Don't fetishise some colourful material. Where do you stop? Pro kits have to be 'earned' to, don't they? That kind of taboo thinking is cultish and anti-social.
What makes me cringe is the small-mindedness of people who are 'offended' when some 'noob' has the audacity to wear some jersey of distinction, and their consequent need to prove they're better somehow. Who cares? So they're not pros!
Rainbow stripes=BFD. Pretty colours is all. Be happy people are riding. When I see anyone on a bike of any kind, I really do feel something positive.
If you sneer at other riders because of what they wear, you probably don't really like cycling. It's just playing a role in your life that's proxy for something else.
What makes me cringe is the small-mindedness of people who are 'offended' when some 'noob' has the audacity to wear some jersey of distinction, and their consequent need to prove they're better somehow. Who cares? So they're not pros!
Rainbow stripes=BFD. Pretty colours is all. Be happy people are riding. When I see anyone on a bike of any kind, I really do feel something positive.
If you sneer at other riders because of what they wear, you probably don't really like cycling. It's just playing a role in your life that's proxy for something else.