Does the colour of jersey matter?

[FlyingCyclist]

Or for £1.98 you can have a bottle cage and a little adaptor to mount it on your handlebars shipped all the way from China. (99p for the mount and 99p for the cage)

After having a bad experience ordering a camera lens from Japan, I decided that I won't be anything from over that way ever again. But thanks.

 

[vickster]

Sensible, just decide what colour you want and get from Evans with the jersey....checking none of their price match competitors aren't cheaper

 

[FlyingCyclist]

Order placed with Evans

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I tend to dress for visibility as I run warm regardless of the heat properties of whatever colour I'm in.
I go for a black top with a Sam Browne belt to provide a solid slash of contrast when on the move and it looks fairly inconspicuous off the bike too if needs be with the belt easily stashed in a pocket.

agree on a merino base layer, when the weather demands, they are worth the money & you can often get them for reasonable price in the hiking section of Decathlon

 

[vickster]

Did you track through Quidco?

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Need quality merino, my Rohan one isn't itchy, although my cheap mountain warehouse one is

I don't know that David is that young?

agree. The likes of the Aldi merino blends are horribly itchy, they are one thing that really do reward the investment in quality

 

[KneesUp]

After having a bad experience ordering a camera lens from Japan, I decided that I won't be anything from over that way ever again. But thanks.

Single bad experience trading with Japan = won't buy anything from a country 1300 miles* away even if the item is barely more than the cost of a stamp? Wow. You hold a grudge!

I thought that at £1.98 for a cage and a mount for the bars you could solve your problem of where to put the bottle and get a perfectly functional bottle holder all for a bus fare. But if you want to spend 7 times as much on something that does the same job that's up to you!

Good luck not buying anything made in China though, you're going to need it

* capital cities are 1300 miles apart.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I'd go for the red one. http://www.evanscycles.com/products...88&awc=1302_1404259240_3df4d31070988cf3898c67

 

[slowmotion]

Yellow can have an unforseen consequence: it attracts insects!! I sat in my own "Pig-Pen" style cloud of flying things at the cafe on Sunday, whilst everyone else was completely undisturbed by the little buggers. I was the only one in yellow.

I had the same problem in Whitstable after a night ride a month ago. At breakfast, all the bugs in the world decended on my yellow jersey. I wasn't on the podium and I really didn't need the adulation.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Black is the only cool colour for cycling.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I had the same problem in Whitstable after a night ride a month ago. At breakfast, all the bugs in the world decended on my yellow jersey. I wasn't on the podium and I really didn't need the adulation.

The rest of us just thought it was due to the smell!

 

[KneesUp]

Black is the only cool colour for cycling.

No, you're getting mixed up with goalkeeping tops:

 

[FlyingCyclist]

I'd go for the red one. http://www.evanscycles.com/products...88&awc=1302_1404259240_3df4d31070988cf3898c67

That's the colour I've chosen

 

[Accy cyclist]

That's the colour I've chosen

A sensible choice i'd say! Be seen and be safe in red! Though as Apollonius said,white(moving) socks are great to be seen from a distance. Have a look the next time a cyclist wearing them comes in your line of vision.

 

[FlyingCyclist]

I have the jersey. It's a little small, so I'll have to return it and get a bigger size.
I got the small size http://images.evanscycles.com/product_document/file/26b/5a2/f8e/2569/altura-size-guide.pdf
I'm thinking I should go for the medium instead.

It's a pain putting it on and it seems tight at the waist. Is this normal?

Having putting it on again, if I lose the stomach it might be a better fit.

I've put the bottle cage on the bike but had to take the bike pump off because the screws aren't long enough. The Camelbak Podium seems nice