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Old 02-28-22, 08:43 AM
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I don't have and likely wouldn't buy any "team" jerseys since I have no association with such. I also generally don't care to pay to advertise some brand, though if I wouldn't eschew something on clearance if I liked the jersey for other reasons. Only thing I have with big logos is this jersey I bought for the fun of it.



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I've never understood why it's ok for basketball/football/baseball/hockey/soccer/F1 fans to wear team gear all over the place, but if a cyclist does this, they're somehow seen as some kind of poseur pretending to be on the team. I can't actually think of another sport where this scenario applies.

I see people wearing college/pro basketball jerseys at the gym all the time. Never once have I been like "oh wow, is that actually Lebron James using that cardio machine?".
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Originally Posted by msu2001la
I've never understood why it's ok for basketball/football/baseball/hockey/soccer/F1 fans to wear team gear all over the place, but if a cyclist does this, they're somehow seen as some kind of poseur pretending to be on the team. I can't actually think of another sport where this scenario applies.

I see people wearing college/pro basketball jerseys at the gym all the time. Never once have I been like "oh wow, is that actually Lebron James using that cardio machine?".
You are quite off base.
Nobody is wearing a basketball or football jersey and trying to claim they are doing so for aero or tech benefits
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Old 02-28-22, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by msu2001la
I've never understood why it's ok for basketball/football/baseball/hockey/soccer/F1 fans to wear team gear all over the place, but if a cyclist does this, they're somehow seen as some kind of poseur pretending to be on the team. I can't actually think of another sport where this scenario applies.

I see people wearing college/pro basketball jerseys at the gym all the time. Never once have I been like "oh wow, is that actually Lebron James using that cardio machine?".
Head asplode for the "team kit" hater..........here's a pic I took at the 2018 Tour....I think 2018. Folks in Europe treat cycling like the US does American football. You have fan clubs that wear team kit and meet up to eat food and watch the game. Here you have the same thing at one of "Cycling's Superbowls", the Le Tour. Fan club that rode into town the day before down the Champs and went to their reserved restaurant to watch Stage 20 close out. What fun!

More fun than the guy getting angry on the road or internet chat at seeing team kit or rainbow stripes.

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Old 02-28-22, 10:33 AM
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When I raced, I wore the team outfit at every event or group ride. Now I wear whatever comes at a good price. That's usually plain jerseys, but Hammer Nutrition had a great deal on quality stuff once and I didn't mind sporting their name to save a few bucks, and there was a sale on Tour of California merch once that lead to me buying a jersey for less than $20.
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I selected "I only fly my own racing teams colors", but I do have some other kits I wear from time to time. Like, I've got a DAMn kit as a 3x DAMn champion; I was gifted a Bianchi kit that I like to wear when riding my Bianchi; and a couple kits I bought to support local businesses. I will ride bibs and jersey any time I ride for training, fitness, and racing. OTOH, I ride in street cloths all the time when running errands.

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Old 02-28-22, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by downhillmaster
Nobody is wearing a basketball or football jersey and trying to claim they are doing so for aero or tech benefits
Does this nonsense make sense to you?
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
I sometimes wear used jerseys from obscure amateur teams because you can buy hem cheap.
I remember when probikekit.com was pretty much just this.
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Old 02-28-22, 10:50 AM
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I guess technically I am still on the local racing team but since I have not raced in several years, the jerseys tend to remain hung in the bicycle kit closet.

I do break the no team jersey with one old, old jersey from the 70's. Nobody would think my a poseur sporting that thing and I do often get compliments on it.

If a pro kit makes someone smile and gets them on their bike, who cares? That is how I think of it.....except I wouldn't do it myself.
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Old 02-28-22, 10:51 AM
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I have worn "sponsor" type or "club" logo jersey. One of my favorites was from a local brewery ride. I don't have any "team" kit and don't suspect I will. They typically don't offer that stuff in big boy sizes.
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Old 02-28-22, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Hypno Toad
...and a couple kits I bought to support local businesses.
What local stuff, out of curiosity? I can't say that I've seen many; the only one that I can think of, off the top of my head, is Kramarczuk's.

Edit: Oh! And Fulton! Living in the Fulton neighborhood, that should have come to me sooner
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Old 02-28-22, 10:52 AM
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So what are my racing team colors? Lets see... On my white bike its Grey, on my black bike its Orange, on my oragne bike its Black... What Fun!
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I just about never wear team logo jerseys, especially mountain biking.

I have an ADR Agrigel reproduction jersey I’ll wear in July.

I also picked up an extra light Borah Teamwear packable wind breaker for $15 off ebay. It is so hideous, but works really well so I’ll wear it when I need an extra layer.

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Originally Posted by alcjphil
That doesn't mean that those teams don't have sponsors. I still wear the team kit I bought from the amateur team I used race for and it is covered with logos from the companies that support the team
Yes, this is my point. There's a notion that pops up in these threads that team kit = pro wannabe.
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Originally Posted by caloso
Yes, this is my point. There's a notion that pops up in these threads that team kit = pro wannabe.
That's just funny to me ... I wear my local team kit as a fully committed amateur and I *spend my money* to wear companies logos. I'd hate to think anybody'd *pay* money to this old dork on a bike.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
What local stuff, out of curiosity? I can't say that I've seen many; the only one that I can think of, off the top of my head, is Kramarczuk's.

Edit: Oh! And Fulton! Living in the Fulton neighborhood, that should have come to me sooner
I've always like the Fulton kit ... I don't have one, but they are good looking!

My local kits are all mostly old, I have too many kits to justify buying more than the latest team kit.

Here's my local kits: Surly Brewing Furious; Excelsior Brewing; Four Firkins (sadly closed); MPLS Bike Love (sadly no longer a thing); Birch's On The Lake (freebie event jersey); there's a couple Twin Six winter jackets; also other non-local kits old New Belgium jersey; and the so old it's cool Specialized jersey.

(You got me to dig through the closet, so you got the full run down of non
Birchwood kits )

That really old Specialized jersey I bought back in the early 90s (pic from WNCX at Aquila Park many years ago)



Still my favorite jersey, MPLS Bike Love with Art of Adam Turman design! (pic is post 'Royal' Westside Dirty Benjamin many years ago)


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Old 02-28-22, 11:59 AM
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No, I don't wear any pro team replica outfits. I think it looks rather dorky personally. Now if you're one of the actual drugged up cycling pros that competes in the big cycling classics it looks cool. Everyone else, the wannabe's, just looks like a dork. Cycling clothing looks pretty geeky anyway so I try to minimize that geek factor as best I can on me.
What I do wear is maybe an event jersey that I rode in. Other than that, it's pretty much just very generic cycling clothing that you order online now that my go to LBS closed their brick and mortar stores.
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I've also found that I get less attention from the Bubbas/coal rollers/cycling/haters if I dress as unassuming as possible. It helps to play possum on the bike.
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Originally Posted by SpeedyBlueBiker
No, I don't wear any pro team replica outfits. I think it looks rather dorky personally. Now if you're one of the actual drugged up cycling pros that competes in the big cycling classics it looks cool. Everyone else, the wannabe's, just looks like a dork. Cycling clothing looks pretty geeky anyway so I try to minimize that geek factor as best I can on me.
What I do wear is maybe an event jersey that I rode in. Other than that, it's pretty much just very generic cycling clothing that you order online now that my go to LBS closed their brick and mortar stores.
What about the clean amateur masters racers who compete in downtown crits and farm country road races?
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Originally Posted by caloso
What about the clean amateur masters racers who compete in downtown crits and farm country road races?
What about them?
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I wear whatever stuff my wife buys me. She got me stuff for christmas with some names on it. I don't know if its a team or the maker of the clothes. Looks neat tho I guess. I don't even remotely follow pro racing so I wouldn't know ship from shinola when it comes to that. If I don't wear what the missus buys me I have to buy my own clothes !!
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Originally Posted by caloso
Yes, this is my point. There's a notion that pops up in these threads that team kit = pro wannabe.
One could make the argument that it's no different than a fan wearing the jersey of his favorite team/player when he goes to watch that team/player play. The difference, however, is that you're just watching. With cycling, you're actually participating in the same activity.
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I wear whatever is bright and colorful for greater visibility. I typically mix and match non-logo’d with logo’d so I don’t appear to be a total poser but I’m not fooling anyone either. I do think it makes me pedal a bit harder. The best deals I have found for any type of budget cycling apparel is on AliExpress but then you get what you pay for.
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I'm OK with reproduction vintage team jerseys, beer jerseys and some college jerseys (places I attended or worked). I've sometimes pondered doing the experiment of getting a POW/MIA jersey and seeing if that warded off the truckin' rednecks and coal-rollers, but I'm not that cynical.
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