Pro Cycling Team tops do you wear them?

[RabbitFood]

I am curious to know if cyclists wear the top of there teams choice or is it more the actually cyclist that they like to follow?

Is it like football that you follow a particular team or cyclist? Im just curious really as I love my football and have my team’s top that a wear to football for training ect, is it like that with cycling.

Or is it better to have the clithing of the local team you cycle for?

Or is this frowned upon lol?

AS you might know im new and still struggling with the tight shorts and tops that ill be wearing soon.

Rabbit

 

[Lazy-Commuter]

Not sure about the etiquette, but I don't wear a top in pro-team colours .. mainly 'cos I'd be the two-wheeled equivalent of one of those big fat geezers in a Man U top.

 

[MadoneRider1991]

i wear the 07 CSC kit and am looking to get the astana kit this year i love them

 

[John the Monkey]

The Kit. Your jersey must match your shorts, which must match your arm warmers, which must match your socks. But under no circumstances should a replica pro team kit or a national/world champion kit be worn unless you’ve earned it. The only acceptable team kit is your own club kit. Retro wool kits are sometimes acceptable, but even that is iffy.
To look cool if you don’t belong to a club or a team, wear a stock Castelli or Assos kit but don’t mix and match. To be Euro-cool, wear the kit of an obscure European amateur team, but only if you have a story about how you spent the winter riding with them in Majorca to go along with it. Please, no century jerseys (I’m going to take some heat on that one), nothing with cartoon characters on it and never, under any circumstances, go jersey-less. Especially if you are wearing bibs.

http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2008/11/how-to-look-pro/

The cardinal violation in trying to be a cool cyclist is when you buy a full professional team kit (jersey, shorts, socks, etc.) of a team you do not ride for. Nothing screams ROOKIE louder than a full Discovery Channel uniform on a non-payroll cyclist. Steer clear of these overpriced kits. The only time these types of jerseys are acceptable is when they are vintage. General rule of thumb is 10 years after a team’s disbanding. For instance, if you hit the road in a vintage Motorola or Coors Light jersey, you get big style points. Just make sure you know a few of the cyclists who rode for those teams so that when approached by other cyclists, you can sound knowledgeable.

http://reviews.roadbikereview.com/blog/10-tips-to-avoid-looking-like-a-cycling-rookie/

See also;

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29616

 

[snakehips]

I typically wear tops that are on offer at Prendas , that can be worn with a hint of irony , e.g. a Dauphine KOM shirt ( I am cr@p up hills) , a Ukrainian national champions jersey from 2003 (I am not Sergei Honchar or even Ukrainian , and a champion of nowhere) , a Giro d'Italia maglia ciclamino (nuff said).
The only 'team' jersey that I have is a 1980's style Del Tongo in bright yellow , so again a bit of irony , albeit of the post-modernist variety !

Snakehips Bikes

 

[John the Monkey]

More discussion here;

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=26810

 

[oxbob]

Yes, i support rabobank, i rarely wear my shirt on the bike, but if im down the pub watching a race on the tv i wear it (just to remind the numptys this is why we have paris-nice on the tv instead of horse racing)

 

[Will1985]

I've got several Pro tour jerseys, but none from this year. My favourites are Disco's green themed jersey they used in 07 Tour, Gasparotto's 06 Liquigas Italian champ, and most recently a team issue Garmin-Chipotle top (with radio pocket) from last year.

You can usually get some good deals on last year's pro teams kit which can be a useful addition to your wardrobe if you don't wan't to spend loads on multiple club jerseys or plain branded clothing. It's still good to have some club or plain kit though for TTs and sportives.

That Euro cyclist rubbish was made up by Americans who have probably never been to Europe.

 

[tyred]

Not for me. I don't think it would suit for a fat guy on a thirty-something year old bike to try and dress like a pro. I would look stupid(er)....

 

[oxbob]

Not for me. I don't think it would suit for a fat guy on a thirty-something year old bike to try and dress like a pro. I would look stupid(er)....

It never stopped eddie wearing a molteni shirt

 

[cheadle hulme]

I did go through a phase of wearing retro cycling tops off the bike....until someone told me I looked like I was going on a night out down Canal St.

I stick to on the bike now.

 

[jay clock]

I never would even consider wearing a branded shirt of that type. Plain cycling shirts, or occasionally a triathlon club one....

 

[oxbob]

I did go through a phase of wearing retro cycling tops off the bike....until someone told me I looked like I was going on a night out down Canal St.

I stick to on the bike now.

Just your luck to live near there!

 

[Steve Austin]

Yes, yes i do.

I commit the most awful clothing sin, i wear Road tops on my MTB. I will burn in hell for this i know. oh well

 

[oxbob]

Yes, yes i do.

I commit the most awful clothing sin, i wear Road tops on my MTB. I will burn in hell for this i know. oh well

As long as we dont see you in the red romper suit on any bike!