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Why is it considered wanky to wear sky kit
Apologies if the intricacies of the Scottish language is lost on you all 
But I've noticed a few derisory comments about people wearing sky kit to sportives etc. why is it considered naff?
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+1 for the club kit. I'm not a clubman myself (and I'm a hoodie/t-shirt & commuter-shorts person. Oh, and I have flat pedals, which you may admire as the recede into the distance) but I always reckoned that if I went serious 'roadie' I'd join a club and wear their colours.
Nowt particularly wanky about wearing any team kit IMO, though I suspect on some riders of more robust physique (not knocking that either, having lost five stone myself thanks in part to pedal power) aren't quite getting the performance boost they think they are...
But wear what you like. Admire the stylish and accept the others as fellow human beings on bicycles. There's (much) more to life than sock colour.
Ride naked if you give a s***
Nonsense comments on the whole
Oh, and as for the whole 'you can't wear the yellow/pink/rainbow/etc. unless you've actually won it' - seriously, get a grip. It's clothes.
(Though personally I'd want to be pretty secure in my climbing abilities before donning the polka dots
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So at the moment, I am in possession of two genuine champion's tops. It would be alright to wear them on a sportive......NO
I have Colin Lynch's World Champ and James McCallum's Scottish Champs Jersey's.
It would under NO circumstance be ok for me to wear these...EVER. I didn't earn them and I shouldn't wear them
Jesus. Cyclists seem to be such snobs.
I get that Sky stands for the galactico type mentality throwing money around much like Chelsea or Man City....to use a footballing comparison. but you can't underestimate what they have done for cycling in this country.
Keeping with the football analogy, what about people who have supported (for eg) Chelsea for years. Do they have to somehow prove they were there before the glory years?
One thing is for sure, if anyone new to cycling reads the polar opinions and regulations then it'll be enough to put them off! Then we will all miss the 'what first road bike' threads.
Back in 2000 after having bought my first road bike, a Giant OCR in ONCE inspired black & yellow I decided that I need to wear suitable kit, yup you guessed it, off I went to PBK and ordered the ONCE top & bottom, I wasn't a huge fan of them but it seemed appropriate and at least the colours matched.
Certainly in the bike shops in the Aberdeen area there wasn't a great deal of (nice) roadie kit available so it made sense at the time.
Would I do the same again? No, but that's not to say those who are venturing into this sport are wrong to do the same, wearing lycra for the first time is awkward enough, if by wearing replica kit the whole experience becomes easier then I'm all for it.
Just to make things clear, the requirements for wearing the following shirts are:
Sing the full version of Bohemian Rhapsody acapello, on the start line, with appropriate head banging movements. Acceptable to sing in finishing straight if a TT.
See above, but Portal credits song.
Ride a fixie. No brakes or gears allowed. Hoxton quiff strongly encouraged.
Bitch, please.
Quite a lot of anti Sky sentiment, it's a typically British thing, to try to undermine success, or to slate successful individuals.
Don't forget what Sky have done for British cycling, their investment has enabled a lot of success, increased cycling popularity here and put Britain on the cycling map.
I have a few tops, one of them is Sky. I'm always conscious when I'm wearing it that some snobs following 'the rules' may look down on me, but quite honestly I CGAF. I am not very often overtaken on sportifs so I don't get to hear derisory remarks anyway
Right. have just read some more comments. It's inspired me to get a polka dot Jersey, champions Jersey, or similar.
If any of you snobs do drop me on a climb, making comments as you pass, be very sure you can stay away, as there's a strong likelihood I will embarrass you when the road flattens out!
I wear an AG2R jersey - mainly because it was in the sale and was dead cheap and its a really nice jersey but also because AG2R are a bit rubbish and im sure some of their riders dope. Which appeals to me.
If you look the part you can get away with it. If you're carrying a few extra pounds then you look like those people who wear 'Van Persie' replica shirts. Or worse, someone (over 16) playing football in replica shirt. I always say when we see someone out shopping in a, for instance, a 'Lampard' shirt 'There's only one person we can be absolutely sure that isn't'. If you want to wear kit, join a club and wear their kit whatever your shape.
I've been inspired. I'm gonna buy that Chinese knock off Garmin WC jersey (Hushovd fan) and I'm gonna wear it. Feel free to drop me on climbs, or on the flat. Good job I love riding my bike, or I would've quit long ago.
Count me in!
I presume From the number of comments this is a Schwag grab right...?
If you've got time to look and assess another's clothing choices then put simply you aren't riding hard enough.
I wear Rapha, Castelli and assos, sue me dickheads!
The new Paul Smith designed giro jerseys are also v nice.
OK let's recap. Do the papers talk of someone "Wearing the hat" the same as they say "Wearing the Maglia Rosa", or "Wearing the Rainbow Jersey"? There's the difference. If you want to wear team kit, I couldnt care less. (Honestly).
Or.... They just like it? Why do they have to be trying hard or a stereotype? This says more about your assumptions and prejudice about the kind of people who wear Rapha than the actual people who do, just like the majority of people here decrying those wearing team gear (Although it was kind of a godwin's law thing that someone was bound to mention Rapha at some point)
Well said Stepho. My 3 year old has become quite taken with running around wearing a superman t-shirt (complete with cape) over the last few weeks. As far as I'm aware he is distintly lacking in any superpowers and I'm fairly confident the majority of the general public wouldn't assume he has them either
You haven't seen me in my Columbia top. I'm quite the vision
It's probably because of the price. ££££££
I own a couple of their items but waited for the sale so the cost came down to just expensive!
Hate Sky?...because?
That gets my vote. Personally, I don't think you should wear a jersey that is awarded for acheivement (polka dot, yellow, pink, green, rainbow, etc) unless you did achieve it. Team kit, I couldn't care less about. There's no comeback if someone stuffs you repeatedly thats for sure.
If you were given these and didn't just acquire them for money then ABSOLUTELY wear them, what else are you supposed to do with them? They were given to you presumably, you would be honoring the rider and that gift to wear them. If you won't wear them throw them away, sell them, or just give them away to someone who will. Come on G, you are getting a bit grumpy lately.
In my experience club colours tend to be as awful as half the pro teams are. Sky is not a bad design if you don't mind the Sky logo and what it stands for. One main colour is always the best way to go.
Frankly this is the most exercised people have been here for a while with some sextuple quoting going on. Just chill and wear what you want.
I have a polka dot jersey which my wife bought me for our anniversary last year. As I weigh in excess of 90kg, and am as far removed from a climber as you can get, I like to wear it in an ironic way and hope other people see the humour. If not, I couldn't care less! Plus it's a really nice, comfortable jersey...
All the clubs in my area are full of idiots, that's why.
think i'll get me that nice pink one...people might think that i've won the giro...i could wear it with my olympic time trial gold medal
Fair enough. But if your son is still wearing his Superman shirt and cape when an adult, the general public may make other assumptions.
Murdoch
And more power to your elbow, sir!
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