Suit tailoring

[twostroke]

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What the suits don't fit well or the quality of the material is bad? I never bought anything from them, but they had a group buy here some time ago $1000 for full suit and some extra stuff

it wasn't about the quality of the suit. you got a lot for your money.

the problem was how it fit. my first jacket was way off. the factory used a different measurement and i ended up with a jacket 4 inches too short.
jimmy got me a new jacket that fit ok, not great but worked.

the pants were way too tight around the calves. even without the shin guards the pants would not fit. jimmy sent out the pants to get altered. when they came back they were still too tight but now fit without the shin/knee guards.

the crotch of the pants were also too low. when i sit on a bike i sat on the pants. this would force your knees into the tank.

i also had to have the 360 zipper replaced.

now the suit hangs in my closet barely used.


just about everyone i know who has bought a velocity suit has had similar problems.

on the other side of the coin, i bought some vr-pro gloves from velocity. they are the best gloves i have owned.

 

[Nick_f]

i bought a second hand velocity suit, and wanted certain parts tailored to fit me better.


they don't alter there own suits, which makes me believe they are made out of country like ebay ones.

still the quality is good, just disappointed that they won't alter there suits.

My vote is trackside cuts

 

[Renboy]

I crashed in my velocity suit, it held up better than I expected it to. The only problem with the suit that I've had in 10,000kms is that when it was made the pants below the calves are too loose. The bottom of the pants bunch up a little in my boots. I do need some repairs to the jacket and pants after the crash though so I wouldn't mind getting this girls information either.

 

[inreb]

+1. She is really good. Great pricing too. Fixed mine after a crash and looked good as new ! She does it on the side now, so better see her sooner then later.


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I sure hope that's true and that her work on my pants was an anomoly. If you're interested, I can show you next time you're by. I'd always heard good things about Ivans work, was hoping the same from her.

 

[Bickle Racing]

Just an FYI,, some suits you can't alter. So depending on the design and make will determine what can be done.
Now it doesn't mean it can't be made to fit. But my definition of "altering" is like a good tailor. They will not alter anything
more then a size either way.
What I do see is a lot people buying a good deal then expecting someone to work a miracle and make it fit.
With all the stretch panels in the suits and the design to make use of all leather scraps,,, you will be askling
the person you use to re-manufacture that suit. Which is not an alteration.
So removing 4 inches from the leg or letting the torso out 5 inches on each side,,, are not alterations. Those
are re-makes and take a lot of time and inturn can cost a lot.
Adding an inch eachside of the torso. trimming a inch off the cuff,,those are alterations.
So if you have something that involves adjusting the suit over an inch either way you may be in trouble.
As well sometimes just taking the torso in an inch each side,, is virtually not possible.
That is assuming you allow for the "frankenstein" factor. If you don't care what it looks like fine. But if you wish it to remain
factory looking then it does take time.
So using those definitions and the fact that we are into February your best alteration window for pricing is closing fast.

 

[professor]

I sure hope that's true and that her work on my pants was an anomoly. If you're interested, I can show you next time you're by. I'd always heard good things about Ivans work, was hoping the same from her.

Ya that was my personal experience. I don't think I've herd anything too bad. But like any place their will eh an issue here and their. But ya I'll check it out.
Her father was apperantly amazing.


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[inreb]

+1. She is really good. Great pricing too. Fixed mine after a crash and looked good as new !
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I sure hope that's true and that her work on my pants was an anomoly. If you're interested, I can show you next time you're by. I'd always heard good things about Ivans work, was hoping the same from her.

Come to think of it (after reading John Bickle post) she charged me very low. I thought wow, can't run a store front at those rates. I threw her an extra 20. When I looked closely later I could tell she did a speedy job. $300 pants, I guess she couldn't justify charging to much for alterations. Probably making 20 an hour. I kinda felt bad about that.

 

[professor]

That's rite. And which is why she decided to take on a full time job and doing the alterations on the side. Better off for her to do it this way.


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[Jayv]

actually your best bet is Jennifer at iM leathers in Hamilton if you want a true professional who grew up learning the art of leather making from her dad Ivan. Though she closed the store front on king St she has a separate shop at home now. Give her a call or text at 905-525-7121

Nope i rather take my business to Drew or John and know for sure that the repair is done right for what i need it for.

 

[Velocity Sportsgear]

Made very cheaply? lol. Yeah Kangaroo leather is pretty cheap along with Schoeller Keprotec and other brand name parts we use in our suits. "No Suit for you"!!!

Suits were just falling apart, made very cheaply, etc

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[kneedraggin101]

Jimmy, your new suits may be much better then the original, but you know that suit and issue I'm talking about. When your outsource your stuff, and the end result isn't great your the for front to it all. So I'm not knocking you personally, just in all the stuff I've had first hand with, hasn't been what I'd say quality.

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[Velocity Sportsgear]

Yeah the suits from 4 years ago weren't the greatest but they were also $500. That's why we decided not to go that route because we weren't happy with the quality. If consumers want quality they have to pay for it. We tried to do value for monery. But yeah a bit unfair to be knocked around for a suit from 4 years ago and we have gone through the growing pains of making them better. Any ways we won't be doing motorcycle apparel for much longer. Heated apparel only for all market verticals now skiing, snow boarding, hunting, fishing, construction, Oil sector, camping, Raynaud's, OEM, Motorcycle etc. If we haven't made it even in our local market in 4 years there's no point on keeping on losing money. Time to move on to something with a more global appeal. www.firedupx.com The best heated motorcycle glove in the world.

Jimmy, your new suits may be much better then the original, but you know that suit and issue I'm talking about. When your outsource your stuff, and the end result isn't great your the for front to it all. So I'm not knocking you personally, just in all the stuff I've had first hand with, hasn't been what I'd say quality.

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[Sunspark]

While off-topic, I personally believe that given a downtown or high walk-by traffic location your sales would be higher.

The shop's hours are by appointment only deep in Mississauga in an industrial/commercial area. This isn't the height of accessibility. Should be more central IMHO.

I realize it is probably where it is because close to home and cheap rent, but still..

Need to pursue. If you don't want to do that then consider partnership agreement with stores like MEC who will buy local and can put them on the shelves.

 

[Jayv]

While off-topic, I personally believe that given a downtown or high walk-by traffic location your sales would be higher.

The shop's hours are by appointment only deep in Mississauga in an industrial/commercial area. This isn't the height of accessibility. Should be more central IMHO.

I realize it is probably where it is because close to home and cheap rent, but still..

Need to pursue. If you don't want to do that then consider partnership agreement with stores like MEC who will buy local and can put them on the shelves.

Maybe Velocity has realized that you won't get rich in the Canadian Motorcycle industry........Downtown stores lol, they are just giving those locations away for free at the moment. Short season, the big ole USA right next door, add those two points together plus bikers that have short arms and long pockets that generally only hang around in the riding scene for a couple of years and there's your 10% ROI.:lmao:

 

[gs500f]

Yeah the suits from 4 years ago weren't the greatest but they were also $500. That's why we decided not to go that route because we weren't happy with the quality. If consumers want quality they have to pay for it. We tried to do value for monery. But yeah a bit unfair to be knocked around for a suit from 4 years ago and we have gone through the growing pains of making them better. Any ways we won't be doing motorcycle apparel for much longer. Heated apparel only for all market verticals now skiing, snow boarding, hunting, fishing, construction, Oil sector, camping, Raynaud's, OEM, Motorcycle etc. If we haven't made it even in our local market in 4 years there's no point on keeping on losing money. Time to move on to something with a more global appeal. www.firedupx.com The best heated motorcycle glove in the world.

I have one of the "cheap suits" from jimmy. 4 years later, 2 moderate crashes and about 50,000 km, I still wear it. He was even nice enough to put me in one of his ads ?. And yes it fit like a glove.


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[Velocity Sportsgear]

Well we never intended on being a retail store. Custom market is very small so a high traffic store would have no guarantees of succeeding. Manufacturers that make huge profit on textile apparel promote the crap out of them. Cheaper to make and high margin. They don't really care about rider safety so tough to compete with them brainwashing your average bike rider.

The company is for sale if anyone is interested. Maybe you can do a better job than what I did. We already have some huge orders for the heated apparel my new company is doing. Made more money in 1 month in heated apparel in U.S. than in four years doing this in Canada so pretty simple choice. Someone make me an offer I can't refuse. lol.

While off-topic, I personally believe that given a downtown or high walk-by traffic location your sales would be higher.

The shop's hours are by appointment only deep in Mississauga in an industrial/commercial area. This isn't the height of accessibility. Should be more central IMHO.

I realize it is probably where it is because close to home and cheap rent, but still..

Need to pursue. If you don't want to do that then consider partnership agreement with stores like MEC who will buy local and can put them on the shelves.

 

[Velocity Sportsgear]

By the way we will honour every thing in the pipeline that we are working on and everything that we have promised people already. Not looking to screw anyone over before I shift my attention to heated apparel.

 

[kneedraggin101]

5 dollars lol

All the best in the new endeavour

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[Mina]

So how does this move affect your sponsored riders?

 

[ZX600]

Jimmy was very upfront on his decision and in my case brought it up to me when we were discussing our agreement. He committed to help out even when he had already decided to leave the motorcycle market which told me the guy cared to help us out even when he won't get much back from it

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