Are your clothes suppose to match your bike?

[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.