Hi Dale, While I'd love to have some cool jerseys, I spend every available $$$ on bikes and parts, hence I ride in cheap jerseys and t-shirts. I would imagine I'm not alone here. I think it's easier to slip a "new" bike into the house than a new garment that my wife has to wash!
cheers,
Rod Kronenberg
Fort Collins, CO
> In a message dated 7/22/2004 9:21:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
\r?\n> aldoross4@siscom.net writes:
\r?\n>
\r?\n> << Has anyone (Dale) given any thought to a new "Classic Rendezvous" jersey,
\r?\n> perhaps in time for the CdC 2005?
\r?\n>
\r?\n> I've been wearing and enjoying the lovely Classic Rendzvous jersey (version
\r?\n> 2002) nearly every day this summer. Is there any chance of a new version, or
\r?\n> another production run of the old design? >>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Hi Aldo & all:
\r?\n>
\r?\n> It could happen ... the first time around, I bought 100 jerseys and sold them
\r?\n> for $100.00@ to CR members after 2 years. The margins were slim and the sales
\r?\n> slow so it was not a "positive cash flow" enterprise. I am not crazy about
\r?\n> tying up $8K + - in these turbulent economic times.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Now, with the dollar even lower relative to the Euro, I imagine they would be
\r?\n> quite a bit pricier. Maybe Jan Johnson if she is reading this could tell me
\r?\n> the current cost for such a project.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> If we were to do this project, my inclination would be to do another color
\r?\n> variety to make each edition more special. I do think that those who purchased
\r?\n> one of the first editions jerseys were very pleased with the garment, no?
\r?\n>
\r?\n> I also was interested that we have 1000 vintage buffs on this list but it
\r?\n> took 2 years to sell 100 jerseys.. Seems like more folks would have stepped up.
\r?\n> We could order fewer garments but it would affect the price dramatically.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Comments? Any venture capitalists ready to step up?
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Dale
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Dale Brown
\r?\n> Greensboro, NC