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Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas: Carhartt WIP x Pelago

Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas: Carhartt x Pelago x Mission Workshop

Our Finnish friends, Pelago Bicycles, have just released a good-looking collaboration with US workwear label Carhartt that also includes a bespoke bag by Mission Workshop — a smart commuter bike is the centrepiece of the collection.

Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas: Carhartt x Pelago x Mission Workshop

The collection features the bike, bag and matching workwear. Pelago specialises in bikes, components, accessories and apparel for the everyday cyclist, designed according to The Vitruvian Virtues of Architecture: Utilitas, Firmitas, Venustas.

Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas: Carhartt x Pelago x Mission Workshop

The bike is a custom-butted 4130 chromoly single speed roadster that comes equipped with a Pelago Commuter Front Rack, TRP Spyre disc brakes, and clearances for up to a 700x42C tyre. The scratch-resistant hammer-lacquer paint is also a standout feature.

Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas: Carhartt x Pelago x Mission Workshop

As well as the US-made 25 litre bag by Mission Workshop, the collection includes a workshop apron, beanie, five-panel cap, a T-shirt to match the hammer-lacquer paint, a workman jacket with “a number of cycling-related uptweaks”, and bidon.

Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas: Carhartt x Pelago x Mission Workshop

Head to the website to view the whole range.

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Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas: Carhartt x Pelago x Mission Workshop

Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas: Carhartt x Pelago x Mission Workshop

Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas: Carhartt x Pelago x Mission Workshop

Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas: Carhartt x Pelago x Mission Workshop

Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas: Carhartt x Pelago x Mission Workshop