Well, when I train in my zebra domina vacanze kit (BTW best team kit ever IMHO), I think I qualify as a bona fide poser… my inlaws are into cycling too and usually ride 200 m or so behind me (this a minimum) and stop earlier at traffic lights ;-). I think they are a bit disturbed by the classy pornstar-on-two-wheels look. Whatever.
They even looked quite relieved when I bought my have-you-ever-had-Liquigas (Think Dave Z.'s one liner) kit this summer! But I will keep wearing the zebra kit, I do not give a damn, plus everybody is cheering me on the road (Look, Dad, a Zebra!!).
C’mon guys, life is too short. I am serious about my training and that’s it. I do not give a s— about what other riders may think about the way I look or the bike I ride. Catch me if you can (Problem is, you sure can ). And I do not subscribe to the typical “do not wear a jersey if you have not earned it” BS. I have just ordered a Tour of Britain’s leader jersey because I think it looks cool, period.
PS: if anyone of you had medium sized Gibo simoni special edition Giro bibshorts (the one with the roses on), I’m interested.
And no, I am not gay ;-). Pink is real. Go Zebra!!
excelent post mr Frenchie. And, as I am sure you know, only real men who are certain of their sexuality can wear pink (well that is what a female friend keeps telling me). I bought some T Mobile pink socks when I was at the Tour, but the above female has claimed them as they ‘go with my pink top’!!!
Not knowing you, are you really French? In which case, good win in Salford UK at the weekend at ITU. Man he was SOOOOOO strong, he looked like a machine (Belaubre).
Nice work Frenchie, keep it fun, frankly I’m sure in the US cyclists wearing any type of jersey and shorts look like dork poseurs to most people.
I once raced a sprint tri in France and for fun I hooked a rather large Aussie flag around my neck in T1 and rode the bike and run with it flailing behind. I thought it was fun, but I’m not sure if it made me a poseur or a clown… (the intention was to be a clown
Yep, French born and bred. And Belaubre has tri flowing in his veins, his father was one of the pioneers of tri in good ol’ France. But we are digressing here.
The most outrageous cycling gear I have is some old MTB team Gary Fisher. It is bright yellow, blue and red. I can’t find a picture as they seem to have changed their kit now - THANK GOD.
But anyway, it’s horrendous, and I only bought it because it was going dirt cheap and the top is super nice and warm and wind proof. AT £25 (45 USD) it was an absolute bargain. However, I will now only wear the bib shorts under some tights in the winter. When I last wore both together, this was a comment I got from a friend:
“Are you trying to be a parrot or have you just come from the circus?”
…plus wearing black/grey old huguenot cycling kits may be quite dangerous. If your fellow cyclists and many pedestrians find your attire outrageously colorful, chances are motorists will see you.
Self-consciousness may be potentially painful at times, but it could save your life ;-).
I’ve tried in vain to locate the Pink Once kit that was used in Le Tour before the sponsorship ended. One of my favorite kits. Any boring self-concious stiff can wear black, red, and blue. Pink is hella cool…
Cippo’s outfit from Cannondale the one that looks like the skin’s been stripped and you can see all the muscles and sinew is about the most unique I’ve come across. It’s been sitting for ages in our Cannondale dealer cuz I guess no one’s got the guts to buy and wear it, it’s so eye catching.
). And I do not subscribe to the typical “do not wear a jersey if you have not earned it” BS. I have just ordered a Tour of Britain’s leader jersey because I think it looks cool, period.