i sweat more in lycra than i do in baggy attire, which makes me more uncomfortable when riding.
i do not race, so do not need the aero benefits of lycra.
when Im feeling fat I wear 3/4 lycra tights otherwise lycra shorts, & a nice race top or jacket. Baggies on cx bike-more for waterproofness than owt else.
Rob- I like to wear 3/4 length tights in plain black and a l/s jersey, perhaps with a gilet. I’ll never get rid of the peak, but you still look sort of OK in 3/4s with a top, ideally in all black, without the disadvantages of baggy clothing.
Wore full lycra and no camelbak on road today for first time in years and it felt great. Wish i could get away with it on mtb, but baggies, camelbak etc are just more practical, if less comfortable.
Stops the lycra getting snagged on bushes, crash protection, pockets, more luggage as mountain biking tends to be more of a social outing than road rides (and i don’t want to sit around having my cream tea with my little acorn showing on a cold morning).
I just grab the next pair of shorts/shirt from the drawer. Unless I’ve been riding a number of days on the trot, it’ll be the usual pair of baggies and any old shirt.
I suspect people who make an effort to wear the right clothes have body image issues.
Samuri – already said that i was body concious (being the wrong side of 30 now also 🙁 )
If you are so confident lets see you in full lycra (and all the others that wear it) and i will decide who looks like the biggest cock – me in baggies or you body confidants in lycra
I was out on my road bike Sunday in humvees, a Fox top and MTB SPDs too (the shoes/pedals are just because I don’t use them offroad and I’m too tight to buy specific ones that I can’t even walk in).
I like to think I looked less of a twonk than the 20+ stone bloke wheezing away in his full Trek Discovery kit.
If you are so confident lets see you in full lycra (and all the others that wear it) and i will decide who looks like the biggest cock – me in baggies or you body confidants in lycra
Rapha kit is made by Nalini, it is over priced and is marketed to a niche market. Assos shorts have gone downhill in the past couple of years, but their winter kit is good. Summer kit is much of a muchness from all companies.
Well you did a good job, better fit than assos, better pocket arrangement, better zip, comfier material. But hey what do I know as I’m clearly ‘all the gear and no idea’.
Hmm, I got my first skinny tyred, drop bar bike last week and am, currently, in lycra denial. At the mo’ it’s Aldi tops ( 🙂 ) and Hummvee 3/4s with the adjusters cinched up……..oh and MTB shoes.