I told my friend....

adampeds

that I bought some Lycra and he laughed....hard is it really that silly??

golfergmc

I get stick from the guy I work with everyday, he calls it spandex :shock:

jus71n

Remember when I first started cycling, swore i'd never wear it..... Now i don't ride without it

anto164

jus71n wrote:

Remember when I first started cycling, swore i'd never wear it..... Now i don't ride without it

Same...

Unless i'm on the mountain bike.. Then the only 'lycra' is the baselayers :P

Simontheintrepid

I got called Borat in the gym the other day. Some people will never understand.

danowat

adampeds wrote:

that I bought some Lycra and he laughed....hard is it really that silly??

The biggest question is, do you care what he thinks?

I couldn't give a fig what people think

t.m.h.n.e.t

I've found that most people who laugh,don't ride and barely do anything sporty/fitness wise.

Herbsman

jus71n wrote:

Remember when I first started cycling, swore i'd never wear it..... Now i don't ride without it

And me.

roypsb

The attitude of people who have to posture in that way to confirm their masculinity - they are clearly insecure.

jame58rown

I'm 17, so you can imagine what my mates think haha. XD

Who gives a sh*t? While I'm on my bike in my "gimp suit" They're all on their playstations or drinking some crappy alchopop.

MountainMonster

Most likely he doesn't cycle, but oh well.

Hierotochan

If they don't cycle then their opinion is irrelevant.

martincashman

Lycra is to cycling as football kit is to football, simple as that. It's the appropriate attire for maximum performance, see to any of the naysayers play 90mins in Doc Martins and Jeans because they think Rooney is a Gimp for wearing shin pads and shorts.

martincashman

Lycra is to cycling as football kit is to football, simple as that. It's the appropriate attire for maximum performance, see to any of the naysayers play 90mins in Doc Martins and Jeans because they think Rooney is a Gimp for wearing shin pads and shorts.

sloppyschleckonds

Wait til you tell them you shave your legs

Barteos

Does lycra look silly?
Certainly not if you you're slim, proportionally built, you have ripped arms and legs, nice tan, straight flat back when on drops and you normally spin smoothly at 100 rpm.

RDB66

Barteos wrote:

Certainly not if you you're slim, proportionally built, you have ripped arms and legs, nice tan, straight flat back when on drops and you normally spin smoothly at 100 rpm.

And thats the easy bit !!

willowthewhite

Barteos wrote:

Does lycra look silly?
Certainly not if you you're slim, proportionally built, you have ripped arms and legs, nice tan, straight flat back when on drops and you normally spin smoothly at 100 rpm.

Sorry to burst your bubble but it doesn't matter what you can do or even if your name is Cadel Evans, you still look bloody stupid in lycra, but it is aerodynamically efficient and that is why we wear it, and that is all you need to tell the doubters

mouth

danowat wrote:

adampeds wrote:

that I bought some Lycra and he laughed....hard is it really that silly??

The biggest question is, do you care what he thinks?

I couldn't give a fig what people think

+1

I'm a bus driver by trade and I'm sure you can guess the average 'stature'of me and my colleagues. To give you an idea, I'm 5ft5 and wear 2xl bibs and jersey. Bottom line: I don't give a crap what others think or feel is offensive to the eyes. The point is I feel good when riding in the gear and this encourages me to ride 'for the hell of it'.

MattC59

Does it matter what he thinks ?
Tell him to join you on a ride, in jeans and a shirt and see if he still thinks Lycra as daft afterwards

You won't look daft in it, as it's somewhat expected on a roadbike. You will look a little daft if you wear it to go to Sainsburys though !!

HAllez!!

I once responded that I would rather look like this, than like a heart attack just waiting to happen....he wound his neck in a bit and took another puff on his cigarette and swig of his pint..... :roll:

PP

mcj78

Just jam half the fruit bowl down the front of your lycra shorts then see what the doubters say... (make sure it doesn't shift to the rear of the shorts, or else the illusion is somewhat shattered)

Stiff_Orange

adampeds wrote:

that I bought some Lycra and he laughed....hard is it really that silly??

Go for a nice long ride with your mate (preferably on a nice warm day) get to the top of a big climb and then compare.
Your lycra will still look fresh and the sweat will be wicking away. Your mate will have sweat stains down his back, under his arms, etc which will not feel pleasent . I'm sure that the soggy crotch won't be very comfortable either.

We wear technical clothing for a reason.

ollyridesfirst

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

Wait til you tell them you shave your legs

or rub chamois cream under your balls...

mcj78 wrote:

Just jam half the fruit bowl down the front of your lycra shorts then see what the doubters say... (make sure it doesn't shift to the rear of the shorts, or else the illusion is somewhat shattered)

I did this once, but got some funny looks.....had to throw the pineapple away in the end! :shock:

CakeLovinBeast

I swore to myself that despite just getting my first road bike, that I was going to stick with my MTB baggies... Took my new bike out for it's first blast on Saturday, did a very sedate 26 miles and the first thing I did after I got home and cleaned both myself and the bike was to get on the internets and order me some new shorts! I tell you, my seat bones were shocked!

Peddle Up!

Barteos wrote:

Does lycra look silly?
Certainly not if you you're slim, proportionally built, you have ripped arms and legs, nice tan, straight flat back when on drops and you normally spin smoothly at 100 rpm.

That's me to a tee! On the drops. As to the rest of it, er...

silverpigeon

MattC59 wrote:

Does it matter what he thinks ?
Tell him to join you on a ride, in jeans and a shirt and see if he still thinks Lycra as daft afterwards

You won't look daft in it, as it's somewhat expected on a roadbike. You will look a little daft if you wear it to go to Sainsburys though !!

+1

I've got quite a few people into cycling over the years. They all said they'd never wear Lycra. They all do.

the_spooks

Had a road bike for 3 days now and already wear Lycra on it, MTB is baggies (with Lycra underneath..... Shhhhh). Used to call road cyclists MAMIL's Middle Aged Men In Lycra and laugh..... Happy to be one now.

mowflow

I think lycra got a bad name because some people used to walk around the streets wearing cycling shorts as a fashion item in the 80s. Sports clothing is for wearing while participating in a sport.

Overweight middle aged men who couldn't kick a cow in the ar$e if they were holding by the tail wearing football strips or tracksuits look way more ridiculous than anyone fat or thin sat on a bike wearing lycra.

kieranb

silverpigeon wrote:

MattC59 wrote:

Does it matter what he thinks ?
Tell him to join you on a ride, in jeans and a shirt and see if he still thinks Lycra as daft afterwards

You won't look daft in it, as it's somewhat expected on a roadbike. You will look a little daft if you wear it to go to Sainsburys though !!

+1

I've got quite a few people into cycling over the years. They all said they'd never wear Lycra. They all do.

after a while you forget about it and end up wearing it in the pub, at parent teacher meetings etc or is that just me?

DavidJB

Used to swear I'd never wear it when I started road biking...then I used to wear it under shorts...I then lost all the weight that was making me self concious and now I never leave home on a road bike without it Don't care what people say really, plus I'm cultivating my tan lines!