Bicycling specific clothing = why not?

Some here disparage everyone who dons any bicycling specific clothing. I don't get why they do that disparaging.

I wear regular clothing a lot of times if I'm going short distance and/or running errands. However for my longer rides I wear bicycling shorts and a jersey. The jersey pockets are used a lot to hold things like a spare bottle of water in t he middle pocket, my wallet in an outside pocket and often my Canon PowerShot SX120 IS camera in the right outside pocket. With those pockets everything I'd want on the ride is easily to hand and the jersey doesn't flap around like a lot of clothing does. The shorts are just plain comfortable on long rides and the chamois is a real blessing to have.

If a person chooses NOT to wear bicycling specific clothing then that's their choice but they shouldn't disparage those who do wear bicycling specific clothing.

Some say that many bicyclists who wear Lycra and/or bicycling jerseys are snobs. Well, some who DON'T wear bicycling specific clothing are just as snobbish in their own way as they t ake verbal potshots at those who do wear Lycra.

Ride what you like and wear what you like but you shouldn't put others down just because their choices don't match yours.

Cheers

On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 11:53:10 AM UTC-7, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Some here disparage everyone who dons any bicycling specific clothing. I don't get why they do that disparaging.

I wear regular clothing a lot of times if I'm going short distance and/or running errands. However for my longer rides I wear bicycling shorts and a jersey. The jersey pockets are used a lot to hold things like a spare bottle of water in t he middle pocket, my wallet in an outside pocket and often my Canon PowerShot SX120 IS camera in the right outside pocket. With those pockets everything I'd want on the ride is easily to hand and the jersey doesn't flap around like a lot of clothing does. The shorts are just plain comfortable on long rides and the chamois is a real blessing to have.

If a person chooses NOT to wear bicycling specific clothing then that's their choice but they shouldn't disparage those who do wear bicycling specific clothing.

Some say that many bicyclists who wear Lycra and/or bicycling jerseys are snobs. Well, some who DON'T wear bicycling specific clothing are just as snobbish in their own way as they t ake verbal potshots at those who do wear Lycra.

Ride what you like and wear what you like but you shouldn't put others down just because their choices don't match yours.

Cheers

Says the man with a killfile.

On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 2:53:10 PM UTC-4, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Some here disparage everyone who dons any bicycling specific clothing. I don't get why they do that disparaging.

I wear regular clothing a lot of times if I'm going short distance and/or running errands. However for my longer rides I wear bicycling shorts and a jersey. The jersey pockets are used a lot to hold things like a spare bottle of water in t he middle pocket, my wallet in an outside pocket and often my Canon PowerShot SX120 IS camera in the right outside pocket. With those pockets everything I'd want on the ride is easily to hand and the jersey doesn't flap around like a lot of clothing does. The shorts are just plain comfortable on long rides and the chamois is a real blessing to have.

If a person chooses NOT to wear bicycling specific clothing then that's their choice but they shouldn't disparage those who do wear bicycling specific clothing.

Some say that many bicyclists who wear Lycra and/or bicycling jerseys are snobs. Well, some who DON'T wear bicycling specific clothing are just as snobbish in their own way as they t ake verbal potshots at those who do wear Lycra.

Ride what you like and wear what you like but you shouldn't put others down just because their choices don't match yours.

That goes both ways.

Some accuse me of disparaging bike clothing, which is weird, because I often
wear it and have said so many times.

As I've said dozens of times, people are free to wear what they want. And we
should be free to discuss advantages and disadvantages. But what seems weird to
me is the idea of never riding a bike without first changing clothes. And I do
know people who are that way.

I also disagree with people who claim one should never ride unless wearing a
garish jersey or jacket. It's yet another "Danger! Danger!" exaggeration.

As I've said, my general habit is for utility rides, easy rides under 10 or 15
miles, slow rides with newbie friends etc., I just wear normal clothes. For
longer rides or rides where I intend to exert myself a bit more, I'll wear bike
shorts and a cycling jersey. I know which "civilian" clothes work OK on the bike,
and I avoid those that don't.

- Frank Krygowski

On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 3:01:08 PM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 2:53:10 PM UTC-4, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Some here disparage everyone who dons any bicycling specific clothing. I don't get why they do that disparaging.

I wear regular clothing a lot of times if I'm going short distance and/or running errands. However for my longer rides I wear bicycling shorts and a jersey. The jersey pockets are used a lot to hold things like a spare bottle of water in t he middle pocket, my wallet in an outside pocket and often my Canon PowerShot SX120 IS camera in the right outside pocket. With those pockets everything I'd want on the ride is easily to hand and the jersey doesn't flap around like a lot of clothing does. The shorts are just plain comfortable on long rides and the chamois is a real blessing to have.

If a person chooses NOT to wear bicycling specific clothing then that's their choice but they shouldn't disparage those who do wear bicycling specific clothing.

Some say that many bicyclists who wear Lycra and/or bicycling jerseys are snobs. Well, some who DON'T wear bicycling specific clothing are just as snobbish in their own way as they t ake verbal potshots at those who do wear Lycra.

Ride what you like and wear what you like but you shouldn't put others down just because their choices don't match yours.

That goes both ways.

Some accuse me of disparaging bike clothing, which is weird, because I often
wear it and have said so many times.

As I've said dozens of times, people are free to wear what they want. And we
should be free to discuss advantages and disadvantages. But what seems weird to
me is the idea of never riding a bike without first changing clothes. And I do
know people who are that way.

I also disagree with people who claim one should never ride unless wearing a
garish jersey or jacket. It's yet another "Danger! Danger!" exaggeration.

As I've said, my general habit is for utility rides, easy rides under 10 or 15
miles, slow rides with newbie friends etc., I just wear normal clothes. For
longer rides or rides where I intend to exert myself a bit more, I'll wear bike
shorts and a cycling jersey. I know which "civilian" clothes work OK on the bike,
and I avoid those that don't.

- Frank Krygowski

At what point would you paid the slightest credence to someone telling you what to wear? I mean, besides your wife?

At what point would you paid the slightest credence to someone telling you what to wear? I mean, besides your wife?

Haha yer whipped

On Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 11:58:08 AM UTC-7, Doug Landau wrote:
At what point would you paid the slightest credence to someone telling you what to wear? I mean, besides your wife?

Haha yer whipped

I have to admit that people worrying about what others may think about what they are wearing is a little strange to me. I was just watching a TV program called "Hacked" and it was the largest pile of bull possible. According to Cambridge Analytica they won Donald Trump the election. They won Brexit and it is all the fault of Facebook and Google.

IF you can be manipulated that easily you deserve what you get.

On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:15:22 -0700 (PDT), Tom Kunich
wrote:

At what point would you paid the slightest credence to someone telling
you what to wear? I mean, besides your wife?

Well, there is a whole very profitable industry doing just that which
spawns jobs running the gamut from millionaire CEOs to literal slave
labor.

For a couple of years after I got married, people would comment out of
the blue that I was dressing better than I used to... ;-)

On 8/2/2019 12:30 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:15:22 -0700 (PDT), Tom Kunich
wrote:

At what point would you paid the slightest credence to someone telling
you what to wear? I mean, besides your wife?

Well, there is a whole very profitable industry doing just that which
spawns jobs running the gamut from millionaire CEOs to literal slave
labor.

For a couple of years after I got married, people would comment out of
the blue that I was dressing better than I used to... ;-)

Hazard of letting a woman near your laundry. I never have,
but I know guys who let women do that work. They'll throw
out whatever you like best.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Friday, August 2, 2019 at 11:19:07 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 8/2/2019 12:30 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:15:22 -0700 (PDT), Tom Kunich
wrote:

At what point would you paid the slightest credence to someone telling
you what to wear? I mean, besides your wife?

Well, there is a whole very profitable industry doing just that which
spawns jobs running the gamut from millionaire CEOs to literal slave
labor.

For a couple of years after I got married, people would comment out of
the blue that I was dressing better than I used to... ;-)

Hazard of letting a woman near your laundry. I never have,
but I know guys who let women do that work. They'll throw
out whatever you like best.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

You should stop liking the things threadbare and holy as a Swiss Cheese in that case.

On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:01:05 -0700 (PDT), Frank Krygowski
wrote:

But what seems weird to
me is the idea of never riding a bike without first changing clothes. And I do
know people who are that way.

I never ride my real bike without first changing clothing.
(I've jumped onto my flatfoot in my grubbies at least twice,
but I usually put on an ankle-length dress before riding it.)

I also change clothes before walking or riding in a car.

--
joy beeson at comcast dot net
http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/
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I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site.