Is this how it begins?

[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 ? !

[pyxichick]

I must confess to being a bit of a bike clothes horse too. Now whenever I see a jersey I like, I have to buy the whole kit, or at least a couple pieces to match.

There's nothing wrong with owning lycra team kit shoe covers. I only wish Velo Bella had a cycling hat.

My favorite new outfit is the black Vanderkitten kit. It says "women who kick a**" and has a cat with a fang sticking out. cool!

But if you buy, note that the jerseys run large and the shorts run small.

[equus123]

i definitely have "cycling clothing syndrome" as much of the rest of you. i'm only 2 years into the sport and already i've had to purchase 2 pieces of furniture for cycling-related stuff to accumulate - one for clothes and one for stuff. i live in a 580 sq.ft. aptartment so i can justify the need to create more storage space!

since i'm on a team and we need to wear our team kits whenever we ride outside...and i try to get around 7 hrs per week on my bike...that's a lot of clothes when you don't have a washer/dryer in unit!! the cubby i bought fits perfectly at the foot of the bed and has 3 sections - long sleeves, short sleeves, and bottoms.