Quote Originally Posted by tzvia View Post
I've always felt that one risks looking like a poseur with a 'kit' that matches. I see them when I ride at the beach, nice bike, not a speck of dirt, perfectly matching clothing, down to the socks. Never actually riding, mind you. Just standing around some waterhole. Most people I see actually RIDING aren't quite as fashion consious.
That's ok, just remember that appearences can sometimes be defying... there are people out there that ride 60miles per day and just clean their bikes (or ask their mechanics to do that). And they like to look nice and have matching team clothes, helmets, socks, gloves, etc - especially if there's the chance of someone around taking pictures.
You cannot infer just from their looks that all of them are poseurs that never actually ride. In fact, I know quite a few good racers that are fashion divas as well, more than a couple of them gone pro...