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Club kit and crash replacement

  • 14-04-2015 11:26am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,139 ✭✭✭


    Floating this idea in the club at the moment. The idea being that if you crash in a race/event and shred your jersey, and you get a discounted replacement to ease the pain/expense of the crash.

    Anyone know of clubs that do it? The only non-commercial policy that I could find online is at http://swamis.org/page-776106

    Their criteria seem sound - member known to the committee and in good standing, do a certain number of events, and limited to one per year.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,873 ✭✭✭✭Leroy42


    I would limit it to only sanctioned events. Be that open racing, league racing, sportives or whatever. The committee could decide which events count.

    basically, training would be ruled out though. I certainly think that if you are representing your club in an event then should help should be provided.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 514 ✭✭✭jinkypolly


    Should this not entail all 'racing' members to add to a fund for these scenarios, after all why should non-racing members fund this?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,139 ✭✭✭buffalo


    jinkypolly wrote: »
    Should this not entail all 'racing' members to add to a fund for these scenarios, after all why should non-racing members fund this?

    Do non-racers never crash?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,308 ✭✭✭quozl


    I'd be happy to have part of my club fees go to this and I don't race. Our club racers are a source of pride to everybody in the club.

    Except Buffalo. Nobody can afford to pay for all the crashing he does.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭pprendeville


    how much are yer jerseys? ours were really steep at 74 euro so i think i will only wear it going to bed.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,139 ✭✭✭buffalo


    how much are yer jerseys? ours were really steep at 74 euro so i think i will only wear it going to bed.

    €65-75.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 514 ✭✭✭jinkypolly


    buffalo wrote: »
    Do non-racers never crash?

    No they don't never crash.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,041 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    buffalo wrote: »
    Do non-racers never crash?
    Of course they do but in your OP you said "race/event". It depends what you mean by "event" I suppose. Many club members do not participate in races or events but still have accidents.
    buffalo wrote: »
    ... if you crash in a race/event ...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,873 ✭✭✭✭Leroy42


    It is strange that, unlike football clubs etc, you are expected to buy your own kit.

    While that is fine for training etc, when at races, if racing for the team, the least any club should be doing is helping to allay some of the cost if the team kit is wrecked in a crash.

    Where are the sponsors on this, their advertising is being carried by the jersey. Surely that should lead to some reduction in the cost? (that of course varies from club to club).

    Would it be an option, particularly for the bigger clubs, to get some sort of rebate scheme from the gear makers. Orwell, for example, must be putting in quite a large order and I would think that there is some scope for discounts on follow up/replacements.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,139 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Of course they do but in your OP you said "race/event". It depends what you mean by "event" I suppose. Many club members do not participate in races or events but still have accidents.

    The Ring of Kerry is an event, the Mount Leinster Challenge, Paris-Brest-Paris, etc. A spin with your mates or a morning commute is not an event, as you're not expected to wear your club kit then. Though of course you can if you like.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 549 ✭✭✭Kav0777


    buffalo wrote: »
    The Ring of Kerry is an event, the Mount Leinster Challenge, Paris-Brest-Paris, etc. A spin with your mates or a morning commute is not an event, as you're not expected to wear your club kit then. Though of course you can if you like.

    You've obviously never been on a spin with my mates.... ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,223 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Leroy42 wrote: »
    Orwell, for example, must be putting in quite a large order and I would think that there is some scope for discounts on follow up/replacements.
    Orwell is just finalising the purchase of Bangladesh to bring some certainty to its supply chain.


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