Performance eyewear brand SunGod has collaborated with London-based crit cycling team Tekkerz, to launch a new limited-edition model of its Vulcans sunglasses: the TEKKERZ Vulcanz.
Imagery from SunGod to promote the new eyewear is big on colour. The company adds that it is aiming… ‘to light up the winter months with a bold, colour-packed aesthetic ahead of the 2023 season.’
The Tekkerz Vulcanz sunglasses start at £165. The design was co-created by SunGod and Tekkerz’s founder, Alec Briggs. The limited-edition model includes an 8KO Iris photochromic lens, memory polymer frame and hydrophilic earsocks and nose pads.
Tekkerz burst onto the London grassroots cycling scene in 2018, and has since become one of the most influential teams in the UK. This year, the team has also become a breeding ground for new and emerging talent. Alumni of Tekkerz include Olympian and five-time world champion Elinor Barker, Commonwealth silver medallist Jon Mould, and Team GB academy rider Noah Hobbs.
Tekkerz’s founder, Alec Briggs said “I chose the colours based on something that would stand out, have the potential to be iconic. As for the design, I was taught to paint pour in water and oil when I was a kid as a way of relaxing and unwinding.
“I found it was a good way to make sense of my thoughts after watching the paints intertwine on the page. The result always had my influence from where I poured the paint, but the end result was always a little bit of luck and making the most of what you got. I think it taught me to think positive.
“I decided that was how I was going to present TEKKERZ that year, with a kit design that was for anyone to interpret in their own way and ride accordingly. The SunGods are no different, another feeling on another day poured into something physical. Make of it what you will, roll with it and hope to finish your ride on a brighter note.”
SunGod has supported Tekkerz since May 2022, with their mission to See Better embodying the ethos of both brands – with Alec’s primary aim of creating a pathway for the next generation of riders to move up through the sport, who may not otherwise have the opportunity.
