View Poll Results: Jersey Zippers
Full Zip
64
49.23%
Half Zip
24
18.46%
3/4 Zip
41
31.54%
1/4 Zip
12
9.23%
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The Jersey Zipper Thread
05-22-07, 07:57 PM
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The Jersey Zipper Thread
How long is your jersey zipper? What do you prefer?
All my jerseys are full zip as it is easy to take off and put on. I don't understand why manufacturers still make jersey with half zips. Enlighten me.
All my jerseys are full zip as it is easy to take off and put on. I don't understand why manufacturers still make jersey with half zips. Enlighten me.
05-22-07, 09:03 PM
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All but one of my jerseys are 3/4 zip. My only full zip is amazingly cool and light, I can take it off so easy whereas with the 3/4 I have to wrestle it all the way.
05-22-07, 09:06 PM
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Manufacturers pay more for l-o-n-g zipper than for short ones . . . economic$$$$!
05-22-07, 09:12 PM
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Jerseys with short zippers are far more comfortable, and let's not even start talking about the obvious weight savings...
05-22-07, 09:15 PM
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I love my full zips even though the best jersey I own is 3/4. It's just a pain to get off.
05-22-07, 09:21 PM
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There's really no point for me to have long zippers.
And I'm puzzled by the comments about jerseys with short zippers being difficult to get off. You are able to remove pullovers and T-shirts, right?
And I'm puzzled by the comments about jerseys with short zippers being difficult to get off. You are able to remove pullovers and T-shirts, right?
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05-22-07, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by recneps
full zip makes me have tummy penis', but it sure is nice to be able to unzip it fully on a long climb.
05-22-07, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by recneps
full zip makes me have tummy penis', but it sure is nice to be able to unzip it fully on a long climb.
05-22-07, 10:17 PM
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Fat guys love full zippers.
05-22-07, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Sirrobinofcoxly
Fat guys love full zippers.
05-22-07, 10:46 PM
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What's wrong with long zippers? I love them!!! I have one jersey with half zip that I got rid of, just hate taking it off.
Doesn't solve the problem, but I don't mind it being there.
Originally Posted by BlastRadius
Try a tighter fitting race cut instead of the looser club cuts.
05-22-07, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Machka
There's really no point for me to have long zippers.
And I'm puzzled by the comments about jerseys with short zippers being difficult to get off. You are able to remove pullovers and T-shirts, right?
And I'm puzzled by the comments about jerseys with short zippers being difficult to get off. You are able to remove pullovers and T-shirts, right?
What always amazes me is how these pros can reconnect and zip up their full zip jerseys while riding no-hands in the red zone at the top of some long Alpine climb. There's probably some special sponsor's training camp they go to where they teach them the technique.
05-22-07, 11:19 PM
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I hate half-zips. I like 3/4 zips. I only have one full-zip and I bought it on clearance during this last winter so I'll vote again one it gets hot.....and I lose enough weight to wear it....
05-22-07, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Carbonfiberboy
Cold up there in Canada, isn't it? Colder than . . . colder than a well-diggers a$$ in the Klondike, colder than a witch's tit in a brass bra, colder than . . . ah, my Fairbanks High School memories fail me. The deal is that us guys are total stud muffins who wear jerseys so tight that you can check out our 6-packs through them. When we are really wasted and sweaty after a hard ride, we can cramp and become totally inoperative in the terrible struggle to remove our jerseys before going in the pub for a beer. What we need is help getting that jersey off. I can usually get my jersey off OK, but I always know the ride wasn't too bad if I can get my shorts changed in the car without cramping.
What always amazes me is how these pros can reconnect and zip up their full zip jerseys while riding no-hands in the red zone at the top of some long Alpine climb. There's probably some special sponsor's training camp they go to where they teach them the technique.
What always amazes me is how these pros can reconnect and zip up their full zip jerseys while riding no-hands in the red zone at the top of some long Alpine climb. There's probably some special sponsor's training camp they go to where they teach them the technique.
The only time I've had trouble getting out of my clothes at the end of a ride was at the end of my 300K the weekend before last. My shoulder had stiffened up so much (and I've got such limited movement with that arm right now anyway) that I couldn't move it into a position where I could remove my tops.
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05-23-07, 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Sirrobinofcoxly
Fat guys love full zippers.
Originally Posted by chrisvu05
Incorrect....i am a fat guy and I hate full zippers!
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05-23-07, 06:27 AM
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Well it appears that the full metal jacket zip is winning.
Think of all that extra tonnage of material that's being unnecessarily carted around due to the dramatic increase in weight of 7 inches of plastic zipper.
Think of all that extra tonnage of material that's being unnecessarily carted around due to the dramatic increase in weight of 7 inches of plastic zipper.
05-23-07, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Sirrobinofcoxly
Fat guys love full zippers.
I actually cut all the zippers out of my clothing to reduce the weight.
05-23-07, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Grasschopper
I counter that with I am a fat guy and I love full zippers...if I have a choice I go for the full every time.
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As a woman, I have no need for full zips. And frankly it could be "dangerous" if I get a bit overzealous with the unzipping on a hot day. 