Wannabe what? A cyclist? Well, I am a cyclist, so what's 'wannabe' about dressing like one?

No, a racer. My guess is that 80% of the folks who wear all kinds of logos and such on their shirts have never raced a bike.


Please let me clear one other thing up. I am not talking about brightly colored clothes. I am speaking of team racing shirts with ads all over them. Brightly colored shirts have saved my life on numerous occasions. I am very much for them. And mirrors on helmets too, but that's another thread...

Most of the ones that yell "Funny Comments" whilst passing have one of these prominently display on their rear window.

I race only occasionally but wear my team jersey on most of my rides, even if they're not club rides. The "ads" are the names of the team's sponsors. They help support the club. The sponsors want their names on the jersey, so I think we as club members should be wearing the jerseys that have their names/logos on them.

VoR I guess you've never worn a hat of your favorite Baseball or Football team? You've never worn a t-shirt with a logo on it? Some people just like to wear team stuff, it ain't a crime so get over it. We are all different in every way and quite frankly I like it like that. If you are uncomfortable wearing cycling specific clothes then don't but leave the rest of us to do what we want.

A. Hmmmmm, let's see, advertisers want to attract attention so they use brightly colored cycling clothing to catch the eye of consumers.

B. "Brightly colored shirts have saved my life on numerous occasions."

C. User name = "VoiceOfReason"????

Marketing at it's best

I have all kinds of ads and logos on my arrogantly bright yellow sobe/cannondale jersey. I plaster company stickers all over my bike. So what? Do you think I'm a poseur? Say it to my face...if you can catch me.

I love "threats" on biking forums. Other forums, people are all like, i'll beat you up or fill you full of lead. Here, it's, "...if you can catch me." Friggin' awesome! :D

I agree with you on the shots thing (see above) but I am still not ready for the skin tight jerseys yet.

cause them drunk NASCAR fans would put a hurtin on him :)

Whereas all the Jeff Gordon T-shirt wearing folks in the Mall have driven a race car I suppose :rolleyes:
At least we are actually participating in our sport when we wear these jerseys.

As someone has already pointed out, this is about as stupid a question as I have ever read here.

sometimes I ride nekid

LOL! I got on my bike nekid once when I had it locked into the trainer. Just wore my shoes and birthday suit. I have a cut-out in my saddle. I didn't ride for long :eek:

The turn this thread has taken reminds me of one of Mrs. Caloso's oft-cited Rules of Fashion:

Lycra is a privilege, not a right.

I guess the reasoning for cycling specific shorts versus your corduroy shorts has been addressed.

The Jersey question versus cotton is really a no brainer for wicking and also for drying in case of
cold sudden showers, and for getting the sweat away from your body, have a look at what adventure racers wear, cotton is definitely an inferior material for most sports.

I figure also that if you are getting out cycling in corduroy you may not be as 'serious' a
cyclist as a lot of the folk on this forum, most of them log their miles, know their average
speeds and cadences, know their maximum distances and are constantly pushing themselves
and their limits and they are likely to take advantage of any technical/padded apparel
that might make their time in the saddle more comfortable.

BUT

The real thing I want to address is, if someone in an F150 swerves their several tonne vehicle at me, unnecessarily risking my life, because I AM RIDING A BIKE IN CLOTHES HE DOESN'T LIKE!?!?!, then
whose behaviour requires modification? Mine or His? Why are you talking to a cycling forum about changing our obviously sport specific apparel to appease some w*nker in a massive
'Sorry about your p*nis' truck?

Like someone else said,

VoiceofReason -> WTF??

Amen!

Point taken. I apologize to any that may have been offended by the quote of not-so inttelligent MTB guys I know in the thread title.

Peace

Lufty

I don't think it matters at all what anyone wears working out, it's personal preferance. In the other post I mentioned the name calling because I was wondering how many of you "catch heat" from people about wearing your gear while cycling. Sounds like a few dum-ass rednecks and jerks in general(i.e the MTB "buddies" from my post) will dump a ration on you guys from time to time...but it's not a big deal. Answered my question.

Personally, I went with more urban colors for my road bike...again, it's personal preferance, I'm not a loud personality, and don't have and "clubs" or sponsors that I care to advertise colorfully. I'm just glad to begin riding.

Lufty,

Well, welcome to road riding. There's some great riding up in Marin and Sonoma counties. Enjoy yourself and ride safe.

SteveE

You have my vote for the best post in this entire thread.

I'm with 2Rodies - wear what you want - just RIDE!

I say you should whack them in the jimmy when they make disparaging remarks about you. That would fix 'em.

PJ

I love my Performance Elite shorts.

It is hard to ride with out them. I do have a cheapo pair, just in case.