Tartan Riders - Design Thread

[ForresterModern]

Chelsea,

Me like. Same on the back.

And maybe a small Tartan Riders logo around the collar instead of a Saltire repeat. The Saltire could be superimposed on the bottom outside of the sleeve as a single flag if we want to include that in the design. I worry about using it on the collar since it is a different blue from the dominant blue of the Holyrood tartan and would stick out a bit too much being only on the collar, a very visible piece, but nowhere else.

Other design suggestions: club cut jerseys instead of race cut will fit more riders (for instance I would have to drop out if race cut were chosen since they do not make one big enough for me and my gut), jerseys should be full length hidden zipper if no extra cost, or at least 18 inch hidden zipper, the Tartan Riders logo could also be letters cut out of the same tartan, the shorts/bibs should be basic black with either side panels or an inverted U-panel of the tartan instead of solid tartan.

[KFCarter]

Chelsea,

Me like. Same on the back.

And maybe a small Tartan Riders logo around the collar instead of a Saltire repeat. The Saltire could be superimposed on the bottom outside of the sleeve as a single flag if we want to include that in the design. I worry about using it on the collar since it is a different blue from the dominant blue of the Holyrood tartan and would stick out a bit too much being only on the collar, a very visible piece, but nowhere else.

Seconding most of ForresterModern's comments with the exception of the Saltire placement. I think it might be lost on the outer edge of the sleeve as a single flag... If it's included as a single flag, a small one could go on the collar (front or back)... or, perhaps following cavscout's line of thought, if the sleeves were banded with a repeating design that suggests the Saltire without trying to represent it exactly, liberties could be taken with the color and the background blue could be the same as the dominant blue in the Holyrood tartan.

I also agree with ForMod about the fit issues... I'm certainly not as svelte as I once was!

[chasem]

I'd prefer full zip as well. I like the general idea of the jersey shown, but would prefer the slow fade as well.

I like the bibs suggestion, panels on the side.

Would probably prefer saltire banded on the arms (or on one arm only?). But no huge preference there.

[ForresterModern]

Don't worry about where the company will stick their logo---they will make sure that gets in where THEY want it to be but it will not significantly intrude on our design.

I like the fade too, as much as I like the splash, so either is good by me.

If we can somehow color match a blue in the tartan for the saltire I have no problems with it on the color and sleeve edges----jsut having it in only one place is what looks funny sometimes.

I like the large central logo---let 'em know who is coming or who just blew their doors off. Tartan letters edged in the same saltire blue might work but I think we would have to see that one before latching onto it.

If you want to logo the shorts we could always put White letters on the tartan background panels, but I think just the tartan panels alone would look best.

jeff

[cavscout]

Finally got a bit of time to play with this some more. I've still not figured out how to represent the fade but work with me on imagining it here

You can see I tried to scratch in the X-collar with poor results. I also did the sleeve cuffs but wasn't real pleased with the effect here so I removed them.

The shorts would look better completely tartan but here are a couple of versions.

[chasem]

for the shorts, I was thinking maybe like the first pair, but instead of having the tartan wrap around the leg, just a straight line down the leg.

[cavscout]

I think I agree. I would prefer the short to be solid tartan (no black anywhere) but if that isn't possible, of the templates offered I like the T-Panel over the U-Panel as I don't like the tartan arch over my butt

[ForresterModern]

I agree with Chasem on the shorts, straight tartan side panels with the rest black.

With the jerseys, I am not sure where the grey body came from---I think the white looked more stunning, and would definitely be more visible while riding (safety is a concern with a darker tartan for the rest of the jersey). I agree that the jersey without the saltire collar looks better to me. Lastly, how about the tartan fades into a solid color body in the gold color pulled out of the tartan? Then the letters can again be tartan in the logo?

I will try to play with it a bit myself if I can get a few minutes.

jeff

[cavscout]

The grey is actually the light blue in the tartan. The the lighting being poor as well as a sorry photographer accounts for the appearance

I'm real hesitant to go with "tartan Riders" written across the jersey. I could go with a small 'TR' logo somewhere but I'm more into letting the tartan do the talking Maybe something like this?

[cavscout]

On a side note, I just found this glow in the dark tartan Hmmmmmmmm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/s...nd/8087721.stm