I started out cycling a few months ago wearing my old workout leggings and an assortment of $5.00 neon danskin tops from Walmart, with gum, chapstick stuffed in a tiny pocket in the leggings and my phone stuck under my sports bra - Not the most comfortable setup, but it all got the job done and I was hard to miss on the road!
I have since "upgraded" to padded cycling shorts, omg, what a huge difference from leggings! Along with a bright yellow neon jersey with pockets in the back, how convenient are they! I can now put my gum, phone & chapstick in those back pockets, yay! :-) I was happily wearing my brand new cycling gear when I was back home (USA) but now that I am in London for the summer, amongst (it seems like) about a million cyclists, I can't help but notice what everybody else wears as I pedal along, and I am realizing that I am not seeing much lycra at all on hybrids...
I am about to head out on my bike in a bit and I am wearing my cycling jersey and shorts, because I like having pockets in the jersey and I like the padding in my shorts! But I still have the question... by doing so, am I committing a "Lycra Faux Pas" by wearing lycra on a (gasp) hybrid?