Promo's other than T-shirts

On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 05:34:57 -0400, "mary" <[email hidden]>

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It seems as if each bike ride provides the rider a t-shirt.
I was wondering if anyone has been on a ride that provided
something other than a t-shirt or water bottle.

Cycling socks!

Very useful.

Barry

Quoted message said:

It seems as if each bike ride provides the rider a t-
shirt. I was

wondering

Quoted message said:

if anyone has been on a ride that provided something other
than a t-shirt

or water bottle. I was thinking of a "scarf" with a map of
the route printed on it. Do you think people would find
this useful?

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Thanks

Tom

A few years ago, the folks at the Waco Wild West Century
gave out small white towels. That was great! Those towels
were just the right size to carry in the back pockets. Once,
I got a tank top shirt.

Pat in TX

mary said:

I was wondering if anyone has been on a ride that provided
something other than a t-shirt or water bottle. I was
thinking of a "scarf" with a map of the route printed on
it. Do you think people would find this useful?

The Steinbeck Century in Carmel Valley gives out scarves
with the route on them. We have four of them now that we use
as cleaning rags. They were eve less useful during the ride,
a paper route sheet being much better.

The Sequoia Century gives out socks. Those I find useful.
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Quoted message said:

It seems as if each bike ride provides the rider a t-
shirt. I was wondering if anyone has been on a ride that
provided something other than a t-shirt or water bottle.
I was thinking of a "scarf" with a map of the route
printed on
it. Do you think people would find this useful?

We did exactly that several years ago for TOSRV South. It
did not go over well. People wanted a T shirt.

When I first started riding organized rides back in the
70s, you got a patch for each ride. Folks would parade
around in jackets with dozens of patches from all the rides
they had done.

[censored] Durbin

Quoted message said:

It seems as if each bike ride provides the rider a t-
shirt. I was

wondering

Quoted message said:

if anyone has been on a ride that provided something other
than a t-shirt

or

Quoted message said:

water bottle. I was thinking of a "scarf" with a map of
the route printed

on

Quoted message said:

it. Do you think people would find this useful?

Thanks

Tom

The Hotter 'n' Hell Hundred gives out little metal pins.

Pat in TX

mary' (who is really Tom) said:

It seems as if each bike ride provides the rider a t-
shirt. I was wondering if anyone has been on a ride that
provided something other than a t-shirt or water bottle.
I was thinking of a "scarf" with a map of the route
printed on
it. Do you think people would find this useful?

If you're wearing the bandana, you'd have to take it off
to use the map. Not great utility. However, the billboard
factor (in promoting your ride for the future) is
there... Rides I've been on have offered T-shirts, long-
sleeve T-shirts, pocketed T-shirts, water bottles,
cloisonne pins, bandanas, patch kits (with ride logo
stickered to the box lid), neck wallets, frisbee-type
things, and I forget what else. Some require bike flags,
and they sell same with the ride logo. Hilly 100 seems to
be the champ at creating product; sweatshirts,
sweatpants, gloves, socks, you name it. HTH --Karen M.

Sorry. I don't have time to read all the replies, but I'm
sure this idea came up already...

I think you're on the right track, but I think a TOWEL with
a map of the route would be more useful because it's
something you can take on the ride and use all day. A scarf
might require the rider to go all the way back to his/her
car to put it away before the ride.

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Quoted message said:

It seems as if each bike ride provides the rider a t-
shirt. I was

wondering

Quoted message said:

if anyone has been on a ride that provided something other
than a t-shirt

or

Quoted message said:

water bottle. I was thinking of a "scarf" with a map of
the route printed

on

Quoted message said:

it. Do you think people would find this useful?

Thanks

Tom

Cue sheet holder

I've suggested to my club that we give out cycling caps with
the club logo on the brim, perhaps on one side and club name
or other design on the flip side. --Roy Zipris

I just did a ride in Texas where the chotchkie pack include
a nice Pearl Izumi headband. It was the coolmax type... a
very nice throw-in on the part of the organizers (Fort Worth
Bicycle Club). They also included a patch kit, CLIF Bar and
Texas Blue Bonnet seeds.

Jim K

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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 05:34:57 -0400, "mary" <tombates@city-

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It seems as if each bike ride provides the rider a t-
shirt. I was

wondering

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if anyone has been on a ride that provided something
other than a t-shirt

or

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water bottle.

Cycling socks!

Very useful.

Barry

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I've received T-shirts, bandannas, patches, and patch kits,
just to name a few. I use the bandannas at work to cover
electronic equipment from dust. I've never used the parch
kits. And the patches I have sewn onto a jacket. I agree
with the other folks, a towel would probably be best.

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Quoted message said:

It seems as if each bike ride provides the rider a t-
shirt. I was

wondering

Quoted message said:

if anyone has been on a ride that provided something other
than a t-shirt

or

Quoted message said:

water bottle. I was thinking of a "scarf" with a map of
the route printed

on

Quoted message said:

it. Do you think people would find this useful?

Thanks

Tom

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I just did a ride in Texas where the chotchkie pack
include a nice Pearl Izumi headband. It was the coolmax
type... a very nice throw-in on the part

That would be nice. I also like the suggestion of a cycling
cap, or a map holder.

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John Sontag said:

I've received T-shirts, bandannas, patches, and patch kits,
just to name a few. I use the bandannas at work to cover
electronic equipment from dust. I've never used the parch
kits. And the patches I have sewn onto a jacket. I agree
with the other folks, a towel would probably be best.

John "mary" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
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Quoted message said:

It seems as if each bike ride provides the rider a t-
shirt. I was

wondering

Quoted message said:

if anyone has been on a ride that provided something other
than a t-shirt

or

Quoted message said:

water bottle. I was thinking of a "scarf" with a map of
the route printed

on

Quoted message said:

it. Do you think people would find this useful?

Thanks

Tom

Being a cyclist who makes good use of bandanas, I would
value a bandana with a map of a bike ride on it. Bernie

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At the Pinelands Triple Loop this past weekend, the Shore
Cycle Club gave you a choice of a t-shirt or a license plate
frame. Although I opted for the t-shirt, I thought the frame
was a pretty neat alternative, with several colors and
slogans to choose from: Share the Road or My Other Car is a
Bike. --Roy Zipris

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At the Pinelands Triple Loop this past weekend, the Shore
Cycle Club gave you a choice of a t-shirt or a license
plate frame. Although I opted for the t-shirt, I thought
the frame was a pretty neat alternative, with several
colors and slogans to choose from: Share the Road or My
Other Car is a Bike. --Roy Zipris

Oooh, cool idea. I would have gone for that for sure. I have
way too many event t-shirts.

Emily

Consider one of those folding multi-tools with the ride name
and date on it. There are loads of Taiwan sources for
them... I could check with Kenda, they just got a load of
them as promos. The average tee shirt probably costs $5-10,
depending upon quantity and production elements. I would bet
you could get away for less than that for one of those tools
and produce something pretty unique.

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"mary" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
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Quoted message said:

It seems as if each bike ride provides the rider a t-
shirt. I was

wondering

Quoted message said:

if anyone has been on a ride that provided something other
than a t-shirt

or

Quoted message said:

water bottle. I was thinking of a "scarf" with a map of
the route printed

on

Quoted message said:

it. Do you think people would find this useful?

Thanks

Tom

Quoted message said:

Consider one of those folding multi-tools with the ride
name and date on

it.

Quoted message said:

There are loads of Taiwan sources for them... I could
check with Kenda, they just got a load of them as promos.
The average tee shirt probably costs $5-10, depending upon
quantity and production elements. I would bet you could
get away for less than that for one of those tools and
produce something pretty unique.

Bruce Gilbert

I am starting to see bike ride brochures stating: "if you do
not want the tee shirt, subtract $3."

Pat in TX where I rode the 100K in Burleson last Saturday.
W_I_N_D_Y as all get out!

Pat said:

Quoted message said:

Consider one of those folding multi-tools with the ride
name and date on

it.

Quoted message said:

There are loads of Taiwan sources for them... I could
check with Kenda, they just got a load of them as promos.
The average tee shirt probably costs $5-10, depending upon
quantity and production elements. I would bet you could
get away for less than that for one of those tools and
produce something pretty unique.

Bruce Gilbert

I am starting to see bike ride brochures stating: "if you
do not want the tee shirt, subtract $3."

Pat in TX where I rode the 100K in Burleson last Saturday.
W_I_N_D_Y as all get out!

Compare that deduction with the cost of the shirt if you
order more than the one included in the entry fee.

jim