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Why is it considered wanky to wear sky kit

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  • May 18, 2013 at 6:12 pm #18830
    joc

    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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  • May 19, 2013 at 7:48 pm #736541
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    themartincox

    When they make a pro kit in
    When they make a pro kit in sport wool to cover up the results of too much custard and cake then i might think about it – until then, I will wear comfy stuff and just wish I could look as good as the pros do in their kits

    May 19, 2013 at 7:44 pm #736539
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    Percespb

    It’s probably because of the
    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!

    May 19, 2013 at 7:43 pm #736537
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    Percespb

    edster99 wrote:What’s with

    edster99 wrote:
    What’s with the aversion to Rapha kit? Is it because of the Rapha Condor team, or something I that has 100% passed me by?

    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!

    May 19, 2013 at 7:34 pm #736535
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    Percespb

    In 2012 I bought my 3rd pro
    In 2012 I bought my 3rd pro team jersey in 30 years. The first was a soviet team item, the second a Motorola blue and red top, the third is the black and green Sky rainforest thingy.
    The USSR is no longer, Armstrong disgraced himself so that just leaves Sky to cock up.

    I think if you can buy it, can afford it, then wear it.
    I did have a chortle to myself when I passed a guy in a polka dot jersey grovelling up a hill. I’m no mountain goat.

    May 19, 2013 at 7:18 pm #736533
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    Fixie Girl

    Its fine just so long as they
    Its fine just so long as they are wearing the scarf and waving one of the supporters flags or wearing any one of the Sky Branded kit marketed by Rapha #laughingallthewaytothebank

    Love Rapha, hate Sky

    May 19, 2013 at 7:17 pm #736531
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    mwilford

    we should be proud of our
    we should be proud of our countrys’ achievements, just the same as someone would wear a football shirt to play football in. It’s even better after those snyde comments when you go faster than them.

    May 19, 2013 at 7:04 pm #736529
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    joebee9870

    a tool is a tool no matter
    a tool is a tool no matter what they wear………

    May 19, 2013 at 6:57 pm #736527
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    Kapelmuur

    Confused newbie here, I
    Confused newbie here, I thought ‘the rules’ were a joke – they amuse me anyway – but it appears that some folk take them seriously, have I got it wrong?

    BTW, is there a national champion jersey in light blue with a tri colour band around the chest? If so I saw a champ near Knutsford this morning.

    May 19, 2013 at 6:55 pm #736525
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    stepho

    Interesting debate this.
    How
    Interesting debate this.

    How does everyone feel about middle aged men wearing replica football shirts with their own name on the back (not while playing football but going about their daily business)

    Well i think they look like fanny’s and im not afraid to say it. 😀

    May 19, 2013 at 6:46 pm #736523
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    Mad1000

    I don’t think what you wear
    I don’t think what you wear matters as long as you’re comfortable.

    Personally, I wear baggies and a loose jersey or a t-shirt.

    If you like to wear team kit, wear it. If you’re comfortable in bin bags, wear them….

    May 19, 2013 at 6:39 pm #736521
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    Charlie96

    Does no one ride in their
    Does no one ride in their club colours? Looks way better than anything you’ll buy in a shop!

    May 19, 2013 at 6:36 pm #736519
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    edster99

    What’s with the aversion to
    What’s with the aversion to Rapha kit? Is it because of the Rapha Condor team, or something I that has 100% passed me by?

    May 19, 2013 at 6:04 pm #736517
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    dunnoh

    bashthebox wrote:One of my

    bashthebox wrote:
    One of my favourite memories from my first sportive was the sight of a, ahem, generously proportioned gentleman doubled over at the side of the road a little way up the big climb, chest heaving, eyes bulging.
    On his back was the polka dot jersey.

    You haven’t seen me in my Columbia top. I’m quite the vision

    May 19, 2013 at 5:39 pm #736515
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    The Rumpo Kid

    jijiandnoah wrote: My 3 year

    jijiandnoah wrote:
    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

    Fair enough. But if your son is still wearing his Superman shirt and cape when an adult, the general public may make other assumptions.

    May 19, 2013 at 5:27 pm #736513
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    jijiandnoah

    wifwaf wrote:I live in leafy

    wifwaf wrote:
    I live in leafy Cheshire and I see a lot of riders out in full rapha gear, I cant help the feeling that they are trying just as hard to fit in with a stereotype as the man in the Wiggins kit.

    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)

    stepho wrote:
    WHO GIVES A FUCK WHAT ANYONE IS WEARING ON THEIR BIKE.

    Please people.
    my 5 year old son wears a Valentino Rossi Moto GP champion hat, should i tell him he can’t wear it because he never earned it? give me strength.

    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

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