These days retro bike jerseys are rising in popularity among cycling enthusiasts. Specifically with cyclists that also have a taste 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 a picture of the old U.S. Mail trademark from over thirty years back.
Whether or not this is the true foundation of their recognition, sales of retro cycling jerseys is augmenting every day, especially as access to buying them online gets less complicated as more and more firms set up shop by putting e-commerce on their websites. The retro bike jerseys come in a wide selection of colors styles and with a myriad of pictures outlined on them. Images sported on retro bike jerseys nowadays include novelty images such as Dr Seuss’ moggy in the Hat or the Grinch who Stole xmas, Betty Boop, Bozo the Clown and even sesame street characters like Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird.
An internet company which has some lovely older pictures on their retro cycling jerseys is the retro image apparel company. Pictures used for their collection come from the images contained within the ‘Horton collection line’ these include such famous images 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 first made by Henri grey in 1896 for a cycling ad.
* Men’s Cataluna, the image on this shirt comes out of a poster that was made for the 1943 cycling race in spaind called the Vuelta Catalonia.
* Green Eggs and Ham, a colourful jersey with pictures of the characters and happenings from the Dr Seuss story of the same name printed for the first time in 1960.
A second great source for retro bike jerseys and novelty bike jerseys is the site and shop at Amazon.com where you will find a good range to make a choice from. Amazon stocks a massive range of bike jerseys for men women and kids 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 a large range of other bike gear, cycling clothing, accessories and shoes.
So for some fun with your look while riding your cycle, try the great range of novelty and retro cycling jerseys available on the web.
Article by John Black.
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