Re: [CR]Those 1940s style racing jerseys.

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:21:10 -0500
From: "Eric Goforth" <ewgoforth@earthlink.net>
To: Syke - Deranged Few M/C <sykerocker@yahoo.com>, CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Those 1940s style racing jerseys.
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Syke - Deranged Few M/C wrote:
> You speak of cycling jerseys with front pockets as
> being something rather old. When I got back into the
> sport two years ago, the gear I had laying around were
> two pair of cycling shorts which were my preferred
> underwear for long distance motorcycling trips, and
> the two remaining jerseys I hadn't gotten rid of,
> mainly because they had my TOSRV patches from the 70's
> sewn on.
>
> One jersey was a Lambertini, wool/acrylic blend, and
> the other was a Cool Gear (which I seem to remember as
> the first 'hip' line of cycling clothing that came out
> of the bike boom) totally man made fibre - and both
> had front pockets.
>
> Yes, that's where we kept out cigarettes, rolling
> papers, or whatever else was small and probably would
> absolutely horrify modern cyclists.
>
> I was actually disappointed when I started shopping
> for a new load of jerseys to find out that we'd gone
> down to just the three rear pockets. Anyone got an
> idea when the style changed
>
>
> Syke
> Deranged Few M/C

In the early eighties, when I started riding, it was hard to find jersies with 3 year pockets. A lot of them had backed down to 2, which made it hard to balance your load, especially if you wanted to carry an extra water bottle for a long ride.

I think I've run into you at some vintage motorcycle stuff, don't you ride an old Triumph? I have an 850 Commando.

-Eric
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Eric Goforth
Raleigh, NC USA