Match your clothes or not?

[Zanelad]

They both had golden brown skin, no body hair and were in great shape.

Wow, you get friendly quickly.

 

[Rockn Robin]

Find a brand that fits you 'right' and stick with it where possible - takes the guess work out of buying new kit, that's the only mantra you need.
Once happy with your chosen fit, buy a plain looking bib & jersey that vaguely match from the sale/clearance section, job done. I'm of an age where wearing heavily branded garb (especially team sponsors on team kits) make me feel like an attention-seeking, daft wannabe... but y'know, you just be you.

Yes! I agree. Just be ourselves. I would love a kit with colorful logos on it, but at the same time, a more plain set would be more suitable. After all, I don’t know if I would like some people say, “who does that old fart think he is, a Tour de bleedin France, wannabe.” HAHA!!

 

[steveindenmark]

With winter coming I look like the multi coloured swap shop. At othrr times I wear what works and not whats pretty.

 

[booze and cake]

Get nearly all my jerseys off eBay, ride to work advertising some 1980s Belgian sausage brand or some French furniture showroom.

This is me too. I've got an old Belgium Nuclear Power Station club jersey, not that I have any connection to the country or the industry. It has a child's face surround by some whizzing electrons or something. I know the vision was probably good old clean nuclear, meaning a cleaner world for the children to grow up in or something, but I've always found it a bit unsettling. I half expect to be heckled by any anti-nuclear people I cycle past, but this has never actually happened.

As for the matching, what I wear depends on the bike I'm riding.
I think I need Holly Walsh do one of her venn diagram presentations, as there is some overlap and I've got about 30 jerseys
I have Bottecchia, Denti and Eddy Merckx jerseys I would only wear when riding the matching bike.

I then go by colour matching rather than brand matching, but I run Campagnolo on everything so made sure I've not got any Shimano clothes

Once jersey and bike are of a suitable colour match, its onto colour matching socks and cap and gloves, black socks with black cap and gloves or white cap, white socks, and gloves.

And then its shorts, black goes with everything. but I have some blue ones too for the blues bikes, no white shorts.

And I have a bike in the world champs colours, so of course have jerseys, caps and socks and even a skin-suit in those colours for that bike.

I even have one pair of sunglasses that I only wear with one 1 particular bike as its perfectly matchy-matchy.

I am fully aware how tragic and unnecessary that all is

 

[HLaB]

I occasionally like to have matching kit, even if its broadly the same colour but I buy black shorts for leisure and anything seems to go. For the commute I'm mix match and hopefully that gets more noticed by drivers.

 

[Ian H]

Club kit or plain for me. The only cyclists who need to match everything are those who race and are paid to do so.

 

[Johnno260]

What ever is clean and at the top of the draw, I have nothing that’s been purchased to match, just whatever I needed that’s in a sale.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Nothing i own matches, black shorts rule but tops can be any colour.
Shoes and coats are various colours .

Bought new shoes today in black and grey to match the weather

 

[SuperHans123]

I don't think Adidas do bikes, so I'm fecked

 

[Milkfloat]

I don't think Adidas do bikes, so I'm fecked

That depends if it is red and black kit.

 

[SuperHans123]

That depends if it is red and black kit.

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That thing looks more like a drone than a bike

 

[Milkfloat]

That thing looks more like a drone than a bike

Admittedly not UCI compliant. They do sponsor other bikes though.

 

[pjd57]

I prefer plain stuff, but if the bargain comes with sponsor logos I'll take it.

 

[Rockn Robin]

This is me too. I've got an old Belgium Nuclear Power Station club jersey, not that I have any connection to the country or the industry. It has a child's face surround by some whizzing electrons or something. I know the vision was probably good old clean nuclear, meaning a cleaner world for the children to grow up in or something, but I've always found it a bit unsettling. I half expect to be heckled by any anti-nuclear people I cycle past, but this has never actually happened.
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As for the matching, what I wear depends on the bike I'm riding.
I think I need Holly Walsh do one of her venn diagram presentations, as there is some overlap and I've got about 30 jerseys
I have Bottecchia, Denti and Eddy Merckx jerseys I would only wear when riding the matching bike.

I then go by colour matching rather than brand matching, but I run Campagnolo on everything so made sure I've not got any Shimano clothes

Once jersey and bike are of a suitable colour match, its onto colour matching socks and cap and gloves, black socks with black cap and gloves or white cap, white socks, and gloves.

And then its shorts, black goes with everything. but I have some blue ones too for the blues bikes, no white shorts.

And I have a bike in the world champs colours, so of course have jerseys, caps and socks and even a skin-suit in those colours for that bike.

I even have one pair of sunglasses that I only wear with one 1 particular bike as its perfectly matchy-matchy.

I am fully aware how tragic and unnecessary that all is

Nuclear! Goodness, have you checked to see if it glows in the dark.

 

[byegad]

Right now I'm not overly concerned about fashion, so to speak, until I get my stomach flat, HAHAHAHA!! Nothing worse looking than a person with a big protruding stomach wearing spandex. What's the term they use for it . . . Freddie? I would like to get a matching outfit one day. I love the way they look., but I will wait until I'm trim and fit. Getting there, as I've lost close to 15 pounds now, but I won't wear spandex until I'm ready.

As a larger cyclist, I find your remarks offensive. I'm really pleased I'll never meet you in person.