"These are my riding clothes"

[Aaron Young]

Had a nice experience at work the other day. I had "suited up" for my
ride home in my MUSA knickers and a WoolyWarm Buttonup sweater over a
long sleeve button up shirt with my everyday shoes and was on my way
out when I ended up in conversation with a coworker and fellow cyclist
about cycling; places to park the bike at work, etc (helmet vs no
helmet - only kidding). My coworker looked at my get up and said
something about how I obviously didn't ride today... I responded,
"Actually, these are my riding clothes." He was rather surprised and
it made me remember how nice it is to look normal (relatively, of
course) even when wearing very functional cycling clothes. Of course
Riv isn't the only game in town in this regard, but this the
RBW-Owners-Bunch, right????

-Aaron Young
Vancouver, WA

[Daniel M]

I had a similar experience earlier this year.  I rode the Davis Double for my second (and possibly last) time, on my Hillborne with full fenders and 35mm Paselas, and wore my usual touring / long day attire: Nylon zip-off pants, long-sleeve button-down sun shirt, and comfortable low-top light hiking shoes.  When I finished late that night (I am NOT fast), my friend, who finished well over an hour ahead of me (on a Long Haul Trucker with a flat bar and 26x2.0" Big Apples!!!) was talking with one of the volunteers and said something like "Oh, there's my friend now."  The woman he was speaking to said something along the lines of "Oh, well he obviously had time to change," to which he said something like "No, those are the clothes he rode in." 

Obviously didn't compute, just as it didn't to the riders on racing bikes when my friend cruised uphill past them on his Long Haul, sitting comfortably upright.

[PATRICK MOORE]

You can ride racing bikes (or performance bikes, call them what you will) dressed so too. I personally don't like ls button-up shirts to ride in (ss Hawaiian shirts made from rayon are great in very hot weather) because the sleeves ride up and feel uncomfortable when you are stretched out, and the collars are always too tight, but I never ride in anything but regular pants (including knickers, MUSA and others) and underwear, and never wear gloves except for cold weather. I do like retention shoes: nothing more comfortable than Sidis and Looks, IMO. Oh, and cycling caps keep hair in place, soak up sweat, and keep sun and wind from your eyes -- can't stand sunglasses. 

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Daniel M <dpma...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> Obviously didn't compute, just as it didn't to the riders on racing bikes
> when my friend cruised uphill past them on his Long Haul, sitting
> comfortably upright.
>

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[justin...@gmail.com]

On Saturday I went to participate in a ride for the Philly Bike expo. I had on a Justin Charles wool t shirt, Outlier button up Oxford and stretchy tight jeans with regular shoes. Everyone else had on spandex. I evevntusooy got dropped by the group and just rambled through the woods with my brother and a friend admiring the foliage. Much more fun. And we didn't stick out like unnatural blobs of pink and yellow in the woods.

To each their own.

Justin

[Steve Palincsar]

On Mon, 2012-10-29 at 02:41 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> You can ride racing bikes (or performance bikes, call them what you
> will) dressed so too. I personally don't like ls button-up shirts to
> ride in (ss Hawaiian shirts made from rayon are great in very hot
> weather) because the sleeves ride up and feel uncomfortable when you
> are stretched out, and the collars are always too tight, but I never
> ride in anything but regular pants (including knickers, MUSA and
> others) and underwear, and never wear gloves except for cold weather.

Suit and sports jackets exhibit a similar problem. Riding upright bikes
like English 3-speeds works much better for wearing button-up shirts and
suit jackets.

[Matthew J]

Same here.  Never wear garish colors, skin tight pants or shorts, and, as I use White pedals with half cages, cycling shoes. 

 

When I did my cross country trip a few years back, most of the U.S. riders I met along the way were in full kit.  The occaisional Aussies and Kiwis, as well as continental Europeans I met along the way tended to share my attitude toward riding attire.

 

[Steve Palincsar]

On Mon, 2012-10-29 at 06:24 -0700, Matthew J wrote:
> When I did my cross country trip a few years back, most of the U.S.
> riders I met along the way were in full kit.

You mean by "full kit" matching jerseys and shorts, with advertising on
the ass as well as the jersey, ala racing teams? Or does "full kit"
mean something more like a lycra jersey of some sort and black shorts
without logos?

I see very few riders here other than racing teams out training who wear
what I consider to be "full kit" (i.e., ads on the ass).

[PATRICK MOORE]

Out here in ABQ NM the "ads on ass" look is very common. That may be because team riders are also so common, but whatever the reason, logos a la mode look is everywhere -- or because everyone kits him-or herself out from Colorado Cyclist.

OTOH, there are also many recreational riders out with the now de rigueur "obscene yellow" tops.  

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[PATRICK MOORE]

Forgot to add that I too like team kit, at least jerseys -- Bianchi, Raleigh, Team Wolfe, and Italian National Cycling Team; to go with my PDM, Molteni and BP hats ($5 from Nashbar!).

[justin...@gmail.com]

Here in Philly if you have on Lycra, you've got ads on you. A lot for a local shop but many that are obviously just for random brands.

-J

[lungimsam]

 

 

I like wearing regular clothes and regular shoes to ride. So convenient. 

[Matthew J]

> You mean by "full kit" matching jerseys and shorts, with advertising on
> the ass as well as the jersey, ala racing teams?  Or does "full kit"
> mean something more like a lycra jersey of some sort and black shorts
> without logos?

 

Some sort of colorful jersey and form fitting shorts/pants. 

[Montclair BobbyB]

Funny, I forgot my so-called "riding" clothes on a recent after-work MTB ride... I did have my "after-ride-change-into clothes.. jeans and cotton tee".  I wore those on the ride, and I was super comfy... 

[Toshi Takeuchi]

I do like "bike-specific" clothing in that it tends to be very bright or fluorescent for the visibility aspect. When I wear low-vis clothing, I always put on a hi-vis vest to be seen more easily by traffic.

Stay safe,

Toshi

[Matthew J]

> When I wear low-vis clothing, I always put on a hi-vis vest to be seen more easily by traffic.

 

That is what I do.  I have a flourescent green vest with reflecting stripes.  It packs easily, so I can take it off and stash it in the bag when I reach my destination.

 

[Reid]

On Monday, October 29, 2012 1:41:32 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:

I personally don't like ls button-up shirts to ride in ...  because the sleeves ride up and feel uncomfortable when you are stretched out, and the collars are always too tight ... 

 

That's why I still enjoy my MUSA seersucker shirt. The sleeves and collars are perfect for riding with drop bars. Man, I sure wish Riv would do another batch of those shirts.

 

Reid

[Matthew J]

> That's why I still enjoy my MUSA seersucker shirt. The sleeves and collars are perfect for riding with drop bars. Man, I sure wish Riv

> would do another batch of those shirts.

 

Same here.  Fat fingering managed to get me two when I ordered way back when.  Last year riding off road I passed to close to some sort of thorn bush and tore one of them beyond repair.  I harvested the buttons so I can keep the remaining one looking good for a while to come.

 

Outlier made an experimental seersucker out of a new sun screen cloth.  Like most of the Outlier long sleeve shirts, it wears well while riding.  Lighter weight and much more expensive than the MUSA, however.  Plus it is no longer available.

[rob markwardt]

Here's my commute outfit. A sink shower and a fresh shirt and I'm in
business. Disclaimer...it's about a 50 mile round trip so I only do
it a few times a year....and I teach stinky middle-schoolers so who
cares.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77502424@N00/7225318512
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77502424@N00/7225296918