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Originally Posted by Maelochs (Post 22228264)

Here's a weird idea ..... if you want to ride your bike, ride your bike.

I am not a participant in a fashion, show, nor any kind of public opinion poll, nor in any way interested in the judgments of random people, or even with the judgments of self-selected "cycling aficionados" at a site like this.

If you are mostly concerned with how you look to people who honestly aren't even looking at you, I cannot help you. If you make your life decisions based on input from random strangers and bots on the internet, no one can help you.

If you like riding your bike ..... maybe try doing that?

Here's what I think is a reasonable question--"What clothing works for you while riding and why?" You will get a bunch of completely different answers, but at least we can assume the people answering it know that better than anyone else.

Here's an unreasonable question--"what kind of clothing will work best for me and why?" Again different answers, but now no reason to assume anyone knows what they're talking about.

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Originally Posted by livedarklions (Post 22228528)

DEscriptive, rather than PREscriptive.

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Originally Posted by NomarsGirl (Post 22228374)

I used to feel weird wearing cycling clothes, but I finally look like a cyclist, so I don't mind now. It is much more comfortable than street clothes. The padded shorts are absolutely necessary and I like having pockets in the jersey.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7d242dabe3.jpg

What are you doing on Tricia’s bike? It has been reported to the authorities. ;)

The leg 'grippers' and elastane material of most shorts I have tried in the last few years [about 3 different manufacturers / price ranges] all make the worst of my varicosed veins bulge up and ache / throb.

I decided to swap to wearing padded cycling underwear with running shorts over the top and sometimes some 'baggies' MTB style shorts over the top.

Not only but also: I stopped wearing 'Jerseys' in favour of looser 'MTB style' shirts some time ago. A couple will flap slightly in the warm summer breeze but I kinda like that and they still have all the pockets etc

Now the serious roadies ignore me even more but the locals appear more friendly towards me!

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Originally Posted by wolfchild (Post 22224795)

What's a fake bike rider ??

Obviously, that's someone riding a fake bike!

For the "humor-impaired": yes, I'm being facetious. (smile)

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Originally Posted by rsbob (Post 22228823)

What are you doing on Tricia’s bike? It has been reported to the authorities. ;)

That's my actual name. I know. You thought I was Mia Hamm, right?

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Originally Posted by NomarsGirl (Post 22229252)

That's my actual name. I know. You thought I was Mia Hamm, right?

Is it true her sisters are named Ima and Ura?