black shorts ...why only black

northernneil
northernneil Posts: 1,549
edited September 2009 in The bottom bracket
there are other colours in the world... why unless you are buying team kit do you struggle to get any shorts in anything other than black ?

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  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    My shorts are red and black, plenty of shorts that are not black, Assos do coloured shorts too.

    Best colour though IMO, it's slimming and makes you look like a ninja.
  • nikgibson_1
    nikgibson_1 Posts: 106
    you could always decorate them in stick on twinkly stars or glitter :D
    Dont say \'Can\'t\', just add \'ry\'
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Know what you mean, Assos, castelli and giordana do white shorts, but are fairly expensive. I wear all black sometimes, all I lack are Ninja throwing stars. 8)
  • jos2thehua
    jos2thehua Posts: 76
    White shorts would be very nice during the hotter season. However, I guess it's just one of those generic occurrences that has caught on for so long it would be quite strange to start manufacturing a variety of colors. Of course, when the mobile phone came out in a variety of colors people started purchasing them more. Same goes for the game boy pocket and it's variety of unique colors :lol: .
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    prendas do a range of solid colours in bibs I think....
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    A cycle club near me has all purple shorts :lol:
  • Slow Downcp
    Slow Downcp Posts: 3,041
    White shorts look good when the suns out and you've got tanned legs - the slightest bit of rain and the road spray makes you look like you didn't get to the pan in time, and they go almost transparent :shock:
    Carlsberg don't make cycle clothing, but if they did it would probably still not be as good as Assos
  • Smokin Joe
    Smokin Joe Posts: 2,706
    Slow Downcp wrote:
    White shorts look good when the suns out and you've got tanned legs - the slightest bit of rain and the road spray makes you look like you didn't get to the pan in time, and they go almost transparent :shock:
    And then there's the urine stain... :oops:
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    De Jojo:

    ullrich3.jpg
    Contador is the Greatest
  • guilliano
    guilliano Posts: 5,495
    I couldn't wear my white and black Gore stuff in the wet, but in the dry I think it looks as good as lycra can on me. I may have to get some of the Endura coloured ones for next summer as they are reasonably cheap and I know I get on with them for 50-60 mile rides.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/guilliano/
  • zedders
    zedders Posts: 509
    campag factory team bib shorts? £60.
    "I spend my petrol money on Bikes, Beer, Pizza, and Donuts "

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/38256268@N04/3517156549/
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    Slow Downcp wrote:
    White shorts look good when the suns out and you've got tanned legs - the slightest bit of rain and the road spray makes you look like you didn't get to the pan in time, and they go almost transparent :shock:

    I've posted warnings re. the whole wet weather/semi-visible buttocks issue in the past. Pale shorts best avoided at all costs, black all the way for me. If nothing else, usually cheaper than other colours and much wider (as in 'easier to buy', not a comment on waist sizes) availability.

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • pneumatic
    pneumatic Posts: 1,989
    It is all about perception, in the technical sense. You don't see the outline of black.

    That doesn't matter if you're a wiry little climber, but with an 8rse the size of mine, anything other than black atop my seatpost and you've got a spacehopper on a stick!

    Fast and Bulbous
    Peregrinations
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  • richy2686
    richy2686 Posts: 6
    Could it be this?

    http://www.alivewithlove.com/cyclists.html
  • Barkiesnake
    Barkiesnake Posts: 244
    dmclite wrote:
    Know what you mean, Assos, castelli and giordana do white shorts, but are fairly expensive. I wear all black sometimes, all I lack are Ninja throwing stars. 8)

    i find filing down the cogs from old cassettes works and you can have 9 speed versions. :twisted:
    "If you think you can, or if you think you can't, your right" Henry Ford
  • STEFANOS4784
    STEFANOS4784 Posts: 4,109
    richy2686 wrote:
    Could it be this?

    http://www.alivewithlove.com/cyclists.html

    Nuff said.
    winter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
    Summer beast; http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff015.jpg
  • donnie murdo
    donnie murdo Posts: 986
    Historically they were black to hide oil etc as it got all over the place back in the day.

    Companies like Assos do various colours of shorts but unless you are racing and you are sponsored (Colombia) I can see no reason for a grown man to ever wear white shorts.
  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    richy2686 wrote:
    Could it be this?

    http://www.alivewithlove.com/cyclists.html

    Surely that's a reason to wear anything but black shorts?
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Barkiesnake wrote:
    dmclite wrote:
    Know what you mean, Assos, castelli and giordana do white shorts, but are fairly expensive. I wear all black sometimes, all I lack are Ninja throwing stars. 8)

    i find filing down the cogs from old cassettes works and you can have 9 speed versions. :twisted:

    Ahhh, soo, i would favour an old 105, 25 tooth for maximum carnage. :twisted: :twisted:
  • SteppenHerring
    SteppenHerring Posts: 720
    I was behind a guy with white shorts on the Burgess Hill Rumble. Please do not wear white shorts.

    Personally, I think it's a ploy to make other people go on the front.
  • peterdowning
    peterdowning Posts: 67
    frenchfighter wrote:
    De Jojo:

    ullrich3.jpg

    Wonder why Jan couldn't get a black helmet too? Might as well go all the way.
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    northernneil wrote:
    there are other colours in the world... why unless you are buying team kit do you struggle to get any shorts in anything other than black ?
    Struggle? I have royal blue, and also black with wide light-grey stripes on their outer sides, both just from Aldi.
    nikgibson_1 wrote:
    you could always decorate them in stick on twinkly stars or glitter :D
    Not exactly twinkly stars, but I also have black shorts with lots small off-white rubbery dimples on their outer sides. I think the looks and feel of them good. Not Aldi this time, but I can’t remember the brand.
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    freehub wrote:
    A cycle club near me has all purple shorts :lol:
    Unfortunately, the average male Brit is scared of much or different colour. :(
    A few years ago when in Italy, I bought bib shorts in purple there; they looked great (unfortunately since worn out and discarded).
    freehub wrote:
    My shorts are red and black
    I’ve red shorts too, really bright. I feel stronger when wearing them – they have a hidden psychological bonus!
  • schlepcycling
    schlepcycling Posts: 1,614
    What's wrong with coloured shorts?, I've got several pairs to match different coloured jerseys including a white pair.........................I've even got a pair of these http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?typ=typ&fkid=5&ID=2344
    'Hello to Jason Isaacs'
  • Alain Quay
    Alain Quay Posts: 534
    northernneil wrote:
    there are other colours in the world... why unless you are buying team kit do you struggle to get any shorts in anything other than black ?

    Come on people, be honest. It is British conservatism and fear of attracting unwanted comments.
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    As per your title "black shorts - why only black?" It is my understanding that that the color black(if it really is a color) has never came in any color other than black. i.e. if it came in red it would be called red and not black.
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    SteppenHerring wrote:
    I was behind a guy with white shorts on the Burgess Hill Rumble. Please do not wear white shorts.

    Personally, I think it's a ploy to make other people go on the front.

    There must be a market for 'comedy' cycle shorts somewhere with a pair of bum cheeks screen-printed on to the behind.....

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    SteppenHerring wrote:
    I was behind a guy with white shorts on the Burgess Hill Rumble. Please do not wear white shorts.

    Personally, I think it's a ploy to make other people go on the front.

    I have also noticed that some people don't know when their shorts are starting to wear a bit thin in the rear, thus making some "THINGS" disturbingly visible.

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