I_Ache – Member
If you don’t wear Lycra when riding then you can’t possibly be a proper rider, and that means you turn your bike upsidedown to remove a wheel. You must also be uncomfortable with your sexuality and not be happy with your body. Well that’s what the MAMILS will tell you.
I wear baggys and can’t stand Lycra. Read into that what you will.
I’d read into it that you can’t possibly be a proper rider, and that means you turn your bike upsidedown to remove a wheel. You must also be uncomfortable with your sexuality and not be happy with your body.
When I had a road bike I wore my baggys and my Giro Xen with the peak on. I did get a few disapproving looks from roadies. They were probably annoyed with me for not following ‘The Rules.’
I think it was probably more confused than disapproving. Roadies have evolved over the years, eveythign about the kit/bike/riding is designed arround being efficient, doing lots of miles and doing it as fast as you can, Why would you wear baggies instead of lycra, theres clearly more to* chafe, bibs can’t slip down and more drag, and a peaked helmet just gives me a sore neck trying to see past it, that and it gets noisy on decents.
*note the ‘to’, you might not get chaffed by baggies, but some people will, so why take the risk, and they clearly drag more as they inflate like swiming trunks full of air as soon as you stop pedaing downhill!