Team Kits - to ebay or not to ebay

[hairingtons]

I had this Dialemma also I've not bought anything from their yet but I may buy some shorts from the seller you used if you care to name drop? I don't think its doing them out of money because it's an absoloute fortune for a kit which if you have a fall or an accident will be ripped to pieces. I'm not sure on bib shorts and don't see any real advantage to them and have noticed you can get regular cycling shorts in team colours from those ebay sites

Hi...sorry for late reply.

The user I bought from in China was

2010dixiatie
Though weirdly, he now has no items for sale. He had hundreds available last week.

There's a couple of other sellers who appear to be selling pretty much the same stuff (same teams, same photos, same brand watermark). They are:


kuaizhi_ren and ringwise2009

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Hi...sorry for late reply.

The user I bought from in China was

2010dixiatie
Though weirdly, he now has no items for sale. He had hundreds available last week.

There's a couple of other sellers who appear to be selling pretty much the same stuff (same teams, same photos, same brand watermark). They are


kuaizhi_ren and one someone else mentioned

The fact that he is no longer selling anything could well be because ebay has banned the seller from selling the kit. They sometimes take a while to spot the dodgy sellers as the site is so large.

 

[hairingtons]

Yeah true. At least I helped catch him

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Yeah true. At least I helped catch him

A clever ploy buy from the supplier and stitch them up (pardon the pun)

 

[addictfreak]

I have bought both rip off kit and the genuine stuff from ebay.

You can certainly tell the difference in quality. I found that the rip off jerseys ( I have 3) arent too bad, but the shorts leave a lot to be desired.

 

[gds58]

A clever ploy buy from the supplier and stitch them up (pardon the pun)

I bet you feel really proud

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I bet you feel really proud

It wasn't me who bought anything from them!

 

[lukesdad]

I've never heard the term 'Replica Racers' so I don't have a clue as to what you mean but for your information and without wishing to sound big headed, before I retired from racing some 18 years ago I raced at International level and to a very high standard. There was nothing 'Replica' about my racing it was all genuinely me and I'm not now trying to be somebody famous, I don't need to! I'm now really enjoying having returned to cycling as a way of keeping fit and healthy having not touched a bike since that time. To be honest I have kitted myself out with some nice kit at relatively low cost as it would have been so prohibitively expensive to have bought everything I needed from this country.

I haven't yet bought a bike or frame from China but I would definitely consider it for the same reasons. There is an awful lot that we (in Britain) could learn from the Chinese in relation to how efficiently they run their businesses etc and that is then reflected in the prices and the service I have had from them. When I raced I was fortunate to have top quality kit (Assos, Santini) provided for me at no cost to me. I will agree that this Chinese stuff is by no means of that quality but it is perfectly adequate and will do just fine until somebody wants to give me some Assos for free!!

I did think that this was supposed to be a 'discussion' forum but it seems that some people don't like to discuss things unless the others are agreeing with them!!

Thats all very interesting ! Before you start throwing insults around next time, make sure you can take some of your own medicine eh ?

 

[GrasB]

I have bought both rip off kit and the genuine stuff from ebay.

You can certainly tell the difference in quality. I found that the rip off jerseys ( I have 3) arent too bad, but the shorts leave a lot to be desired.

I'd agree with the quality thing. Replica kit is often expensive but it's generally the best about. If you want cheap kit you can good quality unbranded gear cheaply in the UK from more reputable sores.


I have a fair amount of 'team' kit & it was bought because it was the cheapest, or only, way to get the best performing kit. An example is Castelli (Garmin-)Cervelo kit - Castelli tight cut garments fit me very well, especially their shorts/longs. However simply don't do non-branded version of the (Garmin-)Cervelo thermal gear, the fabric weights are different as are the material finishes. As I don't mind wearing '09 or '10 kit I can easily get all Castelli high end garments at half price or less which makes them very competitive on price with the likes of DHB.

I should add I'd personally prefer unbranded kit but the premium for the unbranded kit is much more than I'm willing to pay & that's when the garments are available in non-team colours.

 

[Moss]

I bet you feel really proud

Hi gds58,

Hope you don't take this the wrong way! Because you you make some fair points; and a great deal of common sense, you also seem to have a better undestanding of buying from the far east than most of us! which can be extremely helpful to many of us on this forum! BUT, in your replies to other posts, you sometimes come across as a tad aggressive !! Everyone is different in their approach; but we should all consider the opinions of others; even if we do not necessarily agree with them. I've appreciated your opinion on this subject; and found your comments interesting; so hope you don't mind my mentioning the manner in which you write!

Regards

M

 

[apollo179]

I've never heard the term 'Replica Racers' so I don't have a clue as to what you mean but for your information and without wishing to sound big headed, before I retired from racing some 18 years ago I raced at International level and to a very high standard. There was nothing 'Replica' about my racing it was all genuinely me and I'm not now trying to be somebody famous, I don't need to! I'm now really enjoying having returned to cycling as a way of keeping fit and healthy having not touched a bike since that time. To be honest I have kitted myself out with some nice kit at relatively low cost as it would have been so prohibitively expensive to have bought everything I needed from this country.

I haven't yet bought a bike or frame from China but I would definitely consider it for the same reasons. There is an awful lot that we (in Britain) could learn from the Chinese in relation to how efficiently they run their businesses etc and that is then reflected in the prices and the service I have had from them. When I raced I was fortunate to have top quality kit (Assos, Santini) provided for me at no cost to me. I will agree that this Chinese stuff is by no means of that quality but it is perfectly adequate and will do just fine until somebody wants to give me some Assos for free!!

I did think that this was supposed to be a 'discussion' forum but it seems that some people don't like to discuss things unless the others are agreeing with them!!

I was interested to ask an ex cycling pro if his/her opting to buy cheap replica kit is prompted by necessity (ie being poor) or wether it is just financial sense.
I can understand a poor person buying cheap replica / fake stuff through necessity but i find a rich person buying fake stuff with all the associated negatives ( child labour , breach of copyright, criminal gangs, quality of goods etc etc) less comprehensible.
Also i , probably naively, would presume that an ex cycling pro would be the first person to stand up for the interests of professional cycling rather than advocating the other.

 

[Marc78]

Hi

I bought a scott jersey off one of the Chinese companies on ebay and its great. Size is good, releases moisture well etc. I just wish I'd gone for the bib shorts at the same time...getting fed up of a chilly lower back!

M