Clothing without advertising
07-02-15, 10:36 AM
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The jacket I got from him has a small label on the inside, and none on the outside beyond that campmor label on the zipper pulls I installed.
Some people wear their labels on the inside, some people wear their labels on the outside.
07-02-15, 12:22 PM
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Do you drive a car? If so, does it have a badge on it?
12-10-17, 11:32 AM
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MEC often has a house brand without glaring adverts and usually good stuff. It's a Co op and members give fairly honest and helpful feedback.
https://www.mec.ca/en/?gclid=CjwKCAi...RoCkRgQAvD_BwE
https://www.mec.ca/en/?gclid=CjwKCAi...RoCkRgQAvD_BwE
12-10-17, 11:44 AM
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Very hard to find such clothing any more as people shop for labels as much as the garment. However, the smaller Italian maker Santini always has clothes that bare their label very discreetly or at least not in your face. I've had my eye on their Beta rain jacket for some time now and it's on sale:
https://www.santinisms.it/us/fw18mto...acket-804.html
I own probably 15 bike jerseys and five of them are Santini. And they are my favorites. I always get them when they go on sale. Their clothing is made in Italy but they have three different fit styles. So yes, you can wear very high quality Italian-made bikewear and not look like a stuffed sausage.
The added bonus for Santini is if you order a garment and they are out they often times offer you the next better grade, higher priced garment for the same price. Yes, I'm really sold on Santini because they offer very high quality garments at an affordable price and their customer service is stellar.
I am 6'2" tall and weight 210 lbs and buy their "Slim" fit clothes. They fit snug but not tight or restrictive, just right.
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https://www.santinisms.it/us/fw18mto...acket-804.html
I own probably 15 bike jerseys and five of them are Santini. And they are my favorites. I always get them when they go on sale. Their clothing is made in Italy but they have three different fit styles. So yes, you can wear very high quality Italian-made bikewear and not look like a stuffed sausage.
The added bonus for Santini is if you order a garment and they are out they often times offer you the next better grade, higher priced garment for the same price. Yes, I'm really sold on Santini because they offer very high quality garments at an affordable price and their customer service is stellar.
I am 6'2" tall and weight 210 lbs and buy their "Slim" fit clothes. They fit snug but not tight or restrictive, just right.
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12-10-17, 01:34 PM
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I noticed the concern of the OP was only about the the logos, though, and not the working conditions or wages of the minions who manufacture the clothing. I guess as long as he's not reminded of who made his stuff every time he puts it on, he doesn't really care at all. So yeah, that labor rant really did sort of come out of the blue.
12-10-17, 04:30 PM
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Labels, schmables, just ride.
12-10-17, 04:48 PM
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12-10-17, 04:53 PM
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12-10-17, 05:24 PM
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It's really not hard to find bike gear without logos and there's a whole lot more stuff with a single, relatively inconspicuous logo.
12-10-17, 05:36 PM
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Some of the generic, cheap Chinese cycling garb I've picked up really cheap off Amazon has no or at least very inconspicuous labeling. I don't know if that would cause a little cognitive dissonance within the OP, though.
12-11-17, 12:42 AM
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Neither am I, though it used to be fairly popular, like back in the '60s. On the other hand, if the car dealer plasters their own label or decal on a car that I'm looking at, I somehow read it as "No Sale".
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12-11-17, 06:31 PM
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I buy cheap athletic apparel from a big box store. Of the 17 items I own (18 if you count that the frames for my prescription sunglasses are coincidentally made by the same company) only 7 have an external logo, and that includes 2 pairs of socks. Other than the socks and one pair of shoes the logo is maybe ½ inch diameter. The jacket has it embroidered in the same color thread near the left wrist, the capri leggings have it on the back of the waistband.
So if you are looking for something functional and unbranded, maybe you should look at the cheap end.
So if you are looking for something functional and unbranded, maybe you should look at the cheap end.
12-11-17, 06:44 PM
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12-12-17, 02:16 PM
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I don't wear obvious logos on regular day to day "wearing around" stuff, like collard shirts.
But cycling stuff? If I like the product, I don't mind. In fact, I think it adds to my poseur nature.
12-12-17, 02:45 PM
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Which model did you buy and when? I have a 2.1 and it doesn't have huge, obnoxious lettering:
https://www.showerspass.com/collecti...nt=27453945477#
And you comment begs the question: Did you buy a jacket with marking that you hate so much that you won't wear it most of the time?
12-12-17, 06:28 PM
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https://www.ornotbike.com/
I love Ornot's stuff. It looks great, is well made and has essentially no branding.
https://us-store.sugoi.com/collections/road-bike
Sugoi's a much larger company and they typically do minimal branding. I've found that they make good stuff.
I love Ornot's stuff. It looks great, is well made and has essentially no branding.
https://us-store.sugoi.com/collections/road-bike
Sugoi's a much larger company and they typically do minimal branding. I've found that they make good stuff.
12-12-17, 07:50 PM
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No logo visible on these:
12-13-17, 12:08 AM
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rei branded Novara/COOP products typically don't have the company name readily visible. If/when it is visible, it's a reflective letter logo and not prominant.
12-13-17, 07:40 AM
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12-13-17, 12:15 PM
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Ornot, a San Francisco based company, makes apparel free of signage. I think that's their marketing appeal. I know they sell jackets but not sure about wet weather gear.