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vitamin s

i feel bad for whoever is assumed responsible for making these happen. it will be a lot of work buying, printing, selling, collecting and most of all paying for them. is there anything i can do to help make this a reality?

dangerousbiker

I guess the idea didnt work out?

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ACP

Is anyone getting this going? It is a cool idea... does anyone have any contacts in the bike kit game?

CJ Smith

Can someone lobby a bunch of computer affiliated kingpins to see if they would back us having their logo on a jersey. Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Apple... They might toss us a few bucks if we were willing to put their logo on say... both shoulders or on the front of the jersey just below both shoulders... This could decrease costs a bit.

You might also try asking the company making/printing the jersey if we put their logo on it could we receive a discount as well.

I read somewhere that the most noticeable color is that bright-a$$ tennis ball yellow adopted by fire trucks after, I would guess, the red paint became too expensive or something. Seriously, I was reading in a bike mag about the color yellow being the most highly visible color out there (It works in the Tour Day France).

Dom can you work with that?

You can see a decent QUICK shot of the back of my clubs jersey if you watch my youtube.com "Bike Across Florida 2007" video. Not that I am "plugging" my video, but in it you can see that the club jersey utilizes that bright yellow a bit, but not to the extent that it looks ridiculously "tennis ball-ish". The best shot is right at the beginning, although it is featured throughout the video which covers the entire 152 mile event.

MY quote has ALWAYS BEEN: "I wear things that are bright for those drivers that aren't." It still fails at times, which speaks volumes about those drivers, huh?!?!?!

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::dom::

I don't think the problem is the price I think it's the logistics getting the job done... artwork, ordering, printing, payment and delivery. As a previous poster said it's a bit of a nightmare.

As to the colour I agree yellow is the most visible but don't confuse visibility with safety. Some motorists are attracted to bright shiny objects. BTW only one cyclist wears yellow at the Tour Day France.

I feel safety is as much about experience and confidence as it is about what colour you wear... this is a personal opinion and is not based on any statistics, facts or anything provable... I don't want to start a war in this (or any other) thread. The near-misses I've had were all when I was wearing a florescent yellow/green jersey, I usually wear black white or grey.

As far as the CF jerseys are concerned - I can produce finished artwork if I am supplied a pattern. There is a possibility that I could handle the manufacture as well but I would need to talk to my mate who runs a garment factory. We would need to work out how he receives payment etc. Shipping costs may be a little high, I live in Fiji, but the cost of the jersey would be lower than normal retail so it may balance out.

I would guess there would be a minimum order of say 50. The jerseys would be sublimated on to microtex. Would a cost of US$60-70 including delivery Worldwide be reasonable?

I've attached a pic of jerseys I had made for our club.

What say you all?

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gravelmuncher

There's NFW i'd wear the name of ANY of those corporations on ANY part of my being.

Whoever does feel energetic enough to pull this off needs to figure out what it owe's THEM for the effort, and then tell US how much it's gonna be. Give us a month to put our order in, otherwise we're too late. When order's close, give us a week to pay (I'll trust one of the CF elders with my hard-earned) and if everyone does the right thing then everyone will be chuffed.

OK - so, if it's that easy why don't I volunteer to be THAT person I hear some of you ask ??
1) I'm in Aus and i'd get stuffed around for SURE
2) I'm in Aus and the exchange would be a pain
3) I'm in Aus and i'd likely take your money to the pub, get hurt arguing with some punter, be laid off work due to injuries sustained, and not be able to raise the money back to pay for the goods.

But my word is sound.

gm

::dom::

....+1

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Russ Reynolds

I've just stumbled upon this thread. Top idea. And to think the thread all started with just 4 words. You have done well with the designs :dom: For my 2 bobs worth, the artwork is done. They look as good as anything else on the road. I also vote White. I'll put my name down for one as well when the time comes.
It's your lucky day though. I'm a Project Manager by trade, so if you need someone who is an absolute expert at delegation, yet in reality does absolutely stuff all, then I'm your man.

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::dom::

So, you're putting your hand up to get the jerseys produced or putting your had up to delegate the job to someone else...

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Russ Reynolds

Nah, just delegate. I'd get Powerful Pete to do the sewing, and Cycling Jedi to work out what size everyone is, and Lonnie Utah to do the deliveries and gravelmuncher to be the treasurer.
You and me can sit back and watch it all just fall into place. What a plan.

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Rustyhole

I'm interested... XL (like 'em loose!) jersey & L bib in any combo that gets made

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Trek_Rider_05

Well, I was on one of the original threads over on bikeforums, but it seemed it never got off the ground. I havent read thier subsequent threads on this, but I will support either one, and by one of each if they are both produced. So is this actually going to happen over here? Anyone know for sure?

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wheelist

Hey DOM et al,

What's the score with the kit? (It would appear we have enough interest in this to go ahead and get some made.) Have CF said okay to using the logo? Do you have a list of potential purchasers and the size requirements? What's the minimum order quantity? Has anyone got in touch with Nalini to work out exact pricing?

Someone suggested a deadline for orders - a good idea - mine's an XL in whatever colour you do (I like the blue best).

Cheers,

Wheelist

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gravelmuncher

I love it when this idea grab's a bigger gear!

So many of us are keen. Some of us are willing to help make it happen.

Is there anything I can do?

gm