Match your clothes or not?

[Dave 123]

I once turned up for a ride with my brother only for him to comment that I looked like a sack of sh1t due to my uncoordinated approach to apparel.

He likes his stuff to match. Nobber!

 

[Slick]

Never ever concerned me what I look like on the bike, and to be honest, I'm kinda passed the stage of worrying too much what I look lime off it. I'm much more interested in comfort in different conditions.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Matching? Come again.

 

[Rockn Robin]

Did you actually set out there to insult larger cyclists who want to be comfortable when they ride?

My goodness no. My humble apologies. It never dawned on me. It’s not my nature to insult anyone. When I remarked I was thinking how I would look.

 

[Rockn Robin]

Black shorts, some with a colour or white panel on the legs

Whatever you do, do NOT get white shorts unless you want to inflict your arse crack in any poor cyclists unfortunate enough to be riding behind you...
And avoid red especially if you are male and plan to ride for Poland

A white kit looks nice, though. For now I wear black or navy shorts, so most of my tops go. Not spandex yet. I’m a bit self conscious of how I look at the moment. But that’s me.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Ugh mind bleach now required...sympathies to you for the minimalist though

Did you actually set out there to make fun of the smaller cyclists out there?

 

[NorthernDave]

Whatever you do, do NOT get white shorts unless you want to inflict your arse crack in any poor cyclists unfortunate enough to be riding behind you...

I was passed by a male cyclist wearing white lycra shorts just last weekend - fortunately he was significantly faster than me so I only had to look away for a few minutes.

My bib shorts are always black, sometimes with a bit of coloured trim - I've got some with a blue stripe that go nicely with my Gran Fondo Stelvio top

Other than that it's a question of what's the weather doing and what's clean

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Black shorts and whatever colour jersey I desire, sometimes match socks.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Black bib shorts and too much chamois cream is the height of fashion.

 

[Rockn Robin]

I was passed by a male cyclist wearing white lycra shorts just last weekend - fortunately he was significantly faster than me so I only had to look away for a few minutes.

My bib shorts are always black, sometimes with a bit of coloured trim - I've got some with a blue stripe that go nicely with my Gran Fondo Stelvio top

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Other than that it's a question of what's the weather doing and what's clean

Love those jerseys. I can’t wait for the day when I feel comfortable wearing a kit.

 

[Milzy]

So I'm not exactly new to cycling, I've been road cycling for a year now but never really taken it that seriously till now. I'm looking at buying some new jerseys and shorts as I only have one set so my question is, how hard should I try to match it all? Should I get the full set from one company or just keep the colours more or less the same?

You should really dress like David Miller. No cheap Aldi rubbish. Stylish luxury clothing with no huge logos across. Then at the cafe you blend in well & don’t look like an utter bell end wannabe pro.

 

[snorri]

Matching? Come again. View attachment 433881

I'd hoped to help you out and looked through my collection but am sorry to say I haven't got a matching tie for that rig out.

 

[Rockn Robin]

You should really dress like David Miller. No cheap Aldi rubbish. Stylish luxury clothing with no huge logos across. Then at the cafe you blend in well & don’t look like an utter bell end wannabe pro.

Well, for me I would like something more plain, unless I can get a kit showing logos that are meaningful to me.

 

[pawl]

Black bottoms; long or short , then anything on top.

Black bottoms would that be the twenty’s dance.

 

[Globalti]

We met an Italian couple on matching road bikes wearing matching white kit. They both had golden brown skin, no body hair and were in great shape. We invited them to join us for a ride in the Ribble Valley but somehow I don't think we were beautiful enough for them.