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Pro Team kit – Naff or not

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  • August 4, 2013 at 8:48 pm #19537
    Sensible

    Having got back iinto cycling after years away my vintage (2002) Italian team jersey and winter jacket seem pretty cool.

    I have a plain Loius Garneau top but still like the look of the Pro kit.

    Now wanting to buy some new stuff, I would feel a bit silly in Sky kit because it is so well known but not sure whether to buy some 2013 Pro Team jerseys (quite like tge 2013 Radioshack Trek jersey) or get some Retro old designs.

    Whats your thoughts on wearing recent Pro Team kit. Is it naff.

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  • August 11, 2013 at 11:21 am #750935
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    mrmo

    i sort of like this, not sure
    http://24.media.tumblr.com/8025a5cacfa52febd1a5cdb5d076cbaa/tumblr_mq1na4yH1t1rqrqs1o3_1280.jpg

    i sort of like this, not sure how you would go about getting club kits from other countries though.

    Basically if you like it wear it, but be prepared for someone to complain, it is the British way.

    August 11, 2013 at 9:09 am #750933
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    RPK

    No different to wearing the
    No different to wearing the team strip of your favourite soccer or rugby team.

    August 11, 2013 at 8:08 am #750931
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    don simon fbpe

    I don’t really care, wearing
    I don’t really care, wearing pro team kit seems a bit odd to me. Club kit is absolutely fine, of course, otherwise wear what you want.
    Now, baggies and peaked helmets on road bikes are another thing altogether……….

    August 11, 2013 at 7:49 am #750929
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    pj

    +1 for club kit.
    +1 for club kit.

    August 11, 2013 at 6:22 am #750927
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    ilovemytinbred

    I dont care, it is just good
    I dont care, it is just good to see people on bikes but I think it is especially nice when I see people in club kit. Its good to see who someone rides for, or where they are from. It often is a good conversation starter too.

    August 10, 2013 at 7:28 pm #750925
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    dunnoh

    Who cares? I rode up and
    Who cares? I rode up and around the the Pym Chair/Lamaload roads (Peak District) today and was so banjaxed that i could have moonwalked home to Sale quicker. I cant remember what I was wearing never mind everyone else. Although there was some vision in Pink. Marvelous.

    August 10, 2013 at 6:54 pm #750923
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    SideBurn

    I am sure I saw him riding
    I am sure I saw him riding round Devon with a whole bunch of others all in team kit last September… Talk about taking it too far, they even had replica team cars following them and presumably fake Police outriders!!!!
    Talk about taking things too far..
    And you can tell by the look on his face that he is sitting on a Chinarello 😉

    August 10, 2013 at 3:51 pm #750921
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    pj

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    August 10, 2013 at 3:51 pm #750919
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    pj

    Sensible wrote:
    So for those

    Sensible wrote:

    So for those of us relatively new to cycling, we will keep asking the same old questions even if it is a bit irritating.

    that’s most people; judging by the ridiculous number of nodders in full team kit out on the roads every weekend.

    i came across the chopper in full-on expensive team kit recently on the edge of Bristol. total douche o’clock.

    http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5323/8921824839_fa5e2c021f_z.jpg

    August 10, 2013 at 12:53 pm #750917
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    Sensible

    Dazza_Tee wrote:Same as any

    Dazza_Tee wrote:
    Same as any other sporting team gear really:

    – watching the sport, supporting ‘your’ team: ok to wear

    – actual member of team participating the sport: ok to wear

    -attending fancy dress party with theme “my favourite sporting hero”: ok to wear

    – practicing for same sport but at grassroots level and you are not a member of the team and not a kid: NAFF

    – competing in same sport and you are not a member of team: NAFF. Also confusing and probably against the rules of the sport (but I have seen it)o

    -any other time: NAFF. And just plain unfashionable in the most basic sense.

    In honesty, I was thinking the same as you when I started the thread. I do like the Radioshack shirt and was on the verge of buying it, but then wondered if other cyclists would take the p***. I know there is a train of thought that you wear what you like and sod everyone else. I wouln’t say I’m a fashion victim but I do care what people think and I would have felt awkward n a current team top.
    I am glad I have found the retro market. Some of the gear is understated and quite cool. There is also enough choice to keep me going for my cycking life.

    August 10, 2013 at 10:35 am #750915
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    Dazza_Tee

    Same as any other sporting
    Same as any other sporting team gear really:

    – watching the sport, supporting ‘your’ team: ok to wear

    – actual member of team participating the sport: ok to wear

    -attending fancy dress party with theme “my favourite sporting hero”: ok to wear

    – practicing for same sport but at grassroots level and you are not a member of the team and not a kid: NAFF

    – competing in same sport and you are not a member of team: NAFF. Also confusing and probably against the rules of the sport (but I have seen it)

    -any other time: NAFF. And just plain unfashionable in the most basic sense.

    August 9, 2013 at 1:03 pm #750913
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    KirinChris

    bashthebox

    bashthebox wrote:
    Yellow/Pink/Rainbow etc jerseys aside, of course you can wear what you want on the bike. But just like if you were to wear an orange and pink t-shirt down the pub plastered with logos, don’t expect not to get judged for it.
    “Oh but what sort of dick is so shallow that they judge people for what they wear?”
    It’s the sort of dick who has eyes. And a sense of aesthetics.

    It doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. It just means you are lacking in sartorial taste. That’s absolutely fine.

    If you care enough to ask, you care enough that you ought not to wear it.

    Very well summarised.

    The only thing I would add is that if you really want to wear team kit, join a club.

    There are plenty of them out there, and they could probably use your support more than Team Sky or Radio Shack.

    August 8, 2013 at 7:25 pm #750911
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    Sensible

    Gizmo_ wrote:Sensible

    Gizmo_ wrote:
    Sensible wrote:
    No its not wool. They get old designs and make them from modern cycling materials. This one was made in Italy by Santini using ‘Microsense’ fabric, whatever that is.

    I was looking at that specific jersey the other day, love it. Would go well with black bibs. Might I ask how the sizing is? How big are you and what size did you get?

    I’m a 41″ chest so most of the Italian makes consider me morbidly obese. :D

    The sizing chart was spot on for me. I am a 42.5-43″ chest, 36″ waist, 13 stone 6 lb, 5’11”.
    I went for an XXL 42-44 and it is perfect. Not too tight but not loose either. I would think you would be an XL.

    August 8, 2013 at 1:35 pm #750909
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    August 8, 2013 at 12:07 pm #750907
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    andystorey

    Send us an email to
    Send us an email to info@prendas.co.uk and we’ll happily help you with sizing.

    Height/weight/chest/waist normally help us get the size right….

    Without that XL would cover a 41 chest

    a.

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