Ikea is not normally our favourite place but last time we were there we walked out with something altogether snazzier than flatpack furniture – co-sponsorship of a professional racing outfit Team Planet X – road.cc. Nice.
Getting a team was the easy bit though now comes the altogether tougher challenge of kitting them out with some dapper jerseys that’ll make ’em stand out in the peloton (no race radio in the Premier Calendar or Tour Series this year) and on TV and that all their soon to be legions of fans would be happy to wear too.
That’s where you all come in, we’ve had the digital colouring kits out and we’ve come up with some designs, we think we’ve got a winner – that’s it up top. It’s been mahyem* getting to this point so… we’d like to run it past you lot first. After all we’ve always said road.cc is a club – that’s what the .cc is there for so – tell us what you think.
The jerseys here are our final shortlist in descending order, but check the gallery to see the longer list – click on the gallery pics and comment on the ones you like – Planet X may make more than one team jersey… some of them in wool too.
This one riffs on the old del tongo Colnago jersey. A big favourite with Planet X boss Dave Loughran – cos it reminds him of when he was 18.
We liked the del tongo vibe too, but in blue… don’t tell Dave.
Taking an all together more Belgian inspired turn of direction is this daring little green number.
Stepping away from the retro theme this one is sure to stand out in a crowd or a sprint for the line. Runs the blue jersey a close second in these parts.
We’ll be talking a lot more about the new team in the coming days and weeks introducing you to the riders and their bikes… some sort of Planet X we’re guessing. When you pop in to IKEA for some meatballs, sponsoring a racing team is not usually high on the agenda, but now that we’ve got one we’re going to enjoy it in new and different ways, and we’re going to share that fun around.
So, which one’s your favourite jersey?
*Expect some exciting Mayhem based news in the very near future.
63 thoughts on “We need your help choosing the Planet X – road.cc pro team’s jersey”
Im a fan of the white jersey
Im a fan of the white jersey with the red stripe. Not a big fan of the dark green jersey. Also hasnt the Argyll been taken by slipstream?
miffed wrote:Also hasnt the
true but the road.cc jerseys are argyle too…
http://road.cc/content/blog/1780-its-here
…and here is my review of said garment.
Any chance of getting them in before March when the Spain stag cycling trip is on?
I like the ones with hoops
I like the ones with hoops around the collar and cuffs. retro9b, the one you chose for your main pic, is my favorite. I think the white one is a bit too much like a national champions jersey.
Hmm… I’m thinking if you
Hmm… I’m thinking if you didn’t win the Tour you might want to stay away from the Yellow. Same for the Green unless your Thor.
I don’t think Garmin own argyle so I’m voting for “Dev5”.
Long live the argyle!
Choices, choices
I like the
Choices, choices
I like the main picture design, very clean and simple but would prefer to wear the retro7 design as it would make me look slimmer 😀
dev3 gets my vote, closely
dev3 gets my vote, closely followed by retro 7
retro7 for me
retro7 for me
Go green…
Go green…
Yellow ‘Del Tongo’ one all
Yellow ‘Del Tongo’ one all the way Chez
dev 5 for me. Be true to your
dev 5 for me. Be true to your roots! Argle does need to play a part, no matter how much I like some of the others but the argle needs to show.
What sort of launch date and rrp will we be looking at? Fancy riding up the tourmalet and on a few sportives with one of these on my back. Shorts to match? Just need the planet x carbon pro to complete the look!
DEV-7 for me. You’ll sure
DEV-7 for me. You’ll sure stand out.
I like retro9b, my only issue
I like retro9b, my only issue would be with the Luxembourg National Champions stripes on the collar and sleeves.
I think retro4 would get my overall vote.
Just noticed a new strap line
Just noticed a new strap line of “the cycling website” on the jerseys too.
Will my Road.cc “Pedal powered” jersey become a collectors item?
jimmythecuckoo wrote:Just
That’s still the strapline for the site, itself a shortened version of “the website for pedal powered people” which is too long for pretty much everything except course tape. We changed the strap on this one cos it occurred that there would be some people (maybe even quite a lot 🙂 ) who wouldn’t know what road.cc is.
It’ll be on the next road.cc jersey though.
I really like the Green,
I really like the Green, could you get them made in wool by someone nice like Colomba or Shutt VR they’d look classy and be really nice then!
Hi – We’d love to help out
Hi – We’d love to help out with a Merino based jersey, here’s one of our recent creations. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DZmDbNIOp8w/SzM125m8B9I/AAAAAAAAAPw/9RHfroK1NH8/s1600-h/because.jpg
We will be launching a line of quality synthetics this spring too, completely custom designs.
Drop us a line sales@shutt.cc
Pete
I’d have gone for Retro5, but
I’d have gone for Retro5, but out of the four short-listed it would have to be the green
retro9b, with the pale blue &
retro9b, with the pale blue & red bands, looks really good to me. It doesn’t remind me of any other team, while the Planet X and road.cc both stand out separately.
Second choice would be the red & black dev8, but I’d want to see something on the sleeves e.g. stripes like the Sven Nys green one has.
The green is quite like the
The green is quite like the old Wiels jerseys, which were very nice.
hhhmmmm retro7 or if i could
hhhmmmm retro7 or if i could have any …. retro8,
reminds me a lot of the Carrera Jeans days 🙂
first post after lurking for
first post after lurking for a while…
retro 7 is great, with the currently chosen one as second choice…
someone mentioned the road.cc jerseys above – are they still available?
My Top three in no particular
My Top three in no particular order
Dev 3, Dev 3, Dev 3!
Good to hear from you
Good to hear from you step-hent
We’re sold out of road.cc jerseys… we might do some more though, they are lovely
Or maybe we’ll do a version
Or maybe we’ll do a version of Dev 3 as the next generation shirt.
Wasn’t there some talk of a
Wasn’t there some talk of a merino or sportwool version of the Road.cc jersey a while back?
What about Dev 3 as a Road.cc
What about Dev 3 as a Road.cc shirt and the Pro team have a different design unavailable to the public. It makes the Pro jersey much more reputable then. I hate seeing people ride around in Discovery Kit – it’s so not cool. You won’t see “Vecchio Jo” riding in a team kit he doesn’t race for. What that man doesn’t know about cycling style faux pas is not worth knowing.
I’m sure I saw thus crud race
I’m sure I saw thus crud race guards on Vecchio Jo’s best bike, I think his style guru status is perhaps starting to wane ;0)
Raouligan wrote:I’m sure I
In this game we can never question Vecchio Jo only follow.
Cycling confucius tells us:
“It is only when a man is truley comfortable with his cycling style that he can confidently use mudgaurds”
I presume he had custom pink ones right?
mmm.. i reckon Dev8 mainly
mmm.. i reckon Dev8 mainly because if you’ve not got team kit shorts it would go with any old pair of black shorts very well.
and as Trev Allen says maybe the retro9b for the pro team, if you can stretch to that, if not well i suspect i’ll buy one whatever makes the final choice 🙂
retro 8 for me – i like the
retro 8 for me – i like the red, while and blue…
matt_fantastic wrote:retro 8
agreed, don’t like any of the others.
Dev4 me thinks
Dev4 me thinks
Retro 9b for the team and how
Retro 9b for the team and how about a sportwool/merino vesion in a different colour scheme for us lot..
will the planet x/road.cc
will the planet x/road.cc team be following suit and sport ‘guards as well 😀
dev3 looks good for a re-run
dev3 looks good for a re-run of the road.cc jersey – if it was in merino or sportwool I’d definitely have to get one…
I still have a Del Tongo
I still have a Del Tongo top
/wipes away small tear
And the wool shorts. More tight than retro, if truth be told. But not an inch on the wastline mind.
For that reason I vote yellow through to the next round.
…that blue is bob on for another team from the 80s too. Anyone?
Update – our first choice was
Update – our first choice was retro 9, newly installed up top. Are those sleeves French, Dutch or British? We’ve got two Dutch guys on the team – so we’re going the Anglo- Dutch route.
Surely there is a serbia and
Surely there is a serbia and montenegran tilt in their for those sleeves too? I do like the top though and how the road.cc band stands out (which, lets face it is the most important thing)
I quite like DEV7, but you’d
I quite like DEV7, but you’d need pink bikes to match.
dev8 does it for me
dev8 does it for me
I like No.9, 6, 4 and No.8 in
I like No.9, 6, 4 and No.8 in that order.
Love retro9b and the Del
Love retro9b and the Del Tongo one!
Personally I wouldn’t go for Champions stripes of any country on the sleeves/collar. You need to earn them 😉
I’d vote for / buy the retro
I’d vote for / buy the retro 9 or dev2
Stripes are wrong round to be
Stripes are wrong round to be GB national champion, which would be blue nearest cuff, red furthest away :B
The green Retro4 would be
The green Retro4 would be perfect if it had red white & green bands on the collar and sleeves (i.e. Welsh and Italian colours) but it’s still my fave. The blue Retro 9 is nice too – in fact most are good [b]except for[/b] the Paisley ones [b][i]and especially[/b][/i] the psychedelic bubbles.
I like DEV 3 the best, classy
I like DEV 3 the best, classy uncluttered and if pushed for a secomd would go for Retro 7 on the same understated lines.
Thanks Pete,
but I think Mr
Thanks Pete,
but I think Mr Loughran at Planet X has plans on the jersey production front 🙂
I’m liking Retro 9 – though
I’m liking Retro 9 – though not sure about the tricolour on the sleves as it does seem to suggest a national champ. Maybe an argyle pattern around the sleeves would be a nice subtle Roadcc twist?
ps the del tongo looks more crash test dummy to me.
Like the way you’re thinking
Like the way you’re thinking their – yeah I agree the whole national champions thing is a bit of a can of worms really as JJ the Flying Dutchman said you gotta earn them, he should know…
The 3rd one looks good but a
The 3rd one looks good but a updated one of these
would be better.
Unfortunately we don’t have
Unfortunately we don’t have official crit champs in the Netherlands, would have a better chance with them than racing against the likes of Robert Gesink, Karsten Kroon, Johnny Hoogerland etc….
Wouldn’t mind a Dutch flag on my bike though, to show the roots 😉
In my opinion 9b wouldn’t have that problem, those colors might be the same as the Luxembourg flag (who can name any riders from Luxembourg anyway 😉 ), but they are upside down and don’t look like ‘wannabe’ champion as it’s just part of a great design.
No problems as such with the Del Tongo design!
Last point for today, guess the bike design might influence what kit design would look best as well?
good point JJ.
I’m guessing
good point JJ.
I’m guessing a black bike will go with anything… pink might clash a bit
I’d go for Retro 8 followed
I’d go for Retro 8 followed by dev 7 IF, you lost bubbles on the shoulders. My mate wants green, white & orange, but then she is Irish
I would avoid yellow as it
I would avoid yellow as it can clash with leaders jerseys in races and white as will be hard to keep that way.
The argyll themes one’s look nice, certainly nicer then Garmin-Transitions.
My favourite has to be the green with red band, Mayo GAA colours, how could I possibly not buy one.
As others have said would be nice to have one that is not the same as a pro teams and also looks good with plain black shorts.
Retro 4 4 me
Retro 4 4 me 😉
“ikea isn’t normally our
“ikea isn’t normally our favourite place” …??
yes it is – you go there all the time
🙂
I like Dev7 because its
I like Dev7 because its slightly different, the rest look much of a muchness to me 😉
/wades in/
i’m going to
/wades in/
i’m going to dismiss all of the designs with the white band going across the chest, there’s too much of that whole ‘retro’ vibe going on at the moment, it’s not big, it’s not clever and it’s boring
Dev6 looks like the junior champion of some minor eastern-european state, Dev2 looks costco american champion and Dev7 is on drugs
i’m going to agree that there needs to be some kind of reference to the plaid of the existing jersey to maintain some sort of ‘brand’ coherence
in which case we can dismiss the two black/blue ones because they’re too Discovery and plump for Dev5 with maybe some subtle tweaking
Quote: Dev6 looks like the
[quote] Dev6 looks like the junior champion of some minor eastern-european state
Venezuela actually B)
retro9 or dev8
retro9 or dev8
Dev 8 for me. Also need to
Dev 8 for me. Also need to stay away from sky blue else clash with Cycle Premier-Metaltek-Basso
Dev 8 for me, with Retro 6 a
Dev 8 for me, with Retro 6 a very close second.
Gutted – I just looked at the
Gutted – I just looked at the ‘recent comments’ list, and thought this was happening now! Road.cc sponsoring a pro-team? Woohoo!
Oh. Right.
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