The only thing worse than looking like a roadie is looking like someone that would pay $360 for a pair of jeans.

Probably, but I bet it cost an extra $100.

Oh I wish I looked like a roadie. But there's all this extra ... stuff around my waistline that sorta diffuses that image.

Doesn't stop a lot of people.

When what you're wearing totals more then what your riding, something is out of whack.

Those look like crap. Denim or corduroy jeans look way better, especially from behind. Also, rolled up tight jeans to your knees give you some protection for your knees if you crash. If your jeans are tight, it limits your leg movement on the upstroke so downstroke gets bounced somewhat, therefor giving you more power. Lance are you reading this? I never really felt that padded lycra is worth spending extra cash on.

Bwuahahahaa!!! :roflmao2::roflmao2::roflmao2:

At that price it better include the bike.

No, I don't give a damn what other people think of me. Especially random people on the street.

I look more like a homeless man than a roadie.

WHAT is japanese denim?

That sort of logical thinking has no place in this world. You must start to view yourself only through the eyes of others. First step is to get your cell phone (buy one if you don't already own one) and speed dial everyone you know about any thought, outfit choice or human interaction you have and check out what friends think about those things, that way you'll know how your life is going. Second step is twitter where you can check out your actions via the opinions of strangers. In this way you will eventually have a true picture of who you are. ;)

denim from Japan.

$360 for just jeans. I don't care how they market it, they aren't specific for cycling. It's a lame attempt to cash in. But people will buy because some people just love to part with money. Now if I could come up with a cycling specific shaving kit I'd be in business.

$360?! I wear $10 basketball shorts and if it's chilly i'll throw some thermal underwear under those. If you are really trying to make riding a bike about increasing your efficiency as a person and decreasing your impact on the earth spending piles of money on more junk is kind of counterproductive.

SEXIHO3. Is that l33t or something? Cuz if it is, it's Sexy Garden Tool.

/tool.

I wonder how the economic downturn will affect the rich dork market.

That seems to be the prevailing thinking among commuters here too -- actually, among people here in general. People wear what works for them, which is determined by any or all of: what you have to wear at work, what's most functional on the bike, what the weather is like, where you're planning to go after work, whether that is your favorite <insert item of clothing>, and more. I think most people understand their own choices as being determined by personal factors and preferences, and therefore understand that other people are doing the same. I suspect that those who are most concerned that others are judging them because of the clothing they wear on the bike are the same people who are the most judgmental of what others wear on the bike (this is glaringly obvious in the case of those who sneer about those who wear bike jerseys and shorts as "supermen"). Judgmental people tend to see judgmentalism in others, I guess.

I like road cycling, but I don't like the roadie look. To me it's just like auto-racing. The outfits worn by the drivers are designed specifically for the sport and it's conditions. Same for road cycling, and I'm not a road cyclist myself, so I don't wear the kit.

If I could have any look I wanted, I'd look like a body builder, wearing a black tank-top and jeans, and riding around on a beach cruiser or city bike.

at $360, I can buy a lot of Pearl Izumi shorts and T shirts... I think I'll keep my roadie look.

Are you saying that the very thing that bothers people most about others is the thing they themselves are guilty of? I'm not sure that sort of introspection is welcome in our society.

Ride a recumbent and call it an aerobelly :thumb:

You hit that nail right on the head.
What is different between the regular clothes crowd thumbing their nose at the lycra crowd and vice versa? Not a damned thing.

$360.

When I read the first part, I was going to respond "You mean I should get a Twitter account?"

Honestly, I post to my LiveJournal several times a week, but I can't imagine the level of neediness involved with using Twitter. I've peeked at a few Twitter streams just to see if the people who use them were right, and they weren't that bad. They were just exactly that bad. Honestly. Dude. No. One. Cares. Or if they do, they're as devoid of a life as the poster.

I actually have a cell phone. It's off most of the time. I bought a pay-as-you-go one because with my previous one I checked my bill and realized I use about 3 to 5 minutes of air time per month, on average, and for that priviledge I was paying $30/month.