I just want everyone to know that I have not decided to eliminate the full zipper yet. I like the idea of a full zipper too. I just need to think this thing over to see how we can minimize the damage. If we do go full zipper, it will be black.
I am laying fabric over my white jersey to simulate a black zipper and seeing it in person isn't quite so bad. (Still wish it was hidden though). I think that we may be able to bump up the size of the Gyro logo to help with the asthetics of a black zipper going through it. Just want you all to know what is going on so I don't get comments afterwards on why something was done and no one expected it. Thx! ----- Original Message ----- From: Tony To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 7:09 PM Subject: EMERGENCY SITUATION REGARDING JERSEY'S G's, We have an emergency which I am going to have to make a decision on quickly as Monday is the deadline in placing our jersey order. I just found out from LG that our "full zipper" is NOT invisible. This creates a very huge problem. It is my fault for just assuming that the full length zipper would be "hidden/invisible". Everything we have done to date has been invisible. I thought I would confirm that when I saw that the samples were visible. Being samples, I just didn't think about it. I mean, we were trying on sleeveless jersey's in a different fabric because they didn't have samples in the fabric we wanted. So, I asked them today. Their reply was "no invisible" zipper on this jersey. To go invisible we would need to go to an ELITE jersey. One major problem though. The Elite jersey only comes in the "Euro" fit. We have a Pro-cut fit. So, unless you are built like Logan Schleck, it just ain't gonna work for most of us. I have attached the most current layout showing what a black full zipper will look like. As you can see, it really does not help the design at all. (Do not focus on sponsor logos, etc. as there are changes still being made) I asked about a gray zipper. Can't get one. All they stock is black and white. So, I took my older white jersey and put white paper on it to simulate a white zipper and that dosen't work either. We are only left with one alternative and that is to go back to the 15" invisible zipper that we have now. (Btw, THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE SLEEVELESS JERSEY'S. They already have the 15" invisible zipper). If I HAD to have the full zipper, I would have to go with the black and only because there are black accents throughout the jersey. We are ordering about 42 of these and I want to make sure that everyone knows what we are up against. If I decide to go to the invisible zipper, I hope that that does not matter to anyone. (I know Bert won't like it. Right Bert!) I am very sorry for this as I am sure most of you were anticipating a full length zipper. Well, at least we will have the lighter fabric. Thanks, Tony -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
