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Real or Counterfeit- Pearl Izumi- Ebay.
These seem pretty cheap for genuine Pearl Izumi products;
http://tinyurl.com/bz4kc Anyone want to offer an opinion as to whether they are genuine or not? Sasha |
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Real or Counterfeit- Pearl Izumi- Ebay.
Sasha Wrote: These seem pretty cheap for genuine Pearl Izumi products; http://tinyurl.com/bz4kc Anyone want to offer an opinion as to whether they are genuine or not? Sasha Here's my opinion (all care, no responsibility): They are real, it's a bike shop selling off all the stuff that noone bought through winter at close to cost to get rid of them. It's bad form to wear a Rainbow jersey or any other prize jersey if you haven't won it. Hence, noone bought the rainbow jersey jacket, now the bike shop wants to get rid of it to make way for the summer range. Note the other jackets are all an ugly red color, hence noone bought them either. If you're looking for cheap ugly cycling gear, there's a place in Elwood that specialises in it....... -- Shabby |
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Real or Counterfeit- Pearl Izumi- Ebay.
lol, looks real, although ugly on the whole rainbow jersey, i have a gold quickstep jersey to celebrate bettini's gold medal in athens last year. its pretty rare and took me a while to get one (from the US). since ive never one a medal at the olympics, is this bad form? -- pase |
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Real or Counterfeit- Pearl Izumi- Ebay.
pase Wrote: lol, looks real, although ugly on the whole rainbow jersey, i have a gold quickstep jersey to celebrate bettini's gold medal in athens last year. its pretty rare and took me a while to get one (from the US). since ive never one a medal at the olympics, is this bad form? yeah... and what about all the people that ride with jerseys of their favourite teams, but dont ride for those teams.... is that bad form as well ? The jersey I wear is of my own company, lucky I work for them...! I agree though, one of the ugliest things I have seen.... I think that was the reason it was never bought.... -- MikeyOz |
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Real or Counterfeit- Pearl Izumi- Ebay.
MikeyOz Wrote: yeah... and what about all the people that ride with jerseys of their favourite teams, but dont ride for those teams.... is that bad form as well ? . No, but you won't be alllowed to race Opens in them. -- Shabby |
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Real or Counterfeit- Pearl Izumi- Ebay.
pase Wrote: lol, looks real, although ugly on the whole rainbow jersey, i have a gold quickstep jersey to celebrate bettini's gold medal in athens last year. its pretty rare and took me a while to get one (from the US). since ive never one a medal at the olympics, is this bad form? Yes, bad form. Rainbow jersey's aren;t awarded at the Olympics, they're awarded at the world championships... You can ignbore the conventions of the sport as long as you like, just don't come back and post when you can't seem to breakaway from races... Only "new to cycling" riders wear yellow/sprinters/climbers/rainbow jerseys.... Hence, you'll see a lot of them in D grade, and none in A grade, becuase the A graders get to race with the good guys, and show them the respect they deserve. -- Shabby |
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Real or Counterfeit- Pearl Izumi- Ebay.
"Shabby" wrote in message ... pase Wrote: lol, looks real, although ugly on the whole rainbow jersey, i have a gold quickstep jersey to celebrate bettini's gold medal in athens last year. its pretty rare and took me a while to get one (from the US). since ive never one a medal at the olympics, is this bad form? Yes, bad form. Rainbow jersey's aren;t awarded at the Olympics, they're awarded at the world championships... You can ignbore the conventions of the sport as long as you like, just don't come back and post when you can't seem to breakaway from races... Only "new to cycling" riders wear yellow/sprinters/climbers/rainbow jerseys.... Hence, you'll see a lot of them in D grade, and none in A grade, becuase the A graders get to race with the good guys, and show them the respect they deserve. -- Shabby I wear a yellow jersey on the road just for the visibility factor. I wouldn't wear anything earned like that in a race though (if I ever raced). Hell, I'd feel like a ****** wearing the rainbow jersey on the road, which is a pity because it's funky looking. Mind you, horizontal stripes is not a look I should be chasing. |
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Real or Counterfeit- Pearl Izumi- Ebay.
Shabby wrote:
Only "new to cycling" riders wear yellow/sprinters/climbers/rainbow jerseys.... Hence, you'll see a lot of them in D grade, and none in A grade, becuase the A graders get to race with the good guys, and show them the respect they deserve. I've been tempted to buy a polka dot jersey to ride in the Sunday BR's. At least it would give me something to laugh at as I grind my way to the top. DaveB "KOMnot" |
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Real or Counterfeit- Pearl Izumi- Ebay.
I agree, they are very ugly items of clothing. Shouldn't stop cyclists from
buying them though, judging by some of the ugly crap I see cyclists wearing on most Sundays. I recently heard of Chinese counterfeiters manufacturing ripoff hiking/climbing gear (such as North Face Gortex jackets), so for a moment I thought they were doing the same with cycling stuff. However your theory makes perfect sense. This stuff is really awful. I think I know the place you are talking about in Elwood (does the colour Orange mean anything here?), but I think they have put their prices up since I was last there, so you can take the cheap out of the "cheap ugly" equation... Sasha "Shabby" wrote in message ... Sasha Wrote: These seem pretty cheap for genuine Pearl Izumi products; http://tinyurl.com/bz4kc Anyone want to offer an opinion as to whether they are genuine or not? Sasha Here's my opinion (all care, no responsibility): They are real, it's a bike shop selling off all the stuff that noone bought through winter at close to cost to get rid of them. It's bad form to wear a Rainbow jersey or any other prize jersey if you haven't won it. Hence, noone bought the rainbow jersey jacket, now the bike shop wants to get rid of it to make way for the summer range. Note the other jackets are all an ugly red color, hence noone bought them either. If you're looking for cheap ugly cycling gear, there's a place in Elwood that specialises in it....... -- Shabby |
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Real or Counterfeit- Pearl Izumi- Ebay.
Sasha Wrote: I think I know the place you are talking about in Elwood (does the colour Orange mean anything here?), but I think they have put their prices up since I was last there, so you can take the cheap out of the "cheap ugly" equation... Sasha Glenhuntly Rd might help you out if you're lookikng for some of the Carrerra "Jeans" knicks.... -- Shabby |
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