The look of woemen's jerseys

[pooks]

I clearly have not adjusted to cycling fashion because I pretty much hate the idea of my jerseys looking like they should be on a Nascar car.

[midlife]

Haa haa Pooks! I hear ya!! This thread kinda proves we are all individuals with our own taste! Good!!

Some I wouldn't be seen dead in I did hear a very funny comment when it was announced that Lotto was going to be sponsored by predictor...'shouldn't the jersey be white with two red stripes?' I've met Robbie McEwen in his predictor jersey and he wears it well (surprised how 'compact' he is though)

I wouldn't wear a pro team jersey either. Currently have two Body Torque tops, one is pink and white and the other 2 blues (yeah I love that blue kit someone posted a pic of) They are female specific, which means bit wider on the hips, no elastic in the sleeves or around the bottom of it. Good idea!

[IFjane]

Pooks - team jerseys = Nascar ohhhhh that hurts! I tend to agree, though...

I have one team jersey - from my son's cycling team - and I proudly wear it, though I would not wear a jersey from any other team. I also have a couple jerseys from centuries I have participated in. They do have sponsors on them, but I am proud to wear them because to me they are a sign of an accomplishment.

[SouthernBelle]

Pooks, totally agree on the team jersey. I'll wear their sponsors logo if they pay me.

I've been lusting after this jersey from Salsa:

http://www.salsacycles.com/images/zoom_floritaSLJer.jpg

(Mimi, it's orange).

[jeannierides]

This is our club jersey. Richmond Area Bicycling Association / RABA. It is colorful and represents many Richmond landmarks.

[Jenn]

I love that jersey!!! But I have a stupid question , does Team Estrogen have a jersey?? If they don't I think it would be pretty cool if they made one, I'd wear it.

[NJBikeGal]

I used to wear whatever I could find...especially jerseys that were semi-girlie, but not too much. Now, I just pull out the team kit every time I get on the bike. It drives my DH (who doesn't ride normally) crazy when he goes with me on my active recovery days and I put the kit on!

http://www.sturdygirlcycling.com/

[Grog]

I have my own club's jersey (http://www.chickscyclingclub.com/) and I'm very happy to wear our sponsors' logos because they're all very very nice to us. (I just with the bike shop's logo was bigger - these guys are awesome.)

I also like to wear other women's clubs/teams jerseys. I love my VeloBella's jersey. I also have a PedalQueens jersey but it runs really big for a small *sigh*. They both have a few logos on them but it's rather subtle.

I wouldn't wear pro teams (Discovery et al.) jerseys though. Some may find it inspiring for themselves. I would be totally uncomfortable in them, for symbolic reasons...

My only problem is that I have two jerseys from my club from our past sponsor, whom I'm not so proud to wear. I might wear them to ride out of town, I'll see...

[Eden]

I used to wear whatever I could find...especially jerseys that were semi-girlie, but not too much. Now, I just pull out the team kit every time I get on the bike. It drives my DH (who doesn't ride normally) crazy when he goes with me on my active recovery days and I put the kit on!

http://www.sturdygirlcycling.com/

Our sponsors don't care too much how fast we are riding as long as their name gets out in the community..... we are expected to wear the team kit for all our riding, not just when we are racing. The only time I don't put mine on when I'm riding is if I take the utility bike out for errands - then I just wear street clothes.
It does save on having to try to find jersey's that I like and fit me... my ex-favorite was Canari, but I don't really see any of the nice abstract patterns that they used to offer. I have some great Canari jerseys in storage that fit me perfectly and look like marbled paper (they were called "swirly girl"..)

[Kano]

My DH has that jersey!!!
He never wore it until recently. He put it on for a shop ride and he got TONS of comments on it (all favorable). So now, the jersey is in regular rotation!

I immediately thought of MY dh for that jersey -- our anniversary is coming, maybe I'll have to order it for him one of these days, as I'm sure he'll LOVE it!!

Karen in Boise

[dingster1]

Hi I'm Jo and I have a Sesame Street Fetish!!! I just got Super Grover, Wild Things, and Curious George!!! I'm getting ready to order Bert and Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch. Men's small works well for me! I like the Hill Slug jersey too

[spokewench]

Pooks - team jerseys = Nascar ohhhhh that hurts! I tend to agree, though...

I have one team jersey - from my son's cycling team - and I proudly wear it, though I would not wear a jersey from any other team. I also have a couple jerseys from centuries I have participated in. They do have sponsors on them, but I am proud to wear them because to me they are a sign of an accomplishment.

NASCAR? What's wrong with Nascar?

[Kano]

I also have a couple jerseys from centuries I have participated in. They do have sponsors on them, but I am proud to wear them because to me they are a sign of an accomplishment.

IFJane, I'll agree with you here: I'll be pretty proud to wear event jerseys someday when I get some, cuz, yeah, they're "trophies" of a sort!

Karen in Boise

[KayTee]

As a rule I won't wear any jerseys I haven't earned, which means that I don't have any team jerseys except 2 mid- to late 1980's vintage, obscure Euro-team jerseys that DH (a.k.a. eBay Boy) won cheap on eBay b/c they were from the same era and/or teams that rode the old steel Merckx Corsa Extras like mine. I figure after almost 20 years, no one in Southeastern VA will remember or even have heard of those teams and if they have, they'll just dismiss me as a nerdy, middle-aged Fred-ette having a retro-day (oui, c'est moi!) and stay far away from me! I do wear event jerseys and those from the cycling clubs we belong to, such as the RABA jersey that John (jeannierides) just posted.

[IFjane]

NASCAR? What's wrong with Nascar?

Nothing....if you like sitting in the sun, drinking beer & eating who-knows-what-they-sell-in-those-concession-stands, breathing exhaust & gas fumes and watching men drive cars around in circles at an insanely high speed....