'Rules' on Cycling Clothing...?
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Any female avatar pic causes excitement in the boys. Like rutting stags, the lot of yer...markos1963 wrote:How come every time hilza starts a thread she starts a fight?
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John.T wrote:Nothing wrong with team tops if you like them. But wearing a World Champ, TDF Yellow, Green or Mountains one is just not on. Unless you earned them.
I put Team GB kit in the same catagory.
but why, I just dont get it........I wear an England 1966 World Cup top, but I didnt play in the 66 WC, I didnt win the 66 WC and another point I wasnt even born 1966........and no one has ever said, 'why are you wearing that jersey, you didnt win the world cup in 1966'.......
I am not good enough to win a TdeF Jersey, I know that, I could not win a stage/climb/lead the GC even with a 85% distance advantage but in the same vain I am at best school boy level (I'm 42 ) at cricket but I wear with pride the England and Kent Cricket shirts, again no one asks when was the last time I played at Lords
Can someone introduce me to this cycling-jersey-god-like-person who decides what jerseys can and cannot be worn and by whom please?
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there just isn't enough cycle snobbery on this thread.....
of course there are arbitrary unwritten laws which must be obeyed...
if we didn't follow arbitrary rules then what would be the point ?.
sheeesh!
pro team replica kits are out except caps from defunct 80-90's obscure trade teams worn under your helmet but only on training rides
the end no exceptions"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
Just put it on take a pic and put it in "Girls in Lycra..." we will then pass judgement 0
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shane515 wrote:John.T wrote:Nothing wrong with team tops if you like them. But wearing a World Champ, TDF Yellow, Green or Mountains one is just not on. Unless you earned them. I put Team GB kit in the same catagory.
but why, I just dont get it........I wear an England 1966 World Cup top, but I didnt play in the 66 WC, I didnt win the 66 WC and another point I wasnt even born 1966........and no one has ever said, 'why are you wearing that jersey, you didnt win the world cup in 1966'.......
I am not good enough to win a TdeF Jersey, I know that, I could not win a stage/climb/lead the GC even with a 85% distance advantage but in the same vain I am at best school boy level (I'm 42 ) at cricket but I wear with pride the England and Kent Cricket shirts, again no one asks when was the last time I played at Lords
Can someone introduce me to this cycling-jersey-god-like-person who decides what jerseys can and cannot be worn and by whom please?
Shane
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Chip \'oyler wrote:
PM me and we'll arrange to meet. I'll also tell you what to wear for the meeting. "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
Back in the real world, no proper cyclist gives a toss if you wear team kit or world champ stripes.0
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Should I mention 'sock colours'? Cycling weakly0
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American here. There are arguments over here about this same subject. What you can or can't wear and when you can or can't wear it. My personal opinion is that as long as your riding,your part of the family and you can wear whatever floats your boat. I'm just as likely to throw on a t-shirt as I am cycling jersey (I'm just a rebel ) I don't even own a team kit and I wouldnt' wear one unless I was a member of the team but once again, that's just me. Your own sense of deceny should be your only guide. Example: I had a good friend that always wore his one piece Mapi (spelling??) the one from several years ago that had the multi colored dots on it. Only problem was, he weighed around 300# and was about 5'-8" tall. It wasn't pretty, but worth it just to see the looks he got from drivers going by. 0
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kong79 wrote:American here. There are arguments over here about this same subject. .
hold it right there
there is no argument.....ok?
replica get is wrong
ok fine we have that sorted we can move on.."If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
Chip \'oyler wrote:
PM me and we'll arrange to meet. I'll also tell you what to wear for the meeting.
:shock: ok but I draw the line at high heels and a dress
Very strange that these 'rules' apply to (for example) a £60 jersey and some people get so angry when someone dare wear such a jersey but ride a £5000.00 beauty in Pro Team colours and not a bad word is said 0 -
I quiet often wear a TDF yellow jersey over a Polkdot jersey over a green points jersey over a pink Giro jersey.........am i making your blood boil ,oh the outrage :roll:TT photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/steverob/0
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Here in the States people wear whatever they want. Nobody cares. Nor do they believe for a minute that you actually ride for whatever pro team replica jersey you have on. I have a yellow jersey that I wear. Great visibility and it goes well with my blue bike. Once again, nobody cares. 0
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Ok, I feel partially responsible for the "what and not to wear" to-ing and fro-ing.
Still if you want to look like a tit and turn up to a club, you will get the pi55 ripped out of you. In the nicest possible way, but people will giggle at you.
I think cycling etiquette is complicated, sometimes truculent but elegant all the same. If you want towear Champions stripes, go and earn them, please don't even use football comparisons, different altogether. :?0 -
bobtbuilder wrote:Chip \'oyler wrote:bobtbuilder wrote:dmclite wrote:Do not get a KO polka dot jersey unless you can climb like a billy goat.
Also, do not even get me started on wearing world champsstripes jerseys...............if you wear one you have to be a world champion. :x
This is such b0ll0cks. It's your hobby. It's your money. Wear what you like. :x
It aint bollox. It's an unwritten cycling rule.
It's still b0ll0cks. As if I care what a bunch of clique-y muppets thinks about what I wear!
Don't have an embolism but I wear the Giro Leader's kit and....................... I've never even ridden the Giro! :shock:
I also wear the Quickstep Belgian Champ's kit and the Bettini World Champ kit.
Good for you.
Do you dress like the Stig when you drive ? :roll:0 -
You can wear what you want.
You must accept though if you wear a champions kit you may look a bit of a plank if you don't ride that way and get a little friendly stick.
Just in the same way you would if you turned up in a full Brazil kit to play football. It can give the impression you think you are better than you are.
It really is up to you though. Nobody worth their salt will actually laugh AT you though.
How would you feel in a KOM shirt being passed by the rest of your club mates on a climb? I would feel a tit so wouldn't wear one but that is just me.
I really don't see peoples views on this subject as snobby though like some have said.
People need to relax a bit. People will think you are car drivers! 0 -
I once overtook a polka-dot jersey wearer on a climb at speed. I shouted "nice jersey" as I went past and he started laughing, but had to stop because of his mega oxygen debt. No idea why he would wear it if he was going as slow as he was. :shock: But i've got nothing against it, nonetheless.0
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Damien_KW wrote:Fortunately there is set down a concrete list of what - and what not - to wear:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2258201150
Deviate from these rules at your peril!
How bad is it that after reading these fully, I fail at everything except numbers 5, 7, 33, not 38 but I wish, 48 sometimes and 57 though those shorts have been like that for 3 years now?
What not to wear fail.... :oops:
FCN 3 or 4 on road depending on clothingjedster wrote:Just off to contemplate my own mortality and inevitable descent into decrepedness.
FCN 8 off road because I'm too old to go racing around.0 -
I really don't mean to start arguments, I'm just curious to hear people's opinions.
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If you are gonna wear replica or team kit, at least make sure that the jersey and shorts match! Frankly a lot of club kit is truly hideous too.Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0
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hilza wrote:Homer J wrote:Just put it on take a pic and put it in "Girls in Lycra" we will then pass judgement
Does this even exist?! And out of curiosity... where?
I 'stumbled' across this :shock: :oops:
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/forums/vi ... t=12544013
get the jersey by the way!!!0 -
I know some people feel you shouldn't wear a world champs jersey unless you are world champ but personally I think that is bollox. It's a bit flash and you'd get stick but it'd be good natured banter for 99% of people.Chip \'oyler wrote:JGSI wrote:Chip \'oyler wrote:bobtbuilder wrote:dmclite wrote:Do not get a KO polka dot jersey unless you can climb like a billy goat.
Also, do not even get me started on wearing world champsstripes jerseys...............if you wear one you have to be a world champion. :x
This is such b0ll0cks. It's your hobby. It's your money. Wear what you like. :x
It aint bollox. It's an unwritten cycling rule.
The wear what you like 'tis ok when you ride on your own or in informal group of friends .. after all it's your choice and money... personally, I would feel very self conscious with kom jersey on for instance, but I do have a nice 'white' giro jersey to belie my damnable mountain of years..
.. but a club ride, best to keep it neutral with at least something that denotes club membership, I would have thought
and give it a rest with the 'unwritten laws; crap.... this isnt fat arssed golf boorishness but cycling... pleeeeese
If it wasn't for the 'unwritten laws' cyclists wouldn't acknowledge one another when riding, they wouldn't come through when sitting on someone's wheel, they wouldn't ask if someone was OK when they're stood at the side of the road fiddling with their bike, there wouldn't...
As for wearing other jerseys like yellow, pink, Belgian Champ etc etc - never heard anyone even mention that as a problem.
There 's a big difference between unwritten laws based on looking out for other people or being able to ride in a group and some nonsense about what kit you can and can't wear.
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hilza wrote:I really don't mean to start arguments, I'm just curious to hear people's opinions.
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Nice, goes with your bike, buy it -I don't think itthe s sort of thing most people are thinking of why they talk about "team replica" .
I've got the Mountain team shirt - nice fit, good quality. I have heard that the matching shorts can be a bit see-through though.0 -
kong79 wrote:American here. There are arguments over here about this same subject. What you can or can't wear and when you can or can't wear it. My personal opinion is that as long as your riding,your part of the family and you can wear whatever floats your boat. I'm just as likely to throw on a t-shirt as I am cycling jersey (I'm just a rebel ) I don't even own a team kit and I wouldnt' wear one unless I was a member of the team but once again, that's just me. Your own sense of deceny should be your only guide. Example: I had a good friend that always wore his one piece Mapi (spelling??) the one from several years ago that had the multi colored dots on it. Only problem was, he weighed around 300# and was about 5'-8" tall. It wasn't pretty, but worth it just to see the looks he got from drivers going by.
Thanks Kong - that's what I was trying to say, only you did it far more eloquently!0 -
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I have read this with some mirth and hilarity, at the end of the day it's cycling FCS :shock: it's not earning a living or detrimental to your health, so why do people have to get so keyed up.
When I used to race at Crystal Palace and Herne Hill then yes I rode for my club and had to wear my club colours as I entered the event under my club name, but for a ride out which is for enjoyment then what the hell are things coming to.
We ride a bike for enjoyment and you should wear whatever floats your boat.
Personally I have a whole hosts of different colour shirts, I try to wear bright colours so that I am seen, and yellow just suites that need, I don't wear it to shout look at how good I am, same as I wear blue or red etc.
I haven't joined a club since my return to cycling and may well not do so, what with club politics and clubs dictating what someone can or cannot wear. I like to wear nice kit, so if I want to wear my yellow Assos top then I will, I'm still slow up the hills, but so what at 50 I'm just grateful to be able to get out and ride.
Clubs that insist on club kit being worn on club rides out need to get a reality check.
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