Worn this as teen cyclist?

[PamNY]

Have we all forgotten how much we wanted to fit in with the gang, have we forgotten the peer pressure as teenage girls????

I think kids are individuals just as adults are, and some have a greater need for approval than others. I was pretty independent at that age, and didn't get involved in groups. I wanted to look good, but I rebelled against the cookie cutter mentality in high school.

It's not admirable, but I would have totally enjoyed one-upping people with Gore-tex pants.

I always laughed when adults said "Oh, you want to be like your friends." I had a smart aleck reply along the lines of: "Yes, I want to be a short, tall, fat, thin, Baptist, Buddhist, Catholic who is going to law school, becoming a nurse, getting married, joining the Peace Corp and the Army..." etc.