I always just wore a club jersey and any old black shorts. Our club kit was really good and excellent value back in 2006 when I last bought some e.g. Jersey was about £23, gillet £30. Prices seem to have gone through the roof now, was looking at replacing some and it’s all Rapha pricing now…
Our club is Castelli kit, which whilst not cheap, wasn’t that much more than some of the more usual club kit manufacturers. The discount makes it cheaper to buy club kit than last years or out of season stuff at wiggle etc.
Seems like a better compromise, ‘cheaper’ kit wasn’t as good, and was poor value as you were paying a premium for custom made cheap kit. Whereas Castelli stuff is discounted compared to the plain/branded kit in the shops even at sale prices. There’s also more choice, there’s normal, racey or aero jerseys for example.