King of the mountains?

[jdtate101]

Ok so I live in Birmingham. No mountains near here, maybe a few small lumps but defo nothing big. Anyway was out today in the glorious sunshine buzzing along, soaking it up and stopped at a red light. A guy pulls up next to me on a reasonably flash bike wearing a polka dot TdF KOM jersey. Now I'm not usually prudish about this sort of thing (live and let live I say), but we got chatting and I asking him if he felt self conscious in it. He replied he did, but only on hills. Ok, so as we are chatting we come to the foot of a largish 'lump' in the road (300ft ascent at 5-6%) and I drop him after 200m or so, and I wasn't pushing hard at all. Fair play to the guy for wearing what he wants, but I certainly couldn't wear it (even if I had the balls to) if I couldn't do justice to it.

First time I've come across someone in a leaders Jersey, so have many other seen much of them about since the Tdf started/finished this yr?

 

[Rob3rt]

I have never given much thought to this sort of thing, but now you mention it, I feel that I would be comfortable wearing leaders jerseys or team jerseys day to day, as a t-shirt (an expensive one at that) much like a football fan would their favorite team or because its a nice shirt, however, and somewhat ironically, I would feel a bit daft wearing it for cycling. Kind of like I would feel stupid rocking up to play football with a few mates in a full premiership team getup!

However, just because I would feel a bit daft (which is my problem at the end of the day) doesn't necessarily mean I think there is anything wrong with it and people should do as they want.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I've had a plain,no adverts/sponsors one for years and i've had some stick! I can get away with the image(apart from my age)of a KOTM, but i certainly can't bike like one!
It's an historic jersey and i must say it's probably my favourite one. I loved this year's tour when the wearer of the polka dot not only had a spotty jersey and shorts, but also his helmet,gloves,socks and even his bike were in polka dots!

 

[Melonfish]

Thomas voeckler was epic this year. the people who make his bike colnago have released a limited edition 195 C59's in polkadot:
http://www.colnago.com/colnago-creates-a-limited-edition-voeckler-c59-polka-dot-frame/
so yeah, you too can ride with spotted bike, shorts, shoes, jersey, helmet and gloves!

if i got all that tho i'd never go near a mountain or hill of any kind lol!

 

[User269]

Not seen any, but I always wear my TdF white jersey.

 

[ohnovino]

If you're going to wear a leader's jersey, you might as well write "SCALP ME" on the back of it.

 

[Peteaud]

How many people do you see with Football shirts on.

Doesnt make any odds imo

live and let live.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Thomas voeckler was epic this year. the people who make his bike colnago have released a limited edition 195 C59's in polkadot:
http://www.colnago.com/colnago-creates-a-limited-edition-voeckler-c59-polka-dot-frame/
so yeah, you too can ride with spotted bike, shorts, shoes, jersey, helmet and gloves!

if i got all that tho i'd never go near a mountain or hill of any kind lol!

Damn! The water bottles aren't polka dot! A nice pic' though.

 

[BrumJim]

I can understand wearing a team jersey to show your support to a team, or polka-dot casual clothing to show your respect for the KOM, but wearing a polka-dot cycling top whilst cycling, particularly if you aren't that much of a wheel-based moutain goat, is just wrong. IMHO, of course.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Does anyone really give shoot if people wear the KOM jersey when cycling. It's not like your going to confuse someone wearing it in your local town with Voeckler.
I can't believe how precious some people act towards these types of jerseys. I find it really odd.