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Quiz: which cycling brand are you?

Take our simple quiz to find out!

Everyone's got an opinion on which cycling gear is the best. This one's too expensive. That one isn't up to the job. You could just buy a bin liner and cut some holes in it, etc and so on. But there's a world of cycling gear out there. Which should YOU choose?

Well, we're helpful souls here at road.cc, so we've put together this handy* quiz. Just answer the simple and not-at-all-leading questions and we'll match you up with one of ten popular cycling brands. What could be easier? We've made sure that we cater for everyone, from the bargain hunter through to the big spender. So take a couple of minutes out of your day to see what brand we recommend for you. Enjoy!

*OBVIOUS SATIRE DISCLAIMER: it's just a bit of fun, silly.

Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.

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s_lim | 9 years ago
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Castelli; I've been seriously considering a Gabba. I'm a big fan of Santini & BioRacer tbh.

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bikeandy61 | 9 years ago
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Castelli for me too. Had a pair of shorts in the late 80's that only lasted one summer. But my favourite jersey was a Castelli from the same period. Fantastic. Multi colour, not Mondrian but of the type. No fluoro colours as was de rigeur (sp ?) at the time. Generally too small for me.

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HalfWheeler | 9 years ago
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Didn't take the quiz but you cant beat plus-4s, leather brogues and a nice sensible tweed jacket.

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Wolfshade | 9 years ago
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Lidl do cycling stuff?!

I mean assos all the way. *ahem*

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YorkshireMike replied to stenmeister | 9 years ago
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Same as me!

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gr3g0ree | 9 years ago
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Altura apparently, but its Lidl in fact  1

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the infamous grouse | 9 years ago
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You got: Altura

Sensible clothes for sensible people. Hi-viz and overtrousers have their place, and that's on you, on your commute. Sometimes even in summer. That new racy stuff is nice too, if a bit spendy.

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chokofingrz | 9 years ago
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Dhb, although ironically I don't own any. Craft, Sportful, Specialized, Rogelli and Howies account for most of my kit.

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gthornton101 | 9 years ago
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dhb - spot on!

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kitkat | 9 years ago
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Craft, which is what my brother buys, he must be on to something

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parksey | 9 years ago
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Castelli here, despite not owning a single item of their clothing...

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djpalmer32 | 9 years ago
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I got Castelli yet my cycling kit is a mixture of Endura, Altura and Crane. I couldn't even afford Castelli

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Al__S | 9 years ago
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Craft. Does this mean I have to burn my howies and Vulpine kit?

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andy_schweiz | 9 years ago
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Vulpine for me. Can't argue with the description of my buying habbits but my brand of choice is www.cervorosso.com

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severs1966 | 9 years ago
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Any quiz that includes the question (paraphrasing) "would you spend £200 for a special tab on your arse?" makes me respond with: Publish more of these quizzes please.

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cbrndc | 9 years ago
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I'm the first one so far to get Aldi  21
I've never been to Aldi, perhaps I should give it a go  41

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Username | 9 years ago
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I got dhb - which isn't far wrong, I actually own a pair of their bib shorts.

But I also wear Sports Direct £2 jerseys, Aldi and Vulpine.

Don't have any of the 'R' brand, yet  3

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velovoice | 9 years ago
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I got dhb. Which is funny because their shorts have the most torturous chamois ever made. (YMMV.)

In reality: Vulpine and Gore. For shorts, only Rapha will do.

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Forester | 9 years ago
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I got Craft, which I'd never heard of, and ended up looking them up, so someone in marketing knows their onions; fortunately could not find much in my size!

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fukawitribe replied to velovoice | 9 years ago
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velovoice wrote:

I got dhb. Which is funny because their shorts have the most torturous chamois ever made. (YMMV.)

This wouldn't be the one the Vaeon Roubaix bib shorts would it ? That's one that would have gone back if it could....

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jacknorell | 9 years ago
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Hmm, DHB. Not that I own any of their stuff.

My usual brand is 'heavily discounted' though, so makes sense!

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truffy replied to stenmeister | 9 years ago
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stenmeister wrote:

LOL Vulpine, despite having an exclusively Castelli wardrobe.  24

You have the wrong wardrobe. Simples, innit?

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notfastenough | 9 years ago
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Craft, which is interesting, as that's who makes our club kit, so I do wear their stuff.

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WolfieSmith | 9 years ago
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Binliner? Been done. Only £150 from Spin Cycle Magazine Cheap collection.

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Sam Walker | 9 years ago
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dhb. Do I have to? I don't see anything I like.

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WolfieSmith | 9 years ago
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AS for clothing? A bit of DHB although mainly shoe covers. A bit of club kit made by Champion Systems, a Torm jersey (nice but pockets a little shallow) and a fair bit of Rapha. My experience with Rapha in general is that you do get what you pay for. My oldest top is from 2007, has been washed 200 times and my wife asked in January if it was new?

Rapha liked our tea cosy 'style' winter hat (see above) that they swapped a pair of classic shorts for it. It may look like a tea cosy but it's actually a limited edition - made from Yaks wool from the the yaks of Mottram Mountains in Southern Nepal...

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domd | 9 years ago
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got dhb and yeah its true i always wear my 'kilo to to go' jersey and shorts (and yes, i have competed in most of the kilo to go sportives).  16

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Chris James replied to gthornton101 | 9 years ago
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gthornton101 wrote:

dhb - spot on!

Me too, and I dare say fairly realistic as most of our family's shorts, tights and jackets are from them.

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pedalpowerDC | 9 years ago
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Hmmmm, got Vulpine but ride almost exclusively in my team kit (ChampSys or Castelli) and supplement with Rapha winter pieces when the weather gets hellish.

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dafyddp | 9 years ago
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Ha, ha! Like it! I wear a mix of Altura, Endura, Decathlon and Aldi in the real world, but my results in the quiz says I'm a Craft kinda guy

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