I'm looking for a jersey that says ....

[jobob]

Anyone know of a jersey that says something along the lines of

Yes, actually, I would like cheese with my whine

It would come in handy for me on hilly rides :p

Aside to snapdragen - this would be in response to a question our good prez Michael kept asking me on the last academy ride :rolleyes: :D

[Trek420]

I googled it, can't find it. I would like "yes, as a matter of fact I do own the whole d*&^ road" :p :D

[spazzdog]

So, let's design them...

Aussie has a pretty decent custom order policy. For those with a business sense, go to http://www.aussieapparel.com

We could design them and sell them or find someone to sell them.

I designed a set of racing leathers for a friend once... had them custom made. She was the talk of the track.

Anybody interested?

[CorsairMac]

In a Heartbeat - I would buy Treks today if I could! Maybe start a whole line new trend of womens jerseys - and since I started the jersey thread - make them women specific for some of us larger-busted women...maybe something where a 38 chest is a Medium??....*cigh*..that would be a change!

[spazzdog]

Oh Irulan... we need you!

Jobob, corsair, Trek send me your sayings!

Irulan, do you want to be part of a coast to coast cottage industry? We need a seamstress for prototype sizing.

I'll start working on some designs.

Let me make sure I understand the specs:

- true sizing for grrls with boobs (I wouldn't know :D )
- pockets in back (like the mens)
- both elastic and no elastic version
- consideration of having them made in bulk by a jersey mfr (i.e. garneau, aussie, etc)

I'm on it! Is anybody else good with photoshop, paint?
Is anybody in the least bit artistic and can draw a shirt?

[jobob]

Count me out - I'm really not interested in making a jersey. I was just wondering if anyone knew of one with that saying.

[spazzdog]

Something I'm whipping up for jobob:

http://www.spazzdog.com/images/jers1-back_copy.jpg

:D

[Irulan]

ack, you would catch me as I'm just starting to get buried in my busiest time of year.

Marketing is the real key... sure you have to have good graphics, good patterns etc but how you place yourself is critical, how you name yourself, must be catchy etc.

I'd send the patttern making out to a contract pattern maker, first y'll need to come up with a fit model. This is the body that represents how the line is going to fit. Example, the standard fit model is somewhere around a size 8 or 10 and everything for a certain line is graded ( pattern maker's term) up or down from there. Depending on the particular company, the fit model may have an atheletic build, a curvy build etc. You know how when you buy a certain line of clothes because they fit you just right? Chances are the fit model is close to your body type. See what I mean?

There's a really excellent book called The Entrepeneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing that explains a lot of this stuff, and how to be successful at it.

Irulan

[Trek420]

make sure there's no copyright on any of the sayings...

[jobob]

Interbike: Well worth the effort

http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/articles/7070.0.html

[...snip...]


John Bell of Nyx Illuminated Clothing simply needed to walk down the aisles of the trade show to catch attention. It wasn't really Bell that drew stares, but his jacket. The darn thing features a programmable display on the back upon which one can flash messages, images or even a sound-responsive light show.

Still in the prototype stage, the jacket's display can be programmed via a handheld computer. Currently, the system requires a user to connect via a USB port, but production models will feature Bluetooth wireless. Unfortunately, the display is hard to photograph, so you will have to take our word for how cool it is.

Once beyond the prototype stage, the jacket will probably retail in the $200 to $300 range. Bell says that messages of infinite complexity can be loaded into the jacket, meaning that we will have little or no trouble typing in our favorite message to motorists: "Put down the coffee, hang up the phone and DRIVE!"

The technology can be used in all sorts of clothing and Bell is already manufacturing items with small displays like armbands. Some have already suggested using the display in the back windows of their cars... mmmm. It does send the imagination reeling, eh?

:D

[CorsairMac]

so can we get USB ports for our bikes?....so was can change the messages as we're riding?.....that way we can use the cheese N whine when climbing - and the passed by a woman when descending! - just a thought!

[spazzdog]

hey, I'm liking this... gotta love technology! :cool:

[Tek]

I don't want to get jumped on here...

But it seems to me that most women who cycle must NOT have boobs. My MENS jersey's barely fit and I always look like I am starring in a cycling porno shoot- which my men friend think is funny. They say no one can tell if I am racing or presenting the awards. :(

[caligurl]

Originally posted by Trek420
I googled it, can't find it. I would like "yes, as a matter of fact I do own the whole d*&^ road" :p :D

OMG! i LOVE that! i'd get one! lol!

[kimba]

Well- if anybody is interested in some designs- I can help.
I have good Illustrator skills- Photoshop would likely be pixelated eventually- you want an all digital design that can be sized without loss of quality-

and I am a professional artist-
I used to work at Disney!

(but I wouldn't use Disney characters on the designs- that's a way to get nailed for sure! Disney is famous for- how did they use to say it? Oh yeah-

"vigoorously defending their copyright!")

Let me know...

Kimba

[spazzdog]

yay Kimba!

i use photoshp, but an artst i ain't (as mt previous jersey design shows). i got the concept but it doesn't make it to the fingers

:D

[cathleen]

Ha ha... great ideas ladies.

I think I need a "Team Neosporin" jersey.



As for designing jerseys, try the graphic arts programs at a college. A talented student might take on the work for a little $.

Oh, and I don't know about anybody else, but cycling often makes my nose runny. (Allergies, cold weather, etc.) Can someone please design a long-sleeved jersey with a hankie you can attach to the cuff? (I don't know how many of my dad's hankies I've shoved in the cuff of my jacket.)

[CorsairMac]

ok - but it has to be a lacy hankie - we women can't be sporting those bandana things! Just Kidding - I always thought terrycloth on the sleeve would be a brilliant idea!

[Trek420]

cathleen suggests "cycling often makes my nose runny..... Can someone please design a long-sleeved jersey with a hankie you can attach to the cuff? (I don't know how many of my dad's hankies I've shoved in the cuff of my jacket.) "

how about hanky or bandana pattern armskins? ;-):D ;)

[Veronica]

It's gross, but I've learned to blow and go. I need two hands if I'm going to blow my nose properly and it seems like when it's cold I'm drippy the whole time.

V.

[ccnyc]

I use a "double-wide" terry wristband (very thick and absorbant) by New Balance, marketed to runners. Works really well for drips.

What I want to know is... how does one stop the dripping in the first place?

[syklnsoph]

i can always tell when the weather is gonna change....(for colder), my nose starts to run on the rides. i have found that if i really give it a good blow before i leave i can get through about an hour before i start getting the sniffels. also put just a finger wipe of Vicks at my nostrils, keeps the passages semi clear too. i like the idea of terrycloth on the sleeve, but would you cater to lefties or righties?
i can't ride and blow. my glasses get fogged up, and i'm all over the road. so i have to stop, unclip get the tissue, blow and clean, then back on the bike.....yea, how does one stop it in the first place?......

[Trek420]

Veronica shares "It's gross, but I've learned to blow and go. I need two hands if I'm going to blow my nose properly and it seems like when it's cold I'm drippy the whole time."

I've read that the skill the pro's uses is index finger on one nostril, clear the opposite nostril by exhaling sharply, repeat other side. Supposed to check that no one is in the trajectory. Wipe up with terry on the back of your gloves.

Sounds like it's real messy in the peloton ;-)
:cool: ;)

[Veronica]

That's the way I do it - just like the pros. :D I almost hit Thom's boss one day coming down off Diablo.

V.

[Irulan]

one name for it is "snot rockets". There is a definite art to it.

Irulan

[Trek420]

Veronica boasted "I almost hit Thom's boss one day coming down off Diablo."

Way to impress the boss, V. better luck next time!

off the subject, I just got back from the Velo Swap, it was fun. Did anyone else from here go?

[Veronica]

Not a boast - I was quite chagrined. :p His son is a triathlete so he took it in stride.

V

[annie]

Another name for it is "farmer blow." I learned it from a runner years ago and don't think twice about it anymore while riding. A quick check to make sure there's no one right behind you, which direction the wind is blowing (you really don't want it to land back on you - very embarrasing) and just go for it. You might feel weird the first few times, but it quickly becomes one of those things that you just do without thinking about, like clicking in and out of your pedals. My mother still thinks it is gross and disgusting and VERY unladylike, but then, she never rode a bike in cold, windy weather with her nose wanting to drip constantly. :D

annie

[Veronica]

I always wonder what to say when riding in a group. With folks I know I just announce that I'm going to blow whichever way I need to and wait for them to say they're out of the way. But when we're doing a century or something with lots of people I don't know, it's kind of weird.

V.

[pedalfaster]

In a group, move downwind if possible.

Tuck your head under your underarm (like a duck), press nostril firmly and BLOW. If you are not forceful in your blow, you *will* end up with snot all over.

Those of you who swim for x-training should be good at this; it's a lot like forcing water out of your nostrils under water.

If you are racing or on a fast training ride don't worry about grossing other riders out. At the end of the day everyone is covered with sweat, blood, mud/dirt and GU anyways...what's a little snot??? :D

[Irulan]

I don't know how, when riding, one can stop to pull out a hanky or whatever. Talk about interrupting the flow of the ride....

~Irulan

[Trek420]

Veronica asks "I always wonder what to say when riding in a group."

how about "thar she blows!" :D :rolleyes:

[cathleen]

Yeah. digging around for kleenex / hankies is a bit tough whilst pedaling along - heck, I sometimes have a hard time putting my water bottle back in the cage.

I've found that just tucking the end of the hankie in a sleeve cuff works OK. But, I've had it fall out once or twice.

(I'm not riding so fast or furiously that wiping my nose interrupts the flow.)

[Irulan]

Originally posted by Trek420
Veronica asks "I always wonder what to say when riding in a group."

how about "thar she blows!" :D :rolleyes:

I just do it, don't ask.

~Irulan

[administrator]

Nema makes a jersey with a built-in snot rag. Of course, they delicately refer to it as a "brow wiping pad"...

http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=9199

[Trek420]

you also used to have a donut jersey. not the krispy creme one that was requested but donuts nonetheless, i don't see it anymore 8-( :rolleyes:

[Trek420]

never mind, i see that's been answered by you

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=15029#post15029