Is this how it begins?

It began so very slowly; first a pair of spandex shorts and then the tights and they fit so nicely in the thin little drawer. Then the long underwear and the waterproof jacket. Then another pair of shorts. Then it got warmer and I needed a short sleeve jersey. Then all the wool socks. Now NOTHING fits in the thin little drawer and it all hangs on the wooden clothes rack in the middle of the bedroom. All of it getting worn or washed or worn/washed so there is really no point in putting anything away. :rolleyes:
Is this how it all began with all of you? Please say yes; I need the love and support of my cycling peers. Is the no end in sight? I peruse the rack thinking that I need another jersey or .... and maybe.... and... well, you know.

Jan in Maine

It will NEVER end, it only gets worse, I hate to tell you. 3 jerseys, a pair of padded knickers, a pair of bibs, socks, shoes, sunglasses, now I need a new helmet.....it NEVER ENDS!!!:D

You know you've arrived when you start moving your "regular" clothes out of your bureau and into plastic bins in the closet and filling your bureau with biking clothes instead.
And when you have one large bureau drawer just for various black lycra bottoms, and it's overflowing.
Oh, and when you start buying the giant bottles of Woolite more often than regular laundry detergent.

Yes!!!!!

Muahahahahaha!

They've got you now:D

I confess. This winter I purchased another chest of drawers, five drawers in total, for nothing but bike clothing. Plus I have a fancy painted stand sitting in the bedroom to hang the clothes on to dry. Plus I have a wicker hamper in which I put the winter bike clothes so as to make room in the drawers for the new spring purchases, and I am secretly hoping that consistent long-distance cycling this summer will make none of those winter clothes fit when the cold months arrive again.

The bottom drawer holds the jerseys that fit just a bit too snug and I keep them, thinking that by the end of the summer the jerseys will fit, that maybe the biking will burn some of the fat around my bust area and shrink me a few inches. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Darcy

this doesn't bode well for my unemployed butt. I want a shortsleeve jersey but can I really justify it when I have so many t shirts and tank tops?

biking clothes originally resided in a drawer. they now reside on a large shelf, all assorted by tights, shorts, long and short sleeve jerseys, jackets hang on their own. once you find a great fitting jersey, you cant have just one, you gotta get it in as many colors as that style comes in..thats my motto. Oh, and a handled bag full of earwarmers, arm warmers, neck gators, assorted gloves and shoe covers, all smaller items that are for surely to come up missing easily.

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Originally Posted by shellyj

once you find a great fitting jersey, you cant have just one, you gotta get it in as many colors as that style comes in..thats my motto.

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Thank goodness I am not the only one who buys jerseys by the same maker in lots of different colors.

To be fair, I find that the jerseys by the maker that fits me well sell out real fast in my size, so I check all the time for new ones being sold.

If you bike a lot like I do, the clothing needs to be washed after one use. I don't have the time to be washing bike clothing all the time, much less the waste of water (and I am on well water), so I prefer to wash the bike clothing every week or so when I do the rest of the wash. Therefore I need more clothing than most.

That is my reason and I am sticking by it.:p

Darcy

I live in a pretty small place, and my cycling gear has slowly taken over every room and closet in the entire place.

I have definitely consolidated a lot of my 'regular' clothes and items into dark spider ridden corners of closets and drawers so I'd have more accessible bike gear.

Actually, at this moment my dining table is mounded with parts and gear with no place to call home.

May the woolite and spandex be boundless and plentiful!

I'm a bike clothes virgin!! - Well almost, I do have a pair of BLUE gloves (bought by my husband at a sale) and I never, never, wear blue (you would think he would realise that), so they have not been worn yet. I am not game enough to put on figure hugging stuff, as all of my not-so-perk-and-toned bits will be revealed to all and sundry. (Do not want to be responsible for road accidents.):o

I am not quite as well stocked as many of you, but I do have enough to ride for one week before washing.

I am more of a shoe girl and biking just doesn't lend itself well to stylish shoes! I guess that will keep me out of trouble. Although, I did see a pic of a jersey I would love to own. It was a hill slug jersey. Anyone know where I can find it??
Thanks!

Now Darcy has the idea... new bike-specific furniture :p

I like that muchly!!!

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Originally Posted by amymisk

I am not quite as well stocked as many of you, but I do have enough to ride for one week before washing.

I am more of a shoe girl and biking just doesn't lend itself well to stylish shoes! I guess that will keep me out of trouble. Although, I did see a pic of a jersey I would love to own. It was a hill slug jersey. Anyone know where I can find it??
Thanks!

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Those are from Team Estrogen and can be found here. I've thought about getting the t-shirt myself. :D

I have no idea how many jerseys I have, but they are divided in my den closet - these are for cycling outdoors (the prettiest/best fitting/my favorites) and these for the trainer (never see the light of day!) That's how I justify impulse purchases that don't quite look as good as I thought they would...

Oh and all the other stuff, too - I have bins full! No cycling-specific furniture (nor clothes-specific for that matter). Instead, we installed those closet systems so we have shelves and racks of clothes....mostly cycling...:D