You look ridiculous.

[winjim]

I wear baggy shorts on my commute. My boss has thanked me for it.

 

[And]

Do you also get sarcastic comments from members of your family when you are dressed as a cyclist?

Well, as the rest of my family dress like this, generally not
(this is the top of Mam Nick from Edale side)

 

[lazybloke]

I wear baggy shorts on my commute. My boss has thanked me for it.

I guess it took me a while to be comfortable walking around work in lycra. The office dwellers - mostly harmless. The factory workers were a bit sharper with their observations.

 

[Ridgeway]

The trick is to wear garish socks, nobody notices anything else after that

 

[winjim]

I guess it took me a while to be comfortable walking around work in lycra. The office dwellers - mostly harmless. The factory workers were a bit sharper with their observations.

You've got that the wrong way round. It doesn't matter if I feel comfortable. It matters if my colleagues feel uncomfortable.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I wear lycra on the bottom half, but I eschew the skinny top at present, lest I resemble my avatar. A looser top is kinder to onlookers' eyes.

 

[Blue Hills]

Problem is, I agree with the sentiments. I'll only ever wear the dreaded lycra if I know I'm on a non-stop ride from home returning to home.

And after dark, back entrance?

 

[roubaixtuesday]

The problem I find with wearing tight fitting lycra is fighting off the hordes of nubile young women.

I'm sure many other men in their 50s share the same problem.

 

[Blue Hills]

Has to be said: Ladies look great in lycra. Gents look ridiculous.

Certain truth in this, though not absolutely all women.
As for the main question, i did for a fair while think men looked somewhat questionable in lycra. Seem to remember that it was, many years ago on a ride, was a woman who pushed the view to me that it was just more comfortable on longer rides. And so it is.
I don't care what anyone thinks. Have been told once or twice that i look a bit ridiculous but just reckon they are folks suffering from a severe lack of endorphins

 

[Blue Hills]

The problem I find with wearing tight fitting lycra is fighting off the hordes of nubile young women.

That"s why those older ctc blokes carry those large frame mounted pumps.

 

[Blue Hills]

Keep away from red bibs! ALWAYS!

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I know a far far worse horror than that but can never find it anymore. I think it was bleached from the web. It was a team from the tour of sardinia. Will return if i unearth it.

 

[Kryton521]

Only when passing k**bheads. They think they are original or worse actually witty.

On a side note, I tend to wear bland boring colour{?} so get dressed up in really bright cycling clothes.

 

[tyred]

I think I cut quite a dash in my tweed jacket, plus fours, flat cap and obligatory briar pipe.

 

[PeteXXX]

Errrr...

 

[DCLane]

Given I commute to work in lycra it clearly doesn't bother me. I'm here, I'm riding and it's comfier. Who cares?