Originally Posted by
trainchaser
...my point exactly, I don't have a road bike or pretend to be a roadie, I have a 2013 Specialized Crosstrail that I ride with my wife for exercise and recreation purposes, a full kit would be rather ridiculous for what we do so we don't bother with the "full fetish wear outfit". What we wear works very well for us and from what I read here, works well for others as well. For those who like the spandex look, feel free and fill your boots...
cheers!!
The OP asked whether any/some of us ride in 'cycling kit', and later clarified that to mean "cycling shorts, jersey, clipless pedals". Many said/say 'no'; some of us say 'yes'.
I find it interesting that those of us who say 'yes' mainly (there are exceptions) don't appear to feel the need to slag-off the sartorial choices of the 'no' side, but some of those who say 'no' consider themselves free to mock, directly or indirectly (as you do above), those of us on the 'yes' side.
Why is that, I wonder? Reverse snobbery? Insecurity? Shares in a 'cycling clothing that doesn't look like cycling clothing' company? Reminds me of Grant Petersen in full pot-stirring mode in
Just Ride.
Oh well! For the record, "I don't have a road bike or pretend to be a roadie" either, but I also don't feel a neurotic compulsion to try
not to 'look' like a roadie. I 'just ride' in what I find comfortable, as do you apparently.