…enter a contest for something not a lot of people want.
It’s not that I really believe people didn’t want the Chrome Water Bottle, I’m thinking I just got lucky. This morning Chrome Industries tweeted and I assume Facebooked (I know “Facebooked” is not a word and neither is “Tweeted”) about a contest to win one of their Stainless Steel Chrome branded water bottles.
The rules were simple, Go onto their website, pick your favorite Chrome product, write a review and hope you are one of the first 100 people.
That’s what I did and here is what I wrote:
I bought the Cobra hoodie (in brown) a few months ago and as my 1st official piece of Chrome gear I was somewhat nervous about actually wearing it. Why? Well because since I’m not a hardcore biker I figured the real bikers out there would just point and laugh. That didn’t happened, of course.
The Cobra is extremely comfortable to ride in. For the first couple of weeks I wore it all the time to and from work. Although it resisted retaining most of the funk I put on it, after sitting out for a few days, I could smell it needed some washing in the arm pit area. I hand washed the areas, laid it out and the next day it was all good again. So the lesson there is to be more strategic about when and how long to bust a sweat in the Cobra.
The next part I have to mention is the thumb holes…good for riding not so much for just chillaxtin’ at the bar. The sleeves are just the right length when you are cruising around but just hanging out you find yourself having to pull them up to free your hands to grab something. Not a deal breaker but you’ll be more conscious of it than you should.
The small pocket on the right sleeve has become one of the best features for me. Although it comes with a key loop, I use it to store tissue paper for those chilly morning rides where a running nose is very annoying.
The Large pocket in the back…awesome and funny! Awesome because its big enough to carry a cap, scarf, gloves, camera, Moleskin, pens, etc. Funny because the more you pack it, the more it makes you look like you got a lot of ‘junk in the trunk’ and that always starts a conversation.
In all I am very happy with my purchase and have recommended it to a few people that have stopped me on the street asking about it. I will admit that I somewhat baby it now and never really do any hard riding with it, mostly chill cruising when I know I will not sweat too much.
Well played Chrome, well played indeed!
DjD808
And just like that I went on about my workday and a little after lunch time I got an email saying I won a water bottle! Now, do I need another water bottle, no but it’s free and its a cool little story. Look for pictures of the real thing when I actually receive the prize.
DjD
UPDATE: And the free water bottle came today all metal and stuff…
DjD. 