[Closed] Team kit.

Similar to adults wearing football shirts in public, ie a bit sad-sacky

WGAS?

Oh. 😥
*takes Man Utd shirt off to reveal beer gut and tattoos*

druidh - Member

WGAS?

Nothing wrong with it imo. Full get up can look a bit naff though. Shirt/shorts on their own are fine.

Subtle historical hangover from yesteryear.. If you were a racer or a club rider, you would always ride in your club kit, so people who rode in trade jerseys were not... part of the scene, if you will.

These days, people wear whatever they want to, but that trade-jerseys-are-a-bit-sus thing still lingers on.

I wouldn't, but I've been riding for long enough to have so many jerseys that I don't need trade kit.

Ah - it was just "banter". You weren't really judging other folks dress sense like your opinion would actually count for something.

I seldom wear my own team kit if i am not racing. (yes we have a kit but are a 'team' in the least organised or pofessional sense possible!) Reason being the odd cheeky diversion on many rides and everyone knowing everyone round here. A couple of years ago another local team were 'identified' by a parky/ranger/groundsman type on an advertised/organised large group ride which was particlularly cheeky (I couldn't possibly say where it was on a public forum, neither do i ride there), because half of them were wearing the team kit.

As for 'proper' teams: Anyone's bib shorts is fine for me because you buy the best fitting and quality for your gooch, who cares what it says across your bum? Jerseys: I once slightly drunkenly ebay purchased a kinesis jersey to match my kinesis xc pro, and I could never bring myself to wear the jersey on the bike! I like old ones that weren't particularly successful in the grand scheme of things and preferably look a bit silly. I keep meaning to find a 'Bonjour' jersey.

Matching overshoes/socks/mitts/musettes? If you really have to, but only if they are all for different teams. Been a wee while since I saw a team bike/strip/accessories 'perfect ten'. 😆

What is this 'team kit' you speak of?

Is this team kit?
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I have a Liquigas jersey as they, like me, ride Cannondales and it's bright green so good for visibility. Oh, and a Highroad one someone bough me as a present. Don't see what's wrong with it really.

People riding jerseys they haven't earned is different - thinking replica leaders jerseys and national/ world champions. That's very wrong.

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Fail of epic proportions if you're not actually in the team as witnessed by the plethora of Team Hope/Sky/Whatever kit seen on the local trails. It's on a similar scale to using race number plates around trail centres.

I can understand people wanting to show their allegiance or bask in a bit of reflected glory but really, take a step back and look at yourselves.

Whatevers in the bargain bin!

A bit like 555 Imprezzas

surely the idea is that folks buy a shirt/kit to help fund the teams?

a bit like footy?

would agree with Stu-N about buying a yellow or green jersey ala TDF, thats plain wannabee.

King of the mountains jersey is surely asking for trouble. Unless you're a fattie in which case it has a certain ironic appeal.

I've got a liquigas top, and (wait for it) it even matches my bike-to-work, team edition Cannondale CAAD9

I only save it for special occasions though, you know, like sportives. 8)

*this is all true

Edit: In fact, now I think about it I've also got a Charge team top (given to me by Charge though, if that counts) and a matching short sleeve and Jacket set of some of the original super flouro Kona team gear.

I have a Death Row Velo team kit in hot pink.

It goes see through in the wet. Druidh said he liked it.

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I'm almost twice the size and age of him, but I still want a "Messi 10" shirt.

Edit: I never played for Barça

Take the Sky stuff for a moment.

It's made by Adidas, who provide sponsorship to the team.

They also sell it to Joe Public.

So, by buying Sky team kit, you're actually helping to support Cavendish, Wiggins etc.

13thfloormonk - Member
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I've always seen them as a bit of a mistake? It's far easier to buy a generic plain old jersey, no big issue though.
I only wear a club jersey for races or 'events'.
Plain or bike related ones otherwise i.e Giant or On-One.

I guy turned up at the Rapha HOTN in a WC jersey, I saw him towards the end of the 100kms. He and his cronies clocked us just finishing a 15km loop near the finish, but instead of doing that part of the route they raced to the finish.
You only cheated yourself young man.

Why? It made a very good point

I thought I was maybe taking the thread too seriously!

I'm just getting upset at the moment because all the things I am doing on my road bike seem to be WRONG, such as enjoying sportives, wearing team kit etc etc. 🙄

I only wear a club jersey for races or 'events'.

Rule #17 // Team kit is for members of the team.
Wearing Pro team kit is also questionable if you’re not paid to wear it. If you must fly the colors of Pro teams, all garments should match perfectly, i.e no Mapei jersey with Kelme shorts and Telekom socks.

The Sky kit is just worn by wanna-a-be look-at-me aspiring racers who aren't actually good enough to get any real sponsorship and just race round Cannock instead.

I wear my own Team kit on almost every ride I go on, unless its all in the wash, which is rare.

My team gives it to me because its got our sponsors on, and they want us to wear it so everyone else sees it. If I only wore it to race then that would be a very small fraction of my riding time.

Also, being a polite and courteous cyclist means that everyone can see how fantastic and amazing my team is....

Yeah... I'm not sure how much credence to give a bible on road cycling written by Kiwis that dictates EXACTLY how long one's socks should be, and how you should wear your hair 😀

The Sky kit is just worn by wanna-a-be look-at-me aspiring racers who aren't actually good enough to get any real sponsorship and just race round Cannock instead.

Yep, thats exactly why I wear my team kit, because I reckon it will fool people into thinking I'm pro. 🙄

Frankly I reckon frames/tops look better with massive garish logos and bright paint jobs, anyone brought up watching TdF will just have that mental image of how road bikes/cyclists should look. I own a road bike and ride it on the roads, therefore I'm happy to pander to that look.

I like the look of the Sky kit, I got it as a present and I'll wear it where and when I please - which includes Aussi pursuits, training, commuting and even a MTB marathon. It's just kit, it's look and performs well, and if I upset somebody with it I laugh at them for taking riding bikes so seriously 😀

I ride around in my own team's kit a lot too- mostly because I've got loads of it so there's always at least one piece of it clean and ready to wear.

I do have a team Sky roadie hat though. Why? Because it was by far and away the most stylish cap my shop sold and the blue matched our own kit. That and it was nice quality too. You also can't see the word "Sky" when it's on.

A lot of the modern kit is actually quite tasteful, and I'd not object to a pair of Sky or Leopard shorts- mostly because the Leopard shorts are stunning quality and could just about pass as normal ones.

I'm with Swalsey. Wear what i like when i like

I have sky bibs, cheap from gunwharf. Reckon matching top was a bit much.

the trade tops don't bother me - the only thing I really don't want to see is the WC bands, they are worn by people who win a specific race (I know that the team jerseys are given to those who work for a team but the same top is worn by leader and domestique, win or lose alike so there is a distinction)

You can buy retro jerseys from prendas that are great quality that also neatly avoid any glory hunting accusation

i only wear my rainbow stripes on my commute - where i won them 😉

It's matey boy huffing and puffing up the slightest incline wearing the KOM that's a bit ridiculous.

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Nice brakes

I have a 1988 Team Stumpjumper jersey I wear a lot.

mega cool.

WGAS?

Wear what you want (though if you wear a KOM jersey you had really, really better be able to climb).

My favourite trade team kit that I own / wear is Kelme. Garish as you like, a fine history (laced with drug abuse it's true). Ace 😀

I used to wear one of these back in the day - does that count?

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slainte ❓ rob

I'm a porker who wears a KOM jersey. Partly because my mum bought me it, and it was really expensive, partly because it makes me attack hills I'd spin up if anybody is watching.

Last time I wore it at an event, I was in full lycra, with a mowhawk and a handlebar moustache, riding a colour coordinated track bike at a road event. I know I looked stupid, it was kind of the point.

meehaja - like it 😆

aracer 😀

You saved that picture to your computer and then re uploaded it? I'm flattered.

Wouldn't call Ventoux a slight incline, but whatever. Reminds me I haven't worn that jersey in ages though, need to get it out again, when the weathers nice.

That picture's on the landlords 'barred' wall.

And my desktop wallpaper.

Wear what you like. Personally I wouldn't because I think its normally expensive and hard to match with other items of kit (is this worse?).

I wear my club jerseys for races and events and when nothing else is clean.

I have some KoM socks...

Wouldn't call Ventoux a slight incline, but whatever.

I find it difficult to bring myself to be an advertising hoarding on the bike when I've no association to the product, even though I'll walk about in t-shirts with logos on them. I did get zip-vit kit when it was going cheap though so i'm a bit of a hypocrite and i've no problem with other people wearing whatever they like.

I couldn't even let myself get the morvelo jersey with the rainbow stripes [img] [/img] even though i think it looks great and i need a 'plain' jersey to race in until the new club kit comes in May.

p.s. apparently adidas don't make the Sky and GB cycling kit but you didn't hear that from me 😉

S'Nalini that make the Sky stuff. Adidas don't have owt to do with it other than distributing it, but even then we used to get it straight from Nalini themselves.

Ditto, the old Nike stuff (Discovery) was made by Giordana- the shorts were identical to our team shorts from the time.

Dunno, I wasn't really timing each ascent individually. And I was having to wait for my Dad of course. I think it was around 7 hours though, but I reckoned I could've knocked almost an hour off at the time.

Team kits fine, IMO. Proper kit for club rides and racing though.

Nalini that make the Sky stuff

Well, we bought ours in the shop I used to work for straight from Nalini, so someone's kidding somebody here 😉

Dunno, I wasn't really timing each ascent individually. And I was having to wait for my Dad of course. I think it was around 7 hours though, but I reckoned I could've knocked almost an hour off at the time.

see my edit above!

🙂

matt_outandabout - Member

Is this team kit?

I was once emailed by a mod for posting that pic, which they deleted.

I was once emailed by a mod for posting that pic

You saved that picture to your computer and then re uploaded it? I'm flattered.

Instead of being flattered, maybe you should check out the URL of the image...

To congratulate you?

Not quite. To complain. When I pointed out that there was nothing I could do as it was outside the edit time, they then deleted it.

That fat fella in the team kit... who is he? He's obviously someone from the history of cycling, given his age, girth and that he's track side of the barrier?

I did, and it doesn't appear to be one of mine.

To complain.

I did, and it doesn't appear to be one of mine.

Interesting. How's the refund going BTW?

Why would anyone complain about a photo that's freely available when Googling Polish sausage using Google safe search?

I'm kept on a short lead. I think the mod just wanted to warn me, and then left duty bound to delete the pic when I pointed out that I couldn't do anything about it as it was outside the edit time.

TBF it's not a very nice pic if you don't appreciate the sight of naked grown men, which I don't btw, as it leaves nothing to the imagination.

I think the mod just wanted to warn me

I often wear a Stiff Little Fingers sweatshirt when riding my bike - I've never been a member of the band, but can do a mean karaoke version of Suspect Device.

Seriously, who cares?

People often say that they ride a bike because of the 'freedom' it gives them, but spend half their time fretting about which self imposed rules they should or shouldn't conform to.

All a bit sad really.

I wear my own Team kit on almost every ride I go on, unless its all in the wash, which is rare.
My team gives it to me because its got our sponsors on, and they want us to wear it so everyone else sees it. If I only wore it to race then that would be a very small fraction of my riding time.

+1, I dont own any replica kit, I did a group of guys in Surrey Hills in full Sky kit (on a random assortment of bikes) who were being sponsored by Sky to do LEJOG or something and had been given the kit. Not always as clear cut as it seems, they were hardly 'athletes', think one of them worked for Sky or sommat.

I've always fancied a Team McCoy strip.

People like to have an association with professionals. Personally it's not for me, but it doesn't really matter that much if people are using pro-replica stuff. Genuinely can't understand why people would wear a polka dot or green/yellow jersey etc. Isn't that seen as disrespectful?

Disrespectful, wannabee, tribute, fashion - whatever 😉

Some of the team kit is very bright and so good for road use, as for being expensive there's always something on offer at Prendas, either retro or replica

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?typ=typ&fkid=2&ID=2938
Santini jersey for £30 ! don't care who it upsets, I'll be wearing it this summer 😀

don't care who it upsets, I'll be wearing it this summer

Exactly.

Letting other people dictate what you wear,that's for losers 🙄

Letting other people dictate what you wear

Driving through Onger high street(Northeast Essex) last summer, saw some fella on his own in full HTC kit, bling sunglasses etc coming toward me. Thought, Ha, wannabe wonder how chubby this guy is going to be ??

But as I got closer ... Hmmm he looks pretty lean.... hold on a minute... it's not?... is it?.... it can't be... It blooming is...

"Cav, Cav"

Did you try and sprint him? Pros love that 🙂

Imagine the outcry if one was to wear a team jersey with baggies 😯

"Cav, Cav"

Did you shout that out loud a la Alan Partridge?

My 3 year old boy loves cycling. He has a matching team jersey I got him to match our team which he loves to wear out and about.
He's also been watching Paris - Nice everday and is loving watching the sky riders even if he does ask me every day if Dowsey is riding (He met him at the tour of britain & madison championships).

He's been inkling after a sky jersey for weeks now. I'd like to thank you all for highlightig the error of my ways and saving me from buying him one.
I'd hate for him to look stupid whilst smashing the run bike at the local pump track. Dear Lord, some narrow minded riders might even think he rides for Team Sky and start harrassing him for autographs. Thats just gonna mess with his riding time!!!

I have quite a few retro trade tops. Peugeot/ Shell, Molteni, KAS. Also have a Swiss Saxobank top too. Still wear them all during the summer and bought because I like them.

Can't believe people are really that bothered about team kits. 🙄

So we finally have a UK sponsored bike team with lots of home grown riders who are out there in the world theatre representing our little island amongst the best european teams in the world......
and you think its sad that cyclists want to support them?

I take it all the naysayers dress in plain white clothes all of the time?