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prendas peugeot bp inverted long-sleeve jersey

prendas peugeot l/s jersey

i have, once before, broached the oddities of percussion-related sponsorship, where those favoured by the drum companies are said to be endorsers, giving the impression that those and such as those have given their blessings, rather than the other way round. so where peter sagan is sponsored by bora hansgrohe, were he a drummer of note, he would endorse bora hansgrohe. same thing, different nomenclature.

prendas peugeot l/s jersey

where there's a distinct similarity (of sorts) is in the proffering of special editions. though they've probably all sold out by now, it is possible, subject to having substantial amounts of the folding stuff, to acquire a peter sagan edition specialized sworks venge or tarmac. while it might be worth taking out a mortgage to purchase either if they promised the bike handling and speed of the slovakian rider, i tend to think those are unavailable optional extras.

the same can be said in the world of the drummer, where signature edition snare drums and cymbals abound. thus, if you happen to number yourself amongst neil peart's many acolytes, i believe there are three different drum workshop snare drums which, thankfully, have no chance of making you sound anything like rush's canadian drummer. sadly, i fear the same could be said about dave weckl's double-snare wire drum from yamaha, or any other so-called special edition. in pixelated print, it's easy to see the fallacy of fawning over such hardware; were i to percuss upon a tama bill bruford signature snare drum, i seriously doubt anyone would notice the difference.

prendas peugeot l/s jersey

the latter percussive instruments do, to be honest, bear a signature, though rarely individually handwritten on the inner shell. yet, it's a marketing feature that has infiltrated more than simply the snare drum shelf; steve gadd has a signature cowbell (yes, really) and i believe ludwig produced a buddy rich signature drumset to commemorate what would have been his 100th birthday in september last year. and should it truly be an instrument with at least a facsimile of a signature you're after, might i recommend istanbul cymbals' mel lewis signature series, where each does have the great man's name clearly scrawled near the logo stamp.

prendas peugeot l/s jersey

but then we bring ourselves nicely to the world of cycle jerseys, where none of us would ever dream of wearing a signature edition. for everyone, other than complete newbies, knows full well that the wearing of yellow, pink, red or rainbow is a faux pas from which it will take a long time to recover, usually resulting a lengthy period of riding alone, every sunday morning. that is, of course, unless you choose to wear my very own signature jersey.

and though i'm likely to suffer the slings and arrows of potential narcissism, this particular long-sleeve jersey is a special edition of a special edition on account of its inverted nature. by this, i do not refer to a need to wear it upside down or inside out, but simply that this is a black version of a white jersey. other than possibly eddy's molteni jersey (also available from prendas), the peugeot checkerboard must surely be the highest profile retro jersey in the history of velocipedinism. painting it black (just the way charlie watts would have liked it), was a stroke of genius.

prendas peugeot l/s jersey

but from whence, i hear you ask, does the signature part arise?

well, obviously by way of tribute to the fact that thewashingmachinepost simply refuses to lie down and roll over, andy storey had santini feature the initials bp on each sleeve. what a guy. aside from such attribution, this long-sleeve jersey fulfils all the promise offered by its opposite number: the three capacious rear pockets are joined by a zipped fourth version, the white collar is of well-judged height and the fleecy lining was more than welcome when riding in three degrees of windchill. aside from which, it looks utterly ginger peachy whether riding or supping froth.

the only embarrassing part is in admitting that i was riding neither peugeot nor michelin. but it's got my name on it (sort of). i can only apologise for obscuring the jersey's white collar with a richard sachs buff, but it was cold and there are limits as to how much of your art for which i'm willing to suffer.

the prendas/santini retro peugeot, long-sleeve jersey is available in either white or black in a huge range of sizes ranging from xs to an incredible 8xl. retail price is £79.99. | prendas/santini l/s retro jersey

sunday 28 october 2018

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