Originally Posted by dhfd
I'm new to this sport, and trying to understand the many muances about it. For my understanding and to justify/explain this to the wife; Why are jerseys/shorts so expensive? Looking online and in catalogs, it seems jerseys are typically going for $70-80. Shorts sometimes over $100.00. Thanks!
I went to a sewing factory that was going out of business and they were liquidating everything. They happen to sew a lot of sports clothing for Adidas, Hind, Pearl Izumi, etc. I bought enough cycling apparel to probably last a couple of decades. The jerseys that normally sell for $70~$80? I got it for $2 each. I only found out about this on their last day of liquidation, so I didn't get as much selection as the people who found out earlier...but I still got excellent deals. I guess you just have to spend some time to search for these special deals.