jersey fashion & age

[Chile Pepper]

My jerseys are all hi-viz yellow, hi-viz yellow and hi-viz yellow.

This is my approach too. I don't care what I look like on the bike, as long as the drivers can see me.

Oakleaf--what are your favorites?

[Biciclista]

speaking of visibility, check this out: this is my husband, a shot i took this morning. He is buying me one of these sashes. how's that for visibility?

the first stripe on his back is his rainy pass raincoat, in screaming yellow orange which you can hardly see, but you can see the reflective strip.
The next stripe is from a sash that the Seattle Randonneurs sells, and I will have my own soon.

[Zen]

speaking of visibility, check this out: this is my husband, a shot i took this morning.

What kind of lights is he running (and why not red)?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

What kind of lights is he running (and why not red)?

All those glowing white things you see there are not lights, but are reflective patches of one kind or another, as seen when car headlights shine on them. (The two big lower ones look to me to be reflective triangle patches on the backs of his panniers?)

Screaming yellow is good for daytime biking, lights and reflective patches are good for riding after dark.
Here's what a screaming yellow top does for you in the daytime, visibility-wise:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/...b7f8a3cdf3.jpg

[Skierchickie]

Okay, I've gotta weigh in on the original question. I am 43. I tend to dress pretty casually / quietly. Usually plain, with no patterns (almost NEVER any prints). HOWEVER, bike jerseys are a great place to go crazy! I don't go too crazy, but I do go for more fun colors and designs than in my regular clothes. One of my favorites is a sleeveless Primal Wear Don't Bug Me jersey (black with green vines and ladybugs all over it, with a little orange VW Beetle hidden among them). I guess most of my others are a lot plainer than that, but still more fun colors than my street clothes. Every once in a while a jersey just calls out to me, and if it isn't too expensive, I'll get it. I'm more concerned about appropriate fit than colors.

In my opinion, age has nothing to do with print and colors in bike / running / skiing clothes. Don't worry about it - dress fun for having fun.

My most outlandish article of clothing? A Hot Chillys ski race suit that is plain black on the lower half (like tights), and black and white fake snakeskin on the top half. I love it, but never wear it because it is kinda snug these days, and it is one piece (hard to deal with in those last-minute porta-potty stops). The weirdest part is the crotch zipper - I've always been afraid the nylon zipper will a) suddenly give way in a crash, or b) be way too noticeable to people lined up in the row behind me. If it were two-piece, I'd wear it in all my ski races.

[Biciclista]

My most outlandish article of clothing? A Hot Chillys ski race suit that is plain black on the lower half (like tights), and black and white fake snakeskin on the top half. I love it, but never wear it because it is kinda snug these days, and it is one piece (hard to deal with in those last-minute porta-potty stops). The weirdest part is the crotch zipper - I've always been afraid the nylon zipper will a) suddenly give way in a crash, or b) be way too noticeable to people lined up in the row behind me. If it were two-piece, I'd wear it in all my ski races.

pictures please?

and Zen, Lisa is right; those are his panniers. He does have red lights, one on his helmet and one on his bike. They clearly aren't reflective though.

[Brandi]

I love funky clothes and don't care what people think. As a matter of fact i think people expect it from me. But I am an artist too so i can get away with being a little funky. I love unusual tee's. I have great collection. I wear jeans and an out there tee a lot. With a cool necklace and black sued chuck tailor like tennis shoes or my red keen sandles. It makes me happy!

[OakLeaf]

Oakleaf--what are your favorites?

I have some Brooks NightLife long sleeve jerseys and some Voler Night Bright short sleeve ones. Both of those have some reflective material as well as the screaming yellow color, but they could definitely have more IMO.

I also have a PI short sleeve jersey (some years they offer them in screaming yellow, some years not), but it's not one of my favorites - too short, no reflective accents, and only two rear pockets. (With only two pockets I have to carry at least two gels even on a short ride, just carry them, to balance my phone. )

[Chile Pepper]

I also have a PI short sleeve jersey (some years they offer them in screaming yellow, some years not), but it's not one of my favorites - too short, no reflective accents, and only two rear pockets.

That's exactly how I feel about the Exte Ondo I bought this year. I like the fabric and the fit (other than the length), but I'd like to try something else. And the shops never have them when I'm in the US, so I'm stuck ordering online.