DR ◣◢ Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Since it’s Friday. To all the people out there proudly sporting their Fox or whatever branded gear with a big logo on it, here’s my question. Why did you pay +- R2500 for your riding kit to advertise the brand for free. You just turned yourself into a walking billboard. I don’t do this with casual or riding kit... why are you? nathrix, BigDL, Ed-Zulu and 2 others 5
fanievb Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 I pay R2000 for bibs because it's comfy and my ass is worth it. BigDL, Ispeed_V, DJR and 5 others 8
zaslayer Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 The same is true for your car, or your bicycle etc.. You are advertising the brand of whatever product you have bought, irrespective of their cost, for free.. Pure Savage and Steven Knoetze (sk27) 2
bertusras Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Because they like it? Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1
DR ◣◢ Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 The same is true for your car, or your bicycle etc.. You are advertising the brand of whatever product you have bought, irrespective of their cost, for free..My car doesn’t have a massive Suzuki branding on it. My bike is basically unbranded. I’m referring to being a walking billboard for companies. Zebra 1
DR ◣◢ Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 I pay R2000 for bibs because it's comfy and my ass is worth it. Functional is important. Agree.
Grease_Monkey Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Why are you advertising Evil for free in your profile pic? I buy the kit I think looks nice and is comfy. Personally that is subtly branded items for me, but if that is huge logos for someone else, go for it. But to answer your questions, I am happy sporting a logo of a brand I support. I support them because they provide a product that suits my needs at a cost I am happy with. The same reason I am sure you tell everyone how awesome Evil is... BigDL, GrahamS2, vanniri and 2 others 5
DR ◣◢ Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 Again I’m only referring to clothing here.
zaslayer Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Again I’m only referring to clothing here.You may only be referring to clothing but, your argument does not make sense.. not to me anyway..
TNT1 Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Since it’s Friday. To all the people out there proudly sporting their Fox or whatever branded gear with a big logo on it, here’s my question. Why did you pay +- R2500 for your riding kit to advertise the brand for free. You just turned yourself into a walking billboard. I don’t do this with casual or riding kit... why are you?Geez. Isn't there enough going on in the world already? Can't people just be anymore? Pure Savage, Danger Dassie, Underachiever and 3 others 6
Pieter1 Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Because I can identify with a part of their msg they put out there. I wear Leatt because it is a SA brand, Endura because of Danny and 510 because they are lekker skoens. Also the stuff lasts almost for ever. The same with my casual clothes altho most shirts are band shirts except for my Guerrilla Gravity shirts because everyone should be riding a GG.
Grease_Monkey Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Again I’m only referring to clothing here. The same argument applies to everything. You support a brand because it speaks to you. You are therefore happy to advertise for them in return, whatever form that takes. For some it is subtly branded, for others it is looking like they walked through a lumo paint factory explosion.
coppi Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) Since it’s Friday. To all the people out there proudly sporting their Fox or whatever branded gear with a big logo on it, here’s my question. Why did you pay +- R2500 for your riding kit to advertise the brand for free. You just turned yourself into a walking billboard. I don’t do this with casual or riding kit... why are you?You would be singing a different tune if you actually had a brand of your own and people where buying it Edited October 23, 2020 by coppi Robbie Stewart, Stretched@Birth and T_Boss 3
forkie Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 I don’t do this with casual or riding kit... why are you?who died and made you the bastion of all that is cool and acceptable? Robbie Stewart 1
Red Robin Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 I chose my riding kit according to if it is comfy, fits me nicely and if I like the look of it. I wouldn't wear something that is comfy but I don't like the look of it but also I won't wear something that looks great but is not very comfy. If the item is branded or not branded is immaterial to my choice so I have a variety if I think about it. However I probably stick to the same brands cos I have found them nice so then tend to buy the same brand again, whether it's a popular brand or not is not the deciding factor.
Spinnekop Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 My money.My choice.My life.Each to own. Respect the other person's decisions and preferences. Andrew Steer, Red Robin, Ispeed_V and 4 others 7
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