Are your clothes suppose to match your bike?

[IFjane]

Wear whatever colors you like and enjoy the ride. Why worry about whether or not you match, as long as your comfortable?

What she said!

My bike is naked titanium. If I dressed to match the bike I'd be wearing grey all the time.....heck, if I rode in San Francisco, I'd disappear into the fog! My favorite color is blue and I tend to buy lots of stuff in blue, though I also have neon green & reds & yellows too (can you tell I'm a jersey freak?). And I don't mind wearing ads as long as the jersey is from an event I've participated in or from the team my son rides with (insert proud mom grin here). Oh, and my shoes are green....so do I match? heck no - but riding is fun anyway.

[alpinerabbit]

I buy my shorts for the insert, and jerseys for the sale price and the size of back pockets.

Heck my favorite jersey matches the yellow stripes on my stelvio tires, so I just conradicted myself.

[GLC1968]

Lately, I've been looking all coordinated, but that's just because my jacket happens to match my bike and I wear it every ride. Actually, I have a LOT of matching clothing now. Blue is my favorite color so I've always bought a lot of blue clothing. Then I ended up with a blue and white bike, so now I match a lot more than I used to!

I admit that I don't like to clash...but I also don't feel that I *have* to match. Most of my accessories are either black or silver, so they go with anything. And all my shorts/bottoms are black as well, so really, the only thing I'm 'matching' is jersey and socks.

[Pedal Wench]

I was doing great for a while. My first love was a black and pink bike, which I accessorized completely. Bought as much pink stuff as possible. Next bike was purple. Still good. Next bike, celeste. Still okay in a Miami Vice kind of way. Blue bike. Still good. Pink and blue bike, good, pink/purpley bike, still all good.

Problem is I joined a club whose colors are blue and orange. ORANGE! You know how awful all my pink stuff and all my pink gear looks in an ORANGE kit? Trust me - it's bad. Really bad.

[caligurl]

oh pedal wench! i feel your pain!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you know.... i took clothes (both future and current) into consideration when i changed my mind from a pink and black mountain bike to the "goes with everything and especially with pink accessories" grey! i already had a cute red oakly mtb outfit.... now if i bought a PINK mtb and pink helmet... i woudn't be able to wear it anymore!!! that made me sad.... i know.... i'm pathetic................. (i do wear my orange *gasp* and blue bikejournal jersey on occasion... although it looked MUCH better with my blue dolce than with my RED ruby!) just don't tell the fashion police!!!!!!!

[Kitsune06]

I match, to a degree. Bike is black and blue. I like black (duh) and blue. Everything falls into place.

[HillSlugger]

When I bought my first bike I bought a dark red helmet to go with it. I ended up with yellow jerseys for a while because I liked them to coordinate with my favorite shorts that had a yellow panel. I've since ditched the shorts for all black shorts (anything goes with them) and I now ride a silver and black bike. I wear whatever jerseys catch my eye. When it's time for a new helmet I might consider something in silver/black/grey hues.

[caligurl]

good lord YES.... match or coordinate! (never wear orange on a red bike!)

now if you have a black bike.... you are lucky... you can wear sleek, sexy black... or any other color! but if you have a blue bike.... the majority of your wardrobe and accessories must be blue!!!!! (and when you change bikes.... you must change wardrobe and accessories!!!!)

[lauraelmore1033]

good lord YES.... match or coordinate! (never wear orange on a red bike!)

now if you have a black bike.... you are lucky... you can wear sleek, sexy black... or any other color! but if you have a blue bike.... the majority of your wardrobe and accessories must be blue!!!!! (and when you change bikes.... you must change wardrobe and accessories!!!!)

I thought I didn't care how the clothes looked, but your remark about orange reminded me that I bought an orange hoodie thingie which I haven't mustered up the courage to wear because, well, because it's butt-ugly orange ! And now I have a red bike, so I guess I'll never wear it!

[bmccasland]

I don't bother to try to match. Buy what you like, buy the team jersey if you're on one. Biker shorts tend to be basic black, so when I can get some other color, I try to buy them - same for arm and knee warmers (red and navy blue).

Besides I've changed bikes three times in the past few years - started on my old college 10-speed (maroon), moved up to an Ironhorse (white with red and blue) who's frame cracked, and now ride a cherry red Specialized. Not fond of pink, especially with a red bike, BUT big brother gave me some nifty pink bikergirl duds (jersey and matching shorts), what me complain?

Oh, and my socks don't match anything either. I currently especially like my yellow and black mosquito "Bite Me" socks. Goes rather nice with the retro Rosie the Riviter jersey.

[Eden]

Since I don't have any choice about the kit anymore socks are my last bit of self expression. The cooler the better - my favorites right now are probably my Lin Koi ones and my pink flamingos. (nope they don't match the bike or the kit)

[Aggie_Ama]

Since I don't have any choice about the kit anymore socks are my last bit of self expression. The cooler the better - my favorites right now are probably my Lin Koi ones and my pink flamingos. (nope they don't match the bike or the kit)

Eden- Where did you get the pink flamingos? I got a great pink jersey for my birthday and I would love some cute pink socks! (Mentally surveying sock collection- nope no pink).

[lacyliz]

Sometimes yes and sometimes no. I usaully just coordinate within my clothing and not the bike - but it looks nice when I see other riders do it. I try to keep it simple with color - but bright so I can be seen easily...

[DarcyInOregon]

I went to my optometrist to get sports glasses for my cycling. I wanted cycling glasses with my presription in them. My optometrist referred me to another optical company that specializes in cycling glasses. So that is where I went this afternoon. And guess what? Yep, Oakley has a pink and white frame. So I got it, and a different pair, thus two pair, to be fitted with my prescription. Two weeks until the glasses are ready. I can hardly wait.

The Oakley web page is under maintenance right now, but the pink and white glasses are there in the female sunglass category, showing it in blue and white. Click on it and you will see the pink and white also.

Darcy

[DarcyInOregon]

Here is the link to the Oakley cycling sunglasses. The site is very slow.

http://oakley.com/o/o4278d

One feature about the glasses is you can get whatever color lens you want, or switch the lens colors around. That is impractical for me since I have prescription lens.

Here is the photo: