Fashion Police, Sartorial outrages, and other faux pas.

Roger Hassenforder

Time for a national conversation: socks inside the tights. I won't brook any discussion on the issue, but if anyone needs clarification on an issue, I'd be happy to oblige.

This guy doing everything right in Ballincollig today, about to attack the white horse sprint segment. Until I saw the socks. Oh, it burned.
Lights went red before I had the chance to correct him. If anyone knows him, they might have a word.

(Notwithstanding i was pure jealous of the fiend, scorchio, and only one of us on their bike)

Glass Prison 1214

I think the real issue here is his choice of shorts.

Cookie_Monster

Man up and only wear shorts. The problem solves itself.

nak

Socks over legwarmers can only be acceptable if doing cyclocross.

Chips Lovell

The Guards should be issuing on-the-spot fines for that.

bazermc

This needs to be an election issue.

I have checked all the parties and it is not on any of their manifestos

Except the Green Party, of course...............................

Eamonnator

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doh

traprunner

I'm expecting to appear on this thread while commuting :eek:

Beasty

Probably a triathlete .....

ThisRegard

Glass Prison 1214 wrote: »

I think the real issue here is his choice of shorts.

I think all the regulars here have them, they were a bargain alert a couple of years ago, pretty cheap at the time. Actually just found it, €24.99 from M&M back in August, 2011.

Zyzz

The gloves..oh god the gloves..

OleRodrigo

Sweet. After a lengthy hiatus, poking fun at freds and try-athletes is back on the agenda.

* primes camera for commute home *

rollingscone

I wonder if the Boardsie who posted on here about seeing a male in full An Post kit with the bib straps over the jersey a few years ago has recovered from the trauma yet?

NamelessPhil

I saw several fashion crimes in France last year. Over 1230km you have a lot of time to consider other nationalities clothing choices. Brazilians wearing compression knee socks! White leg warmers and arm warmers on a chunky lad making him look like the Michelin man. A Ukranian in cut-off denim shorts and a cycling jersey, three days later he was in the same kit. Socks with SPD sandals in 25C heat.

I need the return of the puking smilie.

cython

ThisRegard wrote: »

I think all the regulars here have them, they were a bargain alert a couple of years ago, pretty cheap at the time. Actually just found it, €24.99 from M&M back in August, 2011.

They were a much older set of Team Sky kit. They were still made by Adidas at the time, and didn't have 20th Century Fox on them. Doesn't change it if the issue is with Sky as a whole, but just highlighting that the pictured shorts are not the ones from that offer.

koutoubia

You ought to be subscribed to Rob Fowls Facebook feed.
Some crimes against humanity there never mind cycling

Vincenzo Nibbly

Zyzz wrote: »

The gloves..oh god the gloves..

My 6 euro Lidl ski gloves are the warmest gloves I own - as long as it doesn't rain

Macy0161

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Time for a national conversation: socks inside the tights. I won't brook any discussion on the issue, but if anyone needs clarification on an issue, I'd be happy to oblige.

What about those oversock yolks that were on the bargain alerts thread the other day? Like overshoes, only sock material rather than neoprene.

daragh_

Can we just pause this thread until Raam arrives. He'll know what to do.

Vincenzo Nibbly

Macy0161 wrote: »

What about those oversock yolks that were on the bargain alerts thread the other day? Like overshoes, only sock material rather than neoprene.

I'm fairly sure those are called Belgian booties, so they're bound to be euro-sanctioned.

dazed+confused

Vincenzo Nibbly wrote:

I'm fairly sure those are called Belgian booties, so they're bound to be euro-sanctioned.

And they have to look a damn sight better than navy socks over black leggings!

OleRodrigo

Open to correction but those socks look like they're from the mens section in Penneys..

stoplooklisten

This thread is very distasteful. People are making an effort to get out and be fit and healthy and all ye can do is rip the p out of what they are wearing

I find it pathetic and putting up a picture of someone going about their business so others can join in is very sad

Hunterbiker

The Tidy Towns crowd are really active in in these parts. I'm surprised they allowed this.

dragratchet

there's definitely a trend in people buying expensive designer socks these days. look up #sockdoping on instagram. this might lead to some wanting to show off their gear over leggings. the socks pictured don't belong in that realm and indeed look like classic sports socks your mum got you for PE in school

Bloggsie

NamelessPhil wrote: »

I saw several fashion crimes in France last year. Over 1230km you have a lot of time to consider other nationalities clothing choices. Brazilians wearing compression knee socks! White leg warmers and arm warmers on a chunky lad making him look like the Michelin man. A Ukranian in cut-off denim shorts and a cycling jersey, three days later he was in the same kit. Socks with SPD sandals in 25C heat.

I need the return of the puking smilie.

Dont know if it competes in the same league as this guy, I saw a lad in full hurling gear (club not county) including the to short o'neills shorts AND HURLING HELMET going through the strawberry beds one morning on the way into work. Still makes me smile to think of him

OleRodrigo

stoplooklisten wrote: »

This thread is very distasteful. People are making an effort to get out and be fit and healthy and all ye can do is rip the p out of what they are wearing

I find it pathetic and putting up a picture of someone going about their business so others can join in is very sad

Sir, perhaps you have committed a faux pas yourself?

Please upload a recent training pic for analysis.

ragazzo

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Time for a national conversation: socks inside the tights. I won't brook any discussion on the issue, but if anyone needs clarification on an issue, I'd be happy to oblige.

This guy doing everything right in Ballincollig today, about to attack the white horse sprint segment. Until I saw the socks. Oh, it burned.
Lights went red before I had the chance to correct him. If anyone knows him, they might have a word.

(Notwithstanding i was pure jealous of the fiend, scorchio, and only one of us on their bike)

Most offensive thing about that photo is the smiling gimp on the poster attached to the railing.
The cyclist seems to have everything under control. He even stopped at a red light. Putting cyclists out of the spotlight!

Irish Raven

I'm confused....the shorts are sky, and look like long leggings. ...but the yellow bit on the bottom of leg indicates the rapha winter bib tights.... so wtf....is he wearing the rapha bib tights which don't have a pad, under his sky shorts???

Lumen

I saw this at Lake Garda last August.

I'm not sure what rules apply to such a case.

Raam

I felt uneasy all day today. Now I know why.

07Lapierre

Don't know what all the fuss is about. Those socks look like their the correct height to me!

Roger Hassenforder

stoplooklisten wrote: »

This thread is very distasteful. People are making an effort to get out and be fit and healthy and all ye can do is rip the p out of what they are wearing

I find it pathetic and putting up a picture of someone going about their business so others can join in is very sad

but he wasn't simply going about his business; he was cycling a bike. in public.
with that comes sartorial responsibilities.



(the whole thing is piss take of cyclists ourselves. Jeez...

Wishbone Ash

Raam wrote: »

I felt uneasy all day today. Now I know why.

Well, you are an exception - matching socks, gloves and helmet even when you're going to be heavily caked with mud at cyclocross!

BH2008

stoplooklisten wrote: »

This thread is very distasteful. People are making an effort to get out and be fit and healthy and all ye can do is rip the p out of what they are wearing

I find it pathetic and putting up a picture of someone going about their business so others can join in is very sad

Totally agree, very poor form thread, bit up its own a*** even if meant to be tongue in cheek...

RobFowl

stoplooklisten wrote: »

This thread is very distasteful. People are making an effort to get out and be fit and healthy and all ye can do is rip the p out of what they are wearing

I find it pathetic and putting up a picture of someone going about their business so others can join in is very sad

Its cruel

like this fella

Reasonably Euro






And this fella whos not...

koutoubia

Jesus just when I think the therapy is working you release that image into the world again!

koutoubia

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Macy0161 wrote: »

What about those oversock yolks that were on the bargain alerts thread the other day? Like overshoes, only sock material rather than neoprene.

NamelessPhil

Sometimes it's not what's been worn, it's what isn't been worn i.e. ill-fitting boxers displaying hairy builder's arse while commuting is certainly an incentive to cycle faster. See-through shorts on a wet day in a race ditto...

Off to find a sick bag...

wuzziwig

I did a cycle recently where a male and female were in front of me wearing matching white shorts. It was a wet cycle. Her pink flowery knickers through the shorts were bad enough but his hairy arse left nothing to the imagination. It was just the spur on I needed to pedal faster. I still have nightmares.

OleRodrigo

Rogue-Trooper

Saw something similar to the OP this morning except they were wearing what looked like green Irish rugby socks puddled around the ankles over black bib tights.

The offender was lucky the battery has just died in my Fly6, otherwise I would have been compelled obliged to 'out' him here.......

neris

Lumen wrote: »

I saw this at Lake Garda last August.

I'm not sure what rules apply to such a case.

Italy has to be the capital for dodgy bike wear. saw a guy over there few years ago in early spring who looked like a penis on a bike. Pink leg warmers pink shorts and matching pink jersey and he even had pink gloves. there was a bit of light blue on the pink but not enough to distract you from

Wishbone Ash

neris wrote: »

Italy has to be the capital for dodgy bike wear...

Most of the cyclists I have encountered in Italy are immaculately turned out.

Roger Hassenforder

neris wrote: »

Italy has to be the capital for dodgy bike wear. saw a guy over there few years ago in early spring who looked like a penis on a bike. Pink leg warmers pink shorts and matching pink jersey and he even had pink gloves. there was a bit of light blue on the pink but not enough to distract you from

Did it not look like a vein?

I'll get me coat

Don't Chute!

Saw a guy recently somewhere in Dublin wearing a pair of those protective kneepads the mountain bikers wear. He was on a road bike. Unfortunately my wife was driving and wouldn't stop to let me throttle him!

OleRodrigo

Bloggsie

WTF!

Eamonnator

He's not wearing it, he's carrying it.

mathie

Why is wearing pro kit acceptable amongst football fans but not in cycling circles?

mossym

mathie wrote: »

Why is wearing pro kit acceptable amongst football fans but not in cycling circles?

many would say grown men shouldn't wear football kit either