Looks like Fourlaps is doing a similar thing.
Looks like Fourlaps is doing a similar thing.
Just saw plenty of Bonobos stuff at the TJ Maxx on 57th Street in NYC...so apparently their stuff must not be selling that well.
Compared to other companies the quality is poor for the price.
As is Iffley Road
Damn pentland. They have their hands in everything! /s
Truth Tellor wrote:
Owned by Pentland
heyyo wrote:Please explain.
limeinmydrink wrote:
I feel like their market niche is too small, too elitist, too clubby and too untranslatable to the larger running masses.
Great running journalism in Meter though.
Do you guys need help? I know some tastemakers in the fashion industry, I can give you their info, track smith.
OK
I finally broke down and purchased a pair of shorts from Tracksmith. EVERYTHING about this company appeals to my very core, their ads hit me where I live... but the prices, I just could not choke down the cost.
I will say the shorts are very very nice. like absolutely perfect. The price is steep but these things are super comfortable and don't look like baggy ol gym shorts, or 3in split shorts for 20 yr old super fit guys.
Color me a fan.
Which ones did you get?
tracksmith fan wrote:
Which ones did you get?
I bought the Session shorts.
limeinmydrink wrote:
I feel like their market niche is too small, too elitist, too clubby and too untranslatable to the larger running masses.
Great running journalism in Meter though.
Not a chance in hell that they will survive.
Reason 1 Prices are way too high
Reason 2 Horrible website photos. Put your clothing on some models so they look better than a wrinkled mess.
Reason 3 ?Unless you are on Amazon you will eventually die
Reason 4 The clothing is pretty boring.
wejo wrote:
the two running shirts I have from them are my two favorite running shorts I own.
Ivy League doesn't include how to use clothes, I guess.
d3 wrote:
Are they serious with this copy? Their entire catalog reads like satire to me. Don't get me wrong, I have no qualms with paying good money for durable and functional running clothes (although it seems like I acquired most of my favorite items for free); I just feel douchier for having read that website.
Copy/paste from the "Van Cortlandt Singlet"
When “Boston Billy†Rodgers won the Boston Marathon in 1975, setting his first American Record at 2:09:55, he famously did so in a mesh tee he found in the trash. Inspired by his legendary performance, we scoured the earth for the very finest dumpster tees. Astonishingly lightweight and antimicrobial (you're going to need it) with a luxurious feel you won’t find anything like our 2:09 Mesh in a dumpster. Or maybe you will.
https://www.tracksmith.com/products/m-van-cortlandt-singlet?variant=40892302612Like someone else wrote, they need work on quality control, especially given the prices. Sizing is all over the place. I have a medium shirt of theirs that fits closer than one of their smalls. I have one shirt I love, so I bought another, and it was several inches longer (overall and in the sleeves). I won't buy again unless I can try stuff on.
Marketing: I get there's some aspirational stuff there. But still, all the emphasis on fall cross country, spring track, training camps. Come on. Show real runners in the current day real world, not some Once a Runner fantasy that doesn't appeal even to those who experienced it while in school.
MackSmith wrote:
Like someone else wrote, they need work on quality control, especially given the prices. Sizing is all over the place. I have a medium shirt of theirs that fits closer than one of their smalls. I have one shirt I love, so I bought another, and it was several inches longer (overall and in the sleeves). I won't buy again unless I can try stuff on.
Marketing: I get there's some aspirational stuff there. But still, all the emphasis on fall cross country, spring track, training camps. Come on. Show real runners in the current day real world, not some Once a Runner fantasy that doesn't appeal even to those who experienced it while in school.
the majority of their marketing and storytelling focuses on real runners with real full-time jobs who also train for running. this also happens to be their target market, employed runners who train hard and appreciate quality apparel.
I also disagree with you. I have a large number of tracksmith items starting with some of the original shorts, and I've never received anything that's less than perfect. Everything has been very consistently sized.
Their consistent growth tells a different story.
Arthur L wrote:
limeinmydrink wrote:I feel like their market niche is too small, too elitist, too clubby and too untranslatable to the larger running masses.
Great running journalism in Meter though.
Not a chance in hell that they will survive.
Reason 1 Prices are way too high
Reason 2 Horrible website photos. Put your clothing on some models so they look better than a wrinkled mess.
Reason 3 ?Unless you are on Amazon you will eventually die
Reason 4 The clothing is pretty boring.
dont taze me rojo wrote:
MackSmith wrote:Like someone else wrote, they need work on quality control, especially given the prices. Sizing is all over the place. I have a medium shirt of theirs that fits closer than one of their smalls. I have one shirt I love, so I bought another, and it was several inches longer (overall and in the sleeves). I won't buy again unless I can try stuff on.
Marketing: I get there's some aspirational stuff there. But still, all the emphasis on fall cross country, spring track, training camps. Come on. Show real runners in the current day real world, not some Once a Runner fantasy that doesn't appeal even to those who experienced it while in school.
the majority of their marketing and storytelling focuses on real runners with real full-time jobs who also train for running. this also happens to be their target market, employed runners who train hard and appreciate quality apparel.
I also disagree with you. I have a large number of tracksmith items starting with some of the original shorts, and I've never received anything that's less than perfect. Everything has been very consistently sized.
I'm glad you've had a different experience with consistency. That doesn't mean mine hasn't happened.
"You might also get judged by high school kids, but you can take solace in the fact that they can't afford Tracksmith."
No, but they're out there in their Elevate TF and HJP tees so those kids know where it's at.
MackSmith wrote:
I'm glad you've had a different experience with consistency. That doesn't mean mine hasn't happened.
My experience was that the inconsistency was between different models, not within a model. I wouldn't call that a quality control issue. It's a design issue. They need to figure out whether a 38 inch chest is a medium or a small, and not have different sizing charts for every item.
Arthur L wrote:
limeinmydrink wrote:I feel like their market niche is too small, too elitist, too clubby and too untranslatable to the larger running masses.
Great running journalism in Meter though.
Not a chance in hell that they will survive.
Reason 1 Prices are way too high
Reason 2 Horrible website photos. Put your clothing on some models so they look better than a wrinkled mess.
Reason 3 ?Unless you are on Amazon you will eventually die
Reason 4 The clothing is pretty boring.
This is an example of someone who is dead wrong about everything. Like EVERY freakin THING in that post is completely off base.
LessonsLernt wrote:
Arthur L wrote:Not a chance in hell that they will survive.
Reason 1 Prices are way too high
Reason 2 Horrible website photos. Put your clothing on some models so they look better than a wrinkled mess.
Reason 3 ?Unless you are on Amazon you will eventually die
Reason 4 The clothing is pretty boring.
This is an example of someone who is dead wrong about everything. Like EVERY freakin THING in that post is completely off base.
I sense Flagpole's presence.