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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 5, 2013 at 10:23 am #750845
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    farrell

    Its exactly the same as
    Its exactly the same as football gear.

    If you playing football, football shirts are fine.

    If you are sat in a pub with man made fibres stretched over your beer gut – Naff.

    However, if you’ve just come from playing football and are having a post match pint, that’s fine.

    Same logic applies to cycling gear.

    August 5, 2013 at 10:06 am #750843
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    Stumps

    I cant afford the pro kit
    I cant afford the pro kit from the likes of Evans etc so i bought some “genuine” team kit from the far east via that well known site.

    Coat me £15.00 for the bib and top. Its been worn to death, washed and re washed and i have to say it stil looks perfect.

    Wear what you want, when you want and bollocks to anyone who says otherwise.

    August 5, 2013 at 9:18 am #750841
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    Sensible

    Great photo above…made me
    Great photo above…made me laugh out loud.
    Found a good retro website at Prendas and like some of their retro stuff but made in modern fabric. Heresone I may get…. http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?typ=typ&fkid=2&ID=3359

    August 5, 2013 at 7:55 am #750839
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    northstar

    amc654 wrote:Naff. Unless

    amc654 wrote:
    Naff. Unless it’s a) retro, or b) an obscure, regional team from someplace other than where you live. Definitely not World Tour, and possibly not even Pro-Conti. Preferably matching jersey & bibs, at minimum, and socks & gloves if you can manage it.

    *yawns*

    Wear what you want, who cares what people think, this has been done to death many times and it draws some real ignorant comments.

    August 5, 2013 at 7:48 am #750837
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    billyman

    you should be looking for
    you should be looking for quality firstly, and myself having a mixture ranging from lidl tops to pro kit, while some people feel it looks a bit naff the sky top is actually a very high quality top, as are pretty much all the pro kits I have come across, the retro stuff may make you feel all nostalgic but the technology of it is poor in comparison, personally I don’t care what other people think and tend to use the top I need specific to the ride I am doing.

    billy

    August 4, 2013 at 9:55 pm #750835
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    msw

    Not. Always excellent. See
    Not. Always excellent. See here:

    In all seriousness, I sit on the fence. While it feels a bit odd to be advertising a company for free, since sponsors come and go, I did just buy an MTN-Qhbeka jersey because a) it looks nice, b) I’m not embarrassed to be associated with the sponsor (Qhubeka that is) and c) I loved Ciolek winning MSR. For the same reason I quite like Sky the team but couldn’t ever wear Sky the brand on my chest because Murdoch.

    How would you feel about wearing club kit to play football? For me I think it would be shirt = fair enough; fully correct down to sock colour = bit odd. But this is probably different for others.

    August 4, 2013 at 9:49 pm #750833
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    amc654

    Naff. Unless it’s a) retro,
    Naff. Unless it’s a) retro, or b) an obscure, regional team from someplace other than where you live. Definitely not World Tour, and possibly not even Pro-Conti. Preferably matching jersey & bibs, at minimum, and socks & gloves if you can manage it.

    August 4, 2013 at 9:23 pm #750831
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    pdows47

    If you like it wear it. End
    If you like it wear it. End of. I have some pro team kit (Sky, Garmin, Quick-step Innergetic, and getting a Belkin jersey when I have money) as well as my own club and team kits and some plain stuff. The other advantage is it gives you plenty to cycle (excuse the pun) before you need to do a load of washing

    August 4, 2013 at 9:20 pm #750829
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    Raleigh

    Strong r8 for Farnese Vini
    Strong r8 for Farnese Vini

    August 4, 2013 at 9:10 pm #750827
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    Tinternet_tim

    Hi Sensible,
    There was a
    Hi Sensible,
    There was a forum thread on this not that long ago and Simon E has summed it up perfectly.
    Some were a bit cutting and called it w@nky, others said its fine and the majority said it wasn’t for them but wear what you want.

    August 4, 2013 at 9:10 pm #750825
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    PJ McNally

    It’s only as naff as you make
    It’s only as naff as you make it. Beer belly hanging out of mismatched Phonak and Rock Racing bibs and jersey, for instance, would be appalling. Though if that’s what keeps you comfortable, go for it.

    Matching kit is better. Old team kit can be a really good way of getting high-end cycle clothing, for low-end prices – as long as it’s genuine new-old-stock, rather than far east knock offs.

    Personally, I think defunct team kit is great. I draw the line at wearing current pro team kit – although I really like the new Belkin kit and might have to make an exception!

    August 4, 2013 at 9:07 pm #750823
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    gazer117

    I personally think it depends
    I personally think it depends on the kit. Sky tends to have a negative stigma, but a proper euro kit doesn’t seem to have the same stigma. I personally wear a rabobank jersey and have never had any negative comments or seen anyone else in the Sam jersey for that matter ! I suppose a sky kit is a bit like a Man U shirt.

    August 4, 2013 at 9:00 pm #750821
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    Simon E

    Is it naff?
    Some people say
    Is it naff?

    Some people say yes it is.

    Some say no it isn’t.

    And some (including me) say “Wear what you like”.

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