competitive SOs...(long)

[Cataboo]

I've been keeping a set of road shoes & pedals for just in case I ever decide to switch. I've been using speedplay frogs which have a lot of float and don't seem to irritate my feet.

But possibly I should try out the pedals... they're ultegra sl's or something that came with a bike i bought.

[Biciclista]

I bought a pair of road shoes, wore them once, slipped. Thought why would anyone wear shoes unsafe to wear? and never wore them again.

fyi: i won't wear high heeled shoes either.

[Eden]

Re team kits - in the end it comes down to what you like and not what others do.

I wouldn't personally wear a team kit from a team I didn't belong to - but I also wouldn't wear a baseball/basketball/football/soccer jersey with some big star's name on it either. Cyclists are only doing the same thing as other sports fans (well, except perhaps that they actually participate in their sport of choice, unlike most other sports fan folks who wear their "team kits" in the stands or on the couch....) - and if you aren't going to laugh at them, don't bug the cyclists....

otoh... if you show up to an actual race with a full on pro kit.... may as well tattoo newbie on your forehead (its actually against the USACycling rules to wear the kit of a team you don't ride for, but this is rarely if ever enforced, at least for beginners)

[Zen]

Put on some BMX pedals and watch his head explode

[deedolce]

...then add a bento box and ask how you can install a rack so you can add a trunk for all the essential things you MUST have when you ride!

[Cataboo]

Lol. don't forget to put on a kickstand.

and for some reason it seriously bugs the bf that I put bottle cages, seat bags with tools & spare innertubes, bento boxes, blinkie lights and pumps on my bike frame.

"why do you girls always add so much crap to your bike?"


It's not like he's gonna come rescue me when my bike breaks down. He'll be stuck at work or asleep or something stupid.