Re: [CR]Thrifty "Portland" CR Jersey option ?

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To: jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net
Subject: Re: [CR]Thrifty "Portland" CR Jersey option ?
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 18:53:10 -0500
In-Reply-To: <20061126234741.69649.qmail@web82215.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
From: <oroboyz@aol.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Hmmm. A few others have said that too! I will investigate! Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA http://www.classicrendezvous.com -----Original Message----- From: jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net To: oroboyz@aol.com; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [CR]Thrifty "Portland" CR Jersey option ?

Dale, any chance of having long sleeve as well as short sleeve made? I'd gladly prepay for one of each. Also, would there be any interest in a 10th Anniversary CdC jersey in addition to a new CR jersey. Since this is the tenth and last CdC in Greensboro, I think that would be worth commerating. Regards, Jerry Moos Big Spring.

oroboyz@aol.com wrote: Chris wrote:

<< We order our Velo Orange jerseys from Chad at Portland Cyclewear and I often wear them. I know they are not as nice as some, but they are well made and comfortable, all in all a very serviceable everyday jersey. Once you pay for flocking setup and shipping you can figure around $45-$50 per jersey.

If you guys want them and pick the font and color I'll could place the order and charge you my cost. But Dale might want to do that and get some extras to sell at Cirq.. >>

Thanks and kind offer Chris, I have access to that supplier too and I know they do a good job relatively speaking....

But the official Cirque jerseys are not just "for wearing"... I view them as more than just a practical item but also an mportant (?) symbol of a shared and special aesthetic viewpoints, an item that needs to be better that just OK. Just like the new Masi bikes might ride just fine, they are not CR. I cannot imagine there being another official CR jersey issued after this one and I want it to be, well, the way I envision it! A top quality thing, a keeper, a special stand out garment and one which is made by someone or some entity that "fits" the CR picture.

FWIW, flocking is Ok but also is not my favorite method of applying logos. It simply doesn't hold up or have the look of chain style embroidery...

In any case, I am the creator & gatekeeper for the CR labeled things and have chosen Hincapie, talked to the boys (Rich and d George) reserved our spot in the production, and it's a done deal.

Thanks again all, Dale

Dale Brown Greensboro, NC USA http://www.classicrendezvous.com -----Original Message----- From: chris@velo-orange.com To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Cc: oroboyz@aol.com Sent: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [CR]Thrifty "Portland" CR Jersey option ?

We order our Velo Orange jerseys from Chad at Portland Cyclewear and I often wear them. I know they are not as nice as some, but they are well made and comfortable, all in all a very serviceable everyday jersey. Once you pay for flocking setup and shipping you can figure around $45-$50 per jersey.

If you guys want them and pick the font and color I'll could place the order and charge you my cost. But Dale might want to do that and get some extras to sell at Cirque.

Chris, http://velo-orange.blogspot.com/

Dale wrote:

Thanks for that idea; I do understand your motivation here...

You know, I may alienate a few folks with this opinion (sorry) but I am not crazy about the look and (my perception) the quality of those "Portland" jerseys. I looked closely at them at Interbike and they are "OK", but gee whiz, I take the image of the CR sort of seriously, yada yada, and I just don't want to go there.... I do admit a personal prejudice of Italian over China although I know everything is changing, yada yada again!)

Is that so wroung? :)

Thanks Dale

Chris Kulczycki Velo Orange 109 Colonial Avenue Annapolis, MD 21401

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