Originally Posted by
Creatre
White shoes/socks have always been a tradition of the peloton, similar to a Wimbledon I guess. It wasn't until recent years, especially with Lance Armstrong, did black shoes/socks and other colors (yellow mavics for example) become popular in the peloton.
Funny thing about Armstrong's shoes. I saw some article and they were believed to be custom Rockets with a big Nike symbol sewed on them. Nike hasn't even made cycling shoes for a few years now.