Lycra Hybrid Faux Pas!?

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Ha, yes! I have discovered the seam thing already, oww!

[rebeccaC]

I agree with catrin…wear what’s comfortable and the way you like to look!! In the city and/or on my commute, with a dress and chain guards on my commuter, I’ll ride in everything from dresses, a jil sander’s suit today because of a meeting with a client in the office, regular shorts/t-shirts (lightly padded briefs ftw), lightly padded tights/capris (my favorite), sweat pants etc. On my road bike it’s regular lycra road wear unless it’s a short city ride. There is a good selection of casual riding wear on this sites merchandise side to give you some ideas.

[rebeccaC]

Ha, found the 'rules'

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

Keep in mind this is half joke and half deadly serious misguided racer dogma.

I don't think there are any actual rules for hybrid cyclists, but had to share.

i got tired of reading 'rules' rather quickly into the article ....now as a self-deprecating attempt at humor it does kinda work and depending can be either hilarious or just disturbing.....

eta..."BADGES??? we don't need no stinking badges"

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Ha, found the 'rules'

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

Keep in mind this is half joke and half deadly serious misguided racer dogma.

I don't think there are any actual rules for hybrid cyclists, but had to share.

Oh my gosh, I actually read through all the rules and am pretty sure I see the authors blasting by me every morning where I ride!
I do believe that you are correct, there are no rules for hybrids, so therefore, I guess I can do whatever I want, which means I am going to keep wearing my cycling jersey (with the awesomely convenient pockets & padded shorts)

[nuliajuk]

There is another type of bicycle fashion police, what you might call "tweedies". These are people who violently object to lycra in any form, insist that cycling should only be done in regular clothes, with no helmet, and on Dutch type bikes. They sneer about "the myth that cycling is a sport". (Really? So I just imagined all those Thursday nights on the velodrome years ago? Or the weekend stage races?)

[kernowcyclist]

I started cycling on my hybrid in ordinary shorts/teeshirts and gradually went to baggy shorts with clip-in padded liner shorts and a cheapo lycra base layer and jersey. It's only now I have a road bike I've gone to less baggy, better quality lycra, but I still wear the baggies to commute into town. And hubby cycled for a long time on a hybrid, wearing full lycra and no one batted an eyelid.