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Old 09-14-14, 11:35 AM
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Columbian women cycling team kit

A major faux pas?
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In my mind, yes, poor taste. Maybe things are different in Columbia, tho. Attention getting, just not in a positive way.
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I agree. A bit over the top, or I mean the bottom. I wonder what the back looks like?
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Nice complement to the Polish team pic.
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I can't get past all the mis-matched socks and footwear.
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Colombian, not Columbian.

Colombian women's cycling team causes stir with unfortunate 'naked' jersey design - Americas - World - The Independent
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I can't get past all the mis-matched socks and footwear.
I know, right? You'd think with all the rest of the kit matching, the socks and shoes would be too.
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They don't have their cycling shoes on for the pic.
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It looks less wrong up close:

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I'm still making up my mind on this. More pictures please.
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Close up thats one ugly color.
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Originally Posted by hamster
It looks less wrong up close:
+1 They seem to be enjoying it, so good for them. At least the chamois prevents the camel toe.
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Apparently it's gold that just looks more flesh toned in pictures.
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That's their chamois in the front - making it look like something else!
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I much prefer a more modest kit as worn by Miss Edith of the Williamsburg Tea and Cycling Society
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I much prefer a more modest kit as worn by Miss Edith of the Williamsburg Tea and Cycling Society
i like yours sleeves, they are really.... Big.
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Just people with filthy minds thinking filthy things...

Me included. When I first viewed the pic yesterday on another sight, it actually looked like they were trying to show "bush" as it were. The second picture in this thread helps make sense of it all.

Not the best looking kit.
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Originally Posted by FLvector
+1 They seem to be enjoying it, so good for them. At least the chamois prevents the camel toe.
If I had a meme of an entire auditorium face-palm it still wouldn't be enough.

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I much prefer a more modest kit as worn by Miss Edith of the Williamsburg Tea and Cycling Society
Quite frankly that rear fender with the expanded metal is pretty shill.
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I, um, quite like it... a lot.

I mean extremely distasteful and borderline offensive!
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I think the second pic makes it look almost like Suede. I don't mind them at all frankly, but definitely can understand the controversy when viewing pics from further away
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Hi everyone - Please don't post pictures detailing the "privates" of guys or gals, even if covered. Many find it offensive, and children may be in the forums. We have deleted the same picture numerous times. Thanks!
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It only looks like skin on the blond. The rest are too tan for that color.
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^^ Thank you. I was hoping we weren't going to see that picture again.
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Originally Posted by tractorlegs
Hi everyone - Please don't post pictures detailing the "privates" of guys or gals, even if covered. Many find it offensive, and children may be in the forums. We have deleted the same picture numerous times. Thanks!
If someone wants to hunt it down for their own amusement (though as noted, it's borderline NSFW), you can by doing a google image search for "non-black bike shorts" and look for the pic of guys wearing red tights.

While it's also amusing, I've seen people try to claim that it's "only" because it's women that they made a poor color choice - it's been done before, with even more disturbing results, in male racing, lol.
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Originally Posted by hamster
It looks less wrong up close:

It looks like badly applied ace bandages or packing tape... blech.
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