I got a few of Gramicci's High Output Tees some years back because Brad Gobright was a sponsored athlete for them. He was repping the shirt and mentioned it had fibers made of recycled coffee grounds which I thought was cool, so I bought one and it ended up being the best shirt I have worn in my entire life. I ended up getting three, which I wear them all the time for climbing, and they have still held together like really well despite some major use and abuse.
Sadly, Gramicci doesn't make them anymore and they switched over from a climber brand to some sort of lame lifestyle brand. Does anyone know if these are available anywhere anymore? I have scoured the internet in search of them but cannot find any. Also anyone know why Gramicci switched their product line and branding so drastically from what it used to be? The dude they have modeling their "climb" tee now is pretty indicative of what the brand is now versus when they had an actual athlete like Brad.
Check out the About page, at bottom of the shirt page. Last paragraphm -
Gramicci also found favor on the streets of Tokyo—and when time came for Gramicci to find a new home—Japan was the perfect place. Since then, Gramicci has continued to innovate and push new ideas, all the while retaining its original ethos. 40 years since the first pair of Gramicci shorts were sewn together in Mike Graham’s garage, the song remains the same—it’s hard-wearing, functional clothing, designed with movement firmly in mind.
The recycled coffee ground textile is S-Cafe, not something exclusive to grammici. Supposedly high performance polyester. La sportiva makes a shirt with it that doesn’t have any price premium vs other athletic shirts: https://www.lasportivausa.com/tracer-t-shirt-m.html