--- garth libre <rabbitman@mindspring.com> wrote:
> I looked over the Vintage Velos website. The wool
> jerseys are gorgeous. The white Meltini world
> champion merino wool vintage is wonderfully
> understated. I also like the Meltini Campy in orange
> and black. Of the modern wool jerseys, I loved the
> Copenhagen in Yellow and bright blue. Of the modern
> wool jerseys made up for special groups (like the
> one we want for classic rendezvous), I liked the
> Yellow and red Wheelfine shop jersey.
>
> My thoughts are these: I believe light colors and
> bright colors are better for older skin (showing
> less wrinkles). I also believe that the light bright
> colors are safer from a traffic point of view. I
> believe that anything in wool with minimal verbiage
> will look classical automatically. What's wrong with
> "Classic Rendezvous" and nothing more?
>
> To sum up, here's what I favor: Yellow and Red with
> a multi colored striped sleeve band, with "Classic
> Rendezvous" in chainstiching. Simple elegant,
> classic looking and safe (wrinkle hiding). We don't
> need no stinking logos, or advertising for Campy, or
> Simplex or Brooks or Cinelli. "Classic Rendezvous"
> belongs to us and us alone, while Campy belongs to
> anyone who just happens to own some, for whatever
> reason they own it. Garth Libre in mid 60's Surfside
> Florida
>
Vintage Velos did have some custom jerseys for
bikeshops and clubs that were wonderful. The jerseys
were for River City Cycles (Portland, OR), Wheelfine
Imports (NJ) and Palo Alto CC.
They also had a Wolf team jersey that I purchased in yellow with a red panel. Nice patches on the sleeves, like a coat of arms. A cool thing about the Wolf jersey is that underneath the logo is two front pockets (in addition to the three in the rear).
IMHO the D'Alessandro jerseys are heavier and better made than the Kuchariks.
You can check out the Wolf jersey on my photo page.
http://photos.yahoo.com/
===== Cheers..John Zung lovely,downtown Boonton, NJ
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