Bike to match team kits?
05-31-18, 04:32 AM
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I'd say you look like even more of a hubbard (or at least a bit of a tryhard) if you ride around in full kit, jersey, shorts, socks, bike, helmet, the lot, when you aren't on the team. With these people, it's often painfully obvious that they aren't pros too...
I don't mind people wearing just a team jersey too much, it's basically the same thing as wearing your favourite football team's shirt. And I love my retro Mapei jersey
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I don't mind people wearing just a team jersey too much, it's basically the same thing as wearing your favourite football team's shirt. And I love my retro Mapei jersey
.I ride a team replica bike, but that team no longer exists in the same form so I do not fit into this category, so I dunno, I'm not at fault of any of these sins and I'm not matchy matchy either. I only do it because despite all else I still think Team Disco Channel was one of the best teams out there ever to represent cycling as a sport. The other factor is I wanted a cool project I could bolt all my 6770 parts on.
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05-31-18, 07:21 AM
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OP here -- just to be clear, when I said "team kit" I meant my personal, local, team's kit. I'm not wearing a professional team's kit.
05-31-18, 09:09 AM
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Said it before...
You should NOT pick your bike based on your team's kit unless your team is paying for the bike.
You SHOULD pick your team based on the bike you currently have. (again, unless your team is buying you a new bike)
You should NOT pick your bike based on your team's kit unless your team is paying for the bike.
You SHOULD pick your team based on the bike you currently have. (again, unless your team is buying you a new bike)
06-01-18, 04:17 PM
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Huh. I picked my team because I like the people who ride for that team.
06-01-18, 08:13 PM
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Ah, crap, I TOTALLY pretend I'm still riding with them! Like, all the time! I even make a Strava comment to that effect from time to time.
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