What about the kit??

[Bluetree]

The guys on my team are notorious posers...and that's not considered a bad word because style points at the coffee shop count! In fact, many of the race reports end with "...and we looked great, too!"

But they indulge in their divaness because it's a fun diversion from the intensity of racing. Dont believe for a second that they don't razz each other if someone wore the wrong socks or if someone else forgot to shave their legs the night before! But its all in fun and part of the team-bonding rituals. If they're hangng out at a local waterhole, they usually have no intention of real riding that day, or else it might be a post-ride break. (Keep in mind that a lot of racers ride every day, so some days are "easy" days.)

Wear what you want. Have fun riding your bike. If anyone has an issue with what you're wearing, it's their problem... not yours!

[Lifesgreat]

You mean you're supposed to match?
I suppose my shorts and saddle match. . .

[lph]

Oh, sheesh. Sometimes I nurture these sweet dreams of finding a stunning red vest, a gorgeous red helmet and, of course, red shoes, and looking terrific on my brilliant red road bike and metallic red mtb. But I end riding 90 % of the time on my turquoise green with red fork FrankenKonacommuterbike wearing whatever fell out of the closet, and the remaining 10% in the hideous club kit some guy dreamed up mid-70s. (5 primary colours, I kid you not.) By sheer chance my helmet and shoes match each other, though.

[pardes]

Lph, I never liked the color red until I got a red bike. I was happier with muted fall colors. Especially autumn hunter green and indigo night blue.

Now I have a red helmet, red backpack, red winter biking coat, red gloves all delivered to and modeled at work for coworkers who just shake their head.

I put them over the edge with this when I walked through the lab with the flaps down in my spiffy new white labcoat.

Now red is the new autumn hunter green.