Hello friends of Three Speeds! To coincide with Three Speed Adventure April, I’m doing a li’l sale. From now until Saturday May 2nd, I’m having a sale on selected Society of Three Speeds items:
Also, I have a few of the Three Speed October 2019 patches left over. These are selling for $5 while they last or until May 2 (whichever comes first.) The best part: You didn’t have to participate in (or complete) the challenge to get one!
All the above prices do not include shipping or handling. And I ship to anywhere in the world. See more wonderful items in my Shop.
Thank you for your support! These are trying times for a small independent artist like me, so any purchases are much appreciated.
Hello friends of three speeds! It is still true what I’ve said since 2013: Once a member, always a member of Society of Three Speeds.
But for those of you who purchased a membership around this time last year, one thing is going to expire: the bonuses. This means you won’t get any of the postcards I send through the year (four to six) or any other cool extras I may apply.
So now is a good time to “renew” your membership. For $15 plus shipping/handling, you’ll still another full year of postcards, plus any extras! All you need to be is an existing member of Society of Three Speeds. You can do that here. But if you don’t, no more postcards!
Psst! Are you a pre-2018 member, and want to get the cool new patch, buttons, and stickers you see above? Consider buying the Deluxe Membership for $30 (plus shipping/handling). You’ll get all that stuff I mention, plus you’ll get a year of postcards bundled in!
Hello, friends of Three Speeds! It’s been just about a year since the “relaunch” of Society of Three Speeds memberships. Quite a few of you have purchased these kits and have received the patch, stickers, and buttons. Included in the initial offerings was an automatic Postcard Club membership, where you’d get 4-6 event postcards mailed to you over the course of the year. (You can still get that when you purchase a Deluxe membership.) Now that year is almost up, so it’s time for a refresher.
You can now purchase a “Renewal” of the membership kit! What you’ll get is:
One full year of Postcard Club. Get four to six event postcards of what’s happening with the Society and Urban Adventure League.
Any bonuses that I may offer for “Deluxe” memberships. You’d currently get a large (3 inch diameter) sticker, but there can perhaps be other perks…
I’m going to be offering this “Renewal” for $16 plus shipping/handling. But if you order it from NOW to 11:59 PM Pacific Time on Sunday November 3, you can get it for only $12 plus shipping/handling. Act now to get the best rate! You’ll get postcards through 2020, a sticker, and maybe some other stuff? Buy it here.
Special notes:
You need to be an existing member of SoTS to buy the renewal. Not one? You can buy the DELUXE membership for $30 plus shipping/handling to get all this. Want the kit but not the postcards? The BASIC membership will set you back $20 plus shipping/handling. Just want postcards? Get the Postcard Club for 2020 for $13 plus shipping/handling.
If you are already a member, you are STILL a member.You do not need to “renew” if you don’t want to. You’ll always be a Society of Three Speeds member with an existing member number, until you die or publicly renounce three speeds (whichever comes first.)
If you are an existing member who doesn’t have the new kit (pre-2018), you can always purchase one. See links above. You will still have your extant member number, though.
Many of you know that I changed the levels and price structure for the memberships. There is two levels, BASIC and DELUXE. Basic will get you:
Brand new membership card
One custom 2 1/2″ patch, expertly stitched by Falls Creek Outfitters
Two 1″ badges made by Button Arcade
Three 1 1/2″ stickers (decals)
A postcard of most of the events for the year
Basic kits are just $20 plus postage/handling. You can buy one here.
The Deluxe level adds on a year of Postcard Club plus any bonus stuff I come up. Currently, you’ll get one three-inch diameter version of the SoTS logo sticker.
I’ve had the price set at $25 for the past few months. But now I realize that that price is just too low for the extras. So as of Monday October 7, the price will be $30 plus postage/handling. If you want to get in on the lower price, do so now! You can buy the Deluxe membership here.
I was recently posed a question by a Society of Three Speeds member:
If you could design some cool three speed T-Shirts and caps – we would be customers!!
It’s an intriguing question, and something I have thought about over the past seven years. But there’s logistical issues, since shirts and caps are not like stickers and patches. There’s sizes involved. Gone are the nineties, when I could just print shirts in XL and be confident folks would buy them. (Baggy clothing is one nineties trend that hasn’t really made a comeback.)
In order to get sizes for everyone, there’s two ways I can go about it. Both have plusses and minuses.
I could use one of those services like Cafe Press that can print out a shirt at a time. This would guarantee the right size for everyone, and also mean I don’t need to invest in back stock. But the price for doing it this way is steep. Do I charge a high price so I can make some $$ from sales, or do I basically sell the shirts at cost, meaning all I’m doing is offering a service? Plus, the quality of these shirts isn’t always as good as regular screenprinting.
Or, I can go with good ol’ screenprinting. This would mean having to buy a bunch of different sizes up front. The quality would be better, and the per unit cost cheaper. But there’s a big cash outlay up front. Currently I’m pretty broke, so I’m not looking forward to the big cash outlay. And it could take months to years before I see the return on that. Plus, there’s always the chance that the size you want will be the one I just ran out of, and I might not get to reprinting until months or years later. Will you wait?
The big question to ask first is: Are you interested? I’m not saying shirts are out of the question, but it would be much easier to move forward if I knew people wanted them. It wouldn’t just be a generic three speed image, like an exploded AW hub (if you look hard enough, you’ll find shirts with that already). It’d be more Society specific, like the logo. And I’d most likely do a pre-order so I can purchase the shirts with confidence.
Hats would be another good idea. I can easily get some made by RandiJo Fab. But it would be similar scenario of a SoTS logo and a pre-order.
So, what do you think? Are you interested? Feel free to drop me a line, or leave a comment below. The earliest I’d pursue this is sometime in 2020.
Hello, friends of Three Speeds! I just got in some new stickers for the Society.
First up is the large version of the Society of Three Speeds logo. This one has a three inch diameter (vs. the 1 1/2 inch of the regular one). Like the smaller stickers, this one is weather resistant. If you are a member, you can purchase one for $2 (plus shipping/fees), while supplies last. Not a member? It’s included in the Deluxe membership kit.
And I also made some of these nifty Three Speed Camping stickers! If you’ve been around here long enough you know I’m a big proponent of camping trips via three speeds. This three inch, weather-resistant sticker is here to celebrate that. Have you been on a three speed camping trip? If you have, you can grab one of these stickers for $2 (plus shipping/fees.) Haven’t been on a Three Speed Camping Trip yet? You can still get one, if you intend to go on one in the near future (let’s say by the end of 2020). I should be making some patches of this at some point, too! But if you buy one of these stickers, be prepared to tell me about your past and/or upcoming three speed camping trip!
