First Full Team Kit W**ker Ride

[KEEF]

Team kit is ok as long as you don't look like this

Leave me alone Mr Joe

 

[Drago]

Hardly the greatest of analogies. Your going out for a drive, not out racing. If you were racing on a track, then you may well wear mines overalls?

it is, as always, an excellent analogy.

Are these team Kit lycra warriors racing? Nope, they're usually just out for a ride.

Lycra is fine. Bright lycra is fine. Racy looking lycra as fine. Dressing up us your favourite sportsperson and poncing around in public is just sad. Hell, even those guys only do it because of the sponsorship aspect.

 

[Donger]

Team kit is ok as long as you don't look like this

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That's bang out of order, Joe. We haven't discussed image rights yet. Until we do, leave me out of your humurous emails.

 

[Jenkins]

I've got some replica team kit (genuine, from Wiggle, etc not the Chinese knock-offs) which was purchased because it was cheaper than a similar quality "normal" top. For example a Garmin Barracuda jesrey for under £30.

I don't take it seriously - usually these are paired with baggy shorts/trousers - they're just another sort of top.

 

[Lemond]

it is, as always, an excellent analogy.

Are these team Kit lycra warriors racing? Nope, they're usually just out for a ride.

Lycra is fine. Bright lycra is fine. Racy looking lycra as fine. Dressing up us your favourite sportsperson and poncing around in public is just sad. Hell, even those guys only do it because of the sponsorship aspect.

Each to their own, I say. If you want to wear kit like Wiggo, go right ahead. Besides, team cycling jerseys just look so damn cool.

 

[HertzvanRental]

La Vie Claire was classy-not a term that could be applied to most of the rest!

 

[bpsmith]

This years kit is pretty good in general I reckon. Plenty of classy designs @HertzvanRental.

 

[Lemond]

I could spend a small fortune on retro team jerseys. Absolutely love 'em.

 

[Drago]

User is a big fan of Eddie the eagle, and has started wearing bottle top glasses and a gormless expression in order to emulate his hero.

Does anyone on here wander round in public dressed as Elvis? Are then any wrestling fans who stroll round in public wearing a leotard? Any ballroom dancing enthusiasts who nip up the shop in a sequined ball gown? This dressing up as your hero malarkey seems to be a strange phenomenon largely consigned to cyclists. What drives people to such strange behaviour?

 

[Cuchilo]

Have you ever worn your police uniform in the bedroom ?

 

[TheJDog]

This dressing up as your hero malarkey seems to be a strange phenomenon largely consigned to cyclists. What drives people to such strange behaviour?

The strange part is all of us dressing up in skin tight lycra. The fact that a few of us take it a miniscule step further and became FTKWs is neither here nor there. The average person in the street won't see a difference.

 

[Drago]

Have you ever worn your police uniform in the bedroom ?

Only for legitimate medical reasons!

 

[Dan B]

Are then any wrestling fans who stroll round in public wearing a leotard?

I was about to cop to this one until I remembered I don't like wrestling

 

[Cuchilo]

Only for legitimate medical reasons!

Oh mannnnn she was dressed as a nurse wasn't she

 

[bpsmith]

So football shirts worn by the masses, who have quite possibly never kicked a ball since school, is acceptable?

Strangely, they don't need to swap to generic plain shirts, without sponsorship,to avoid being classed as a Willam Anker.