Is this how it begins?

[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!

[RoadRaven]

Now Darcy has the idea... new bike-specific furniture

I like that muchly!!!

[sgtiger]

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!

Those are from Team Estrogen and can be found here. I've thought about getting the t-shirt myself.

[IFjane]

I have no idea how many jerseys I have, but they are divided in my den closet - these are for cycling outdoors (the prettiest/best fitting/my favorites) and these for the trainer (never see the light of day!) That's how I justify impulse purchases that don't quite look as good as I thought they would...

Oh and all the other stuff, too - I have bins full! No cycling-specific furniture (nor clothes-specific for that matter). Instead, we installed those closet systems so we have shelves and racks of clothes....mostly cycling...

[MaineMaid]

I stand in front of all of you as a novice, I can see that . I'm definitely in the right church....grin.
I'm a big gal,(but this cycling thing is slimming me down pretty fast), and I'm still trying to find clothes that fit me. But I can see that soon I'm going to be doing what all of you have done; movin' the real world clothes to the "dead zone" closet.
And I too LUST AFTER THE "Hill Slug" jersey. Does anyone else find themselves humming the Monty Python "I'm a Lumberjack" song while the crawl up the hill? I'm trying to make the "I'm a Hill Slug" lyrics work .
I'm riding in the Trek Across Maine in 3 weeks; and I plan to be singing that song alot. Three days-- 60 miles a day- from the mountains to the sea. Oh yeah...my first event EVER...I'll have that song hammered out by then.

Jan

[SouthernBelle]

The funny thing is when you have a drawer full of black shorts and tights. Then you're hunting for a particular pair....

[tangentgirl]

So, my real shoe broke at work yesterday, and I had to hold it together with a binder clip like a big dork. And I realized that my non-sporty-bras are looking pretty worn, with little elastic threads starting to poke out. I headed to the mall, and each time I opened my purse to pay for something, it was annoying, 'cause the zipper on that purse lost it's little zipper holder guy. And the strap is super worn and the color keeps coming off on my hands.

I thought to myself, Why didn't I replace this stuff a long time ago? It feels like I'm always buying stuff - what on earth am I buying?

Wellllll....yeah...bike and tri stuff.

Also, I came home with new running shoes and a tank top with a mean-lookin' devil on it, but nada in the work shoe/bra/purse dept. I have a less conspicuous safety pin on now, and I'm heading off in the hopes that no one will notice. (My other work shoes are heels, and I'm just not wearing heels any more. Ouch city.)

[amymisk]

I found them and will have to get it.

Those are from Team Estrogen and can be found here. I've thought about getting the t-shirt myself.

[~zoom]

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!

This is sorta off the topic of jerseys, but still a shopping thing. Is that a pink water bottle cage I see on your bike in your avatar?

And if so, would you mind sharing were you found it?

Thanks !

[teigyr]

I am more of a shoe girl and biking just doesn't lend itself well to stylish shoes!

Before I got married as I was moving stuff into DH's house, he modified one of the bedrooms and turned it into a "shoe room" complete with rows and rows of shelves. Shoes are honest and pure and never make ones backside look larger. Plus if I indulge in too much food or alcohol, I don't have to worry if my shoes will fit me

That all being said, tread cautiously. I have some vintage leather "dress-up" cycling shoes (no cleats on them but I have them and darn they are impressive), and now my cycling clothing collection is growing larger than the shoe collection. Just sayin'

[Fredwina]

I am more of a shoe girl and biking just doesn't lend itself well to stylish shoes!

you have seen Paolo Bettini's shoes:

[Delta7]

you have seen Paolo Bettini's shoes:

um, is that a gold chain ? !