Choosing a jersey color

[oz rider]

Depends entirely on features and how it looks and the weather and where I'm going. Black is slimming and I like it but I have colours as well. I even wear a vile vomit pattern if all the other full-zip jerseys (rare in women's) are in the wash and I'm wearing bibs. If you're worried about visibility, use lights (batteries are cheaper than a taxi home from hospital) and look for reflective trim (there's some research around saying that, certainly for night, reflectivity is more important than colour). Lots of drivers will look but not see, whether you're dressed like a praying mantis or a ninja.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

This threade reminded me I had to order some more screaming yellow Brooks Nightlife bike wear. My policy is to always wear something screaming yellow on me when i ride more than a mile or so.

[Crankin]

I like bold prints in bright colors. I tend to match my jerseys a little bit with my bike. I don't have too many blue ones anymore, since my bike is red and black.
I buy Voler jerseys or Terry mostly, which have a well fitting x small size. Voler makes full zip jerseys for women, as do several other companies. I gave up trying to buy Shebeest jerseys. They are huge on me and received a few with all kinds of defects. I like their shorts, though!

[Bike Chick]

I prefer bright colors with bold patterns. I have several jerseys and find that I leave the muted, more subdued colors in the closet and choose the brighter more vibrant ones over and over. I want to be sure that I am seen and while that is foremost in my mind, I also think it's fun to wear something colorful. I also have a hi-viz vest I will throw on occasionally.

I see riders in gray or black jackets that really blend in with the landscape on a cloudy day and want to stop and say something to them. I don't know if they don't own anything else or just don't realize how invisible they are.

Oak, you make a very good point.

[Red Rock]

When I first started to ride, I was into collecting the the jersey of the season or something to that effect. Then I stumbled onto TE and joined a jersey conversation like this and was quickly convinced that I needed to be wearing the hi-vis stuff. So that was on my mind until I had enough to last a few rides. My husband thought I was nuts by wearing that color but I would rather be seen than dead. My only problem now is finding it in long sleeves for winter riding.

Thanks to TE for converting me to the Hi-vis side.


Red Rock