The human side - behind the scenes.

Far too often we find ourselves shopping with the faceless high street names or big on-line entities, in turn lining the pockets of their execs and share holders!

We do our best to shop locally or with companies that are happy to share their vision and ethics, so we think it's only right that you know a bit about us so you can make an informed decision about where to invest your hard earned.

Phil - the owner of scooter-wear.com launched Vroom By The Sea back in April of 2008 after leaving the travel industry following the takeover of GB Airways by easyJet, where he was a sales and marketing manager. Phil had always been around scooters, both vintage and modern, and saw the opportunity to bring the residents and visitors to Brighton and the South Coast the opportunity to experience the fun and freedom of riding piaggio's iconic Vespa.

Vroom By The Sea launched to huge local and national interest, given that there are very few other scooter hire companies in the UK, and Brighton has long been an adopted home of scootering. We have 20 bikes comprising of Piaggio Zip50's, Vespa LX50's, Vespa LX125's, Vespa PX125's, Vespa GTS125's and Honda CG125's. Over 1000 vroomers have followed their front wheel to date, and everyone without exception has left with a huge smile on their face. We're keen to ensure we limit our environmental impact, so we offset all of the carbon emissions both from our business activities and our customers fun!

Phil was keen to quickly grow his business and launched scooter-wear.com back in November to bring together some great scooter clothing and scooter accessory brands from around the world. So far we've had a great response from the UK and overseas, and we're working hard to bring you even more great products, with free delivery where we can and with value added gifts to make parting with that 'hard-earned' a little easier.

We're proud to have been able to give a few people employment and with your support we can continue to grow our numbers, in tough times.

We're always happy to hear your thoughts about our business - and we really value your custom. Thanks for reading.

Wooden Vespa Scooter - How Cool!

Naming your Vespa 'Daniela' doesn't sound too strange, but a Vespa made almost entirely from wood!?

We think Carlos Alberto's beautifully crafted wooden Vespa is quite stunning...he'll be getting some admiring glances from jealous ladies and gents alike!

It looks like Carlos is a bit of a dab hand with a chisel and a lathe....careful though Carlos, how about a nice protective Italian scooter jacket from your coutrymen Tucano Urbano just in case you get mobbed?

We 'wooden't' fancy taking the dings out if he dropped it! Or maybe a bit of sandpaper would suffice?


Nice one Carlos!

Protect your scooter - free key ring

In addition to the great free Peter Moore book, anyone purchasing a Tucano Urbano jacket up to 31st January 2009 (or while stocks last) will receive one of their great Serpe Scratch-proof keyrings.

These little fella's cleverly wrap around your spare keys to prevent them from scratching that fancy paint job on your bike......big smiles :-)

Armadillo Scooterwear Camovision Review

Hi fellow scooter lovers

We have the luxury of being able to try on and try out any of the scooter clothing we market, so we aim to bring you honest and comprehensive reviews of some of our best sellers so you can make an informed purchase from scooter-wear.com.

A few of our staff have plumped for the Armadillo Scooterwear Camovision such is the jacket's appeal. It's quite funny watching 3 guys wizz off in matching scooter jackets....at least they're not matching fluorescent ski jackets...these really are pretty cool!

The guys at Armadillo really have put a lot of thought into the design and manufacture: the jackets are 'mid length' in that they are not blouson/waist length but can be drawn up to sit nicely without chilly gaps. CE rated d3o™ intelligent shock absorption has been used for the elbow and shoulder protection - these are really comfortable and unobtrusive, but when impacted at high speeds d3o™ displays excellent shock absorption as the Intelligent Molecules inside lock together, spreading the force over the whole pad.

The jackets provide a pretty good level of waterproofing and breathability and have a few nifty additions such as a detachable winter liner and MP3 pocket with headphone loops, plus the design is partly reflective meaning you're so much safer riding at night. (If you want something a little more sober - go for the Armadillo Scooterwear City Rider - same jacket in black!)

Overall: we're seriously impressed with the quality, detail, protection and value that Armadillo Scooterwear Camovision affords you. It's available now from scooter-wear.com for £145 including free UK delivery, free Peter Moore book and discounted scooter hire voucher.

Free and discounted Scooter Hire in Brighton, UK

Vroom By The Sea has teamed up with Scooter-Wear.com to bring you discounted scooter hire with every purchase and FREE scooter hire with every purchase over £200.

Or why not give someone the gift of fun and freedom with a gift voucher for Vespa Scooter Hire in Brighton, UK!

Vroom By The Sea has welcomed over 1000 vroomers since opening in May 2008, and we know they'd love to see you soon.

Free Gifts at Scooter-Wear.com

One of scooter-wear.com's aims is to continually bring you great reasons to shop with us.

Times are a little tough for everyone at the moment, and we really appreciate our customer's need to get the best products at the best possible prices, with free delivery and with something else of value thrown in:

We currently have copies of Australian travel writer Peter Moore's book Vroom with a View, which we're giving away with every jacket bought or any purchase of £125 or more.

We also have free Ixon beanie hats with any Ixon jacket and free Tucano Urbano Serpe Scratch-proof keyring with any Tucano Urbano jacket.

Every purchase also receives a discount voucher for Vroom By The Sea - Vespa Scooter Hire in Brighton, and anyone spending over £200 gets free scooter hire!

We're always looking to add more free stuff, so keep checking back to see our current special offers.

Scooter-Wear.com launches

Scooter-Wear.com launched in November 2008 to bring the world's best scooter clothing brands together for the first time.

Born from a lifelong passion for scooters, a desire to look good on and off our bikes and the need for quality protection, scooter-wear.com brings together the world's best scooter clothing brands for the first time. For a long time scooter riders have had to choose between looking good on their bikes and possibly riding unprotected, or succumbing to restrictive and dull motorcycle gear. We've made it our mission to bring you cool, quality scooter clothing all with CE rated protection should you and the tarmac ever come together.

We don't sell scooters or bits of scooters, so we can concentrate on bringing you the best value scooter clothing and accessories. We monitor our prices on a daily basis and we're committed to offering free delivery!

Choose from Armadillo Scooterwear, Tucano Urbano, Corazzo and Ixon, and look for some great new brands coming very soon.