STI and batting gloves (cricket) and other poor clothing choices

[IanSmithCSE]

Good morning,

Have got frustrated searching for and not finding my gloves I had this wonderful idea; I would ride wearing my batting gloves.



Braking was excellent, so good in fact that there might be a market for cycling gloves with a 1kg weight to help with squeezing the brake lever, along with the benefit of padding in case of falling as the result of some unexpected ice.

Changing down was also great, but changing up doesn't seem to work as when the finger pushes the rear shift lever the pad on that finger pushes the brake lever and I end up in the same gear. This seems to prove that Campag has the better design with the thumb shift button.

After getting a pad on my left hand almost caught between the left lever and the bars I decided that this was a terrible idea and went home.

Can anyone suggest a more dumb clothing choice, that they have actually tried?

Bye

Ian

 

[fossyant]

That was one dumb clothing choice, and looks stupid. Sorry !

 

[vickster]

 

[Dayvo]

For extra ballast in heavy wind, swop your light carbon shoes for sensible old-fashioned divers boots.

 

[Cycleops]

How about this for an idea Ian? Cut open the padding , remove it and insert some cooked bangers or frankfurters, instant hunger relief on the go.

 

[fossyant]

How about this for an idea Ian? Cut open the padding , remove it and insert some cooked bangers or frankfurters, instant hunger relief on the go.

He'll get loads of dogs chasing him !

 

[roley poley]

flares were tucked well into socks in the '70s.... forget to do that and you're stuffed

 

[Cycleops]

.....but think of how it will improve his times

 

[IanSmithCSE]

How about this for an idea Ian? Cut open the padding , remove it and insert some cooked bangers or frankfurters, instant hunger relief on the go.

Thinking about this further...... each pad would be about the size of a large measure of a spirit, so we seem to have 10 drinks to spread over the ride.

 

[fossyant]

Thinking about this further...... each pad would be about the size of a large measure of a spirit, so we seem to have 10 drinks to spread over the ride.

Yeh, but you'll need the padding then when you fall off piddled. Maybe a set of shin pads would help...

 

[Dayvo]

flares were tucked well into socks in the '70s.... forget to do that and you're stuffed

You (I) only do that once.

 

[Dayvo]

And to protect your ‘monks’ bald spot, if you don’t wear a helmet then thread some string though one of those old pink cricket boxes and voila! you have a perfect cover for your thinning bonce.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Yeh, but you'll need the padding then when you fall off piddled. Maybe a set of shin pads would help...

Surely the cricket pads will help a lot if you fall off.

I am wondering if the 'box' might chafe a bit with the different leg movements???

 

[roadrash]

Lets be honest , nobody is going to beat the op for bad clothing choice.

 

[raleighnut]

Lets be honest , nobody is going to beat the op for bad clothing choice.

I dunno.