About seven years ago I ran across a Duvel beer bike jersey and matching bib shorts in the old Quality Bike Products catalog and ordered them. I love Duvel beer and thought the jersey/shorts combo was really sharp looking plus very comfortable. Due to my love of beer, I outgrew the combo and wanted to replace them but QBP didn't carry the items anymore so I started to poke around the internet a couple months ago and found a website for Vermarc USA (www.shopvermarcusa.com). After perusing the gear like a kid in a candy store (especially the brewery clothing) I bought a replacement jersey as well as several other items. I love the jerseys and bib shorts: they fit very well, are extremely well made, don't fade after washing, take a ton of abuse, and are a hell of a lot of fun to wear. Now, I normally don't like to wear team clothing because when you are my size it looks fucking ridiculous but I have no problem wearing the beer jerseys and shorts because after all how else did I get this big? Anyway, the clothing is a bit spendy and you have to carefully measure yourself so you order the proper size (the clothing definitely runs along European styling so it runs quite small for American tastes) but it is well worth it. I wore a brand new jersey and bib shorts on a 107 mile grand fondo in Las Vegas in late september in brutally hot weather and never developed a hot spot, chafing, or otherwise experience any issue with the combo. Well worth the money so if you want a good Christmas present for yourself and you're a bike geek, check out Vermarc USA at www.shopvermarcusa.com. You won't be disappointed. My score of the bike jerseys/bib shorts so far: 95 out of 100 (Nobody's perfect and I took five points for the prices; otherwise I can't say enough about the clothing).
Graphics of the jersey and bib shorts:
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