Do Old Guys Look Super Stupid in Team Jerseys?
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I also like La Passione, but they are a Euro brand, and tend towards a more racer-boy/sausage-casing look. Their "archive sale" has some really good deals on high-quality kit. I'm not sure exactly why I've avoided it, but I own zero Rapha.
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I like the NeoPro stuff, and have a few of their kits. IMO it hits above the price-point. However, NeoPro is an Australian-based company (from the About page..."Our kits are designed and tested in our home Brisbane, Australia and ridden all over the world!"). I'm pretty sure manufacturing is in SE Asia. That said, for US customers, they have a US warehouse, and shipping is pretty quick.
Another brand I really like is Pactimo (https://www.pactimo.com/). They are Colorado-based, and have a fit range from racer-boy aero to loose and casual. I've been pretty impressed with the pieces I've bought. Sales are frequent, and signing up for their email promotions gets you access to deeper discount offers.
Another brand I really like is Pactimo (https://www.pactimo.com/). They are Colorado-based, and have a fit range from racer-boy aero to loose and casual. I've been pretty impressed with the pieces I've bought. Sales are frequent, and signing up for their email promotions gets you access to deeper discount offers.
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Voler (https://store.voler.com/) is US-made, but is at a higher price point than Neo-Pro or on-sale Pactimo. The club/team I'm a member of uses Voler. It's nice stuff, but nothing particularly exciting. Their standard offerings have never inspired me very much (YMMV).
EDIT: Eliel is another US-made brand...https://www.elielcycling.com/.
EDIT: Eliel is another US-made brand...https://www.elielcycling.com/.
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Thanks for links.
$100 on sale is alright but El Nińo at $280 is pricey (if I buy 2).
I don’t care for fancy designs - a solid color is fine for me, something easily seen or black in winter (helps heating from the sun and seen against white snow).
$100 on sale is alright but El Nińo at $280 is pricey (if I buy 2).
I don’t care for fancy designs - a solid color is fine for me, something easily seen or black in winter (helps heating from the sun and seen against white snow).
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Another budget option...www.theblackbibs.com. I was unimpressed with their $40 bibs, but the $65 ones seem pretty good. I'm not sure where they are actually manufactured.
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It doesn't mater how old or how young you are, anybody who isn't a real pro cyclists looks silly dressed in jerseys with team logos and sponsorship logos. Why pretend to be something that you're not ?
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How are you able to determine the difference between a pro team kit and the kit of a local team? How are you able to determine if a rider is a pro or an amateur? Is a rider who is a member of a local team, and wearing the kit of the local team, which includes logos of local business who have helped sponsor the local team, also pretending?
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At the end of a 400k brevet, most of us could be confused with vagrants were it not for our expensive bikes. Our clothing and other gear may be expensive, but by that time looks like complete garbage. Then there's the occasional rando who always look stylish. In the end-of-ride group photos, it's like a bunch of half-dead zombie slobs, and one fashion model who got in the wrong photo shoot.
At Paris Brest I've seen an Italian cyclist taking a ditch nap looking more stylish than I do on my best day.
I don't think it's the clothing, folks.
At Paris Brest I've seen an Italian cyclist taking a ditch nap looking more stylish than I do on my best day.
I don't think it's the clothing, folks.
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Voler was the mainstay for custom club kits for a long time. Their standard stuff is pretty ordinary, but I am really happy with their velocity bibs. Optimal compression, comfortable fit, nice straps, aero. My favorite bibs, by any brand.
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Voler was the mainstay for custom club kits for a long time. Their standard stuff is pretty ordinary, but I am really happy with their velocity bibs. Optimal compression, comfortable fit, nice straps, aero. My favorite bibs, by any brand.
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Forest Gump's mom said "stupid is as stupid does." She did not say "stupid is as stupid wears." Wear what the heck you want.
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How are you able to determine the difference between a pro team kit and the kit of a local team? How are you able to determine if a rider is a pro or an amateur? Is a rider who is a member of a local team, and wearing the kit of the local team, which includes logos of local business who have helped sponsor the local team, also pretending?
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I always wanted a polka dot jersey in xl because that's true comedy. Never enough to actually buy one though.
The most comfortable bibs I have ever ridden were Endura. Unfortunately they disintegrated because of the pattern on them. But I got a full refund after mentioning it to the LBS, so it's like it never happened.
Voler shorts always end up irritating my man parts, I have never figured out exactly what the problem is.
The most comfortable bibs I have ever ridden were Endura. Unfortunately they disintegrated because of the pattern on them. But I got a full refund after mentioning it to the LBS, so it's like it never happened.
Voler shorts always end up irritating my man parts, I have never figured out exactly what the problem is.
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What if someone gets a team jersey because they like the team and want to support the team? What if they got that jersey at a discount and if fits and they really like it?
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Personally I am not inclined to engage in either, but won't look down my nose at folks who do.
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Have a wild idea for you though. How about laying off the criticism and negativism and becoming part of the community and when you have a negative thought, keep it to yourself?
From personal experience, it’s far more rewarding to get pats on the back for positive contributions than being kicked to the curb, unless that’s your thing. You have the choice.
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Also…How does what anyone else is wearing while they ride their bike have any effect on your cycling experience?
Do you have a negative attitude about all people, or just other cyclists?
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I’m still curious…How are you able to tell which riders are wearing a kit of a pro team they aren’t being paid by, and which riders are wearing the kit of the local team/club they are a member of? Are you able to tell the difference, or do you just assume that anyone in a matching kit with logos is being “fake”?
Also…How does what anyone else is wearing while they ride their bike have any effect on your cycling experience?
Do you have a negative attitude about all people, or just other cyclists?
Also…How does what anyone else is wearing while they ride their bike have any effect on your cycling experience?
Do you have a negative attitude about all people, or just other cyclists?
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I am not negative towards anybody. I was only expressing my personal opinion and answering OPs question about what I think about non-pros and amateurs wearing pro team kits...You can wear whatever you want, I don't care and it has no effect on my own cycling experience, but I will still express what I think if asked to do so.
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I feel silly as hell now asking for autographs when I catch a peloton on Tulsa's Riverside Trail stopping for beers.
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I don't wear pro team jerseys but I had a friend who did. When he passed, his wife gave out some jerseys to his buddies who were about the same size. If I'd been his size, I'd have gladly taken one. Every once in a while someone will show up for a ride wearing one of his jerseys. That's pretty nice.
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