Yes, I am the person who paid for the wicked expensive LG shorts, and I'd do it again. :D But $150 for a jersey?
V.
http://www.teamestrogen.com/images/p...003034_lrg.jpg
PS You can see the specs on TE. It's made by Castelli.
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Yes, I am the person who paid for the wicked expensive LG shorts, and I'd do it again. :D But $150 for a jersey?
V.
http://www.teamestrogen.com/images/p...003034_lrg.jpg
PS You can see the specs on TE. It's made by Castelli.
Pretty. Am tempted. Even though I follow the Betty Rubble/Wilma Flinstone shopping credo ("chaaarge it!", haha) and go for quality stuff, that is way too expensive for a jersey.
Would it make me go faster? :p :D
I might get close to $100 if it were wool.
There is an orange LS wool jersey at www.ibexwear.com for $125. I'm waiting for that puppy to go on sale.
Meanwhile I'm happy with my LS wool Ibex t-shirt. (that was $36, much easier to handle!)
Why do men get more choices in biking clothes than women? I thought WE were the clothes-horses? Even Ibex: men have 5 jerseys to choose from, women have 3.
Does it have wings at the back?
$150 it should have.
Im with you, dont mind paying extra dollars for shorts but that is a bit much for a jersey.
Now if those wings are included I might change my mind.:D
Bubba words were "boy, that doesn't really light my fire."
Shorts yes, jerseys no. No usually much performance to be gained in really expensive jerseys while there is in shorts.
If Assos suddenly produces all those wonderful eidelweiss and cow jerseys in women's sizes I'll be the first in line.
Paid 120$ for a zerorh+ long sleeve... but for a short sleeve? nope. Not for Assos either - they are swiss but what's the big deal? are the pants really that good?
I could see plunking down the big bucks, which for a jersey, in my mind, is about $70 max, for a really special jersey either from a very special event (like LRRH) or group (Amici Veloci rulz!), or supporting a good cause or a favorite vendor/LBS/website (bikejournal.com), or even if it's a particularly lovely design (I've purchased a couple of pricey but beautiful sheebest and sugoi jerseys that I had yearned for mightily :o ... from TE of course ;) ).
Oh yeah, and I paid quite a bit (I forget what, but the price gave me pause!) for what became my absolute favorite jersey, a very fine merino wool solid blue WollyWarm jersey from Rivendell that I wear nearly nonstop from November thru April. I get so much use out of it, it is a bargain relatively speaking.
The rest of my jerseys are the el-cheepo solid color Performance and Supergo 2-for-$15 specials.
Yep, I'm with you Jo. I've got some jerseys that I just had to have.
This Allegra one
http://www.tandemhearts.com/azores/s...ot-springs.jpg
Wow! I've lost 8 pounds since this picture.
and this skull one
http://www.tandemhearts.com/bike/cin.../slides/02.jpg
for Cinderella.
I wish i had ordered the LRRH one in sleeveless. I've come to the conclusion that the sleeved season, but not wool season is SO short here. And a bolero is perfect for making up the difference.
Oh well.
V.
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Originally Posted by SadieKate
I so want that cow jersey. I may need to drop into Wheelworks next weekend when we're there and causally mention it to Mike. But we're pretty broke right now...
My cycling friend and I signed up for The Leukemia and Lymphoma's Team in Training. We've already done centuries but us MidWest girls have never done anything as cool as Tahoe! The price tag for Tahoe is a minumum of $3900 per person raised. Fundraising has been hard, really hard and our event is less than a month away! I can't (and don't want) to know how much time involved and money out of pocket has gone towards our fundraisers!
I know I sound like I'm whining but it's really a great cause. Our coaches have us doing really hard hills in preperation and everytime I start to say this is hard, I'm reminded by a voice in my head, how much harder it would be to be diagnosed or have loved ones diagnosed with terrible diseases.
Jeni
The Tahoe ride is a great ride. The scenery is gorgeous when you're by the lake. The trip out to Truckee and back is bland. I'd skip that section, unless you really want to do a century. Part of it is on a bike path. Kind of scary with that many riders.
V.
If you just feel you have to splurge, get a report on the fabric. I love the fabric in my Castelli Carve jersey but I looked at the sleeveless LeMans today jersey and it felt slimy, silky but slimy. I'm sure that it is personal preference but I didn't care for it. The Physio (sp?) has a completely different fabric and the LBS didn't have it for me to caress.
I got the Tobi jersey off ebay for $40. I was thinking of getting it altered. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
Hey Veronica,
I think I ordered this in sleeveless race cut (probably Medium). I'd actually love to keep it but I have a thing about wearing a jersey when I didn't complete the ride. Maybe they'd let you grab it?????
Tracy
Oh, geeze, the Allegra jersey !! :( Yep, that was one I wanted reaaly badly but when it arrived in the mail I found out that Sugoi jerseys are cut rather generously on top - which is great for some, but not for me, it looked ridiculous balooning over my flat chest. Oh well. TE is very good with returns, bless their heart.
And Sugoi comes out with such nice designs from time to time. grrr.
(And I'm entirely too lazy to try to do alertations)
Sheebest jerseys look OK on my though, thank goodness. I have a sleeveless Sheebeest tie-dye like print that I was really happy to pull out for it's inaugrual ride for the season on our TE AC trail ride. It's going to get a lot of use this summer, especially now that I have a bolero for the cool mornings.
That bolero is great, by the way - many thanks to whoever talked it up in the first place (V? Nanci?). I don't think I'll ever buy another short-sleeve jersey again.
It will be nice to go through one summer without a "farmers' tan" :D
Wear your jersey with pride, Jeni, you'll have definitely earned it :cool:
oh and check your private messages
Hmm, I am also not sure, but my husband always makes sure he has his Assos shorts for long rides. He also has one of the cow jerseys and matching socks. Ebay is his friend, so he didnīt pay full price for any of it.Quote:
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Bron
You do know that there's also some serious elevation there....Quote:
My cycling friend and I signed up for The Leukemia and Lymphoma's Team in Training. We've already done centuries but us MidWest girls have never done anything as cool as Tahoe! The price tag for Tahoe is a minumum of $3900 per person raised. Fundraising has been hard, really hard and our event is less than a month away! I can't (and don't want) to know how much time involved and money out of pocket has gone towards our fundraiser
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Originally Posted by SadieKate
considering my size that would just be opening myself up to way too many jokes.
Eh, I live at 52 ft elevation and did almost all my training on the pancake flat roads here. If you pay attention, ride conservatively and drink lots of water it is not a problem. It isn't that high since you are down inside the lake basin.Quote:
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Yeah, we all think our coach is the Devil reincarnated! He scouts out all the hills in the area and makes us ride them till we puke. I've heard from other TNT'ers that have done Tahoe already that we end up overtraining. So it's all good. In 65 miles last weekend, we climbed almost 5000 ft.Quote:
Originally Posted by wabisabi
He also told us to NOT look at our computers during the ride because our mph would be down.
Just did a century (actually turned out to be 109) two weekends ago and averaged 17.2! My best ever!
Jeni
All my other jerseys have come from Ebay - to keep this on topic!
Hi,
I actually looked at that jersey, and the shorts that go with it too, because I like to wear bright colors when riding (blaze orange & hiviz yellow).
The jersey's I currently have are mens jerseys by Performance, which work fine - but they stopped making the blaze orange color so I was looking for something else, plus it's actually a womens cut! But cannot bring myself to spending that kind of money. I don't understand why a jersey would be that much. Did you get it? If so, how does it feel? Does it have wings?
On a related note, the shorts - Castelli Physio - are white and orange. Anyone have white shorts? I'd think they might be like a white pair of pants or dress - a bit sheer especially if I get wet from sweating....? Just curious.
-Susan
I have white shorts. Not the Castellis, these:
http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=18029
I love them, but yes, in certain light you can see through the white sections. Notice that any potentially revealing areas are a matte black, so you're covered. I see the Castellis are white on the seat, probably not a good idea. I have a pair of red shorts that stained on the seat from dyes coming off sweaty saddles. There are reasons to have a black seat.
And there are perfectly good reasons for buying an expensive jersey. No, it does not have wings. No, it does not make you go faster. But if it is cut better and made out of superior fabric, you will be more comfortable and should be able to go longer. It is the same reason you buy more expensive shorts. And just like in shorts, more expensive jerseys might have lots of panels, sometimes even made out of different fabrics in different areas. The fit on these is designed to be snug, like a second skin that wicks moisture off you. They're also designed to be worn in a riding position, so they might feel like they pull when you first put them on. But you get on your bike and go and after a while, you've forgotten all about them, they disappear.
I like to go for long rides, and on long rides the darndest little things start to bug you. A bad chamois won't even make it on a long ride. A hot shoe, or gloves with no ventilation will make you miserable. But jerseys can be treacherous, too. I've worn some that become unbearable on really hot days because they seem to trap heat inside. I've worn some that become unbearable on humid days because they don't wick well & end up getting clammy & soggy. I've had rashes from fabrics or dyes that bothered me. I've even had issues with zippers & threads! One full-length zipper sewn on with a rough, plastic thread rubbed a raw area right down the front of a good pair of bib shorts! Oh, that's another thing to note, expensive jerseys tend to use soft & supple zipper plackets so you don't get the pitched tent effect from a stiff zipper that sticks out over your chest.
Convinced yet? I was a hard sell initially because of innate cheapness, but I have now been ruined forever. I used to wear lots of nice jerseys with fun designs, but I only wear them on shorter rides now. On a long ride I will reach for my really good jerseys.
So would I spend $150 for a really good jersey? You betcha!
Thanks for the feedback! Those bib shorts you have are very sharp looking!! Very good advice about making sure there's no white in certain areas. Yours are much better than the ones I was looking at for sure in that respect. As for the jersey, good points about comfort/fit esp. on long rides. Hmmm, I might just buy that jersey afterall (maybe it will go on sale soon ;)).
Much appreciated,
Susan