kludgefudge

Allright, so my girlfriend got me a jersey for my birthday.(plus a powerful headlight) it is yellow. plain, no wack product placement on it or anything, but yeah, its yellow. My question is somewhat hypothetical in that I am going to use it regardless, because dammit, I look good in yellow over red/blue etc.

Do roadies find yellow jerseys offensive on nonracing/nonwinning cyclists? or does it only matter if it is a race related jersey, and not a generic "just yellow" 3 pocket?

RacerOne

Some do, but they're idiots.

grafsk8er

if its a plain ol yellow jersey feel free to wear it. i sure as hell wont judge you. if, on the otherhand, that yellow jersey happened to be from a race where u did not earn it, i do not think you deserve to wear it. but that of course is just my opinion.

Camilo

I don't believe yellow is the color of the leader's jersey for every race anyway? I can't imagine anyone being so pat hetic to actually care if someone else is wearing a yellow jersey. Several of mine are various shades of yellow with a bunch of different generic designs (no printing, state flags, club logos, etc.). It never has crossed my mind that yellow is somehow off limits.

hairnet

I wore a yellow jersey to a race. I received several weird looks. Who cares

grafsk8er

camillo, in your case of the yellow jersey, they are jerseys with logos and team names. by all means wear them. the races that i have been to where a leaders jersey is given have been yellow.

Bah Humbug

Certainly all yellow is not off limits: CU's color is yellow (ok, silver and gold, but that's not how it works in practice), so there are a lot of yellow jerseys running around town. No one cares.

azncarbos

Who give rat a$$... wear what ever you want man.

kludgefudge

Oh, I WILL wear whatever I want. I was just qurious as to wether It was considered uncouth in the "roadie" community to wear yellow jerseys. I personally buy my cycling gear in thrift stores (my shorts say "europe bound" on the legs...yeah right)

ls01

Some will look down, well, make fun of, a yellow jersey . For some its because of the tours leader jersey is yellow and they will accuse you of being a posuer. For others it will be that high vis colours are Fred, or Fred like. I say dont sweat it and wear what you like, especially if it makes good safety sense.
Just dont wear it to any races, should you participate. Its just bad form.

Allegheny Jet

When my boys were young my wife took them to the bike store to buy me a father's day present. They bought a plain bright yellow Cannondale jersey for me. 15 years later I still have the worn out jersey, in a size too large, and wear it a few times a year with pride.

OP, your girlfriend thinks you are a winner, wear the shirt with pride.

v70cat

I ride a cheap Yellow long sleeved for safety, cars can see you better.

It is plain and not from any race.

AngryScientist 

tell her your kitchen table is now a "podium", and that she needs a friend to help with the "ceremonies"

DXchulo

There's a big difference between this



and this.



Wear your jersey. Anybody who gives you trouble doesn't know what he's talking about.

AEO

wear what you want. If someone tells you otherwise, they have no clue.

Exception: no black or dark colours in low light conditions, please. unless they have reflective material, then it's okay.

Velo Vol 

I wore a plain yellow jersey on my solo ride yesterday.

Did anyone notice? I doubt it.

Did I care if anyone noticed? No.

RiPHRaPH

I wore a plain yellow long sleeved jersey this AM with my team vest over it.
Yellow is a safe color.
Don't overthink this.

Jive Turkey

Yellow is the color most noticed by automobile drivers so where yellow as much as you want.

AngryScientist 

proof?

JacoKierkegaard

That's legit. You're probably safer with that than with anything else.

Now, a TdF maillot jaune might get a sideways look from me, but I'm one to talk, especially while rocking my Garmin-Slipstream argyle.

danomac

I see people wearing full team kits when i am riding. I think some of them look pretty cool.

DXchulo

High-vis yellow seems to work. Not sure how regular yellow compares.

https://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/328/7444/857

dark13star

In daylight, it probably is. Both Type II and Type III cone cells in the eye are sensitive to yellow (550 nm) and many tests have found it to be the most noticeable color for people on average. In dusk we rely on rods which pick up luminance and are more sensitive light with a wavelength of about 500 nm, or green.

Conclusion: Yellow is good for day, green for dusk.

Read more here: https://books.google.com/books?id=qSRqXvZ67lQC&pg See the chapter on the eye.

Paul Y.

Yellow is the coolest color wear it day and night.

icyclist 

Uh, oh. One of my bikes is the same model used to win a variety of races in Europe. I have not won any European races.

Therefore, I should not be riding that bike.

Hmmm......same with a couple of my cycling caps. Possibly a water bottle or two, I'm thinking those bidons are exact replicas of those tipped up between the lips of some race winners, and/or guys who have had made the podium or come close.

I've seen guys on the podium in black shorts, too. I have black shorts....