Is this how it begins?

[DarcyInOregon]

I confess. This winter I purchased another chest of drawers, five drawers in total, for nothing but bike clothing. Plus I have a fancy painted stand sitting in the bedroom to hang the clothes on to dry. Plus I have a wicker hamper in which I put the winter bike clothes so as to make room in the drawers for the new spring purchases, and I am secretly hoping that consistent long-distance cycling this summer will make none of those winter clothes fit when the cold months arrive again.

The bottom drawer holds the jerseys that fit just a bit too snug and I keep them, thinking that by the end of the summer the jerseys will fit, that maybe the biking will burn some of the fat around my bust area and shrink me a few inches. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Darcy

[madscot13]

this doesn't bode well for my unemployed butt. I want a shortsleeve jersey but can I really justify it when I have so many t shirts and tank tops?

[short cut sally]

biking clothes originally resided in a drawer. they now reside on a large shelf, all assorted by tights, shorts, long and short sleeve jerseys, jackets hang on their own. once you find a great fitting jersey, you cant have just one, you gotta get it in as many colors as that style comes in..thats my motto. Oh, and a handled bag full of earwarmers, arm warmers, neck gators, assorted gloves and shoe covers, all smaller items that are for surely to come up missing easily.

[DarcyInOregon]

once you find a great fitting jersey, you cant have just one, you gotta get it in as many colors as that style comes in..thats my motto.

Thank goodness I am not the only one who buys jerseys by the same maker in lots of different colors.

To be fair, I find that the jerseys by the maker that fits me well sell out real fast in my size, so I check all the time for new ones being sold.

If you bike a lot like I do, the clothing needs to be washed after one use. I don't have the time to be washing bike clothing all the time, much less the waste of water (and I am on well water), so I prefer to wash the bike clothing every week or so when I do the rest of the wash. Therefore I need more clothing than most.

That is my reason and I am sticking by it.

Darcy

[meridian]

I live in a pretty small place, and my cycling gear has slowly taken over every room and closet in the entire place.

I have definitely consolidated a lot of my 'regular' clothes and items into dark spider ridden corners of closets and drawers so I'd have more accessible bike gear.

Actually, at this moment my dining table is mounded with parts and gear with no place to call home.

May the woolite and spandex be boundless and plentiful!

[Laterider21958]

I'm a bike clothes virgin!! - Well almost, I do have a pair of BLUE gloves (bought by my husband at a sale) and I never, never, wear blue (you would think he would realise that), so they have not been worn yet. I am not game enough to put on figure hugging stuff, as all of my not-so-perk-and-toned bits will be revealed to all and sundry. (Do not want to be responsible for road accidents.)

[amymisk]

I am not quite as well stocked as many of you, but I do have enough to ride for one week before washing.

I am more of a shoe girl and biking just doesn't lend itself well to stylish shoes! I guess that will keep me out of trouble. Although, I did see a pic of a jersey I would love to own. It was a hill slug jersey. Anyone know where I can find it??
Thanks!