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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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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!
+1. Even when not in full club kit I use the club gilet.
Is it naff... yes.
It's the cycling equivalent of all the Manchester United fans who live in Surrey.
Is it something that anyone should make a snarky comment about... no.
Think what you like, let them wear what they like.
Of course it would be inapropriate for a pro rider to wear colours they hadnt earned ie. World Championship stripes.
For the rest of us, refusing to wear team colours or trophy gear because you havent 'earned' them demonstrates you are actually far more delusional than the 22 stone sportive rider resplendant in his Sky kit.
Refusing to wear this gear is an attempt to be closer to the pro-world than the people who do. Get a life and if you like the look of gear, wear it.
So what would you think of a Non-Olympian who wore an Olympic Medal? That they were somehow demonstrating they were not "delusional"? No. You would rightly consider them to be a bit sad at best.
Wearing a medal is quite different to wearing an iconic pattern like world championship stripes on your kit. Personally I would feel a wally riding up my local climb in a polka-dot jersey, but to suggest doing so is 'wrong' just shows you're taking the issue, and probably yourself a bit too seriously.
Nope. Exactly the same. Both awarded to winners.
Wearing a yellow Jersey is not the same as wearing an Olympic Gold metal... Are you serious. Because that's like the worse comparison ever
The difference being? Although an item of clothing, The Yellow Jersey, like a medal, says the wearer has achieved sonething.
I'm just not buying that.... So if you wear a brazil kit with stars next to the badge you are pretending to be a World Cup winner? It's a replica kit, not close to running about with an Olympic gold medal round your neck.... Like I said, a shite comparison
The stars on National Football shirts (whether worn on the pitch or down the pub) indicate that the Country, not the wearer, won the World Cup.
Oh really? The shirt also indicates that the wearer qualified to play for his country. Most observers have the maturity and intelligence to realise this is not actually the case and that the wearer is expressing his support for the country/player in question, not plagiarising his achievements. Putting trophies on your mantlepiece you havent actually won would be sad, wearing team kit or winners colours in cycling is not. Its all about context and perspective. In cycing there are a lot of elitist snobs and they look just as sad as the people they are despising.
Looks like we'll have to agree to differ. I think putting a trophy you haven't won on your body is just as sad as putting it on your mantelpiece. And I'm certainly not an elitist snob. You can ask anybody. (Well anybody who matters).
Bernard Hinault would not approve. You don't want to make the Badger angry.
'still rate Lance's seven as fantastically exciting tours'
all credibility immediately lost. the seven most boring Tours of all time.
'Wear what you like, apart of course from jerseys that indicate the wearer has won something. You wouldn't wear an Olympic Medal or Victoria Cross unless you were entitled would you? (Well you might, but that would make you er... "wanky"?).'
This.
Wearing 'Trophy' kit is wanky.
Team issue kit is more of a jokey-wanky thing. Because of the fat lager-swilling football fan associations.
(May as well chuck in my two cents worth). Wear what you like, apart of course from jerseys that indicate the wearer has won something. You wouldn't wear an Olympic Medal or Victoria Cross unless you were entitled would you? (Well you might, but that would make you er... "wanky"?).
What's more worrying is Sir Alan's Massive saddle pack.
I don't wear team kit because I'm not being payed to be a moving billboard for whatever is garishly covering my clothing!
On a similar note, we had a bloke down here in the SW who won a local race in Full HTC Highroad kit.This goes against BC rules as you've got to be wearing team kit form your own team & not that of a now defunct team!
The pictures of Lord Sugar show that you can neither buy taste nor style. Someone needs to have a quiet word. He really should know better.
I think maybe you should only wear team replica kit if you have a team replica bike.
But hell, people wear wanky football team replica kit all the time and for the most part they don't even play football!
Is it the adidas Sky kit? Rapha Sky kit or just any Sky kit that people object to?
It's the same 'debate' as leg shaving almost!
On another note, I went to drop off my daughter at a friends house today, while driving back I passed more than a few cyclists, some had a peak helmet but a rapha jersey. Where does fit that in? (it was plain rapha not sky btw)
I can't believe it bothers people so much.
Look me in the face.
LOOK ME IN THE GODDAM FACE.
Is this OK?
IS IT?
REALLY?
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Yes. His money, his choice.
He was probably given that kit. The problem is he is riding it with a red/yellow bike (a little sick in my mouth.) If you are going to wear different colours each day then you need a BLACK bike. So the greater sin is a shocking bike.
As we know this bloke has made a fortune out of mediocrity and should never appear on Graham Norton again.
All available on ebay
Is that a Chinarello?
Regards,
Trikeman.
Rode a great sportive recently and some dude was wearing a pair of cargo shorts and skateboard trainers, rode like a trooper and was obviously having a blast.
Sky pro kit, king of the mountains jersey on a shit climber or a shellsuit. Who gives a fuck what anyone is wearing. I care about what im wearing but couldn't give a toss about anyone else, as far as im concerned they are just cyclists the very same as me just with a different take on fashion.
Wear what you want, it's no one's business but yours.
My two favourite jerseys are a long sleeve livestrong one and a sky cav world champ top, often worn with fdj bottoms or htc tights when it is cold. So apparently lots of you will think I am very wanky.
Could not care less, was there for big Mig in the nineties, through the passing of the Pirate and still rate Lance's seven as fantastically exciting tours (some more than others).
Have a garage of four bikes with only one that in any way could be called decent, the others of various combination of old bikes including my brothers MBK 15th bday present racer from 1990.
It does not matter what you wear or what you ride, or if you have been following since the inaugural tour (hope you have a decent set of bday cards from the queen) or last week. Anyone that tries to diss you for what you wear or ride are tossers, just do your turn on the front, and don't jam your brakes on.
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