"Replica" cycling kit websites start selling your jersey…
…you know your website has made it when…
Tue, May 24, 2011 11:05
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Xenophon2 18 minutes ago
Very correct price for a basic, no-frills frameset. Older and wiser -after a warranty case on a '100 year' Ti frameset that lasted 5 years before a drive side chain stay weld said sayonara- I'll never again purchase a really high cost Ti frame. If the replacement -3999 Euro at retail but I paid 800, which is what it took for them to +- honour the warranty- fails, I'm done. Firstly because they do fail. Titanium is very finicky where welding conditions are concerned and good luck with that warranty, better read the wording very carefully. Secondly, often the price is justified with 'it's a frame for life'. Errrr....yes, unless you decide you want something different after 5 years, it breaks or technology evolves to a point where your frameset becomes aa anachronism and after 10 years you can start hunting for spares(UDH and disc brakes, anyone?). Third: I'm getting a bit tired reading about these so-called 'magical' properties of Ti. The only magical thing about it is the corrosion resistance. All that absorbing of vibrations etc is mainly function of frame design/geometry. If you want vibration damping: larger tires, lower pressure, done.
darnac 24 minutes ago
True,but I can't count thé number of times I've seen him on TV as an invited expert for comments since
MaxiMinimalist 34 minutes ago
"...there was enough suspicion to warrant an out-of-hours knock on the door for the Tour’s then-top two." A generic statement that sounds like a cover-your-arse mumbling. Can they be more specific? Nope. Good to see Vaughters join Lefevere to add up some controversy to the very politically correct pro peloton. In the late 1990s and early noughties, when cycling was becoming a global phenomenom, officials, race organisers and team managers turned a blind eye on doping. Nobody wanted to slay the goose with golden eggs.
mctrials23 36 minutes ago
Am I missing something. Pogacar would be firm favourite no matter what you did unless you made it a very flat edition which no one would want. Outside of Pogacar its all up for grabs. You can't build a good multi-week race with Pogacar in the form he is in. Take Pogacar out and this would be fine.
mctrials23 40 minutes ago
Sounds a little like a pissed off driver decided to teach a cyclist a lesson by brake checking them after overtaking them. I hope I am wrong.
MaxiMinimalist 48 minutes ago
Moronic coppers seize and destroy third-party property without notifying the actual owners. Not to worry, compensation to be paid by public money, i.e. the taxpayer. When did the Police openly become the English people's enemy?
perce 1 hour ago
@jackcycles What a coincidence! I was at my local bike shop only last week, a Tuesday I think it was. I'd been watching my tomato plants not growing all morning so I said to my pal "it ain't no use to sit and wonder why Dave" and off I went. On the way back two cyclists were approaching and the wind began to howl. I'd seen them earlier knocking on Evans's door so I invited them in to take shelter from the storm. After the idiot wind had subsided and one more cup of coffee they were on their way again.Anyway, I don't think I saw any e-bikes at all, just a bloke on his way to a cello class. I'll tell you what though - I ain't buying any plants from Maggies farm no more. No sirree Bob.
wtjs 2 hours ago
And again- looking like photos don't work on ebiketips. Take my word for it- Marcus Wright's Transit is shown just up the road from the Old Garstang Police Station with his gear outside, on a joinery job
wtjs 2 hours ago
@chrisonabike wtjs here with examples of some other powered “illegal vehicles” for which drivers *do* need to have insurance (and tax and MOT) but where that hasn’t happened in some years? As if by magic! With the connivance of Lancashire Constabulary officers up to the rank of Inspector, HN21 VXB is today still driving around Garstang without being bothered by the police- despite being reported first on 28.8.25 for what is now the year without MOT (must be officially without insurance by now?) and over two years without VED. Edit- today's photo hasn't appeared and the editing system doesn't yet include a means of dealing with photos.
17 thoughts on “…you know your website has made it when…”
It’s a classic!
It’s a classic!
But are you getting a cut?
But are you getting a cut? 😕 😕
jimmythecuckoo wrote:But are
At 23 dollars a pop its hardly a retirement fund!!
:B
Sadly no we’re not on a
Sadly no we’re not on a royalty. We have got one original set as a very long term investment
If you’re not on a royalty
If you’re not on a royalty then why are they making it? Get in there!
Shocking news!
Shocking news!
Saw one of those for sale in
Saw one of those for sale in a shop in S Wales last week – sticker price was £39.95. Tempting tho the top was it was too pricey for me.
Has anyone ever ordered
Has anyone ever ordered anything from these guys?
Not from this one, but for
Not from this one, but for research I did use one of these far eastern sites.
It for a follow up to this… http://road.cc/content/blog/25138-hunting-bargain …which I haven’t written yet!
Team Sky jersey for less than £22, and its ok. Washes alright and has a nice mesh panel down each side.
Does the job, which was kind of the point of the piece.
Took a risk and ordered a
Took a risk and ordered a bibshort/ss jersey set and thermal bibtight/ls jersey set. £76 with postage.
They say you get what you pay for so aren’t holding out much hope, not too worried about the jerseys but cheap shorts are generally not worth the bother. Mind you with my mileage it probably won’t matter!
Will let you know what they are like when/if they arrive.
Keep us posted
£76 is a bit
Keep us posted
£76 is a bit of a punt so good luck.
jimmythecuckoo wrote:£76 is a
There may have been a quantity of Stella Artois involved in the purchasing decision…
Those supermarket deals sometimes work out a little more expensive than they first seem. :”>
I also happen to know, thanks
I also happen to know, thanks to jezzzer, that they’re knocking them out on the streets of Beijing. He’s bringing one back so i’ll let you know what the quality’s like 🙂
dave_atkinson wrote:I also
It doesnt look too much like the real thing…
🙂
Isn’t that a yellow TDF
Isn’t that a yellow TDF outline map of France on the tag?! =))
didn’t anyone tell you we got
didn’t anyone tell you we got a wildcard? 😀
Rapha will change tack from
Rapha will change tack from Torm then now…
http://www.monton-cycling.com/2010-sharp-TEAM-CYCLING-JERSEY-ONLY-SIZE-S-3XL-p-775.html