Nice one, Eden! Perfect gift for all my feminist cycling friends! (or their gift to me ... ;))
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Nice one, Eden! Perfect gift for all my feminist cycling friends! (or their gift to me ... ;))
You know, I like every single one of them! From flowers to swirls. And mimi's picture is beautiful on Urlea's post. You can just pick your mood of the day. I've always liked the look of the Amici ones too. I definitely think there should be more than one offered as some will like flowers and others will like just designs, and personally I'll get both, or all three (hint hint). Funny, as I typically don't like the look of jerseys, but these! Maybe TE should just contract members for designs and get rid of the other brand names! Or maybe Pearl Izumi, Hincapie, and Terry and others should take a look at what we like.
I just received my catalog from Terry and am so relieved that I really don't care for any of the designs. What's with all the Ride like a girl stuff? On a few things okay, but it's an overwhelming theme this time. I actually have a hoodie that says it, but one thing is enough. Like everyone has to be reminded that I'm a girl and ride? Also, the designs on the jerseys are just not my cup of tea, sort of like they are churning out the same jerseys in the same size print year after year in different colors, but I'm in real trouble if TE offers many of these! Retailers, take a look.
I want mimi's, she loves hills in ANY color, jillm's wildflower one, the orange one with swirls, zen's turquoise and orange, limewave's red one, the daisy one...
I just want a jersey that says on the back "please don't kill me." ;) Of course, it would be a screaming yellow and bold black letters.
Somehow I don't think that would sell, tho.:p
All the submissions have been wonderful. We have some very talented women here. I can't wait to see what the winners are, as I'm certain I'll be buying a couple.
I looked at the catalog and thought. Hmmm I need to be 20 or 85. I didn't feel a single thing in it. It felt very annoying teenager or something my 91 year old grandma would fancy the looks of.Quote:
Originally Posted by uforgot
I have a "Ride like a Girl" koozie. A co-worker and I had a discussion on whether I found it empowering or degrading. My answer "depends on my mood and the context".
Ditto that! The only Terry products that I consistently buy are their Bella shorts. Their jerseys haven't "done it" for me in a long time....though I am looking forward to my Wild Goose Chase jersey!Quote:
Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama
Hey guys, I had a thought for those of us who might not win the contest (and those of us coveting too many designs!). Zazzle and Spreadshirt allow you to upload your designs and add them to a shirt that's printed only when someone orders one. They even have athleticwear, so you could make your own almost-jersey. I was thinking this would be a great fundraiser for those of us doing charity rides. TE logos would probably have to be removed, but the design ideas would go to good use! Just thought I'd throw it out there.
I still like "I support the local [in small letters] POLICE [in big letters]" on the back ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tri Girl
Yeah, I especially cringe at the one with some ditzy girl perched sidesaddle on a bike while blowing bubbles. Is that how 'girls' ride? What does it mean other than perhaps women only play at riding bicycles. :confused: :confused: Seems like a 'pre-teen mall rat' type of mindset to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by uforgot
I like many of the ideas coming up from TE members. :)
I really like the red and black one that limewave did.
Me too! I would most definitely wear that! It's feminine, without being uber-girly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
It's bold, yet subtle. :cool:
Eden, I like the concept in your new design!
The only thing I would worry about is having the design in back continue from the body over the pockets. The design on the pockets might not match up perfectly with the design on the body once it's all sewn up.
And yet the various incarnations of the Little Red Riding Hood jerseys have sold like hot cakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../LLRHclose.jpg
Then there is Velo Bella jersey.
http://www.teamestrogen.com/prodVB_7E20113.html
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3..._BigandBad.jpg
Those two and my AV jersey have a 100% hit rate for lots and lots of compliments on organized rides. None of my other jerseys get this kind of attention - and I have an embarassingly large collection.
I Love ALL of them!!! How will we decide??
OY!
ME TOO!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Running Mommy
I will also admit to the fact that my favorite jersey is my AV jersey. I have it in sleeveless and would get a ss if it is ever offered again. I also get the most compliments on it.
~ JoAnn
Well at least those two show the women actually riding astride the bikes!Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
Though not sure why that one gal's platform shoes are stuck up in the air- hard to pedal that way for sure. Maybe it's to balance and compensate for the squirrely steering she gets on her bike's rather bizarre frame geometry. ;) Look at that fork angle! :eek: She might benefit from WSD.
And one has successfully subdued the big bad wolf.
I actually like the ones you are pointing out- especially that Italian looking beatnik chick with the hep cat in her basket. Reminds me a bit of Mimi's Italian biking photos of old ladies on their ancient cruisers, doing their shopping.
Better than vogueing/draping over a bike and just blowing bubbles.... :D
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Originally Posted by jobob
Ditto. I too thought that considering the bike's role in women's liberation would indeed be a nice image to draft.
Then you're going to love/hate this year's LRRH jersey. Maybe there should be a rule limiting artistic merit? At least the wolf done seen better days. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
Well I must confess I don't actually wear jerseys except for a couple of pretty plain screaming yellow ones that I wear often to be visible in traffic. I almost always have at least one item in screaming yellow on when I ride...like a top, a windbreaker, a vest, tank, tights or capris. I don't do any club riding or competitive riding, I just ride from home in our area for exercise, fun, and to do errands/shopping. I work from home so commuting isn't part of the equation. When I ride I just feel good in every way. :)
I love Limewave's jersey, great colour!
SK, are you able to make the AV design public? I want mooooree!
Lots of great designs here, but I'm still finding myself partial to the Mimi/Urlea submission. It's the one I could actually see myself wearing. There are many other that I like and/or think are "good designs", but wouldn't necessarily wear... I would change the sleeve color though (make it darker and maybe cooler).
Tied for 2nd, for me, are Urlea's Daisy design and the Eden/Crazy Canuck "around the world" collaboration (although I would seriously tone down and maybe somehow abstract the place markers).
Eh, no, sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
Eden - love your latest entry.:)
There's a bunch on TE now - mostly the vintage bike ad jerseys, that the design runs over the pockets and they look fine. I'm sure that as the person moves, the design moves around too, but the brain is very forgiving and probably doesn't notice it much.Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
I was showing bf the fabulous jersey submissions. With all the she-power on there, he was reminded of the Eurythmic's song "Sisters are doin' it for themselves." There's potential there for a fun jersey. I'm creatived out, anybody want to take it on?
Hammer- I think this weekend's submission is your best. I like it! :)
It looks like everyone who wants to has entered, so we're going to close the contest to new submissions at 4 PM Pacific Time tomorrow (Thurs).
If you're still feverishly working on a design, now is the time to wrap it up and send it in!
I'll put together a poll and we should be able to start voting on Friday!
I'm so excited to vote :D
Nice entries everyone! :)
I'm voting seven hundred times :)
Wow, those all are great! Too bad I like sleeveless jerseys. :rolleyes:
Please visit this thread to cast your votes:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=29374
you gotta be kidding me - we only get to vote once! :eek: :(
That's it, I'm signing up multiple users!
;)
How long do we have to submit our vote?
I'm having a hard time narrowing down my vote.
Best of luck to all of you, this has been a lot of fun! :D
1 week (March 6th, I believe).Quote:
Originally Posted by Urlea
Holy cow, this is hard. There are several designs that I absolutely love. Oy!
yeah, i wish i could vote 2 or 3 times :cool:
I wish we had distributive voting... especially if there are going to be more than one selection... oh well.
I had it narrowed down to 3...and I'm happy to see that the 2 I didn't pick are leading the voting. I'd gladly order any of my top 6 or so. Now, the next most important thing is that whichever is chosen will be available in time for the Spring/Summer season. :cool:
Okay I have a week to narrow it down. I liked so many, maybe I will vote for one not getting quite as many votes that I like to help it. :D
Ugh, I haven't even voted yet. I am having such a hard time deciding!
Even though some designs haven't garnered a lot of votes, it's not because they aren't awesome. Honestly, I think everyone's submissions were AMAZING! I applaud each of you.
Decisions, decisions....