Ride jerseys

MartinM <[email hidden]> wrote:
: On today's tour of the (Surrey) hills there were many special editions
: to be seen. My favourite was the Marmotte polka dot one, with red
: marmottes instead of circles. Do they still do them ?

Yes. I've got one. They are indeed very cool.

Arthur

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Arthur Clune said:

MartinM <[email hidden]> wrote:
: On today's tour of the (Surrey) hills there were many special editions
: to be seen. My favourite was the Marmotte polka dot one, with red
: marmottes instead of circles. Do they still do them ?

Yes. I've got one. They are indeed very cool.

he he I'll have to do it now ;-)

these jerseys are not cheap, following a premiership team is probably
cheaper in terms of jerseys (can't believe the number of new Chelsea
shirts about, difference, they say Samsung instead of Emirates, yeah
right!)

MartinM <[email hidden]> wrote:

: these jerseys are not cheap, following a premiership team is probably
: cheaper in terms of jerseys

eh? Compared with the cost of going out to France to ride La Marmotte,
buying the top is cheap 🙂

Personally I wouldn't wear the top if I hadn't done the ride, and being
superstitious like that, even when I was over there I didn't buy the top
till I'd finished.

Arthur

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Also sprach MartinM <[email hidden]>:

Quoted message said:

On today's tour of the (Surrey) hills there were many special editions
to be seen. My favourite was the Marmotte polka dot one, with red
marmottes instead of circles. Do they still do them ?

another popular one was the Tchibo blue /grey. I still pine for a Red
Ride one.

Whatever happened to the "Well Phil [censored] Jersey" competition?

:-)

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Arthur Clune said:

MartinM <[email hidden]> wrote:

: these jerseys are not cheap, following a premiership team is probably
: cheaper in terms of jerseys

but there the comparison falls apart, can't remember the last time I
was asked to pay £55 for a ride entry

Quoted message said:

eh? Compared with the cost of going out to France to ride La Marmotte,
buying the top is cheap 🙂

well my Ardechoise top cost less than a single ticket and the weekend's
camping, but yes a jersey is a minor expense once a year, problem is
they don't wear out and I end up with a box full of them.

Quoted message said:

Personally I wouldn't wear the top if I hadn't done the ride, and being
superstitious like that, even when I was over there I didn't buy the top
till I'd finished.

ditto my Ardechoise top, was worried that they would sell out though;
no chance, not that many fat b'stards in France ;-)
I see they now do AUK polo shirts, solves another Xmas pressie problem.

MartinM <[email hidden]> wrote:

: but there the comparison falls apart, can't remember the last time I
: was asked to pay £55 for a ride entry

eh? The Marmotte top was about £20 or so. Might even have been less.

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Arthur Clune said:

MartinM <[email hidden]> wrote:

: but there the comparison falls apart, can't remember the last time I
: was asked to pay £55 for a ride entry

eh? The Marmotte top was about £20 or so. Might even have been less.

no the £55 is what it costs to see Chelsea (ok I may be exagerrating a
bit)