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My Other Ride Is a Light Cycle
Design by Rolf Nelson
$24.50 $9.95 Guys Tee
Light Blue Regular Fit size info
The process used to make this tee can create minor printing imperfections, most likely around the neck or underarm areas.
Return Policy
This product is custom printed especially for you, as soon as you order it. We want to ensure this new order fulfillment and production process will give you products you love. So we triple check every step along the way to guarantee their quality. Although we cannot accept returns on these custom printed products, we'll happily replace items that arrive damaged or if the quality is unsatisfactory.
About the artist
- Name
- Rolf Nelson
- Nickname
- aka martiandrivein
- Hometown
- Dallas
About the design
- Original design submission
- Average score:
- 3.19 out of 5
- Scored by:
- 802 people
- Printed with: plastisol ink, super glow-in-the-dark ink, oversize print, a chino additive for softness and 1-color screen print
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darine_uk on Oct 27, 2010 at 07:36:55
Just received my asphalt hoodie. Hate to say it, but the printing on mine is badly aligned too. Chest design is about 1-2cm to the right, and so one side goes onto the zip. The right shoulder design is about 4-5cm closer to the front of the hoodie than the left shoulder. Can't comment on the smell problems - if I wash it I can't send it back.
Contacted Threadless to ask if teh whole batch has the same QC problems.
I was really looking forward to this, even had to pay an extra £13 in Import VAT and Royal Mail "handling charges", which I won't get back in a refund :(
CCurv on Oct 26, 2010 at 14:15:36
Does anyone know whether washing it will eliminate the smell? I don't want to lose the option of returning it if washing doesn't help with the odor. Although I must say, Febreeze does seem to be doing the trick. Thanks for the heads up!
martiandrivein on Oct 26, 2010 at 10:10:19
febreeze works wonders.
CCurv on Oct 26, 2010 at 07:59:29
I love the design, fit and feel of the asphalt hoodie but MAN does it smell! Does anyone know how to prevent/get rid of the smell, or know if I have any shot at exchanging for one that doesn't reek like bad eggs? It's a shame because other than that, I absolutely love this thing.
annakt on Oct 26, 2010 at 02:22:09
Love the design. Not so much the maloderous stench of the asphalt tee. Haven't had issues with the mermaid hoodie.
drdoom2099 on Oct 25, 2010 at 19:44:40
I received the asphalt hoody about two weeks ago, and other than the fact that it didn't glow in the dark (which I was willing to forgive due to the neato design) hadn't had any problems until today.
Today, I happened to wear it in the rain. Holy shit. With in minutes of gettiing wet, the paint/ink started emitting a malodorous sulphuric stench. It stunk up an entire lecture hall.
My review of this hoodie:
Yay!:
- Nifty looking design
- Comfy
Boo!:
- Horrible fucking QC
- Once print gets wet it release horrendous sulphuric smell
- Doesn't glow in the dark
Hopefully my first exchange goes well.
slizedew on Oct 24, 2010 at 10:27:26
i bought the green hoodie it should arrive monday or tuesday.
does anyone who has boughten it have any issues with it like off centered or bad smell or anything like that?
slizedew on Oct 24, 2010 at 10:22:31
i bought the green hoodie it should arrive monday or tuesday.
does anyone who has boughten it have any issues with it like off centered or bad smell or anything like that?
Rennik on Oct 21, 2010 at 13:31:31
First, @SteelTownStud, in my experience, the hoodies are a bit on the tight side. I have other hoodies that are L, but I had to get the "Lightcycle" hoodie in a XL, and it's still a bit snug, especially around the arms.
Second, my asphalt Sark hoodie is my third attempt to get a decent hoodie with this design. First, I ordered a L mermaid green hoodie, and it was too small. Sent it back, Threadless send me an XL... and the "glow" printing only worked on one half of the hoodie! Decided the green/blue didn't look good on me anyway (and the thing smelled HORRIBLE), so returned it for a XL asphalt hoodie. The printing of the shoulderpads is off a bit (one is higher on the shoulder than the other), but otherwise I love it. No smell issue with this one.
Third, the first time I washed the asphalt tee, it bled all over my other clothes in the wash. Should have washed it the first time with nothing but dark colors, but figured the shirt was prewashed. NOT SO. Be VERY careful washing these things!
I love the design (kudos to Rolf Nelson), but there seems to be a serious quality control issue with this product. But since Threadless has been awesome in its return/replacement policy, I have no problem ordering from them again.
FishRockette on Oct 18, 2010 at 22:51:42
Adding in my 2cents, don't buy the asphalt hoody. It sounds like a great concept, it looks fantastic on here, in reality, it's a huge HUGE letdown. This is a $20 hoodie at best. Mine was ordered for me over a month ago, but was for my birthday so I just got it. It smells awful, the print is off-centered enough that it bothers me, the paint is STILL tacky, more than 30 days later, the pockets were painted shut, and after carefully peeling them open it caused huge gashes in the paint that make the hoodie look ripped. Some portions don't even HAVE paint! What's up with that? There was obviously no quality control on these, maybe the originals were better, but the reprints? Not so much. Contacted Threadless to see if they can send me a better one, but for $45? We all should have gotten two. Really sad, because the design truly is epic, and Threadless' error shouldn't reflect poorly on Rolf Nelson. Nice job man.
Img315 on Oct 18, 2010 at 21:15:04
Well all my Tron shirts and Hoodies arrived within 1 week and I like all of them. I did noticed that the Asphalt hoodie's zipper tends to get slightly stuck because the print looks like it "melted" near the zip line but I'm alright with it. It's not a deal breaker and yeah there is a unique smell to it - THINK - New shoe smell mixed with an old glue (the clear type).
Gungrave on Oct 18, 2010 at 09:57:20
@authoralecmitchell: Have you tried washing it yet? From the other descriptions the hoodie doesn't smell bad on its own, only when it's washed does it smell terrible. I just received mine today and I wanted to know if it was true before washing it.
alecmitchell on Oct 17, 2010 at 20:09:26
Not sure why people are getting these weird smelling hoodies, but mine doesn't have any smell. That being said, its print IS not on center, but it's not really a deal breaker.
@authorabocado I assume you meant that you ORDERED it a month ago, and in that case, you should contact customer service instead of bad-mouthing threadless and using profane language.
TeddyyTurtlee on Oct 17, 2010 at 19:37:32
soo, I' ve been reading the comments about the Asphalt Tee/Hoodie and I was wondering if the smell is really that bad ?
Is it bearable and/or able to be masked by cologne or something ?
abocado on Oct 15, 2010 at 12:17:45
It is been FOUR months since a requested the hoodie and I didn't receive It!
You are all a bunch of motherfuckers threadless staff !