Retro cycling jerseys are becoming more and more popular amongst bike riders these days. specially 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. Many believe this popularity for retro cycling jerseys all began when Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France championship when he along with his teammates were clothed inga retro bicycling jerseys that showed a picure of the old U.S. Mail log from the 70’s.
Whether or not this is the true foundation of their popularity, sales of retro cycling jerseys is increasing every day, particularly as access to buying them online gets easier as more and more companies set up shop by putting e-commerce on their websites. The retro bike jerseys come in a wide variety of colors styles and with a myriad of images depicted on them. Images sported on retro bike jerseys these days include novelty images such as Dr Seuss’ Cat in the Hat or the Grinch who Stole Christmas, Betty Boop, Bozo the Clown and even sesame street characters like Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird.
An online company that has some lovely older images on their retro cycling jerseys is the retro image apparel company. The pictures that are used for their selection come from the pictures that are currently in the ‘Horton collection line’ included in these are such well known images as:
* The1935 World Championship Men’s Jersey, a race of 216km over cobblestone roads in Belgium.
a reincarnation of a bicycling ad image first created in 1896 by a Mr Henri Grey.
* Men’s Cataluna, an image for a poster which was created in Spain in 1943 for a cycle race called the Vuelta Catalonia.
* Green Eggs and Ham, a colorful jersey with pictures of the characters and happenings from the Dr Seuss story of the same name published for the first time in 1960.
A second great source for retro cycling jerseys and novelty bike jerseys is the website and shop at Amazon.com you will find a great range of items to select from. Amazon stocks a large range of bike jerseys for men women and children as well as other bike clothing, cycling shoes and other accessories. Yet another company that stocks a great range of both novelty cycling jerseys and retro cycling jerseys is ModernBike.com they too stock a large range of other bike gear, cycling clothing, accessories and shoes.
So for some fun with your look while riding your bike, check out the great range of novelty and retro cycling jerseys available online.
Article by John Black
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