Twinges- freda cycling inferiority

[Jolt]

Hey, nothing wrong with being a utility cyclist, riding a hybrid and wearing regular clothes while doing so--we don't all have to be racers. Plus, think of how much we save on gas by riding our bikes around town instead of driving! I can relate to sometimes feeling like a dork though--having a big plastic crate on the back of the bike (see avatar) and wearing the "screaming yellow zonker" vest for visibility can do that! However, I think I'd feel sillier wearing roadie gear while riding around town doing errands on a hybrid--just doesn't go together so well, does it?

[Andrea]

I wear an orange & reflective yellow safety vest

[F8th637]

I wear regular clothes even on my road bike if I'm going to run errands or something on it or going for a ride that is less than 10 miles or so. I will still wear a bright shirt so I can be seen but I'll leave the lycra at home.

I'm with zen (Ms. Mo) on this. I want to ride for the experience and to see things not to chase after people. Becoming faster will come in time, I've even noticed that I've gotten faster in the past couple of months which is always a welcome surprise. I figure if I'm going to beat myself up for doing something I love and enjoy. . I probably better stop.

And when I DID have my hybrid (who now lives with zen) I wore the whole get-up because it made sense to me to wear it. I'm going for miles on the bike even if it is a hybrid so I better dress for comfort lycra-style!

[bounceswoosh]

I wear regular clothes even on my road bike if I'm going to run errands or something on it or going for a ride that is less than 10 miles or so. I will still wear a bright shirt so I can be seen but I'll leave the lycra at home.

I'm with zen (Ms. Mo) on this. I want to ride for the experience and to see things not to chase after people. Becoming faster will come in time, I've even noticed that I've gotten faster in the past couple of months which is always a welcome surprise. I figure if I'm going to beat myself up for doing something I love and enjoy. . I probably better stop.

And when I DID have my hybrid (who now lives with zen) I wore the whole get-up because it made sense to me to wear it. I'm going for miles on the bike even if it is a hybrid so I better dress for comfort lycra-style!

Lycra is comfortable ... jerseys wick ... bike socks are so comfy I like to wear them even when I'm nowhere near a bike ... why *not* wear technical gear whenever you're on a bike?

I guess it would be weird going into a grocery store or something in Lycra. I have a great skirt from Title 9 that I could wear over spandex to feel a little less exposed.

[F8th637]

Lycra is comfortable ... jerseys wick ... bike socks are so comfy I like to wear them even when I'm nowhere near a bike ... why *not* wear technical gear whenever you're on a bike?

Exactly! After switching to bike gear, I have officially stopped working out in anything with cotton. All those white cotton socks I had?! Now unused! I wear lycra and other synthetic dry-wick materials exclusively right down to my socks now. I'll never go back!

[Geonz]

Snork.... why ahve rules at all? I wear... whatever makes sense at the time, or whatever's on top of the laundry bin (is that pile clean or dirty? sniff...)

[mimitabby]

I almost always feel like a poseur. except right after I scale a mountain pass