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endura custom kit pro sl long sleeve jersey

endura custom pro sl winter jersey

debbie claims not to be in favour of having her name plastered across the front of a cycle jersey. but if you knew debbie, like i know debbie, you'd know that this is but a plaintiff cry devoid of conviction. technically, the coffee shop forms part of bruichladdich mini-market, but when debbie took on the lease and began offering designer coffees, colloquially, it simply became known as 'debbie's. she may, however, have a point in her argument (a very weak point), in that she gave up the place several years past, and it's now run by her mother, aileen. but in places like islay, once a shop's name enters the lexicon, it tends to remain, no matter who happens to be the proprietor at the time. i could regale you till the cows came home with other examples around the principality.

endura custom pro sl winter jersey

however, only yesterday morning, when debbie protested once again that she was not in favour of the wording on the front of our new, long-sleeve club jerseys, i pointed out that it was tough; we'd already had the jerseys made, we were already wearing them into battle each sunday, and basically, she'd simply have to like it or lump it. she has, of course, effectively undermined her own argument, as she still serves in the mini-market three or four mornings a week.

so debbie's it is.

oddly enough, livingston-based endura cycle clothing did not sport an off-the-peg debbie's jersey as part of their standard range, so we had but little option to avail ourselves of their custom kit, in order to stand out from the crowd. as i mentioned once before, the previous edition, with short sleeves, was manufactured by a competing purveyor of cycling apparel, for which the current design was originated. but, at the risk of stating the glaringly obvious, this is the hebrides and short sleeves have a very short shelf life, given that summer is often confined to a couple of days in august. it seemed, therefore, to make a great deal of sense to augment the cycling wardrobe with a long-sleeved equivalent.

endura custom pro sl winter jersey

buoyed by the quality and service provided when designing the port charlotte jersey and shorts for bruichladdich distillery,we opted to keep all north of the border this time round and engaged the services of endura in a quest for sartorial elegance on the bicycle. according to ceo, jim mcfarlane, the colour range for jersey reproduction extends to 16 million, though preferably not all on the one jersey. we, however, opted to go down the pantone route. these are reproduced by single, specific colours, helpful if you know the pantone number and equally so, if one happens to equate to the corporate colour of a particular sponsor. otherwise the standard cmyk process ought to manage any colour not available from endura as a pantone spot colour.

endura custom pro sl winter jersey

from design submission to delivery took slightly more than one month, though that will depend greatly on just how busy the custom department is at any given time. the fabrication of the individual panels is excellent, even matching the stripes on the back with those on the three pockets. since there are remarkably few of us on islay, even with the addition of one or two others from elsewhere, each jersey was priced at £99.60, including the dreaded vat. that, it should be noted, is only £10 dearer than the standard jersey available to all, but if you have a large club, the more you order, the cheaper it becomes.

the pro sl l/s winter jersey uses stretchy, recycled fabric with a honeycomb internal facing that offers not only comfort and joy, but a thermality that has been of great benefit against the north-easterlies that have strafed the island since the turn of the year. granted, i've had to accessorise with a gilet from time to time to block the wind, but worn over a long-sleeve baselayer, the choice of long-sleeves has been one long overdue. debbie might be less than impressed with having her name in the islay peloton, but the jersey on which it's printed is close to perfection.

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sunday 23 may 2021

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