Conversation Peace.

The 2018 Chaos Collection. Restocked

By Black Sheep Cycling

December 2^nd, 2018

This is not a re-release. This kit is an enduring symbol of hope.

We need to talk about Men's Mental Health. And not just when someone passes. Or for the duration of the Man Ride. The Chaos Collection, released for the second consecutive year to commemorate our male mental health awareness initiative, is a call to arms. Our way of continuing the conversation year round. This is not a re-release. It's an enduring symbol of hope for something different. And we will keep bringing back the Chaos Collection for as long as it sends out a positive message to society who fear seeing men as vulnerable and weak. The stigma around men's mental illness has to stop for those seeking help to come forward.

Let the Chaos Collection be a conversation piece. A conversation about inner peace.

We are overwhelmed by digital mediums these days, but there's a striking lack of social platforms to assist people asking for help or for sharing their stories about their struggles and their methods to deal with the darkness. We want the Chaos Collection to facilitate the idea of being social in the original sense of the word: start a conversation. With friends, family, colleagues and teammates. Even with the guy next to you in the bunch that you’ve never met. Ask if someone is OK. Want to hear the answer. And don't judge if it's startlingly honest.

We are overwhelmed by digital mediums these days, but there's a striking lack of social platforms for sharing stories about struggles.

Too often we think mental health problems are things that happen to other people, not us. But we will all experience pressure on our mental health at some point during our lives. The more we accept that, the better we can help each other. Catching our struggles and recognising them early saves lives.

The Man Ride is an initiative that aims to end the stigma around mental health. The Chaos Collection facilitates and continues that conversation. Wear it with pride. And honour what it symbolises.