replica jersey snobbery?
- Thread starter David_widnes
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I'd be interested to know if those sandals will take a Speedplay 4 point cleats?Was this him?
- Location
- the post-brexit wasteland
it's a bit of a faux-pas to wear team gb kit in my neck of the woods, as you're likely to see the real deal out on training rides.
Vikeonabike
CC Neighbourhood Police Constable
- Location
- Bourne, Lincolnshire
Mmm I couldn't see myself ever whereing either team GB, British or World champs jerseys....other countries national or champs though are cool. Espeacially Belgium.
Vikeonabike
CC Neighbourhood Police Constable
- Location
- Bourne, Lincolnshire
Whilst hunting for the pics above I found the website above....
Nice retro Merino tops.....French, Belgian, Italian Champs Jersey...Retro Sky jersey called the Bradley
and an awsome Black and pink giro jersey...$110 apiece...think thats about £77 including postage!
Cima Coppi
Nice retro Merino tops.....French, Belgian, Italian Champs Jersey...Retro Sky jersey called the Bradley
and an awsome Black and pink giro jersey...$110 apiece...think thats about £77 including postage!Cima Coppi
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Just got back from France, and almost 100% of cyclists riding road bikes were in a team kit, from 16-60+ from whippets to rottweiler size, t'was quite strange. Mostly wering caps and very little signs of helmets, in fact you could almost spot the Brit by the wearing of a helmet!
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
Whilst hunting for the pics above I found the website above....
Nice retro Merino tops.....French, Belgian, Italian Champs Jersey...Retro Sky jersey called the Bradley
Cima Coppi
Hmmm, some of those are very nice
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Am building up the courage to put a lairy top on, only wearing black at the mo, i have bought a nice bright one just waiting for a nice sunny sunday to wear it. lol
I was in France also (Vendee) and most were wearing local club jerseys. Also noticed lots of caps vs helmets but from those I saw it seemed a generation thing; older riders wearing caps but the younger ones using a helmet. This split was really obvious when seeing large club rides of 30/40 riders.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
I wasn't too far from you, in the Charente Maritime just below La Rochelle, I spent the first five days longing for my road bike having taken my hybrid, but then was thankful as my hybrid was stolen! spent the rest of holiday on a creaking crank hired bike that cost me 45 euro's and was truly truly awful to ride.
You are right though, guessing a lot of the kit could have been local, I looked around a tiny LBS in Royan that was selling Ridley bikes least expensive was 3500 euro! Didn't see many of the big volume UK sold brands on the road either.
Nor did I witness the normally great French respect for the cyclist either which was dissapointing.
teletext45
Senior Member
My LBS has a a race team wearing this jersey....
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zu...Doncaster_Wheelers_Road_Race_July_17_2011.jpg
They sell their own team Jerseys in the shop, if its 'wrong' to wear a pro kit, what about wearing a smaller local teams kit?
I've still got the opinion i just wear what i like and don't give a hoot!
andy
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zu...Doncaster_Wheelers_Road_Race_July_17_2011.jpg
They sell their own team Jerseys in the shop, if its 'wrong' to wear a pro kit, what about wearing a smaller local teams kit?
I've still got the opinion i just wear what i like and don't give a hoot!
andy
Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
Oddly I think that wearing the kit of local team is wrong whereas wearing a replica of a pro team is not.
