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11-05.-2004, 07:24 PM
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Re: Voler race apparel
pedalchick@hotmail.com (PedalChick) wrote in message news:<6624fba9.0405090553.4fffc0b0@posting.google.com>...
> The Voler stuff is OK - I used it for three years. Then our team got > Castelli, and I think the US branch of Castelli was having some severe > "issues" at their production plant, because the stuff was a huge > disappointent it cut and quality. The lycra on the shorts pilled up, > and the small jersey was as long as the XL jersey only narrower. They > didn't scale our artwork to fit the different sizes correctly - it was > a mess. I hope they've gotten their act together, but this year we've > gone with Hincapie Sportswear and their stuff is awesome. The best > cycling clothing I've ever had. Makes Voler look like Nashbar. I like the Voler shorts/bibs that I've been using since '02. Castelli has been having issues (US) since at least 2000. Simply not durable. The Colorado Cyclist bibs were of much better quality, which suprised me at the time. |
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11-05.-2004, 09:23 PM
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Re: Voler race apparel
I hate to bad mouth a nice guy trying to make a living, but our team
used Stelvio last year, and I have to say it is the absolute worse clothing I have ever had, I actually stopped racing in my team bib's because I came home with cuts every time I rode more then two hours in them. To be honest, I have heard that there '04 stuff is MUCH improved. |
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11-05.-2004, 11:28 PM
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Re: Voler race apparel
"SprintAtBettyRussells" <rbr_google8@ghostburn.com> wrote in message news:81e812d3.0405110224.41d83165@posting.google.com... > pedalchick@hotmail.com (PedalChick) wrote in message news:<6624fba9.0405090553.4fffc0b0@posting.google.com>... > > The Voler stuff is OK - I used it for three years. Then our team got > > Castelli, and I think the US branch of Castelli was having some severe > > "issues" at their production plant, because the stuff was a huge > > disappointent it cut and quality. The lycra on the shorts pilled up, > > and the small jersey was as long as the XL jersey only narrower. They > > didn't scale our artwork to fit the different sizes correctly - it was > > a mess. I hope they've gotten their act together, but this year we've > > gone with Hincapie Sportswear and their stuff is awesome. The best > > cycling clothing I've ever had. Makes Voler look like Nashbar. > > I like the Voler shorts/bibs that I've been using since '02. Castelli > has been having issues (US) since at least 2000. Are you aware of any Castelli US production that was good? >Simply not durable. > The Colorado Cyclist bibs were of much better quality, which suprised > me at the time. |
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11-05.-2004, 11:29 PM
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Re: Voler race apparel
"Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:n8wnc.13870$Hs1.6552@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... > "Chris" <chrismcreynolds@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:409d89f2$0$35085$812600b3@news.nntpaccess.com... > > How are the recent ('03 and '04) team kits from Voler? I see on the web > site > > that they offer 2 models of the jersey. Are they both suitable for racers > or > > is the "full cut" the jersey that is for high BMI guys only? > > Voler actually offers 4 different cuts if I recall properly. Large in > "clubman" cut is the same as extralarge in racer cut. Voler is the best > company I've used for getting custom jerseys. Their workmanship, design and > quality control is very good. VO2Max is pretty good as well. I think you are right, but 2 of them are offered to teams. I guess I need to ask the buyer. Thanks > > Most of the other places I've used were OK but nothing to write home about. > I prefer Voler. > > > |
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12-05.-2004, 05:03 AM
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Re: Voler race apparel
"Chris" <chrismcreynolds@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<40a0e339$0$35086$812600b3@news.nntpaccess.com>...
> "SprintAtBettyRussells" <rbr_google8@ghostburn.com> wrote in message > news:81e812d3.0405110224.41d83165@posting.google.com... > > pedalchick@hotmail.com (PedalChick) wrote in message > news:<6624fba9.0405090553.4fffc0b0@posting.google.com>... > > > The Voler stuff is OK - I used it for three years. Then our team got > > > Castelli, and I think the US branch of Castelli was having some severe > > > "issues" at their production plant, because the stuff was a huge > > > disappointent it cut and quality. The lycra on the shorts pilled up, > > > and the small jersey was as long as the XL jersey only narrower. They > > > didn't scale our artwork to fit the different sizes correctly - it was > > > a mess. I hope they've gotten their act together, but this year we've > > > gone with Hincapie Sportswear and their stuff is awesome. The best > > > cycling clothing I've ever had. Makes Voler look like Nashbar. > > > > I like the Voler shorts/bibs that I've been using since '02. Castelli > > has been having issues (US) since at least 2000. > > Are you aware of any Castelli US production that was good? nope...but 2000 was the first time I bought Castelli (and last time). I wouldn't know about the quality before that (or after for that matter...i have to rely on the level of bitching on rbr). |
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12-05.-2004, 06:18 AM
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Re: Voler race apparel
John Forrest Tomlinson <usenetremove@jt10000.com> wrote in message news:<hgg0a0pi61uc9utl0nt1ectq9lccs5uv1q@4ax.com>...
> > You should state your relationship > to the company. I know you are, at > least, friends with the head of the > company (or the importer). Do you > have a business relationship with him > or the company? Sorry to reply to my own post, but I realize I was confusing two Chrises -- one is a guy who is friends with or involved with the Stelvio company. The other, who raved about the stuff, is Chris at Excel who as far as I know is not involved with the Stelvio company and I'm sorry to suggest that he was. JT |
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12-05.-2004, 08:12 AM
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Re: Voler race apparel
Pinhead. Well at least you're aware that there were some possible
conflicts-of-interest. I've used: Good Stuff - cheap and wears fairly fast but you can change your jersey every year because of that. VO2Max - I wasn't wild about their material but their quality was outstanding Voler - I like their clubman cut. I don't know about you guys but age hasn't made me thinner. Their stuff all seems to shrink in the dryer so dry it on a hanger. It doesn't take much longer anyway. Aside from the custom stuff I have an entire double closet wide set of jerseys. Of all of the stuff I've ever used the only one I would really tout is Sugoi which is probably 2 or 3 steps high quality above anything else I've used. But it's really hard to come by. My ex-sister-in-law has a Sugoi wind shell that looks amost new after 10 years. "John Forrest Tomlinson" <usenetremove@jt10000.com> wrote in message news:84314734.0405111318.58c435f3@posting.google.com... > John Forrest Tomlinson <usenetremove@jt10000.com> wrote in message news:<hgg0a0pi61uc9utl0nt1ectq9lccs5uv1q@4ax.com>... > > > > > You should state your relationship > > to the company. I know you are, at > > least, friends with the head of the > > company (or the importer). Do you > > have a business relationship with him > > or the company? > > > Sorry to reply to my own post, but I realize I was confusing two > Chrises -- one is a guy who is friends with or involved with the > Stelvio company. The other, who raved about the stuff, is Chris at > Excel who as far as I know is not involved with the Stelvio company > and I'm sorry to suggest that he was. > > JT |
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