On the back of the ditching the Lycra thread…. I tend to only ride road and gravel these days and don’t have much baggy kit left.
i bought some new decent Assos bib shorts the other day and was surprised at what used to be black or black now has many grey and burgundy and other colour options..
I went with black, though was tempted with burgundy…
Anything you like so long as it is not white or cream or pale brown.
Lycra is underrated as riding kit on the MTB. If it's hot and you're doing XC / out in the hills / low crash risk stuff it's genuinely hard to find a better option IMO.
Add some crash landing potential my view might shift a bit.
Dark blue for my recent kit purchases.
Black...anything else and you need decent looking legs to pull the look off.
Why should us MAMILs be denied the interesting colours.
You chiselled whippets can't have the legs and the wardrobe!
All my bib shorts are black and I can confirm it's not like I/ we look good in black lycra anyway. 😂
Black or dark blue for me. But never white, obviously.
Anything visible.
Neon pink jersey
Neon pink gilet
Luminous orange jersey.
Ideally all at the same time with flashing lights for maximum please notice me and don't hit me with your car distracted motorists vibes
But black shorts as I one rise behind a dude in white shorts after a rain storm. His shirts got quite see through 😱
I only own black bib shorts, but I'd buy silly colours if they were much cheaper. They're only ever underneath some baggy shorts in any case.
Not white or light grey. Or if you must, make sure to always ride at the back of the group.
I've seen lots of different coloured shorts that have looked good on other people but am yet to see any other than black that I like the look of for myself.
I have a couple of Gore bibshorts that are in fancy colours - red/white/black and silver/white/black (25th anniversary edition). in both cases the seat area is black 😉
I've seen lots of different coloured shorts that have looked good on other people but am yet to see any other than black that I like the look of for myself.
Rapha started doing a range of coloured shorts and all their models naturally carry it off fine. I know that if I tried anything other than black (or possibly very dark blue), I'd look like I'd been set up for some horrific fashion dare or I was very colour blind!
I have blue (DHB) and khaki green (pearl izumi) ones that are both really nice.
Paired with a nice top that goes well together it all looks nice. You do have to start thinking about sock colour as well though.....
Sigma Sports have an offer on at the moment to buy an "outfit" for 20% off, they do various brands (MAAP, Castelli etc) who all offer colours other than black. MAAP have some shorts in a fetching shade of lilac / pale purple for example...
Black or dark blue bib shorts. But go for it on the top half... whatever you like the look of... pastels, logos, humour, etc 🙂
I have embraced and ordered a pair of burgundy Assos Mille ones… they look fairly dark in the pictures..
I have only Black, Dark Blue and Dark Grey. All the other light coloured bibs are for people who just jumped out of a 4x4 and pretend they just climbed a mountain pass.
Anything visible.
Neon pink jersey
Neon pink gilet
Luminous orange jersey.
Ideally all at the same time with flashing lights for maximum please notice me and don't hit me with your car distracted motorists vibes
Great to know Timmy Mallet is a member of the forum!
I have blue (DHB) and khaki green (pearl izumi) ones that are both really nice.
I quite like the sound of khaki green tbh. Mostly mine are black or black or used to be black and are now a sort of sad, faded, dark grey.
I have embraced and ordered a pair of burgundy Assos Mille ones… they look fairly dark in the pictures..
Burgundy you say?
haha 😛, I think I can manage a few of those!
Add some crash landing potential my view might shift a bit.
There are some lycra bibshorts out there with dyneema (or similar) panels so you at least avoid the worst grazes from a crash. No padding but better than just lycra itself. Suspect black only though, maybe some Pro replicas if you're lucky in glaring sponsor-covered panels?
I have some Navy Blue Castelli Bibs I quite prefer to boring black, they go quite nicely with my green Galibier jersey (IMO).
But Yeah, I like a bit more bright colour on my lycra, strangely more of the available winter road kit seems to only come in black/dark colours...
ou do have to start thinking about sock colour as well though....
No you don't. Socks need to be white on the road. No choice needed. Just very white white.
Socks need to be white on the road. No choice needed. Just very white white.
ah, but what about gravel riding, with Lycra ? Grey ? 🤪
I only wear black bibs usually but do have dark green (for gravel...) and navy blue ones as they were on sale. Light coloured bibs can look good on Instagram cafe stops but not sure many real people can pull off the look, especially with sweat patches or when they're wearing thin through use...
IainC pictures required post burgundy arrival!
ok, flame away then… 😎🤪😁
Have the sudden urge for a rocket lolly……
