Designing The Lumberjack: A Flannel Shirt You Can Race In
A flannel shirt you can race in. Well, almost.
Every group ride has one rider who shows up looking like they just split a cord of firewood before breakfast. The Lumberjack is for that rider, and for everyone who wishes they were. It takes the red and black buffalo check of a classic work shirt and prints it onto a proper short sleeve cycling jersey, with a full zip, three rear pockets and a race fit.
Start with the check
Buffalo check is the simplest pattern there is: big red squares, big black squares and darker squares where the two overlap. That simplicity is why it works on a bike. It reads from the other side of a car park, it looks good in a blurry group photo, and nobody mistakes you for anyone else on the road.
We kept the squares large so the check holds its shape on a moving rider, and added a fine woven texture so it looks like cloth rather than a flat graphic.
Then the shirt jokes
Everything that makes it look like a flannel shirt is printed into the fabric, not sewn on. Nothing flaps, nothing snags, and the jersey works like any other Corbah jersey.
Printed placket and buttons
A button placket runs down the front beside the real zip. From a few metres away it reads as a buttoned shirt. Up close you'll find a zip that actually does the job.
Twin flap pockets
Two flap chest pockets sit right where a work shirt has them. They don't hold anything. Your phone goes in the three real pockets on the back.
Rolled cuffs and collar points
The sleeves are printed to look rolled up and ready to work, and the collar has printed points like a shirt collar.
The back: CORBAH TIMBER CO.
A tan label between the shoulder blades reads CORBAH TIMBER CO., like the tag on a well-worn work jacket. It's design lettering, not a real logging outfit, and it's the bit the rider behind you will read for the next 40 km. Underneath are three rear pockets in the same check. CORBAH also runs down the left sleeve.
On the road
It was drawn for autumn: gravel roads, orange leaves and a coffee stop with a fire going. It works in every other season too. Pair it with plain black bib shorts (sold separately) and let the check do the talking. It's a short sleeve summer-weight jersey, not an insulated one, so on cold mornings layer it like any other jersey; our what to wear at every temperature guide covers the rest.
Make it yours
Personalization is free on every Corbah jersey. Add your name, your club, a nickname or a logo, and we'll place it on the design for you.
If you like a jersey that gets a laugh, The Lumberjack sits alongside the Tuxedo and the Scotsman tartan. We rounded up more in funny cycling jerseys that make the whole group ride smile.
Get yours
The Lumberjack Flannel Short Sleeve Cycling Jersey is $99.95 in sizes XS to 4XL. It's made to order and delivered in about 5–6 weeks, so order a few weeks before your next Flannel Friday. Check the size guide first: we don't do returns or exchanges, but if the size is wrong you keep the jersey and can order another size within 15 days of delivery for about 20–60% off.
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