David Rosen

Can you pin up my Clydes number? 838. I assume you would use the same number of pins for each number....

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rondot@spiritone.com wrote:

>What if...just what if...in the crazy world of cyclocross................we put the number of safety pins on our jersey (in camera view of course) that equaled our race number. I would need 505 safety pins, Candi or whoever was working the lynx (would this be more work ) could count them and you would not need to deal with those flapping numbers when they pop free?
>It would create more demand for safety pins, maybe create a few more jobs and might even start a niche market for titanium and carbon fiber safety pins as the racers with higher numbers would want to minimize weight. For my number...I can go with the “steel is real” brand.
>This won’t float will it?
>ron
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>Don't make fun. Safety pins can be difficult to operate.
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>On Oct 8, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Melanie Rathe wrote:
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> Thanks Ian!
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> ;o)
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What if...just what if...in the crazy world of cyclocross................we put the number of safety pins on our jersey (in camera view of course) that equaled our race number. I would need 505 safety pins, Candi or whoever was working the lynx (would this be more work ) could count them and you would not need to deal with those flapping numbers when they pop free?
It would create more demand for safety pins, maybe create a few more jobs and might even start a niche market for titanium and carbon fiber safety pins as the racers with higher numbers would want to minimize weight. For my number...I can go with the “steel is real” brand.
This won’t float will it?
ron

From: Dan H
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Don't make fun. Safety pins can be difficult to operate.

On Oct 8, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Melanie Rathe wrote:

Thanks Ian!

;o)

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Dave Roth

After helping pin a lot of numbers, and being an official at a few races, I've learned a few tricks. Like Mike Murray said, lots of pins help. But what also helps is to not put the pin through those holes on the corners of the number. If you do that, the number will flap and the pins will tear out easier. Put the pins through the paper/tyvek material and then through the jersey. Most of the numbers that tear free have been pinned through the holes.

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> There are way too many of those. People need to use more pins! Minimum 8 pins for cross. 10 or 12 would be betTer. If you only pin each corner and you fall good chance your number will flap and make the scorers have to do a lot more work.
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Dan H

Don't make fun. Safety pins can be difficult to operate.

On Oct 8, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Melanie Rathe wrote:

> Thanks Ian!
>
> ;o)
>
> From: "Ian Mastenbrook"
> To: "Melanie Rathe"
> Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 6:24:32 PM
> Subject: number
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> Want to post something demonstrating the importance of shoulder number's?
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Mike Murray

There are way too many of those. People need to use more pins! Minimum 8 pins for cross. 10 or 12 would be better. If you only pin each corner and you fall good chance your number will flap and make the scorers have to do a lot more work.

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Melanie Rathe

Thanks Ian!

;o)

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