club gear, from whom?

seanin4711

options for designers currently have velotech but who else can you recommend?
thanks

verge seem pricey!

Junior

Verge might seem pricey but honestly after been with two clubs who used verge kit and doing one of the orders myself I wouldn't go past their kit. The quality of the kit stands for itself and the fact that a deadline is a deadline - they don't promise 4 weeks and deliver in 8. I couldn't fault Verge one bit.

Lusk_Doyle

Junior wrote: »

Verge might seem pricey but honestly after been with two clubs who used verge kit and doing one of the orders myself I wouldn't go past their kit. The quality of the kit stands for itself and the fact that a deadline is a deadline - they don't promise 4 weeks and deliver in 8. I couldn't fault Verge one bit.

I can. I have some race fit stuff from them that has worn a bit despite relatively little use.

Junior

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I can. I have some race fit stuff from them that has worn a bit despite relatively little use.

I can only speak from my experience. I would have gone back and spoken with the club rep who did the kit order or spoke direct with Verge.

aworthycause

I have used Pactimo. Can definitely vouch for the gear we got. PM me if you want rep details.

ednwireland

Got verge 3/4 bibs last year and the fabric was Pilling after a couple of wears.

Club uses pactimo now it's good but not cheap considering its made in China. The main advantage is you open the club shop and everyone pays on line. No money collection hassles.
A few clubs up here use them.

lennymc

we got new spin 11 club gear during the year, and it seems good. it's certainly comfy

stecleary

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I can. I have some race fit stuff from them that has worn a bit despite relatively little use.

That's what you get for stretching a xs skinsuit on you

fran83

www.Kalas.ie

Excellent gear and no minimum orders.

Lusk_Doyle

stecleary wrote: »

That's what you get for stretching a xs skinsuit on you

Ha ha! Medium! It was the jersey and not the skin suit that I had the issue with.

Lusk_Doyle

Junior wrote: »

I can only speak from my experience. I would have gone back and spoken with the club rep who did the kit order or spoke direct with Verge.

The club rep? He's useless!

aFlabbyPanda

We got our stuff from velorevolution, Aidin was great to deal with.

DirkVoodoo

This is a version of F-M-K:

F: Spin11 - Ok, quality has dipped but prices have risen. Good jerseys, shorts are comfy but fit issues: leg cuffs become loose and the front dips too low.

K: Verge - Worst. Shorts. Ever. Honestly, I can barely wear them. 75 euro and I've 30 euro DHB shorts that fit better. Shoulder straps are too loose, cuffs are quite tight and they don't hug my "shape" at all. Really regret buying them.

M: Velorevolutions - Only have the hydra, fantastic piece of kit. Pockets are a little off, but I use my jersey pockets underneath and the Hydra 2 has fixed this. Have only tried on shorts and jersey but fit is excellent. Can't comment on performance.

I've heard good reports of Pactimo and the online shop definitely would be a plus for me if you're dealing with a large number of orders!

NBar

Anyone have views experiences with the Sportful kits

darkvalley

My club are using Pactimo. The quality of the summer kit is excellent. The jersey feels nice to wear, the full zip runs very smoothly and is easy to open and close with one hand, and after a summer of use and many washes still looks smart and newish. Only complaint is the rear pockets are quite high on the jersey, in comparison to other jerseys I have, and can be a little difficult to get stuff out of on the move.
Being one of the best organised clubs in the country, we got our summer kit last October and our winter kit in April!!
I have the Jacket and the long bibs for this winter but have not wore them yet but they seem as good a quality as the summer gear.
They are expensive, if I remember right, €75 for the jersey and €250 for the Jacket and bib tights without padding, but certainly the jersey has proved to be good value.
The club shop is a great idea, being open for a period and then everything that is ordered and paid for by individuals is sent to the club contact person. There is a minimum order for each item which I think is 5 items which have to be purchased by the club. One slightly irritating thing with the club shop is that they give you a price for each item and then later add VAT and shipment so the price advertised is different than the final price.
Overall I'd recommend them.

ednwireland

I think the minimum order amount is only 5 items the first time you order a particular item after that there's no minimum.

darkvalley

ednwireland wrote: »

I think the minimum order amount is only 5 items the first you order a particular item after that there's no minimum.

Correct

Hunterbiker

We get the Boards gear via Verge. The customer service is excellent. Personally I have found the quality of the gear very good - it's worn most days and still looks good.

bedirect

Using pactimo. Club shop good idea. As other person said you need to add about 20% to displayed price to cover delivery and vat. They have 3 qualities of jerseys. Medium Jersey around 65 inc. bibs 70. Or 140 for ascent range which are better than asos quality. Jackets 80. Winter jackets 145. Gilllet 25. There is a design cost starting out about 25 euro per garnet. They send you a fabric print prior to production which is very helpful. You just try and get at least 5 of a particular item on the first design. Eg Jersey or skin suit. Then you can order singularly for future orders provided the order >250 euros. Good quality, tight fitting and arrives in 4/5 weeks in a box to the one person but everybody's order is I individually wrapped. It avoids the problem of the club holding stock. A few teething problems with non computer users but some other club member just ordered for them and they paid them.