Okay everyone,
I have the artist working on the artwork. Am looking at two vendors, Podiumwear and Castelli.
Podiumwear has a selection of 3 jerseys, differentiated mostly on how they fit. Their Bronze is a "club fit", the Silver is "american race fit", and the Gold is "euro race fit". The only way to check the fit is by their size chart. They are made in Minnesota. They have no charges for artwork. They also have a team storefront which allows you to order directly from them ( that would protect you and I from "money issues". They would however ship them all to me so I would have to add in the price of shipping the individual orders to you to the total price. Pricing would probably be in the $75-80 range for the Bronze, $15 more for Silver, $30 more for Gold. They can mix mens and womens in the same order.
Castelli is a premium italian brand and they have a race fit. My local bike shop just made their own jersey through them and the fit is tight through the armpits UNTIL you get into a riding position, then it is really nice. I don't think they have a storefront. But being one of the largest brands you could find a local dealer and try on jerseys there to check your fit. Pricing would probably be in the $90 range. They cannot mix womens and mens so any women would have to find a corresponding mens size.
I will only work on a short sleeve jersey. We have to figure out what "cut" we want: relaxed club fit or one of the tighter race fits. And we have to decide if we want a 3/4 zipper or a full zipper. Lots of people prefer a full zipper for ease of putting it on and taking off. But the 3/4 zipper is "hidden" and would affect the design less.
Hopefully I will have a design example soon.
Post to this thread your thoughts!
Dan