Biker395 

That’s me. I don’t follow pro cycling at all. I have no idea who I am supposedly masquerading as or how well the team is doing.

I’ll buy a jersey if I like the color/pattern and it fits well. That’s about it.

big john

Team jerseys don't fit me. If they did, I wouldn't be against wearing one. I have some club jerseys but mostly I buy solid colors. I do enjoy seeing all the different jerseys at events and even on club rides. I try not to judge people by what they wear, on or off the bike. I've ridden with very affluent people who buy the latest stuff and they look sharp. Don't know why anyone would care what someone wears on the bike.

rsbob 

We have been meaning to talk about how you look wearing those….

pepperbelly

I have a jersey that was given to me by a member here. It isn’t a pro or team jersey but it has a cool skull on the front. I am 65 and plump. I really don’t care what others think.

Eric F 

We have learned from Wolfy that people who wear jerseys with logos are pretending to be pros. Look at all those fakers!

Polaris OBark

I wasn't yet an old guy when this thread was started, and I never have worn a team jersey, yet I have always looked super stupid.

Chuck M 

This may be part of why I’m a solo rider. Not only am I slow, I’m goofy looking. Who wants to be seen with a goofy old man?

Chuck M 

I’ve not been able to put a finger on when I became an old guy. I just seem to have noticed it happening in the last few years.

big john

It works for me. They even wait for me after I get dropped.

The people who matter don't care what you wear or what your bike looks like.

pepperbelly

I am beginning to think that us old guys need our own team jerseys. Like a scuba group I want to start- the Bobs, Buoyant Old Bast***s.

big john

pepperbelly

Lol, those are great!
Do you have one in my size and do you use the Euro sizing where we need to order a larger size?

big john

Those were designed by Patrick O'Grady and made by Voler. I don't think they make them anymore but there might be some out there somewhere.

The cartoon character is O'Grady himself. He's a funny writer, especially his self-depricating stuff.

pepperbelly

Great minds think alike?
I had a guy sneer at me on a local lake trail. I thought it was funny because he was obviously unhappy but I was enjoying my ride.

obrentharris 

I retired from amateur racing last year at the age of 70. I still wear the team jersey on occasion.




I've been a member of a small local bike club for over 25 years. I wear the club jersey on most of my rides.


Brent

big john

Great pic!

rsbob 

Heretic!! You will burn for that.

Polaris OBark

Grey hair, impotence, joint replacements, cardiac stents, insomnia, indigestion, watching right-wing TV news, urinary drainage bags, advocating for recumbents, forgetting what I was saying mid-rant.

pepperbelly

The difference between us is you actually raced.
I am riding to help lose weight and get back in shape at 65. I wear bibs and a jersey for comfort not for how I look.
My biggest problem is not knowing how to really train, how hard to push.

Alan K

Chuck only mentioned about not being able to put his finger… I would have guessed a little problem with flexibility and suggested some stretching exercise. 😉

But man do you go overboard. “They” might get you for watching right wing news (which is now called misinformation and propaganda). 🤪

seypat

I am not far from being 59 years young. More than a few years ago I was running the Men's Health Urbanathlon in Chicago. One of the obstacles in the event was you had to run the steps of Soldier Field 4 times. I'm in a pack of 15-20 runners as we come out and start up the steps. There's a volunteer there keeping thing moving and shouting out inspiration stuff.
"You got this! Keep it up! Looking strong!" Etc,etc. Suddenly he yells, "Keep it up old man, you got this!"
I look around at the pack to spot the old man. The rest of the pack is 20-30 somethings! Reality set in that day.

As for looking stupid in bike jerseys, I'm 5'8". Because of a bigger upper body, I have to wear XL size. The elastic bottom hits just under my butt cheeks. It looks like I'm wearing a tunic.

Trakhak

I'm 72, 5'8", and under 120 lbs, with a nearly skeletal upper body. I have the opposite problem---jerseys small enough to fit me more or less snugly usually come to just below my waist and ride up when I'm in a tuck.

Talking cheap jerseys, though. Expensive "aero" jerseys would probably fit right, but then I think, the 72-year-old me buying aero jerseys meant for 20-year-olds?---how pathetic is that?

indyfabz

I had half those things by the time I was 28.

Chuck M 

The other items are possibilities. But I live in Oklahoma where if a jacked up 4x4 truck isn't trying to roll coal on you, the driver is distracted by grabbing a beer out of the cooler or something else. Recumbents sit too close to the ground to be seen without one of those big orange pendants. I will have no problem going e-bike when the time comes though.

DiabloScott

1. If an old rider is reasonably fit, and feels comfortable in a pro team jersey; not stupid at all.
2. If an old rider is not fit and is concerned about what other people think about their appearance - a good compromise is a charity ride jersey. Pretty hard to be judge-y about someone wearing a "ride to cure leukemia" or similar jersey.