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Post by chamoniards on Apr 7, 2007 6:54:04 GMT
It seems like you can order all kinds of things, armwarmers, windstopper jackets, socks, gloves etc... sportful.it/eng/personal/pag-1a.phpThey say you can order low quantities of some of the 'collection' accessories like arm, knee and leg warmers and they come in the same colour as the Dulwich Kit (Azzuro isn't it?) so wouldn't need any design work involved.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2007 9:33:47 GMT
I reckon you'd look pretty snazzy in one them bandanas Kevin - tempted?
I'll speak to Bob again about some of the accessories
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Post by Forum Admin on Apr 7, 2007 20:01:41 GMT
I'm just about to contact Neil to order winter kit (including gilets) so will bear this in mind. Sigma Sport stock a fair bit of Sportful kit, btw; I may check out if that includes "azzurro".
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2007 9:02:04 GMT
I would certainly shop at Bob's for that co-ordinated look...
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Post by Nigel Wood on Apr 10, 2007 11:39:35 GMT
If we are ordering some more kit could I make a few suggestions?
Long sleeved training tops - would it be worth getting a quote from Provision for mens tops? I know some members (Hildenborough straw poll) think the sleeve design is better than Sportful's and (sorry to keep banging on) are a more sensible length. Also there seems to be some concerns re the quality of the material for the racing tops & colour fade after washing for the shorts.
Arm warmers & gilets - good idea. Arm warmers with the Palace mast logo on would look good if the cost is reasonable.
Leisure wear. This thread collapsed last year with suggestions of deerstalkers & Y fronts but is it worth resurrecting? T shirts with the Palace logo & club name for example?
That's me done!
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Post by chamoniards on Apr 10, 2007 20:50:36 GMT
I have to say that as far as size goes I find the sportful longsleeve tops perfect. I find with most other brands that the sleeves are too short, but then I do have fairly long arms. I have to agree on the colour though, the pro-vision womens ones with the pale blue all the way to the cuffs and the red and yellow bands on the cuffs look much better than the sportful ones with the bands in the same place as the short sleeve and the last dark blue band bled down to the cuff.
Some winter training kit would be good in Dulwich colours, the windstopper jackets and 3/4 or full length bib tights might be worthwhile for those winter chaingangs or cyclocross races. Windstopper overshoes would be good too for when it's cold.
As far as the shorts go I really like the sportful shorts and they are far more comfortable than the old impsport ones that I've been wearing recently. I noticed that sportful do two kinds of short, the ones we have and the classic italia ones which look like they are a better quality short. Only problem is with the design as it is we wouldn't be able to have the same bands around the legs. Maybe with a slight change of design, ie lose the red and yellow bands on the shorts, we could try out those ones?
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Post by Forum Admin on Apr 13, 2007 20:21:32 GMT
I've enquired with Neil Goodman ref. arm warmers and knee warmers. He's going to check on stock in "azzurro". Prices are going to be around the £12-£15 mark. Hands up who is interested?
Personally, I'd be quite keen to have matching arm warmers but I'm unconvinced by matching knee/leg warmers. I'm happier just wearing the length of shorts / bottoms I want and having done with it. Also a bit wary of overshoes / winter tights in lt. blue, considering the state these were in after most of my rides this winter. I'm sticking with black, but if there's interest, I can enquire about these too.
Gilets are ordered. Ditto long-sleeved tops, with a request for light-blue sleeves and 2cm off the sleeve length, which I hope will be a reasonable compromise. Picking up on Kevin's point, I'm relatively normal as regards arm length, but also value the longer sleeves, being able to pull them up a bit around the shoulders so the jersey does not pull when you are leant over the bars.
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Post by chamoniards on Apr 14, 2007 7:53:19 GMT
Put myself and Julene down for armwarmers. If the light blue shorts weren't much cop in the winter how about using the black design we originally had on the sportful 'Italian style' shorts which look a little better quality than the ones we have now? It could be like the Fd Jeux team who have white shorts for the summer and dark blue for the rest of the year. With Black shorts it would be easy to add black leg/knee warmers and still look really, really, really good looking. How it might look with 'Italian Style' shorts in black: Examples of the Italian style shorts from the sportful website, they look a little more like Assos shorts in their design:
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2007 18:16:12 GMT
I'm keen to lose the bands around the legs - they remind me of victorian bathing suits !
I think navy blue shorts would be a better compromise - they would complement the blue shirts and look fine with black legwarmers.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2007 21:47:45 GMT
I like the black shorts best.
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