Craig Montgomery wrote:
>
>> Marcus Helman:
>
>> I just received a t-shirt from Chuck Schmidt, and I must say that
>> it is
>> really nice. The graphics are colorful, crisp and well-applied. The
>> shirt seems to be of high quality. Ordering was easy, and Chuck
>> shipped
>> it quickly. I wrote him to tell him how much I liked the shirt,
>> and he
>> asked me to mention it to the group.
>>
>
> I really like Chuck's shirts. The material is heavy enough to
> give them
> some longevity and the graphics are unique(?). He even silkscreened
> some
> real heavy duty Peterman "vintage" T's for me once. But I learned
> the hard
> way that you should turn them inside out when washing. I lost my
> Desgrange
> Fixed Rider rather quickly. The second one is doing just fine
> after three
> years and innumerable comments like, "Oh you're into single-
> speeding, huh?"
>
> Craig Montgomery, Tucson, where it's T-shirt riding weather
Hi Craig,
Yes, shirts need to be turned inside out when washing.
There have been real advances in the sublimation materials in the last year so that the shirts hold up much better to many cycles of washing with very little deterioration. If you'd like, I'd be happy to make you another one of those "Desgrange fixed gear quote" shirts to replace yours. One of the batch of sublimation papers that I got from my supplier a few years ago were not up to spec and the resulting shirts didn't hold up very well after multiple washings.
I'd be happy to replace anyone's shirts I made that haven't held up (however only if you turned them inside out before washing, no bleach, warm water and no dryer).
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)