The growing trend of Retro Bicycling Jerseys

August 29, 2009 by: admin

Thesedays Retro cycling jerseys are gaining in recognition amongst cycling enthusiasts. Specifically with cyclists that also have a passion for looking great and having a little fun with the way they look while they ride their bicycles. Some believe this recognition for retro cycling jerseys all started when Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France championship while he and his team were wearing a retro cycling jerseys that featured apicture of the old U.S. Mail log from the 70’s.

Whether or not this is the true foundation of their recognition, sales of retro cycling jerseys is inflating every day, particularly as access to buying them online gets simpler as more firms set up shop by putting e-commerce on their web sites. The retro bike jerseys come in a wide selection of colours styles and with a myriad of images outlined on them. Images sported on retro bike jerseys these days include novelty images such as Dr Seuss’ pussy in the Hat or the Grinch who robbed Christmas, Betty Boop, Bozo the Clown and even sesame street characters like Oscar the Grouch and large Bird.

A web company which has some beautiful older images on their retro cycling jerseys is the retro image attire company. The footage that are used for their selection come from the pictures that are presently in the ‘Horton collection line’ included in these are such well known pictures as :

* The1935 World Championship Men’s Jersey, a race of 216km over cobblestone roads in Belgium.
The image on this shirt is one that was initially made by Henri gray in 1896 for a cycling ad.
* Men’s Cataluna, the image on this shirt comes from a poster that was made for the 1943 cycling race in spaind called the Vuelta Catalonia.
* Green Eggs and Ham, a colorful jersey with footage of the characters and events from the Dr Seuss story of the same name broadcast for the 1st time in 1960.

A second great source for retro cycling jerseys and novelty bike jerseys is the website and shop at Amazon.com you’ll find a great range of items to choose from. Amazon stocks an enormous range of bike jerseys for men women and children as well as other bike clothing, cycling shoes and other accessories. One more company that stocks a great range of both novelty cycling jerseys and retro cycling jerseys is ModernBike.com they too stock an enormous range of other bike gear, cycling clothing, accessories and shoes.

So for some fun with your look while riding your cycle, check out the great range of novelty and retro cycling jerseys available onthe internet.

Article by Johnathon Black.

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