FF, this one is for you: Pro cycling attire don'ts....
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mfin wrote:Of all the cyclists I know, none of them would be seen dead dressed up in a full team kit (some retro continental meets aside).
Yea I know them types to. :roll: Love to look down their nose and think they're all superior. Normally find their riding doesn't back up their attitude.
The Sky kit is shite quality but handy for a commute I have no qualms or worries what the f*ck anybody else thinks of me wearing it. Does a job and looks tidy.
Guys in my club wear team kit from time to time and no-one thinks any less of them for doing so.0 -
I don't wear pro team kit when I cycle but I don't give a f*** if you want to.0
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Gazzaputt wrote:mfin wrote:Of all the cyclists I know, none of them would be seen dead dressed up in a full team kit (some retro continental meets aside).
Yea I know them types to. :roll: Love to look down their nose and think they're all superior. Normally find their riding doesn't back up their attitude.
Well, you can make that assumption if you like, but you're wrong in the case of the one's I know, there's no superiority going on at all, just saying the opinion on full team kit. As for making that supposed attitude to full team kit be proportional to how good people are on a bike, well, that's another jump of the imagination, well it might not be in the one's you know, but I can say for sure it isn't the case for the ones I know.
I also don't actually care if people want to do some dressing up, it is up to them, I won't lie and not say I find it a source of amusement when out on the road though.0 -
On a related note, can anybody remember that website that had loads of ex-HIgh Road gear for sale? TT helmets, discs that sort of thing?"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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disgruntledgoat wrote:Vino2007 wrote:It is no longer accepted that having matching kit makes you a proper roadie. If you don't have a full drawer of castelli/assos/the like clothing range then basically you're as big a fred as they come.
I prefer Etxeondo, the connisseurs choice
However, the ability to put swanky kit on the credit card doth not a cyclist make. It's an attitude. If a casquette looks cooler to you than a helmet, you've got it.
NB joyless types, i said "looks" not "you believe it offers more crash protection"
Oh yes, etxeondo, even nicer.
This has to be the best kit ever, I yearned for it for a few years in the mid 2000s
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greasedscotsman wrote:
Feel a bit ill now...
That was a horror, the 2011 was an improvement though."I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)0 -
Hmmm, you know you want it, but could never ride in it.
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I saw a Mapei truck on the motorway last weekend, so exciting I took a photo.
The Mapei graphic Colnago paintjob is a thing of beauty too."In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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greasedscotsman wrote:
It would take some serious dedication, but maybe he could get a picture of him wearing a picture of himself. And then do more. He'd be like a real life set of russian dolls"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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One of the safest way of doing things is to wear team shorts and a plain dark top...that way it looks like you're not trying too hard but many will know you are actually into the sport, and besides alot of pro team shorts look loads better than your average 'wobbly wheelers cc' kind of design. Having said that, its all very well wearing cool clothing on the bike but if you're not skinny it still doesnt look right.0
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disgruntledgoat wrote:On a related note, can anybody remember that website that had loads of ex-HIgh Road gear for sale? TT helmets, discs that sort of thing?
This?:
http://kinetixproducts.com/shop/index.p ... ommon/home0 -
The RS jersey was awful; I can't help feeling they should have gone with this, which was a special for the Tour of the Battenkill:
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Hmm, it's the only trade jersey I have - bought for about £2 at a car boot sale - but is that excuse enough? Although I did then go on holiday to where he comes from - I think my wife chose the final apartment (but I admit I helped narrow down the location choice for her).frenchfighter wrote:Hmmm, you know you want it, but could never ride in it.
I have to admit, when I do a duathlon I ride in running shorts (matching the top of course!)Rick Chasey wrote:8 points to the chap I saw in '11 QS top, matching cap, and, wait for it.....
Exactly the same blue matching football shorts.
In the 1990s (I don’t know if it’s the same now), it was frowned upon to take part in any FFCT event in France wearing a jersey which gave publicity to any company, so trade team jerseys were definitely out, club jerseys too if a sponsor’s name was in big on them.
Jerseys acquired at other events were also out, so if you had a Marmotte jersey (if they were available that far back in time).
One wasn’t prevented taking part, just the odd remark might be made that one’s attire wasn’t appropriate because commercialism wasn’t an aim.
(FFCT is a cross between CTC and British Cycling, more towards the former, like FFC in France is also a cross, but more like British Cycling)0 -
disgruntledgoat wrote:
Blech!0 -
What about this one? Not sure if it's good or not?
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Not sure which is worse, the jersey, the bike or the camp pose!
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Greatest pro bike rider ever and he spends the last year of his career wearing this!
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greasedscotsman wrote:Not sure which is worse, the jersey, the bike or the camp pose!
Is that the Hog? - Looks like him'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'0 -
That’s what I instantly thought too when I saw the picture. I have memories of Bruyneel in his riding days coming over as ‘cool’ in his dress and stance, especially in his ONCE days.LangerDan wrote:
Is that the Hog? - Looks like himgreasedscotsman wrote:Not sure which is worse, the jersey, the bike or the camp pose!
In the USA, there is a Johann Bruyneel line of T-shirts, about 10-12 different designs, all with a slight cycling theme. Ironically, this is one in the range.
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Back in 90/91 there was a Swiss team called Frank/Toyo... one of the first pro teams to use white lycra shorts... looked 'magnificent' on a bright sunny day... first bit of rain and they were well see-through, and there's nothing worse than grovelling in some shitty Belgian gutter with a hairy arse staring out at you! :shock:0
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MajorMantra wrote:disgruntledgoat wrote:On a related note, can anybody remember that website that had loads of ex-HIgh Road gear for sale? TT helmets, discs that sort of thing?
This?:
http://kinetixproducts.com/shop/index.p ... ommon/home
You can get Bert Grabsch's frame for 0 Euros. Thats good value.
That reminds me when the MoD auctioned lots of stuff off. I put a bid in for a Harrier and I think my dad bid for the Ark Royal.0 -
I can't readily locate a photo of it and I know it's not pro-team but the Maratona 2011 jersey is pretty way out there. I'm sure there's loads of people on here know exactly what I'm talking about. It's a bit like some 60's album cover. I've never actually worn mine although my missus bizzarely think's it's lovely. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess (after all, she married me)0
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Surprised no one posted this yet.
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But that's cool, isn't it?0
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***** Pro Tour Pundit Champion 2020, 2018, 2017 & 2011 *****0 -
Have I miss understood this thread? I thought these were supposed to be terrible pro jerseys (and shorts), those last two Cipo photos look cool, don't they?0
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greasedscotsman wrote:Have I miss understood this thread? I thought these were supposed to be terrible pro jerseys (and shorts), those last two Cipo photos look cool, don't they?
The handlebar tape is better.0 -
