@ Lit - for the Viner

il_principe

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?ID=2072

lost_in_thought

SOLD

jonginge

I was thinking the euskatel kit would match the viner...

lost_in_thought

What is?

*googles*

Oooooh don't know that I can wear proper team kit... goes against the grain a little.

jonginge

Weeell, technically that bic one is also team kit, albeit for a defunct team.
Still want me a La Vie Claire top: http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?ty ... =2&ID=2239
Ooh and a reynolds one...

Sea_Green_Incorruptible

I've got the Flandria top in s/sleeve and the St. Raphael one in long. Fantastic quality, both. Truely are Prendas the clothing daddies.

rhext

lost_in_thought wrote:

What is?

*googles*

Oooooh don't know that I can wear proper team kit... goes against the grain a little.

You've got a superbike and you're worried about wearing team kit to go with it?????

Go for it! Anyone who does manage to overtake you will just think you're on a recovery ride.

Eau Rouge

rhext wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

You've got a superbike and you're worried about wearing team kit to go with it?????
quote]

Worried about wearing the wrong team kit... Euskaltel ride Orbea's.

biondino

LiT, get the Euskaltel mitts!

lost_in_thought

rhext wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

What is?

*googles*

Oooooh don't know that I can wear proper team kit... goes against the grain a little.

You've got a superbike and you're worried about wearing team kit to go with it?????

Go for it! Anyone who does manage to overtake you will just think you're on a recovery ride.

I have a (very stupid) aversion to wearing obvious team kit, and not just on a bike. It's daft - I can't really offer a good explanation for it!

rhext

lost_in_thought wrote:

rhext wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

What is?

*googles*

Oooooh don't know that I can wear proper team kit... goes against the grain a little.

You've got a superbike and you're worried about wearing team kit to go with it?????

Go for it! Anyone who does manage to overtake you will just think you're on a recovery ride.

I have a (very stupid) aversion to wearing obvious team kit, and not just on a bike. It's daft - I can't really offer a good explanation for it!

Probably something to do with the fact that they all look like mobile (but very skinny) billboards.

lost_in_thought

Nope, that's not it... more about the statement you're making by wearing team kit... I did say it was stupid.

roger_merriman

what puts me off a lot of cycletops is i don't follow it as sport so i have no idea as to what the names mean so...

gabriel959

My wife got me the Etxeondo Euskaltel kit (2008!) and its lovely - that BIC top is amazing too, Ocana was one of my grandad's favourite cyclists (being himself a cyclists when he was a kid).

I think to get that top you need to understand its past though

Much better than all that Rapha and Assos stuff if you ask me!

Gavin Gilbert

lost_in_thought wrote:

Nope, that's not it... more about the statement you're making by wearing team kit... I did say it was stupid.

It's a very valid aversion, unless it's done in a retro sort of way (as with the Bic jersey). What gets my goat is those that wear World Championship Bands or Tour Leader jerseys when they haven't earnt the right to.

lost_in_thought

Gavin Gilbert wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Nope, that's not it... more about the statement you're making by wearing team kit... I did say it was stupid.

It's a very valid aversion, unless it's done in a retro sort of way (as with the Bic jersey). What gets my goat is those that wear World Championship Bands or Tour Leader jerseys when they haven't earnt the right to.

Yeah, it's probably about 50% that, but it's also the statement that you have an allegiance to that team, and as someone who rarely watches sports and has no real interest in any team in any sport other than international ones, I don't like that. Again, disclaimer, I did say it was stupid!

el_presidente

I must admit I haven't worn my Gerolsteiner jersey since the Schumacher & Kohl unpleasantness. I do have a vintage Ariostea top which I like though

edhornby

I can see what you mean about current kits being too billboardy, but some of the retro ones look like you've been watching bike racing for years, as opposed to the bike version of wearing a man united top (discovery!)

I've bought my dad a Peugeot top cos it's the one Tommy Simpson wore

Bassjunkieuk

biondino wrote:

LiT, get the Euskaltel mitts!

BD - These would go nice with your new pink bar tape:

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?ID=1671&imgID=2491

simon_ramsey

But the product description says that these are designed for ladies

"NB: The Pink mitts are designed for ladies"

AllTheGear

The jersey in my avatar would suit my bike, but I won't buy one for a few reasons:

a) Paying a hefty premium for the right to advertise. They should be paying me!
b) Same reasons as LiT outlined above. Perfectly understandable.
c) I'd look like a nob, especially at the speeds I do. I look like a nob on my bike anyway but I see no reason to double up.

I actually have one of these:



Although mine is a long-sleaved jacket. It's original, my dad gave it to me. Highly offensive on the eye. It's brighter, more pink and more yellow than this pic suggests.

biondino

simon_ramsey wrote:

But the product description says that these are designed for ladies

"NB: The Pink mitts are designed for ladies"

I actually did check them out, and if it wasn't for that swirly heart design I would totally have got them I have delicate small hands in any case so the "designed for ladies" thing isn't a worry

simon_ramsey

Never let it be said I was accusing you of having "ladies fingers" 8)

topcat33

I'd be a bit careful about wearing Bic kit.....they also make disposable razors.......people may think you are part Brazilian.......... :oops:

gabriel959

This kit argument is as silly as the expensive bikes thread. I like to wear the Euskaltel kit because I think looks good, feels comfortable and I like the team. Same goes for some of my other kit (Spain national’s, Mapei, etc!)