Team Podium Cafe
by nikki on Mar 5, 2009 10:13 PM EST
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A while back I bugged Chris about noticing that the previous PdC shirt ordering place appeared to be no more. Hopes to check out new sites to provide more shirts came about and of course we all got busy over the off season. A fun Podium Cafe Party happened out at the TOC and the topic once again got brought up. Then, Veloki, god bless her artistic awesomeness, gave us the ultimate logo for our team. In a fun thread we chatted up the idea of setting it up with several comments and such.
I've been researching different sites for ease of setting up the logo along with ease of ordering, set up costs, followed by sizes, shirt styles, and end prices. So far two sites seem to be the leaders in running. One offers a huge array of shirt styles and quality at different price points. The other offers up the option of the beannie that had some interest.
Before going through and setting up the shirts, I'd like to ask for some opinions to see if we can't capture the largest interest. I'd like to know if colors, shirt styles, sizes, etc would entice you to order. I'd also like to know if there is a huge interest in the beannie. One site offers lots of variety on the shirts, another offers a beannie. Please take the poll below and comment away on thoughts on the shirt and options mentioned above (sizes, shirt style options, colors of shirts). For a look at what we've got in mind, click here. (I'm hoping that link works for everyone. There's a front and back view.)
If I set us up via zazzle, ordering looks pretty easy and also looks like we can have a Podium Cafe tag so that we could possibly add other designs later. The shirt is all about us, so I want to try and capture the largest interest possible.
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We should definately check the spelling of duudsmack...
..or is it doodsmack? or doodsmak? or ploegmanager? or ploegfiche?
Dude... why WOULDN'T Thor ride the chicken?
option 2
but Zazzle doesn’t have douchebag neck shirts, so maybe we should leave that part off…
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I thought it was doodsmack...
Am I wrong? Wouldn’t be the first, totally won’t be the last.
I did make it doodsmacked on the shirt but if we want just doodsmack I can do that.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
People can play around with it
move the logo, add text, besides just choosing the shirt style and color. It is a very flexible site.
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Google "doodsmak translation"
and guess what comes up second…
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So the back...
Doodsmacked – doodsmak – doodsmaked?
Ouch. Head hurts.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Lol! Grammer in Dutch is a little different...
Doodsmak is a noun.. You can make a verb of it but then you got:
smak dood
smakte dood
But in verb form it’s cruel… Than it’s like he smashed dead or in that order…
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Veni Vidi Vici beats Txirrindulariak and I win a date..
Just do it PdC-style
The Dutch noun is doodsmak. The PdC verb is one of a kind. It should be trademarked!
is working for me now
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 6, 2009 1:12 AM EST up reply actions
One of the reasons I've been liking zazzle...
I can set it up so that you can choose shirt style and color of your choosing (prices go up/down with your choices).
Most of the shirt styles come with at least 2 colors and many more with 5+.
One note, the color of the logo will be orange. The \o/ will be whatever the shirt color is.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Check out the
Kids Organic T-Shirt. The kids trying to show off the \o/ in action. ha ha.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Why not set it up at both sites?
don’t cost nothin’
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That's my intention.
Just want to make sure there’s a desire for the beannie. It’s Veloki’s design and I’m hoping to make sure she gets credits.
I wouldn’t keep up the hat one but the shirt one I’d try to make sure it got set up so we could add to it in time.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
T-shirt
I’m a fan of brown. the orange stands out as does the black PdC text.
"Never swing a small stick. " Andy Hampsten
Oooh, yes please!
After all, my fearless leader is giving me $900 in order to stimulate the economy (“Whaddaya mean, not THEIR economy?!”).
If I ever encounter someone who recognises the symbol, I will probably faint from the shock ;-)
I'm getting triple that thanks to the same leader
Wahoooo
Bring on Black (it’s slimming) and Orange i say……
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
We don't do explicit political discussion here, BTW...
One of the few rules of the site.
Well, OK, random snarky comments are sometimes excused by the “couldn’t avoid making that crack.”
But when it gets to the “response with no cycling content” stage, the boom comes down.
Usually that only gets applied to US politics, but in part that’s because nobody else has cared enough about their county’s version to get into it, here. Anyway, polite and brief though this is, I’m passing along the “step away from the edge” suggestion, as Chris probably isn’t awake yet.
Not a cyclist but the idea is very cool...
When do we get our own Continental-Team?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Veni Vidi Vici beats Txirrindulariak and I win a date..
What??
Keeps your head warm when it is cold…
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
We so need a ladies PdC shirt
Hottitude (pink, white writing or black) on the front – Winners on the back hehehehe OK maybe too much
Bennalanche (Lime green, white writing)
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
What if I don't want padded shoulders.
I don’t think I want pads on my shoulders.
Speed on the descent can easily be lost when you slam into a tree.
My 2 cents
I like that design a lot. I’d go with plain “Doodsmak” (and podiumcafe.com) though. Those that know, know.
heh
that’s funny, it’s like when you see English on shirts in faraway places, I once saw a guy in South America walking down the street in all earnestness, wearing a t-shirt that said “blow me”
by plinytheelder on Mar 6, 2009 9:09 AM EST up reply actions
Was it Dan?
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This is our concern, Dude
Well played, sir.
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
I got nothing...
… no way I can come back at that one. Well played, Jimbo.
Dude... why WOULDN'T Thor ride the chicken?
Quick question for comments...
Do we like this for the back (centered with pdc url smaller than doodsmak)…
DOODSMAK
www.PodiumCafe.com
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Question for those who have read more issues of Wired than me
Isn’t it considered cooler to write it www.podiumcafe.com than www.PodiumCafe.com?
please stop screamnig
You’re typing like Al Trautwig
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU HAVE AGAINST THE TRAUT
by plinytheelder on Mar 7, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
that's impossible for the traut
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
I just ran a
“doodsmak” – all in orange, lowercase with
“podiumcafe.com” – smaller font, creme, lowercase
on an army green background…it looked suh-weet.
Army Green Arghhhhh
NO!!!!!!! I wear that every day
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
Excellent!
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 6, 2009 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
I think you should now spell your name as
jens, so you’ll be cool like thepodiumcafe.com.
For the 90% of you who’s CTV didn’t work last weekend, Martin had a great line about \O/ when he said “and you know the chase isn’t working well together when Hoste starts waving his arms about.”
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
ha ha. I heard that when I watched it on demand later. :-)
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
You've given me an idea Sui
I want a t-shirt that reads “Go Big, or get the FUCK out of my face.”
I bet I could sell at least 3 to Jimbo.
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Depends
do they come in douchebag neck?
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Yes, but only for you
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
I voted for a shirt
but if there were any way to do a baseball cap in addition to a beanie. I like the idea of a hat that you could wear over multiple days at an event, and while some events (or mountain stages) might need a beanie, others would do better with a lighter weight hat.
Of course, I’ve yet to actually go to a race with multiple days, so I’m just imagining, but maybe a stylish beanie/cap is just the incentive I need.
How about a patch you can sew on the article of your choice?
Speed on the descent can easily be lost when you slam into a tree.
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