TOI Rip Off Merchandise

shapez

I just had to let someone know about this unbelievable price for a TOI cycling jersey!!

http://asiweb.vanguardmil.com/tourofireland/default.aspx?p=viewcat&showpage=3

€95 for a TOI jersey!!! It's €45 - €50 for the pro team jerseys in shops and sometimes cheaper online.

TinyExplosions

shapez wrote: »

I just had to let someone know about this unbelievable price for a TOI cycling jersey!!

http://asiweb.vanguardmil.com/tourofireland/default.aspx?p=viewcat&showpage=3

€95 for a TOI jersey!!! It's €45 - €50 for the pro team jerseys in shops and sometimes cheaper online.

Mate, calm down a little... it's 95 dollars for the jersey, or 60 eurobucks -which isn't all that bad.... (I did have the same reaction as you at first till I saw the currency symbol!)

niceonetom

i bought one at the start. €60. i like it. not exactly cheap but... whadayagonnado...

kenmc

i *wanted* to buy one, but there was nothing at the start of racing
grrr.

blorg

They were selling them for €60 down at the finsih in Waterford, would have got one if it was more like €40

cantalach

blorg wrote: »

They were selling them for €60 down at the finsih in Waterford, would have got one if it was more like €40

€60 doesn't sound all that bad really. I was in Narbonne for stage 12 of this year's TdF and you want to see how much ASO and the teams charge for their merchandising! (And when you can just 'repurpose' an official directional sign on your way back to the car you've got all the TdF souvenir you need )

blorg

True, it's not that much, and they looked like decent quality too.

@Tom- I sincerely hope you didn't go for the yellow. The green or the red looked good to me.

TinyExplosions

I think I may try to get my hands on a green one -am nowhere near fast enough for a Red!

Morgan

You call THAT rip off?

http://shop.rockracing.com/Crucifixion_Jersey_in_Black/pd/c/15/np/15/p/1128.html

niceonetom

blorg wrote: »

@Tom- I sincerely hope you didn't go for the yellow. The green or the red looked good to me.

no no, i went for the green one. gimme some credit...

RapidResults

Green for me too.

The De Marchi gear is very good quality. I bought the yellow last year and it was really comfortable.

It's from the same stock as what the riders get, not a cheap replica.

trek climber

Morgan wrote: »

You call THAT rip off?

http://shop.rockracing.com/Crucifixion_Jersey_in_Black/pd/c/15/np/15/p/1128.html

Now thats a rip-off !

Vélo

I got an An Post jersey in Cycleways for €50.

They have the bib shorts also at least they did a couple of weeks ago.


The jersey I got might actually be different.

DirkVoodoo

I like the green one too. in fairness, you pay 60 euro plus for most other sporting jerseys. I think we are spolied with the great value of our boards jerseys. Its the only one I have and I love it, need to expand my collection now.

Vélo

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I like the green one too. in fairness, you pay 60 euro plus for most other sporting jerseys. I think we are spolied with the great value of our boards jerseys. Its the only one I have and I love it, need to expand my collection now.

Try e-bay. You can pick up a nice few bargains there.

Chips Lovell

Aquinas73 wrote: »

The jersey I got might actually be different.

Sure it wasn't an An Post/Sean Kelly team jersey?

Vélo

It was actually.

I only realised after I posted.

Raam

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I like the green one too. in fairness, you pay 60 euro plus for most other sporting jerseys.

You can get team jereys on chainreaction for about 45 quid.
I think 60 is too much, and I'm not adverse to spending money.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=25919
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=25920
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=25923
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=25922

E@gle.

PBK is a good spot for the team stuff.

I seen the tour of ireland cycling jersey's and wuality wasnt great to be honest, but t-shirts were good value at €12

Raam

E@gle. wrote: »

PBK is a good spot for the team stuff.

I usually get my stuff there. I just wish they did full zip jerseys instead of the 1/4 zip.