Cycling gear and what it says about you!

RobFowl

shaungil wrote: »

Hmmm interesting regarding varicose veins. Dirk what is the protocol here, looks like mine are starting to develop. This is good right? Will I need to shave my legs though?

All those weeknight intervals and you still have hairy legs ....

Shame on you

Jawgap

poolboy wrote: »

careful such admissions are frowned upon around here by some

....and probably to make it worse he's a keen MTB'er.

Anyway, I quite like the colour and graphics on it.

ednwireland

Lumen wrote: »

wish you'd stop posting that photo of me !

one day i'll scan some race photos me you can see some real retro chic then

shaungil

RobFowl wrote: »

All those weeknight intervals and you still have hairy legs ....

Shame on you

I know the shame, you're not the first to mention it. But

1) An A4 club cyclist with shaved legs is it not like someone turning up to the club race in the pro gear and matching bike with a pot belly and going off in the first group and getting dropped on the first hill.
2) Where do you stop, knees thighs ?
3) My missus would say that there are much more important places I could shave first , back, shoulders palms of hands etc.

I understand the reasons why but could it just be, and I know cyclists might recoil in shock, an image thing???

poolboy

Lumen wrote: »

It's a reference to (I think) this quite famous satirical cartoon.

Lance is known for portraying any criticism of himself as criticism of his cancer-fighting crusade and therefore an attack on cancer suffers everywhere. See here, for instance, where Kimmage is attempting to draw Lance on doping issues.

Hence when someone in this thread criticizes the wearing of Lance gear for whatever reason, and you respond with arguments about faceless multinationals vs cancer victims, I see ironic parallels.

Now I'm am utterly unfussed what you wear, honestly, but some people see Lance as a sanctimonious egotistical bellend, and you must therefore expect that a subset of those people would judge you negatively for wearing his gear.

As I say, I'm well past caring what I* or anyone looks like on the bike, but since this thread is about perceptions I thought it worth saying.

* ok, this may be a small fib

Mmmm.. Thats funny? My sense of humour must be broken.

You obviously are not unfussed by what someone else wears given the effort you,ve put into demonstrating how a livestrong kit maybe judged.

Lumen

shaungil wrote: »

Where do you stop, knees thighs ?

There is no stopping. How are you going to apply your testosterone patches to a set of hairy peaches?

poolboy

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Oh God yes, essential step, show those veins off with pride..."blood pumps" as tom is so fond of saying.



The last paragraph was referring to the tour jerseys again, which is why there is the odd repetition and poor spelling, I was throwing thoughts out. Next time I'll structure it better.



It should look like that. I don't know too many riders who would be expected to have skills because they wear livestrong kit. Go, get your livestrong kit, I honestly couldn't have a care in the world about what you wear, I just would never ever buy it. I have fashion sense, it overrides my charitable one. After all, I could just donate money to cancer research without shouting about it to everyone through my kit.

EDIT: You do realise that Nike make the Livestrong kit, as well as the 10/2 (as important a milestone in history of the gregorian calendar as "A.D.") cycling range? It's good to see that Nike are so charitable though, I have no issue with that, I mean it's nice to see a "faceless multinational" with a track record of human rights violations trying to do some good and not carve out a profit at the same time.

Some company has to make every kit i never suggested 100% of your money goes to charity thats just ridculous my point is if you are going to spend money on a jersey some people may choose to buy a jersey where a portion of that money goes to charity for that decision to be sneered by cycling snobs is what annoys me. This was my point to the op ignore the snobs and their rules and sneers wear what you want and enjoy your bike we are not kids

shaungil

Lumen wrote: »

There is no stopping. How are you going to apply your testosterone patches to a set of hairy peaches?

Someone told me (not a poster here don't worry Raam your secret is safe) that they go for the entire below waist for cycling and are not comfortable with out getting the crack and sac done.

I was weirded out by this so quickly changed the subject. Surely not?

Chips Lovell

shaungil wrote: »

Surely not?

Why wouldn't they?

ednwireland

shaungil wrote: »

I was weirded out by this so quickly changed the subject. Surely not?

never heard of back sac and crack

i got really weirded out when someone started talking about a**l bleaching on another cycling forum eugggh

Chips Lovell

ednwireland wrote: »

i got really weirded out when someone started talking about a**l bleaching on another cycling forum eugggh

Can I get "Livestrong" bleached onto my ass, I wonder?

DirkVoodoo

poolboy wrote: »

Some company has to make every kit i never suggested 100% of your money goes to charity thats just ridculous my point is if you are going to spend money on a jersey some people may choose to buy a jersey where a portion of that money goes to charity for that decision to be sneered by cycling snobs is what annoys me. This was my point to the op ignore the snobs and their rules and sneers wear what you want and enjoy your bike we are not kids

Poolboy I don't really see what point you are making and continuing to say my points are ridiculous doesn't make it less true. Saying this forum is full of "rubbish" and "snobbery" is fair enough, I guess you just can't see the joke, no need to take everything so seriously.

You brought up Lance and cancer, I only said I don't like the kit. I apologise for my confusing post, I was talking about tour jerseys and "you should be able to back it up" if you wear one, i.e. climb well if you wear polka dot. I just think Livestrong looks crap.

Then saying all this stuff about multinationals and faceless Nike. Well, nothing is stopping you from donating 100% of whatever you give to cancer research and feeling good about yourself rather than "donating" 90 dollars to Nike who will give a percentage of this to the Livestrong foundation. I suggest you google cause related marketing, it makes for some interesting reading.

I like the Liquigas jersey, it has nothing to do with trying to make people more aware of this high gas charges facing poor italian families, I just like bright colours. I'm sorry if you thought my reasons for disliking any kit, except tour jerseys, was based on anything other than style.

iregk

To be honest I've never met anyone in all my years of cycling to be snobbish about a jersey I've been wearing. I'd echo what DV has said though, if your going to wear a yello TDF jersey you'd better back it up. Likewise make sure you can climb if you've got polka dots on and so on and so forth.

Other than that people generally tend not to notice or care what your wearing. I've been known to wear shorts and jersey from seperate teams. Nobody has even made a remark on my lovely pink Fassa Bortolo shorts!

DV if you like bright colours I got this jersey a couple of years back. Possibly the funkiest colours I've got.

Lumen

Dirk, it pains me to type this, but I think you're just going to have to accept that for some people, cycling is just about riding a bike.

What would Gok Wan do?

Chips Lovell

I think I'll get myself a pair of these:

DirkVoodoo

iregk wrote: »

DV if you like bright colours I got this jersey a couple of years back. Possibly the funkiest colours I've got.

Nice!

@Lumen: Extending the logic being applied against "snobbish" cyclists, then surely I couldn't give a crap what people want to do on a bike, for me it's also about looking good on the bike and what other people think doesn't concern me.

doozerie

iregk wrote: »

To be honest I've never met anyone in all my years of cycling to be snobbish about a jersey I've been wearing.

iregk wrote:

I'd echo what DV has said though, if your going to wear a yello TDF jersey you'd better back it up. Likewise make sure you can climb if you've got polka dots on and so on and so forth.

Aren't those two statements contradictory?

trek climber

iregk wrote: »

To be honest I've never met anyone in all my years of cycling to be snobbish about a jersey I've been wearing. I'd echo what DV has said though, if your going to wear a yello TDF jersey you'd better back it up. Likewise make sure you can climb if you've got polka dots on and so on and so forth.

Other than that people generally tend not to notice or care what your wearing. I've been known to wear shorts and jersey from seperate teams. Nobody has even made a remark on my lovely pink Fassa Bortolo shorts!

Would have to agree with this, generally apart from a bit of slagging within the group nobody is going to be bothered about what kind of gear you are wearing. Although, having said if someone arrives out in a Tour De France king of ther mountains jersey you can bet what is going to happen on the first climb

poolboy

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Poolboy I don't really see what point you are making and continuing to say my points are ridiculous doesn't make it less true. Saying this forum is full of "rubbish" and "snobbery" is fair enough, I guess you just can't see the joke, no need to take everything so seriously.

You brought up Lance and cancer, I only said I don't like the kit. I apologise for my confusing post, I was talking about tour jerseys and "you should be able to back it up" if you wear one, i.e. climb well if you wear polka dot. I just think Livestrong looks crap.

Then saying all this stuff about multinationals and faceless Nike. Well, nothing is stopping you from donating 100% of whatever you give to cancer research and feeling good about yourself rather than "donating" 90 dollars to Nike who will give a percentage of this to the Livestrong foundation. I suggest you google cause related marketing, it makes for some interesting reading.

I like the Liquigas jersey, it has nothing to do with trying to make people more aware of this high gas charges facing poor italian families, I just like bright colours. I'm sorry if you thought my reasons for disliking any kit, except tour jerseys, was based on anything other than style.

Fair enough.

DirkVoodoo

For what it's worth, I actually think the new 2010 livestrong jersey looks pretty sharp, certainly more so than the "tarmac and double yellow line" look of the old one:



The nike logo design is a bit too reminiscent of their football jersey design though.

ROK ON

The British contingent should be pleased to know that Rapha will releasing a UK country jersey replete with butchers apron, sorry Union Jack logo on the rear pocket.

iregk

doozerie wrote: »

Aren't those two statements contradictory?

No absolutely not. What your probably missing is the tongue in cheek element of the TDF jersey reference.

Its one thing people being snobbish about a jersey, which as I've said I've never seen and a totally different thing your mates ripping the piss when you roll up in the yellow.

doozerie

iregk wrote: »

No absolutely not. What your probably missing is the tongue in cheek element of the TDF jersey reference.

Its one thing people being snobbish about a jersey, which as I've said I've never seen and a totally different thing your mates ripping the piss when you roll up in the yellow.

That depends on how you define snobbery, to be honest. Personally I see no difference between someone being slagged for wearing a yellow jersey and someone being slagged for turning up riding either a rusty bike dating from the 70's or a top of the range Cervelo to take one example.

Why automatically assume that a person's choice of clothing, or bike, is representative of their view of their own cycling ability? Is someone wearing a Festina jersey voicing their support for drug taking? Do you have to be Basque to wear the Euskaltel-Euskadi jersey? Some people choose their kit on the basis of practicality (yellow is obviously a good choice if you want to be visible to other traffic), some people choose it on the basis of budget (if yellow jerseys are so unpopular then presumably they are to found in the bargain bin for a fraction of the price of more popular/acceptable kit), etc., etc. Perhaps you are reading more into their choices than they ever did themselves, and perhaps you should ask yourself why you feel the need to do so.

At the end of the day, once you strip away the elitism and the ****e, cycling is just a hobby for the vast majority of people that participate in the sport. Before having a go at others for their choice of kit, remember that regardless of how acceptable your own kit is amongst your peers the non-cycling world still sees you (and me) as sad, weird, and in the most homophobic cases possibly even fetishistic, hobbyists that like to wear lycra in public. None of us are exactly ideally placed to pull the piss out of anyone else's wardrobe.

DirkVoodoo

I have learnt the hard way, chicks don't go for cyclists, even though it is the most hardcore of sports.

Lumen

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I have learnt the hard way, chicks don't go for cyclists, even though it is the most hardcore of sports.

You're doing it wrong.

DirkVoodoo

He's Cipo, I can't compete. I'm referring more to the emaciated climbers, could you imagine Rasmussen in that photo?

Lumen

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

He's Cipo, I can't compete. I'm referring more to the emaciated climbers, could you imagine Rasmussen in that photo?

Who cares whether they're paid to do it?

DirkVoodoo

Look at his face, could he not smile a little? Or is he thinking "this lipstick is going to increase my aerodynamic drag, get away from me you harpees!"

Ok, so AMATEUR cyclists are yet to reach the same highs.

Lumen

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Ok, so AMATEUR cyclists are yet to reach the same highs.

Sure they are, but some of them are too busy chatting up their cup of tea to make the most of the opportunities....

DirkVoodoo

Look at the size of my head, Christ!

Oh Kerry rose, such a fox!

DirkVoodoo

On the subject of kit, while I like the boards jersey, the cut of it is truly awful. I think it's the most ill-fitting jersey I own. I just wear the winter jacket now, fits much better.

ROK ON

I am happy to say that I am significantly smaller now. So I will not head to the shop to grab a coke taytos and a bar of chocolate :-)
Still Kerry chicks dig a chunky man.

Chips Lovell

Dirk, you are most definitely doing it wrong.

iregk

doozerie wrote: »

Perhaps you are reading more into their choices than they ever did themselves, and perhaps you should ask yourself why you feel the need to do so.

Personally I think your reading way too much into and need to let it go.

doozerie

iregk wrote: »

Personally I think your reading way too much into and need to let it go.

I'd like to let it go, I really would, but I'm wearing my commerative Jeremy Paxman jersey today and the peer pressure to persist is, frankly, overwhelming.

cyclingmad

Basster wrote: »

Probably a strange thread, but I hope ye will get where I'm coming from. Basically I need to pick up some 'proper' cycling gear to stop myself wearing winter running gear on the bike. Basically, does certain team gear make certain say, statements about the person wearing it? For instance I'm guessing that wearing Astana gear would make me look like one of those types wearing a Chelsea jersey in the pub?

Or am I paranoid?!! Is the An Post some fair game? I like the idea of wearing Irish gear. Cheers!

I Bought the An Post kit today, I bought jersey and shorts because It'd be hgard to find anything that matches green shorts... Also its very well priced Bib shorts cost me only €54.99 and Short sleeve jersey only €49.99 compared to the Saxo Bank jersey which Alone is €80, I bought in Cycle Ways, which is opposite the Ilac Centre on Parnell Street

gerardduff

cyclingmad wrote: »

I Bought the An Post kit today, I bought jersey and shorts because It'd be hgard to find anything that matches green shorts... Also its very well priced Bib shorts cost me only €54.99 and Short sleeve jersey only €49.99 compared to the Saxo Bank jersey which Alone is €80, I bought in Cycle Ways, which is opposite the Ilac Centre on Parnell Street

You must be mad!

Cranky Mc Funhouse

Wow 6 pages! Almost as good as the 11 pages discussing 'freds'. Nice work guys!

c montgomery

I bought the radio shack jersey a few days ago. Its one of the nicest around in my opinion:)

DirkVoodoo

c montgomery wrote: »

I bought the radio shack jersey a few days ago. Its one of the nicest around in my opinion:)

A bit too similar to the BMC kit for me.

I really like the AG2R kit, I can't decide though if it's on fashion grounds or because Roche rides for them. A lot of Irish people like it, so I'm thinking it's probably the latter.

Captain Havoc

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

A bit too similar to the BMC kit for me.

I really like the AG2R kit, I can't decide though if it's on fashion grounds or because Roche rides for them. A lot of Irish people like it, so I'm thinking it's probably the latter.

It looks a lot nicer in front of you than on the telly.

gaffmaster

This is my yellow jersey!

I think it's ironic enough not to provoke 'you gotta earn it' comments.

mr_staggerlee

gaffmaster wrote: »

This is my yellow jersey!

I think it's ironic enough not to provoke 'you gotta earn it' comments.

l luuuuuuurrrrvvvvvveeee that teacake jersey, where can l buy it ???

it's my fav snack nibble the choc, suck the mallow, lick the biscuit yum yum.

at the moment l wear a couple of foskas jersey, the marmite one and a scottish saltire which gets me odd looks cycling in cooley, however it makes me ride quicker in case the snipers get me.

cyclingmad

gerardduff wrote: »

You must be mad!

no i'm not.... its a very comfy kit

High Nellie

Whatever you wear please try to make it bright so that drivers will see you better. I don't understand the current fashion for black - it's ok on trade teams who ride in bunches or in races, but guys out their own in dark gear .... ????

mloc123

Should ban black cars too, I never notice them while driving in a daze.

ednwireland

mloc123 wrote: »

Should ban black cars too, I never notice them while driving in a daze.

except now where they stand out quite well

should do people who dont clear the snow off their cars saw a ninja car, no lights came of the brow of the hill, windscreen cleared rest covered in snow could hardly see it !

Paul Kiernan

cyclingmad wrote: »

no i'm not.... its a very comfy kit

Wow, five months!

eoghan84

Alright guys, just seen the thread. One reason to get the team kits is that at the end of the year you can find good reductions on good quality stuff and of course if youre not in a club too.
Ive picked up the Skil Shimano gear cheap on several occasions this way-Ive got it all alot cheaper than any other gear, any plain gear or any Chinese stuff. I just got a long sleeved jersey for 26e. I find the shimano clothing gear to be a good fit

Raam

eoghan84 wrote: »

One reason to get the team kits is that at the end of the year you can find good reductions on good quality stuff and of course if youre not in a club too.

That is possibly the worst reason to get it. Part of the image is to not only spend as much as possible on your kit, but to be seen to spend as much as possible.