Is it wrong buying clothing to match your bike brand?

Steve_F

I just saw a gillet going through eBay that matches my bike brand and is very similar in colour, not too expensive either.

Not actually sure if I'll wear it or realise I'll look like a complete w$nk!!

ShutUpLegs

Only if its Rapha

ALaPlage

wear what you like as long as it is fit for purpose and of course makes you look/feel great - sod what anyone else thinks.

Steve_F

I'm not really one to worry about what others think about what I wear, worn plenty of Aldi/Lidl tops.

It's kind of a reverse worry I suppose, on a half decent bike wearing matching kit people might actually think I'm good on a bike!!! All the gear and all that.

brin

I wonder why bike manufactures don't endorse brand jackets portraying their names and maybe a badge, bit similar to football tracksuit tops, or motor rally jackets?
would come in handy when waiting around at the beginning of an event, and more so to keep you warm afterwards.

cougie

For me - I like kit to match rather than clash. You can overdo it though if you have the complete set of kit - unless you are a pro.

Mendip rouleur

sod what anyone else thinks.

+1

All the gear, no idea, that's me and I'm proud of it. Sod power output, technical skills and all that malarkey, colour co-ordination is the Holy Grail of cycling.

father_jack

Wear a yelllow jersey.

blackpoolkev

Father Jack wrote:

Wear a yelllow jersey.

Only if you have a yellow bike.

Scrumple

Buy it

I love Wilier gear.

StanwaySteve62

I have a willer but have no wilier branded gear, however my bike does have campag and only today ordered some campag bib shorts

thegreatdivide

I've got a Wilier bike (soon to be two bikes) a Wiler jersey and a Wilier/Prendas cap - that'll do me for the branding.

StanwaySteve62

Do fancy a jersey though

Peddle Up!

Steve_F wrote:

It's kind of a reverse worry I suppose, on a half decent bike wearing matching kit people might actually think I'm good on a bike!!! All the gear and all that.

There's the rub. If you do it and you're used to getting off to push on some hills, be prepared for p*ss taking.

Ollieda

Peddle Up! wrote:

Steve_F wrote:

It's kind of a reverse worry I suppose, on a half decent bike wearing matching kit people might actually think I'm good on a bike!!! All the gear and all that.

There's the rub. If you do it and you're used to getting off to push on some hills, be prepared for p*ss taking.

Saw a guy the other week in a KoM polka dot jersey.....pushing his bike up the hill. Almost got off my bike to stop and have a laugh! Decided it would be funnier if he saw a heffer like me "powering" past insted

Monty Dog

It depends on how 'hard' they're trying and whether there's a sense of irony in choice of attire - clearly Clydesdales wearing KoM jerseys fits into the latter.
There's been countless discussions on wearing team kit, or even, horror-of-horrors - World Champs or GT classification jerseys - mind you the Maglia Rosa doesn't seem to invoke the same degree of rabid fervour as the Maillot Jeune.
In terms of kit matching the bike - well the Wilier kit is made by Castelli so you won't go far wrong. Watch out for cheap, Chinese knock-offs - some of it is hideous, poor quality.

Rich Hcp

ALaPlage wrote:

wear what you like as long as it is fit for purpose and of course makes you look/feel great - sod what anyone else thinks.

I agree

secretsam

Hi there, realtive noob here - is there the same sort of fashion thing going on in cycling as there is with football, where you're expected to have the "latest" kit???

Personally, I wear a right dog's dinner, which is appropriate 'cos I'm slow and lardy. If I dressed like a pro, then a) I'd look a right prat and b) Everyone would snigger cos I'm really not that fast.

So I'll stick with "anything that's on sale" thanks!

estampida

as long as you dont dress like a works rider, you will get away withit, cos they are paid to advertise and your not.

and avoid lots of black, the whole darth vader look is not cool

mikeq

Do what you want and sod the rest

Steve_F

Peddle Up! wrote:

Steve_F wrote:

It's kind of a reverse worry I suppose, on a half decent bike wearing matching kit people might actually think I'm good on a bike!!! All the gear and all that.

There's the rub. If you do it and you're used to getting off to push on some hills, be prepared for p*ss taking.

Thankfully that's not happened in a long time, last hill I got stuck on was the Applecross climb on the Bealach last year, just took a wee break to get some food/energy gel then kept going to the top. Might very well be happening a lot more in the Alps later this year.

Sod it, it matches the bike very nicely and looked to be good value. If it fits properly I'll definitely wear it!

Ollieda

SecretSam wrote:

Hi there, realtive noob here - is there the same sort of fashion thing going on in cycling as there is with football, where you're expected to have the "latest" kit???

Personally, I wear a right dog's dinner, which is appropriate 'cos I'm slow and lardy. If I dressed like a pro, then a) I'd look a right prat and b) Everyone would snigger cos I'm really not that fast.

So I'll stick with "anything that's on sale" thanks!

I didn't realise thats the case for football, luckily i'm not a fan.

I don't think most really cares about having the "latest" kit, from what i've seen out and about last years kit / retro kits seem to be popular (almost inferring a seniority). Just wear what you want but if your wear kit that suggests you've won it (TdF yellow, world champs, KoM, etc.) then expect people not to be so appreciative of your style choice if its clearly obvious you haven't won it!

secretsam

Ollieda wrote:

SecretSam wrote:

Hi there, realtive noob here - is there the same sort of fashion thing going on in cycling as there is with football, where you're expected to have the "latest" kit???

Personally, I wear a right dog's dinner, which is appropriate 'cos I'm slow and lardy. If I dressed like a pro, then a) I'd look a right prat and b) Everyone would snigger cos I'm really not that fast.

So I'll stick with "anything that's on sale" thanks!

I didn't realise thats the case for football, luckily i'm not a fan.

I don't think most really cares about having the "latest" kit, from what i've seen out and about last years kit / retro kits seem to be popular (almost inferring a seniority). Just wear what you want but if your wear kit that suggests you've won it (TdF yellow, world champs, KoM, etc.) then expect people not to be so appreciative of your style choice if its clearly obvious you haven't won it!

There's an element of it among footie fans, teams change their kits pretty much every season.

BTW - where did you get the Rabbit / Tiger piccie?

navrig

Taking the OP question a stage further.

As a family we all cycle but mostly off road with MTBs and hybrid.

My missus (SWMBO) decided she would like to join me with a road bike.

So, do I:

1. Buy her a bike which she likes the look of and let her buy her own kit?

or

2. Buy her the same bike as me and start to build up our own team kit.

or

3. Tell her to naff off and let me have "boys own" time.

mattward1979

1 or 2 depending on her choice, and 3 occasionally when you feel the need for a solo ride!!

Ollieda

SecretSam wrote:

There's an element of it among footie fans, teams change their kits pretty much every season.

BTW - where did you get the Rabbit / Tiger piccie?

I suppose that's just the fans falling for the marketing of the sports industry - there's a reason Man Utd is such a big bussiness!

The tiger rabbit (Tibbit it was called) did it's rounds as one of those joke pictures years ago, I cam across it about 1999 when i started secondary school and it was old then! Way before the whole Lolz catz phase we now have.