Originally Posted by
wolfchild
It's not just in Europe that cyclists dress normal...It's the same here in my area. Majority of transportational commuter cyclists wear normal clothes and use hybrids or mountain bikes, I also regularly see bikes with fenders and racks...Only weekend warriors wear spandex costumes and ride race bikes....I've been a cyclists for 9 years now, riding all year round from the hottest to the coldest, I've ridded many thousands of miles in the last couple of years and I don't even own any cycling specific costumes and none of my bikes have clipless pedals.
And I think that’s great for you. To each his own right?
I’m not sure if your use of the word ‘costume’ is intentional or not, but I don’t consider what I wear when I’m cycling to be a costume. To me a costume is something you wear to go trick-or-treating, or something that a clown would wear. Calling it such denigrates what we do daily, and is, frankly, quite insulting. You’ve made known many times on here your disdain for such frivolities, subtly an d sometimes not so subtly. I get it. You’re no better (or no worse) just because you choose to commute in regular clothes and don’t own a race bike or clipless pedals. No need to put down those who who don’t share you view.