Cameo trend in cycle wear?

Moonbiker
Moonbiker Posts: 1,706
edited December 2017 in Road general
They look pretty but eeems abit foolish?

E.g this grey cameo:

Castelli-Arctic-Windstopper-Winter-Jacket.jpg

seems designed to blend in with tarmac colours apart from logo?

On the other hand yellow hi vis is ugly.
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  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    The picture doesn't work, I can't see a jersey?
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Do you mean camo? Because a cameo is something else.
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  • bendertherobot
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    Word up
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  • lostboysaint
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    bendertherobot wrote:
    Word up

    :)
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  • vimfuego
    vimfuego Posts: 1,783
    I have that one - but obviously I only wear it for a short section on each commute.
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  • Matthewfalle
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    Stuff that - you're going to die wearing that.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

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  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Wearing what?
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Didn't saxo do that for their training kit ?

    You can do camo designs with brighter colours but I'm not wanting to go unnoticed on the roads.
  • bendertherobot
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    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Stuff that - you're going to die wearing that.

    OP likes it, I can just see him wave his hands in the air cos he don't care.
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    carbonclem Posts: 1,793
    Codpiece is going to chafe.
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  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    It's going to minimise any risk of gliding past the people as they start to look and stare.
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    lostboysaint wrote:
    Wearing what?


    Who said that? Where are you?
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    bendertherobot wrote:
    It's going to minimise any risk of gliding past the people as they start to look and stare.

    Where's the "on fire" emoji when you need it?

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  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,830
    Man goes into a bike shop...
    "Excuse me. Do you have any of those camouflage cycling jerseys?"
    Man behind counter replies...
    "Yeah, loads, we just can't find any of them"
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 12,033
    Codpiece_1387899c.jpg

    I particularly like the Ale Cameo kit - not a fan of the La Passione stuff, or the Castelli stuff above personally.
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  • benjamess
    benjamess Posts: 159
    lostboysaint wrote:
    Wearing what?

    A set of arm warmers isn't it?
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,209
    benjamess wrote:
    lostboysaint wrote:
    Wearing what?

    A set of arm warmers isn't it?

    And a castelli cummerbund?
  • ayjaycee
    ayjaycee Posts: 1,277
    The codpieces in the new Rapha Summer 2018 collection look quite cool as well!
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  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    It's certainly one way of avoiding that feeling of being on display as you cross the office in Lycra.
  • lesfirth
    lesfirth Posts: 1,382
    cooldad wrote:
    Do you mean camo? Because a cameo is something else.

    I was expecting to see a little diamond embroidery broach on some bibs. :D
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    old joke time... Officer Commanding
    " I didnt see you in camouflage training this morning , Private Smith"
    "Oh, thank you very much , Sir"
  • navrig2
    navrig2 Posts: 1,851
    Bar tape even:

    bontrager-gel-cork-bar-tape-camo-green.jpg

    Wont be long before bikes come in full camo paint. May even have happened but I haven't seen any yet. :)
  • mfin
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    Navrig2 wrote:
    Bar tape even:

    bontrager-gel-cork-bar-tape-camo-green.jpg

    Wont be long before bikes come in full camo paint. May even have happened but I haven't seen any yet. :)

    There, quite a good match for the bar tape if you've already bought some.

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  • Elfed
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    KingstonGraham wrote:
    benjamess wrote:
    lostboysaint wrote:
    Wearing what?

    A set of arm warmers isn't it?

    And a castelli cummerbund?

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  • navrig2
    navrig2 Posts: 1,851
    mfin wrote:
    Navrig2 wrote:
    Bar tape even:

    bontrager-gel-cork-bar-tape-camo-green.jpg

    Wont be long before bikes come in full camo paint. May even have happened but I haven't seen any yet. :)

    There, quite a good match for the bar tape if you've already bought some.

    2016-25-2-12-41-12.png


    Bleuch!
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    I did think when I saw it, what Arctic convoy camouflage look where they going for, its called "dazzle" isnt it,designed to make it difficult to estimate the targets range & speed...yeah just what you want to wear on a bike in winter.

    its weird because I kind of like the way the dark grey bits, its just the pattern,very misguided
  • trivial_poursuivant
    trivial_poursuivant Posts: 1,136
    cooldad wrote:
    Do you mean camo? Because a cameo is something else.

    I think he means cameo cos it’s so fu@k ugly it’ll only make one appearance
  • motogull
    motogull Posts: 325
    I saw a fella on my estate the other evening on a flat bar, no helmet, no lights, dark trousers and a camo jacket. Utter cretin.
  • daniel_b
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    Maybe he was special forces?
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