What to wear??

[lo123]

If you're going to spend money, I'd spend more on shorts than jerseys.

For jerseys, I've bought a few from Performance Bike, I have a sleeveless and a short sleeve jersey in their Divine model. Not fantastic, but they are wicking (a good thing!). I like having pockets to hold my inhaler when I dont' have my bento box on my bike. If you need to have something handy (gels, medication, etc), the pockets can be a lifesaver.

My shorts, I'm more picky, but I ride ~100 miles a week. I love my Sugoi evolution shorty shorts. They cost ~$90 retail, but they are worth every penny in my opinion. Not having a sore rear is important in my book

[bikerchic]

KiwiStoker
If you don't need the pockets just buy some quick dry t-shirts or similar to ride in. Cotton soaks up the sweat and damp patches show.

I would just like to pipe in that cotton is a bad choice because it does not wick the dampness away from your skin and many a cyclist has ended up getting pretty sick from that myself included.

Otherwise there have been many good suggestions given I never regretted spending a few bucks on my first pair of cycling shorts or my first jersey, still wear them *gulp* 12 or 13 years later! Great investment!

Happy riding GenB and welcome!

[RolliePollie]

Good advice here. I agree 100% on the shorts advice...get yourself a good pair. I like Pearl Izumi myself. Tops are not as critical, although I would suggest high visibility colors.

Often you can find last year's shorts and jerseys on discount websites like Sierra Trading Post. They have these good basic PI shorts on sale for $35.99:

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/2...For-Women.html

[Ana]

What sort of bike set up/distance are you riding?

I don't wear bike shorts or jerseys to commute--I only wear those on longer rides where I need the padding and pockets. Plus, my commuter has a bigger, cushier saddle on it (i.e. NOT for centuries or racing... ) and have not had any trouble commuting 2-6 miles round trip I see many people commuting in jeans and other types of pants. I like wearing stretchy, athletic pants and tops Oh yes, and a high-viz jersey...you never can be too careful

If you put a post in the For Sale/Wanted part that you are looking for some shorts, I'm sure many people have some shorts with which they would be willing to part for a small fee The curse of cycling is that, inevitably, you continue to accumulate an increasing number of cycling gear...