Originally Posted by royalflash
Other sports don't seem to have this problem. Soccer shirts are a huge source of revenue for teams in Europe. No one expects you to be able to play like David Beckham just because you have his shirt on.
I haven't actually got any team shirts but I have no problem with people wearing them and showing their support for cycling in the same way.
There is just a nasty undercurrent of snobbishness in the bike world that says if you cant ride faster then me then you dont deserve a nicer bike/kit than me. How fast do I have to be able to cycle and over what distance before I can get a Discovery Channel jersey- or do I just have to be able to cycle faster than everyone I meet not wearing team kit (hope you dont meet Lance on his day off R600 Duraace). if someone could just let me know.
My wife is not too fast either does she have to ride on a badly adjusted Walmart bike wearing a cheap tracksuit
Some people just need to grow up.
I wear a "Chivas" soccor jersey. ( Las Chivas are a Mexican soccor team from Guadalajara) I am not a soccor player, nor am I from Guadalajara. I just dig the shirt. Wear what you feel comfortable in, and f*** 'em if they don't like it. ( I hate lycra shorts myself, but thats just me. Wear what works for you.