Clothing

[lb81]

I saw my first Team Sky kit on the road

Yea. Coming back tired and filthy from my ride saturday got overtaken by a guy wearing team sky kit so clean and shiny must have been fresh from the packet that morning! Did look good though.

To the point of the OP i used to only ride mtb and always disliked the idea of lycra. Since getting in to road riding have been slowly converted and now wouldnt wear anything else. I even wear it on my mtb!

Just wear whatever feels comfortable...!

 

[Alex11]

I wear a normal cycling jersey obviously (no mental problems with wearing one of those), but I do struggle to wear lycra, mainly a psychological thing, so I wear a pair of cycling padded lycra shorts and then whip a casual pair of normal shorts over the top.

 

[buddha]

On a leisure ride, commute - always lycra. It's comfortable.
Although, after having my bum pinched in Tesco , if I'm doing a big shop or going to the bank etc, I wear some Ronhill bikesters on top of padded bibs. I've just cut down a pair, to act as shorts, for what's left of summer too.

 

[sabian92]

I wear black bib shorts and a black jersey and apart from 2 little kids laughing at me nobody has even looked. Comfy as anything and trust me once you wear it you will wonder how you did without it. I'm no slim Jim (16st, 5'11) but I don't really look like i'm falling out of it.

I will admit though I did wear shorts over the top for the first few rides until one day earlier in the year it was cooking on my way home from college, whipped the shorts off and nobody even batted an eye lid. I once borrowed a pair of bright red ones (mine were in the wash - forgot to wash them!) from my fiancee and sods law, I saw EVERYBODY i knew on my way home including people I went to school with, my dad (!) and several others who recognised me. Shame! It's only a 3.5 mile ride as well, not worn them since.

I'd worn Lycra on stage in my band many times, although I toned down the look a LOT on my bike.

Not to be the pervert here, but is that your..... MC as it were?

 

[Egon Belmontie]

Surly it depends on what type of cycling you do, your taking up serious biking i guess lycra is popular for a very good resaon, but if its just for fun or commuting like me as many people on here said just wear comfy clothes. As i now live in a hot country i always wear shorts and a football type of tee-shirt as its colourful breathable and drys quickly then when i get to work i just change into a normal tee-shirt

 

[LosingFocus]

Lycra just feels so good too.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Not to be the pervert here, but is that your..... MC as it were?

What goes on tour stays on tour, apart from that photo I guess...

 

[Hont]

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee43/andrew_culture/Andrew-Leotard-1.jpg

I think you may have posted that on the wrong site. I don't have any fetish sites in my bookmark list (really) but a quick google should sort you out.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Nah, we were talking about lycra and cycling, that photo fits 50% of the agenda!

 

[Hont]

I think the team kits are a bit daft, especially if you're clearly not going to be in a team, ever.

To each their own, but I've never quite seen the point. You can get a regular top that does the same job, is cheaper and you don't look like an advertising board. The Sky kit is cool (and practical with the white back and black front, although not super visible) mainly because there aren't many logos, but I always consider: if an actual Sky pro rider passed me on the road how would I feel?

 

[slowmotion]

Dracula-like, I started wearing lycra only under cover of darkness . I sometimes venture out in daylight now. It's very comfortable and amazing when it rains.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

I was embarrassed the first time i wore lycra but now i feel odd if i go on my bike not wearing it,like the other day I popped down the lbs a mile away in just shorts and a tee and i didnt feel right

Exactly the same, I'd been wearing baggy shorts that flapped like a parachute, tried on some lycra shorts and what a difference! Never going back now!

 

[Deleted member 20519]

You know what they say - "Once you go lycra, you never go... backra?"