View Poll Results: Wear Logo’d Apparel?
No never, wouldn’t even think of it
56
57.14%
I only fly my own racing teams colors
16
16.33%
Enjoy logo’d apparel and makes me feel more racy
2
2.04%
Some times
15
15.31%
I mix and match logo’d and non-logo’d
11
11.22%
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Do You Wear Team Logo Apparel?
03-01-22, 11:38 AM
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03-01-22, 11:42 AM
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03-01-22, 12:11 PM
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I wear basketball jerseys when I ride, and cycling kit when I shoot hoops. Is that okay?
03-01-22, 12:39 PM
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03-01-22, 01:06 PM
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Why is anyone supposed to care if it bugs you? That's your eccentricity and it's not my problem.
This is also ironic coming from you as you post again and again insulting other people's preferences. That's obviously intended to bug people who like things you don't.
By the way:
Kit, kit, kit.
This is also ironic coming from you as you post again and again insulting other people's preferences. That's obviously intended to bug people who like things you don't.
By the way:
Kit, kit, kit.
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03-01-22, 01:06 PM
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If you really want to yank someone's chain, start referring to pro team logos/colors as "livery", like F1. Though I suppose this could arguably be exclusive to the machine, and not the clothing.
03-01-22, 01:08 PM
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03-01-22, 01:15 PM
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I get grief wearing a jersey from an event I didn't do, but it was a $5 jersey at a yard sale. Last thing I'm gonna do is rock a QuickStep World Champion jersey (they're, like, a hundred bucks! 
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03-01-22, 01:19 PM
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03-01-22, 01:24 PM
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I wear ~$20 jerseys from Amazon. Never understood why people pay $75-$100 for a polyester jersey just because it has a bike brand name on it or some other silly logos.
03-01-22, 01:24 PM
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03-01-22, 01:32 PM
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While I don't go out of my way to spend as much money as possible on jerseys, the $80 Rapha Core jersey I splurged on last year is super comfy, stylish (matches the color scheme of the touring setup), devoid of a large logo and full-zip. I think I am going to buy another one shortly. I'm worth it, and i hadn't bought a jersey in many years. Most of them were gifts or free from fundraising events.
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03-01-22, 01:32 PM
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Paid to Wear The Jersey
We were on a cross country tour for 42 Below Vodka.
Got Paid $120 a Day to Ride and Wear The Jersey.
Got Paid $120 a Day to Ride and Wear The Jersey.
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03-01-22, 01:43 PM
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The price of the jersey is largely, if not entirely, based on the quality of the materials and construction, rather than any graphic design. Within the Rapha lines, for instance, a Pro Team Training jersey is the same price whether it's plain, a special edition (like Lachlan Morton's Seeing Sound), or one of the EF team designs.
03-01-22, 01:44 PM
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While I don't go out of my way to spend as much money as possible on jerseys, the $80 Rapha Core jersey I splurged on last year is super comfy, stylish (matches the color scheme of the touring setup), devoid of a large logo and full-zip. I think I am going to buy another one shortly. I'm worth it, and i hadn't bought a jersey in many years. Most of them were gifts or free from fundraising events.
But it's not stylish and doesn't match the color scheme of my bike, shorts or anything else I wear. I guess I'm doing it wrong.
https://www.amazon.com/Spotti-Basics...s%2C320&sr=8-7
03-01-22, 01:47 PM
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Hmm. Your point is still opaque...If, that is, you have a point and are just ineffectively communicating it.
Those people in replica pro football or baseball jerseys aren't wearing them while actually playing those sports, while the cyclists in full kit are actually riding - which seems like a much better reason to be wearing such gear, doesn't it?
Those people in replica pro football or baseball jerseys aren't wearing them while actually playing those sports, while the cyclists in full kit are actually riding - which seems like a much better reason to be wearing such gear, doesn't it?
I get the difference between being a fan and wearing it to actually engage in the sport.
The person I was replying to did not though and that was my point.
Bottom line is that I don’t really care what recreational riders want to wear anywhere.
I was just pointing out that whatever they wear cannot be in any way justified by other people wearing a football jersey. As was stated by the poster in this thread.
It is now officially a dead horse but anything that brings out my biased and spandex-clad fan club is always a good time
03-01-22, 01:49 PM
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The price of the jersey is largely, if not entirely, based on the quality of the materials and construction, rather than any graphic design. Within the Rapha lines, for instance, a Pro Team Training jersey is the same price whether it's plain, a special edition (like Lachlan Morton's Seeing Sound), or one of the EF team designs.
The only place I have seen where the quality of materials and construction matter is the bike shorts. There is something to be said for premium padding and a good fit. As I do own shorts from LG, Giordana and Pearl Izumi.
03-01-22, 01:53 PM
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I don't have any problems with sweating or itching with a polyester jersey. Cotton however holds water...I'd be soaked wearing a cotton T-shirt.
03-01-22, 01:56 PM
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03-01-22, 01:59 PM
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While I don't go out of my way to spend as much money as possible on jerseys, the $80 Rapha Core jersey I splurged on last year is super comfy, stylish (matches the color scheme of the touring setup), devoid of a large logo and full-zip. I think I am going to buy another one shortly. I'm worth it, and i hadn't bought a jersey in many years. Most of them were gifts or free from fundraising events.
If you're thinking about some for touring, definitely consider the core cargo bibs. I certainly gave the thigh pockets the side-eye the first time I saw them, but I bought a set and loved them so much that I bought another pretty much immediately. For any 100+ mile, non-team ride, they're my go-to for having snacks handy or to temporarily stow arm warmers that have been peeled off, etc.