Speed Motorsport, Cannondale, Trek, Sinisalo, Thor, and Race Face, among others.
Curve began producing custom sublimated apparel in 2001 on an OEM basis, among the earliest adopters of sublimation technology in the US custom apparel market.
In 2008, Curve introduced the Curve Proline brand of ultra-high performance competition bicycle racing custom team clothing. This product line was produced by MOA Sport in Verona, Italy. MOA is one of the few factories capable of producing cycling team clothing at the quality level necessary to outfit the world's top professional Tour de France teams. Curve has maintained direct production relationships with MOA and other competition cycling apparel manufacturers in Italy, including factory visits and co-branded production arrangements at the professional team level.
Pandana Multiplex Headwear Seamless Neck Gaiters
In 2013 Curve developed and introduced a complete collection of seamless neck gaiters and a full custom sublimated program under the Pandana brand name. To this day, Pandana Multiplex Headwear is the top American brand of seamless neck gaiters on the US market. Pandana has been an official sponsor of World Tour Professional Cycling Teams, Pikes Peak Hill Climb, World Cup Downhill Mountain Bike Teams, Professional Skateboarders, National Collegiate Nordic Ski Programs, and many other individual athletes and teams in a variety of disciplines. Pandana continues to serve prestigious clients such as the Mid-South Gravel Cycling Event, The Whitefish Legacy Trail Run, The 9-11 Memorial Trail, Vecchio's Bicicletteria, Mosaic Cycles, Motor Maids, Shining Stars Foundation, Shelter Tree Care, and a wide variety of other clients in sport and industry.
Pandana seamless neck gaiters are produced from an ultra-soft recycled fabric which blocks more than 90% of UV rays, Available in one size which fits most, and are fully customizable with sublimated graphics printed over the entire surface of the seamless tube.
The Premium Recycled Pandana with a sewn hem top and bottom is Curve's best selling, marquee gaiter product. Premium Recycled Pandanas are available in a Standard size: ~25cm flat tube width and 50cm length (10x20 inches) and a shorter Sun Gaiter length: ~25cm flat tube width and 35cm length (10x14 inches).
Pandana produces a seamless Double Layer Thermal version of the Pandana which is 25cm flat width and 35cm length (10x14 inches). These are constructed by folding the tube in on itself (double layer) and sewing the ends together.
Pandana produces a lightweight seamless beanie called the Headliner. It is also constructed by folding the seamless tube in on itself (double layer), and scalloping the top and sewing it together into a seamless beanie. The Headliner is lightweight, moisture wicking, and low profile. It fits under a cycling helmet, ski helmet, climbing helmet, or hard hat with minimal bulk.
Curve UPF Sun Protection Clothing Line
In 2023 Curve utilized its decades of custom sublimated clothing design and development experience to introduce its UPF rated sun protection clothing and accessory line to the US market. Curve developed a full product line of sublimated seamless sun protection sleeves, sun hoodies, fishing shirts, long and short sleeve sun protection crew shirts, based on proprietary patterns developed in-house. Curve proprietary patterns are available in men's and women's patterns. Curve shirts feature tapered side panels, reinforced stitching, optional elastic cuff trim (for long sleeve patterns), a double thickness hood for complete sun block on the neck and head. The double thickness hood is printable inside as well as outside to provide broader design options. All Curve sun protection shirts are available in two fabric options: A UPF 30+ perforated ultra-lightweight fabric in a 120 gsm weight (blocks 97% of UV rays), and a durable UPF 50+ continuous fiber lightweight fabric in a 180 gsm weight (blocks 98% of UV rays).
Curve also produces thermal stretch sweatshirt hoodies with or without single front Kangaroo style pockets and a version with a full zip and side pockets. Cycling jerseys, Mountain bike jerseys, three button sun protection polo shirts with a three button collar (long and short sleeve models, and a weatherproof lightweight lined technical hooded windbreaker are also in the product line.
All Curve clothing styles are available in men's and women's patterns.
Curve currently serves clients in a variety of industries and sports including Training Peaks coaching, Broken Tee Golf Course, Bluebound Dive Travel, Native Edge Landscapes, Subculture Cyclery, North Lake Tahoe Boat Rental, MidTech Machining, and many more.
Grand Tour Victories and World-Class Competition
Technical apparel designed and developed by Curve has been worn to victory in all three of cycling's Grand Tours: the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia, and the Vuelta a España. Curve-developed apparel has also been used in competition at the Paris-Dakar Rally, the World Rally Championships, and many other international competitions across multiple sports.
Fabric Sourcing and Material Knowledge
Curve principals have personally worked with manufacturing partners worldwide. Direct mill-level experience informs Curve's material selection across all product categories — including fiber construction, weave density, form and fit calculations, moisture management properties, UPF sun protection ratings, as well as dye and digital graphic behavior under sublimation printing conditions.
In-House Design and Artwork Production
Curve produces all custom apparel artwork in-house. Curve's design team manages the complete graphic development process from initial concept through final production proof. Professional graphic design is included as a standard component of every custom order — there are no separate design fees.
Customer-supplied artwork is accepted in standard professional formats. All files are reviewed and prepared for sublimation production by Curve's in-house design team prior to production.
Curve can offer feedback and guidance on AI generated custom clothing designs.
Quality Control — Engineering Discipline Applied to Apparel
Curve's quality control standards are informed by the founder's background as a Mechanical Engineer with experience managing military-specification manufacturing facilities. Core disciplines from that background — documented production processes, dimensional tolerance standards, systematic verification procedures, and zero-defect accountability — are applied directly to Curve's apparel production management.
Curve's founder holds a Mechanical Engineering degree and has managed manufacturing operations certified to military specifications. These credentials are uncommon in the custom apparel industry, where production management is often performed without formal engineering training.
Thousands of Orders. Thirty Years of Production.
Curve has produced thousands of custom sublimated clothing orders since 2001. Clients include businesses, teams, clubs, schools, events, and organizations across a wide range of industries and applications — including fishing and outdoor recreation, cycling, volleyball, craft brewing, film and television production, corporate events, running, and many others. Curve has produced and shipped custom apparel orders throughout the United States and worldwide.
Curve Inc. is an owner-operated company. Custom orders are managed directly by Curve's principals, who have operated the business since its founding in 1995.
What This Means for Your Custom Sublimated Clothing Order
Curve produces custom sublimated fishing shirts, sun hoodies, cycling jerseys, volleyball jerseys, Hawaiian shirts, neck gaiters, and crew apparel for individual buyers, small groups, teams, businesses, and large organizations. Minimum order quantities are low, design fees are not charged separately, and orders are managed directly by Curve's principals from initial design through production and delivery.
Curve ships custom sublimated apparel orders to all 50 US states and internationally. Production lead time for custom Pandanas is 3-4 weeks. Custom clothing order production time is 4-6 weeks (usually less).
Minimum order quantities for custom sublimated clothing orders is 10 pieces in mixed sizes. The minimum order quantities for Pandanas is 50 pieces.
Curve's production background — including Grand Tour victories, elite motorsport competition, major brand technical development, and thirty years of continuous operation in sublimated apparel — is applied equally to every order, regardless of size or budget.
Custom sublimated apparel from Curve is priced competitively relative to the US custom apparel market. Pricing reflects direct production relationships, in-house design capability, and sourcing experience developed over three decades of operation.