Just saw Wattie Ink has a limited trisuit for $550?!?!?!?
For a company that likes to claim punk rock, I can only assume punk posers can afford this.
Maybe Dentist?? JK
Seriously though, that price is a bit out of hand. I was considering some of their already over priced stuff but this has turned me off to them. I will stay with castelli
Rant over.
Just saw Wattie Ink has a limited trisuit for $550?!?!?!?
For a company that likes to claim punk rock, I can only assume punk posers can afford this.
Maybe Dentist?? JK
Seriously though, that price is a bit out of hand. I was considering some of their already over priced stuff but this has turned me off to them. I will stay with castelli
Rant over.
Yeah, but you get free stickers and a t-shirt with it. Did you factor that in?
Just saw Wattie Ink has a limited trisuit for $550?!?!?!?
For a company that likes to claim punk rock, I can only assume punk posers can afford this.
Maybe Dentist?? JK
Seriously though, that price is a bit out of hand. I was considering some of their already over priced stuff but this has turned me off to them. I will stay with castelli
Rant over.
Yeah, but you get free stickers and a t-shirt with it. Did you factor that in?
Dang, I didn’t see that. Ill take 2
Post a link?
Special Edition “Freedom” Speedsuit
Their stuff is high. My team suit came from them and was 4, I think.
Special Edition “Freedom” Speedsuit
Their stuff is high. My team suit came from them and was 4, I think.
It is also really ugly but cassettes are back in style so their mixtape collection is sure to be hot.
I agree they’re on the upper end already, cool looking kit but not $550 cool. I’m more into fit and function… btw check out some of their pros, they may have a discount code they can toss your way.
It’s not even black!!!
Their “punk” styled one is such a cliché
Ooooh!!! We’ll make it look like torn up headlines and throw an Anarchy “A” on there! That’ll give us Punk cred
Like I’ve said before, unless you know who Arturo Vega is, and know more songs than “I Wanna Be Sedated” &“Blitzkrieg Bop” you shouldn’t be allowed to wear a Ramones shirt
A real punk would do a triathlon only by wearing a kit he got from a thrift store on a stolen bike, and entering with a fake bib
ETA: Joe Strummer ran both London and Paris Marathons
https://runandjumpblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/joe-strummer-and-the-paris-marathon/
Special Edition “Freedom” Speedsuit
Their stuff is high. My team suit came from them and was 4, I think.
It is also really ugly but cassettes are back in style so their mixtape collection is sure to be hot.
I tend to agree and would not purchase one of their stock kits. The “undisputed” isn’t bad. I like mine because of the team colors and I will say that its pretty comfy.
All of their designs are terrible. Ed Hardy of the triworld. If you wear that everyone knows you want to smash. Go down to the Jersey shore and drink and party.
Special Edition “Freedom” Speedsuit
Their stuff is high. My team suit came from them and was 4, I think.
It is also really ugly but cassettes are back in style so their mixtape collection is sure to be hot.
How about a Spotify playlist?
Such a joke. I’ve been in this sport for around 15 years… But the past two years were basically non racing years. Back at it this year, and I just shake my head at the rocketing prices in the sport, as I’ve browsed around at gear. And this is perhaps the best, or more accurately, worst example.
I make good money, but there’s no chance I’ll lay out $550 for a tri suit! With taxes, exchange rates, and duty that’d be like $800 Canadian!
I said it’s a joke, but, imo, it’s really a shame.
All of their designs are terrible. Ed Hardy of the triworld. If you wear that everyone knows you want to smash. Go down to the Jersey shore and drink and party.
Hey now … there’s no call for that
And Ed Hardy was a Nazi
exactly Ed hardy of the tri world is the best description of these heinously ugly kits. I would only wear one of the classics. https://www.wattieink.com/collections/classics-collection
You know it’s true.
Let me preface this by saying that the I could never justify paying $550 for a tri suit, but this video of them making the suit popped up on my Instagram, and it’s kind of cool: https://vimeo.com/223441050
It’s a “luxury” suit. It’s hand sewn and hand printed. It appeals to people who can appreciate extravagant artistry–the same people who reap enjoyment by drinking a $1,000 bottle of wine or wearing a $100,000 vintage Patek Philippe watch. I personally emphasize function over symbolic luxury when it comes to tri suits and wouldn’t be able to justify the cost; however, I don’t think it’s “shameful” nor am I “offended.” It’s not like they’re arbitrarily assigning an obscene price tag to a typical mass produced tri suit manufactured in Bangladesh and trying to peddle it to us. It looks like a lot of time/labor goes into creating each of these “special edition” suits and I doubt their profit margins are that obscene.
But yes. I agree with everyone’s visceral reaction. It’s crazy expensive for a tri suit.
It better be worth at least 10 seconds over 180k.
Nothing says punk like wearing your $550 trisuit while riding your $10,000 bicycle during a race you paid $750 to enter.
It’s not even black!!!
Their “punk” styled one is such a cliché
Ooooh!!! We’ll make it look like torn up headlines and throw an Anarchy “A” on there! That’ll give us Punk cred
Like I’ve said before, unless you know who Arturo Vega is, and know more songs than “I Wanna Be Sedated” &“Blitzkrieg Bop” you shouldn’t be allowed to wear a Ramones shirt
A real punk would do a triathlon only by wearing a kit he got from a thrift store on a stolen bike, and entering with a fake bib
ETA: Joe Strummer ran both London and Paris Marathons
https://runandjumpblog.wordpress.com/…-the-paris-marathon/
This is awesome. My first punk LP was a UK import The Clash. Peer Records Fullerton, CA Circa 78