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Jersey & Bib Shorts – Matching or not?!?

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  • August 20, 2014 at 8:48 am #22189
    DeeJayJay

    Simple question – When heading out on a training ride, should my jersey and shorts match, same brand, colour etc?!? The only reason I ask is because a read a thread yesterday and came across the the term FKW (full kit w****r). Having not heard this before has prompted my inquiry. I by no means head out in matching socks, shorts, jersey, gloves and cap etc, but am now interested in other cyclists thoughts…

    Thanks in advance.

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  • August 20, 2014 at 5:33 pm #810617
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    PJ McNally

    Gkam, great spot there – I’ll
    Gkam, great spot there – I’ll soon be a Belkin FKW, puffing up my local hills đŸ™‚

    August 20, 2014 at 4:54 pm #810615
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    truffy

    Not only acting as a mobile
    Not only acting as a mobile billboard, but paying (heavily) for the privilege.

    August 20, 2014 at 4:51 pm #810613
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    HalfWheeler

    Not my cup of tea but each to
    Not my cup of tea but each to their own.

    Personally speaking I think wearing what is essentially a mobile advertising billboard for either a Belgian lottery company, French supermarket, German phone company, etc etc is a bit odd.

    August 20, 2014 at 4:25 pm #810611
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    Kapelmuur

    The usual criticism of Sky
    The usual criticism of Sky kit wearers appears on this thread as it does on all threads about kit.

    Over the last few months I’ve been mentally noting what team kits I see and Sky features very rarely. The most popular are Garmin and OPQS. I’ve seen as many Tinkoff and Lotto as Sky. Why the scorn for Sky?

    For the record I wear retro, mainly Flandria. I pretend I’m Roger De Vlaeminck as we’re the same age.

    August 20, 2014 at 3:19 pm #810609
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    sergius

    I just like to see a bit of
    I just like to see a bit of colour co-ordination between bike and rider…

    My bikes black/white/blue so my gear is too for the most part (my union jack jersey is close enough for me đŸ™‚ )

    August 20, 2014 at 3:04 pm #810607
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    Al__S

    adamthekiwi wrote:I see you

    adamthekiwi wrote:
    I see you wearing a pair of white shorts that are worn to transparency in the builder’s cleavage area you may spot the momentary grimace as I avert my eyes, but you still won’t hear an opinion on them from me.
    .

    I’m generally with you, but if you joined a group ride with transparent white shorts I’d certainly pass comment…

    August 20, 2014 at 2:37 pm #810605
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    MarcMyWords

    I would always start with
    I would always start with black bibs and go from there. I’m a fan of Foska jerseys more than anything but would happily don a team jersey, just with black bibs and black socks. Me and my buddies have a thing (I don’t know if this is common or not) where we match out kit to our bike. Mine was, at the time a Trek, so everything I had was Bontrager. Specialized, spcialized. Cervelo, Garmin. etc. Any brand that didn’t also make bikes, Shimano, Oakley, Endura… was fair game also. Sounds dorky now I’ve written it out but worked for us and we always looked good.

    August 20, 2014 at 2:13 pm #810603
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    Anonymous

    Him Up North wrote:Gizmo_

    Him Up North wrote:
    Gizmo_ wrote:
    Euskaltel Euskadi kits are impossible to find, I wanted one.

    alwaysriding.co.uk sell 2013 Euskaltel s/s jerseys and bib shorts. The shorts even have the Basque flag on the arse. Schmoove.


    Thanks for the tip! XXL only though sadly and 44″ is probably a bit too big, even in “race fit”. đŸ˜‰

    “Reassuringly expensive” is right… the poc “Essential” stuff hilariously so.

    August 20, 2014 at 2:01 pm #810601
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    Gkam84

    P.S….if you like the Belkin
    P.S….if you like the Belkin kit, which I do, head over to Belkin’s own site where they are doing some great deals đŸ˜‰

    August 20, 2014 at 1:59 pm #810599
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    glynr36

    Gkam84 wrote:Do you mean

    Gkam84 wrote:
    Do you mean cycling around in a kit that is made entirely by Endura or similar?…I won’t give my thoughts on those in full Rapha đŸ˜‰

    That’s a first…

    FWIW, I buy all my kit as a ‘set’ to match, or plan it to match others I already own.

    August 20, 2014 at 1:55 pm #810597
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    Gkam84

    truffy wrote:Does this extend

    truffy wrote:
    Does this extend from team kit to manufacturer’s kit too?

    (No, I don’t really care either)

    Do you mean cycling around in a kit that is made entirely by Endura or similar?…I won’t give my thoughts on those in full Rapha đŸ˜‰

    That is fine, hell, get fully kitted up by one brand and chuck a pro team jersey on. Sorted.

    It is the people that go around on an everyday cycling or sportive clad in NOTHING but pro team gear, matching socks, gloves, cap, jersey, bibs, glasses, helmet, shoes and bike…..THAT is a proper full kit WANKER…..

    But each to their own, just know that if you were the full kit, you will be known at the FKW on that ride…. đŸ‘¿

    August 20, 2014 at 1:18 pm #810595
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    edster99

    notfastenough wrote:Some of

    notfastenough wrote:
    Some of that retro stuff on alwaysriding is lush.

    It is… I’ve never seen that site before. And reassuringly expensive đŸ™‚

    August 20, 2014 at 1:12 pm #810593
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    truffy

    Does this extend from team
    Does this extend from team kit to manufacturer’s kit too?

    (No, I don’t really care either)

    August 20, 2014 at 1:07 pm #810591
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    notfastenough

    Some of that retro stuff on
    Some of that retro stuff on alwaysriding is lush.

    August 20, 2014 at 11:57 am #810589
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    Him Up North

    Gizmo_ wrote:Euskaltel

    Gizmo_ wrote:
    Euskaltel Euskadi kits are impossible to find, I wanted one.

    alwaysriding.co.uk sell 2013 Euskaltel s/s jerseys and bib shorts. The shorts even have the Basque flag on the arse. Schmoove.

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