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Is White a bad idea as a base colour for a cycling jersey.

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  • 10-10-2015 4:53pm
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    afishyfish
    Registered Users Posts: 207 ✭✭


    Hi all,
    I'm planning to design & create a cycling jersey. I was thinking of using white as the base colour, but I've noticed very few cycling jerseys do this. Mostly blacks & other deep colours. This could be for a number or reasons. Probably the practicality of keeping it clean would be a main one.
    Any thoughts on this?

    This is just a preliminary design idea.
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    Is white a good colour for a cycling jersey? 6 votes

    Yes. White will work well.
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    No. Go for a darker colour.
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    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,074 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Fine at the front but dirty water will tend to go up the back so best to keep the rear centre panel coloured.


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    afishyfish
    Registered Users Posts: 207 ✭✭afishyfish


    Lumen wrote: »
    Fine at the front but dirty water will tend to go up the back so best to keep the rear centre panel coloured.
    Good idea. Thank you.


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    OldBean
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    White shorts are always a bad idea. Not fun cycling behind on a rainy day.


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    Wishbone Ash
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    White doesn't suit anyone who is overweight - it makes them look even bigger.

    (That said, it never ceases to amaze me that so many overweight men choose to wear white shirts.)


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    StevieGriff
    Registered Users Posts: 859 ✭✭✭StevieGriff


    Lumen wrote: »
    Fine at the front but dirty water will tend to go up the back so best to keep the rear centre panel coloured.
    OldBean wrote: »
    White shorts are always a bad idea. Not fun cycling behind on a rainy day.

    These lads hit the nail on the head.


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    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,296 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    White doesn't suit anyone who is overweight - it makes them look even bigger.

    (That said, it never ceases to amaze me that so many overweight men choose to wear white shirts.)

    We do it to amaze you and your ilk.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    NamelessPhil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭NamelessPhil


    If you're female, it makes peanut smuggling more obvious.

    Unless the fabric is very good quality, it goes transparent in the rain.


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    Don't Chute!
    Registered Users Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭Don't Chute!


    NamelessPhil wrote: »
    If you're female, it makes peanut smuggling more obvious.

    Unless the fabric is very good quality, it goes transparent in the rain.

    Sounds like a great idea so!:)


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    NamelessPhil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭NamelessPhil


    Not when the peanut smuggling is accompanied by a hairy chest and a hairy back!


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