Jersey crimes...

el Inglés

Well as they say " takes one to know one "

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Beastt

Kind of lets you know how silly things such as only royalty being allowed to wear purple come about. Anyone wearing purple who wasn't royalty was put to death. I believe, "Punishable by death", were the words used here.

It's not about the jersey. Do you think riders work their butts off for years for a jersey? It's about the title, not the clothing.

If you were a pro and had made a mark on the sport and then saw other cyclists, of any level wearing the clothing that signified you, your team, your accomplishments, how could you be anything but flattered?

apolack1

I know i for one have worked my ass off in college to get into med school, all so i can wear scrubs. SO NONE OF YOU POSERS BETTER WEAR SCRUBS!

REBORN

If you shouldn't wear pro team or national team jerseys, and don't belong to a club, what would you wear with your $2,000 - $4,000 bike? A teeshirt and cut-offs with road shoes??
Wear cycling jerseys!! cycling jerseys are supposed to be colorful. The fact that you wear a jersey signifies you are a cycling fan and enthusiast. You are emulating the racers you admire by wearing what they wear - and looking cool in the process! Who cares if you're pushing your bike up the hill!!

rayner

I think it all depends on what level you are at with your riding. I have no problem with people wearing trade team tops as it is simply advertising the sport and the companies that pour there millions into it.

My gripes are with the people who wear prize jerseys and representative jerseys whether it be state national or world without earning them. It takes a lot of time and effort for people to gain those (Ive only earnt the state one) and then to see a new rider wearing a top that has just been given to them without turning a pedal is damn annoying. It degrades the significance of something you have earnt when you see sombody wearing it at times that it shouldnt be worn (sunday bunch etc.) and getting spat out the back.

Prize jerseys are for the people with limited knowledge of the sport.

In saying this the most important thing is to have people riding, so if you see someone in a non club or trade team top get the bunch together and chip in for a new top!!

Mark Andrews

I think that most of the responses here are quite funny, as funny as a 200kg guy riding his MTB with his us postal jersey...

TRD609

I've got a closet FULL of trade team lycra. Gerolsteiner, FDJeux, Coast, BankGiro, Credit Agricole Indosuez, Fassa Bortolo Mostly full kits, some even have the gloves and socks. I wear it proudly. USPS? I am a huge fan, scour the internet for latest news, 4 or 5 different full kits of various vintages. They've got new stuff this year, I'll have it by June. And I wear it all the time. Club rides, group rides, local events, even when I'm out training by myself. You don't think I look cool? Let me clue you in, your opinion is invalid, you are an uptight asshole, one of the people who make this sport intimidating and one of the reasons it's on the decline while triathalon is booming. In short, YOU DON'T MATTER. Why do I have it all? Because I like it and I can afford it. (Yes Dubliner, I'm a "dickhead with lots of money") I also must be a wanker because I wear USPS most of the month of July, to show support for my favorite team. (Although I did break out the Fassa kit last year to celerate Petacchi's 4-in-a-row.) There's no pretension on my part, just like a kid who hits the playground in his Karl Malone jersey isn't suggesting he plays in the NBA. He loves the sport, looks up to the pros, and thinks its fun to wear the same uniform. Do I know nothing about cycling? Hardly, I follow the sport with great interest. Live and let live. Do exactly what you want to do, let others do as they wish with no judgement. Think about this, if this bothers you so much that you needed to bring it up in an on-line forum, maybe there's not enough going on in your life. Does it make you feel powerful and superior to try to control the actions of others. That is the realm of the small-minded and the powerless. Clearly your need to feel superior to others is the external manifestation of shortcomings in your personal or professional life.....

In short, support the sport, support your fellow cyclists, and don't be an uptight condescending asshole.


Oh yeah,
Trek 5200, team colors
Bianchi Fixed Gear
Trek 1000 for rain and bad weather

Mark Andrews

Do you honestly think that people will read your message and not laugh at you???

Mark Andrews

I don't understand why everyone thinks that I am so serious about cycling and the wearing of team jerseys.

I always laugh when I see other cyclists wearing pro team kits etc...

Beastt

It's just another form of fashion; an attempt to control everyone and to gain security through knowing that you "fit in" with the majority - following the flock.

It might be interesting to talk to an honest psychiatrist about what laughing at those in pro team garb says about your ego and self-esteem. But it might be wise to prepare not to like what you hear.

el Inglés

who´d want to ?

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apolack1

That was what is called sarcasm. Is there an icon i should be using to convey it?