Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
An interesting article on cycling enthusiasts who do "enthusiastic" commutes from the suburbs into the city, i.e. high speed, very long distances, pace lines, etc. Lots of name brandname dropping in the article made it seem like it belonged on the fashion page.
I would like to see a follow up article on more typical NYC commuting cyclists wearing street clothes, are not racers, do not commute in pace lines or with an organized groups, and actually commute a reasonable distance everyday from their NYC home to place of business. Reasonable meaning not requiring an entire ensemble of specialized clothing to accomplish.
Why the concern over what people wear? I suspect they are wearing the clothing that functions best for them in their circumstances. I know that when my commute was over 100 miles round trip I was a lot more comfortable in cycling specific clothing than I would have been in anything else. Even my 50 mile round trip commute was much better in cycling clothes.
Also, the article seemed to be saying that only a few of the commuters in question are racers. Even the racers are just commuters, though. Pacelines are a reasonable way for cyclists to get where they are going and are especially good when the group has experience riding together.