Guys wearing yellow jerseys

I_ride_my_bike

I don't know why, but I just have to laugh every time I see a cyclist dressed in all the proper pro gear (which is ok) but when I see these guys wearing yellow jerseys I just have to laugh. C'mon now, what you think your a tour de France champ for wearing a yellow jersey? The reason I bring this up is because I see alot of guys wearing yellow. I really doubt these guys love the colour yellow. They just want to pretend they are champs in their own little world.

dgregory57

I wear yellow for visibility. At 350 pounds, I pretty much look like a school bus when I ride. And I have rarely had people drive as if they don't see me.

My real favorite is hi-viz, but they are sometimes not as easy to find in my size.

Just because The Tour de France uses yellow in a special way, doesn't mean that it is precluded from every recreational rider. Otherwise, then why not eliminate white (best young rider) and green (points leader)??? And why single out the Tour de France? We should also eliminate pink (The Giro d'Italia leader's jersey) along with any other professional bicycle race's special jersey's colors.

The truth is that the jersey's color only has special meaning only during the specific race. Even professional teams sometimes have to change their jersey color if they match too closely the race's leader's jersey (I believe it has happened for teams that have yellow team colors in the TdF). If pros don't hold themselves to some ridiculous avoidance of yellow, then why should amateurs?

Also, I have a Postal Service jersey (my only team jersey) I hope to some day shrink enough to fit into... and frankly, I have it because I have worked for the sponsor for over 20 years... So, there are people that wear "race" kits without pretense of being racers... and wear yellow just because...

If it makes you feel good to ride faster than me, please do. But I don't wear what I do out of any illusion of being fast. Even if I wore a Professional style Yellow Jersey, it would be in tribute, not that I thought I was fast...

I am easy to pass... I am the fat old guy on the 1986 Schwinn touring bike. I'll pretend to ride hard if it will make you feel better.

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alienator

Wow....and to think all I think about when I'm ridin' is my ride and how nice it is to see so many other folks out on their bikes.

For the really shallow folks in the audience:

1. Saunier Duval wore yellow. Did you guys rip them, eh?
2. Yellow is a high visibility color for humans, and it's been shown that it does increase a bicyclist's safety.
3. I'll bet the majority of riders ride, in part, to get away from judgemental assholes who seem to think bicycle kit is some personal statement.
4. The TdF is one race. It ain't cycling. I see people wearing pink kit, too.
5. Maybe it's possible that those wearing yellow kit or team kit are showing their support of cycling. More power to those folks for that. What would it say about the cycling fan base if no one bought team kit, eh?
6. I haven't read anything about pro riders being bent about non-pros in yellow jerseys and Discovery kit, so since y'all ain't pros and ain't won dick, perhaps you ought to stow the petulant little judgements.

I have one team jersey, a 7-11 jersey, but I don't think I'm part of the team. I do think it's a classic looking jersey. I've got an all yellow long sleeve jersey for the visibility and for when temps are cooler. I guess those are the only bit of kit that would insult your delicate sensibilities.

Hows about you guys post what you wear and what you ride, so that everyone else can pass judgement on you, eh? Nothing hurts cycling as much as elitist fuckin' attitudes like yours.

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alienator

+10.

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Powerful Pete

I wear the jersey and shorts from my local bike shop. I do not race, although the LBS team races. Does that make me a laughingstock.

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::dom::

Is yellow out of bounds just because it's the same colour a the leader of a bike race around France? Is green (TdF Sprint) therefore banned... or pink (giro leader)... or white (TdF Youth leader)... or polka dot (KOM)... or coloured stripes (World Champ)... or Red (Tour of Benelux GC)... or Blue (Benelux points)... or Purple (Giro points)... Orange (Vuelta KOM)... Gold (Vuelta Leader)... so what am I allowed to wear????

Black!!!

Hey, that what I wear anyway... OH! silly me that's the colour for LAST in the Giro d'Italia!!! Don't want to look like a pro looser.

Please Mr I_ride_my_bike tell me what colour would NOT make you laugh at me (or is it just Yellow?). While you're about it be kind enough to tell me what colour bike I should ride.

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lance99

I got a yellow shirt at Walmart like 8 bucks. its made out of recycled something

or other.

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gemship

I have a non team cycling outfit that fits nice, however its hot and impractical. I only bought to complement a new roadbike I bought. As if the roadbike required me to wear proper attire. For the past couple of months I have been wearing either a t-shirt with either swimming trunks or shorts.I like to ride to swimming holes and friends houses. My riding experience has led me to conclude I'm more at home on the bike looking like I'm ready to get off the bike. For me the bike is more a mode of transport than sport. I just happen to be a strong rider. Again not so long ago I flirted with the illusion that I had to look like a racer to ride a bike. Wear whatever you feel comfortable wearing.

chainstretched

I find red also works quite well for visibility. No doubt yellow is highly visible.

jhuskey

*I prefer "Camo" as to not be seen. That way no one ridicules me and I don't have to resort to ass kicking.

*note sarcasm

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dgregory57

One of my other thoughts... I just ordered two new jerseys, one in in hi-viz yellow and one in red.

However, I enjoy seeing a variety of kits... I don't see many cyclists around here, but I do enjoy it when I see someone with a pro jersey... or anything else regardless of color.

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I_ride_my_bike

Somehow I just don't believe these reasons for buying yellow jerseys. Visibility? yeah ok, there are lots of great looking jerseys with discreet reflective striping that will offer mucher better visibility than yellow. As for people spending over $100 on jerseys plastered with corporate logos, you people are stupid. I saw a guy wearing a $120 T mobile jersey and I just had to laugh. He spent good money to freely advertise for a multi billion dollar German telecomunications giant. The corporations love the fact that people are spending money to advertise for them (very bizarre concept in the ad world) but as long as there are people with ego's who want to pretend to be pros, then there is good money being made selling products that advertise various corporations (most of them which have nothing to do with cycling) I don't know whats worse, that or all those guys walking around with those lame Hollister T shirts. Hey look I got a Hollister shirt, I'm just as unoriginal and dependant on whats popular like the rest of you! lol

jhuskey

This is my T-Mobile jersey and actually an original. but didn't cost me a penny.
I have never worn it so I don't know how that fits into your philosophy of proper cycling etiquette.
I won't debate style as I let my legs dictate if I am stylish or not.

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I_ride_my_bike

Hey if you got if for free thats cool, I just don't understand why there are people spending big money on jerseys with corporate logos. Atleast this jersey for you has some meaning which is why you aren't wearing it and I respect that. I don't respect posers trying to act cool. Thankfully you are one of the few noble non show offs out there.