Pro Team Jersey Yay or Nay ?

kirk buttercup

Interested to here people thoughts on them. I've just started Road cycling after a few years mountain biking. So was looking around for appropriate Kit and all the pro stuff seems the coolest looking but in the back of my mind I think it could be a bit naff. Is it looked at this way? Or any suggestions for where I should be looking for nice Jerseys.
Thanks

ednwireland

Go for it even if it is against rule 17. Wear What You like

kirk buttercup

Rule 17?

Eamonnator

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#15

Rules 15-18 have some relevance.

dermabrasion

No. #17 is valid. exception is vintage teams, from 90's back

robyntmorton

Wearing a team replica jersey is fine. Wearing the jersey, and the shorts, and riding the team bike is not, unless you are actually a member of the team.

I'll second Rivelo though. Understated, quality gear at a good price, if SportPursuit sort themselves out. Their Rivelo stuff has been off discount since before Christmas.

Eamonnator

https://eurocyclist.wordpress.com/about/

Some more rules for you to ignore.

kirk buttercup

Eamonnator wrote:

Rules 15-18 have some relevance.

That's brilliant

Eamonnator

Red and Black are The Correct Colours for cycle wear.

kirk buttercup

Bloody hell I've broken so many rules already I'm a mess!!! Thanks for those sites just checking them out some very nice jerseys

Unknown Soldier

kirk buttercup wrote: »

Interested to here people thoughts on them. I've just started Road cycling after a few years mountain biking. So was looking around for appropriate Kit and all the pro stuff seems the coolest looking but in the back of my mind I think it could be a bit naff. Is it looked at this way? Or any suggestions for where I should be looking for nice Jerseys.
Thanks

In my limited experience, "proper" jerseys sleeves have a thin/smooth/silicon cuff on the sleeve, every thing else has a sewn/rough cuff.

crosstownk

I've a few 'pro' jerseys that were given to me as presents including a 2014 TdF yellow jersey complete with a rose emblem to acknowledge the UK Grand Depart.

I wear them and sure why not.

But my favourite is my Nalini jersey in the Carrera colours - proper vinatge stuff.

If you're in any doubt then get yourself a Boards.ie jersey - just because.

ednwireland

I have an long sleeve banesto jersey I bought in the 90's which I still wear

1bryan

I have a l/s US Postal jersey that I still wear

albeit only under other stuff.

Wishbone Ash

Personally I wouldn't wear current pro stuff. Prendas is a good place for retro gear:

https://www.prendas.co.uk/collections/jerseys/retro

My favorites being La Vie Claire and Molteni/Arcore.

Macy0161

Personally, I don't wear current pro gear. I have my own policy of year old is acceptable - I have last year's etixx for example, and a Garmin one from a few years ago. I prefer the retro / tainted by doping stuff though!

It is a bit mental though - no one would think twice about playing 5 a side in a current football jersey of their favourite team.

Definitely a revenue stream that teams are missing out on for no other reason that fans who supposedly care about the sport have made up! If the UCI banned the sale of replicas/ kit, everyone would go mental. And I know I'm guilty of it too.

C3PO

Club or plain but, as somebody said, vintage is ok!

Cee-Jay-Cee

For he it's a no no. I wear very plain gear, usually black/red or white (but not white shorts) I also have a few sportive jerseys I wear now and then and two branded Castelli and Nalini jerseys that get wore the most

Wishbone Ash

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

.... (but not white shorts)...

Anyone who wears white shorts on a bike should be banned from all cycling related activities for life. Do they not realise that they become 'see through' on a wet day and how unappealing it is to have to face into a hairy arse.

rollingscone

On last years Great Dublin Bike ride I passed most of Tinkoff-Saxo"s Z team (the camo gear) on a Singlespeed.

Wear what you want, but feel comfortable doing it.

I'd never wear pro-kit for the same reason I'd never ride a Pinarello, I'd feel silly and unable to live up to it.

gaffmaster

I have an An Post Gilet I wear when it's cold. I've even worn it with club kit. I've broken almost all of the rules at some point or another.

OP - something to consider is whether you want a full zip jersey. I find the full zip ones handy, as you can load the pockets up the night before an early ride and throw it on as you leave. Being able to take the jersey on and off fully loaded is also handy for "extended nature breaks" should that occasion arise.

All my favourite jerseys have a decent silicone gripper at the bottom too.

CrowdedHouse

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

In my limited experience, "proper" jerseys sleeves have a thin/smooth/silicon cuff on the sleeve, every thing else has a sewn/rough cuff.

I don't have many jerseys but I do have one like this, it's a Movistar from 2015 I think, made by Endura, good material in it

rollingscone

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

I don't have many jerseys but I do have one like this, it's a Movistar from 2015 I think, made by Endura, good material in it

This is another thing. Sometimes older team kits present an opportunity to get bargains on high end roadie gear.

E.g. the current Rapha Sky sale on Sports Pursuit

Unknown Soldier

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

I don't have many jerseys but I do have one like this, it's a Movistar from 2015 I think, made by Endura, good material in it

The nicest jersey I have, and I wore it most of the summer was the one our Crew got from Velorevolution. I think it's a variant of the following
https://velorevolution.selz.com/item/5721d7716edca00ac8e39378

It's bate onto me (Size S) but feels the biz, especially the sleeves.

Brian?

Personally nay. But I've a heap of Castelli, Capo etc jerseys. All bought on sale, couldn't be bothered with pro gear. I'm not very picky about jerseys though, I'm really picky about shorts.

retalivity

I have a maillot jaune and Kwiatowski's rainbow jersey that I wear when I go out cycling.
I am also in the bottom half of most strava segments.

retalivity

This popped up in a facebook ad, apparently based in donegal. Never heard of them before and a bit pricey, but the jersey is gorgeous

http://www.tadaias.cc/product-page/5bd9b026-4456-b933-135a-4947bd00aaa6

kirk buttercup

That's really nice it does look a bit like the Sky Jersey .
For the record the Pro Jerseys I do like are
Lotto Jumbo NL ( I holiday in Holland so see it alot there)
Orica Scott ( this is the team I follow )
Aqua Blue Sport ( New Irish team it is a beauty)

Boscoirl

I like the Aqua Blue kit.

Have a few of the bright tinkoff jerseys and a winter cannondale jersey that I wear time to time

dakar

retalivity wrote: »

This popped up in a facebook ad, apparently based in donegal. Never heard of them before and a bit pricey, but the jersey is gorgeous

http://www.tadaias.cc/product-page/5bd9b026-4456-b933-135a-4947bd00aaa6

Short Sliabh or long Sliabh?

lethal dose

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

I don't have many jerseys but I do have one like this, it's a Movistar from 2015 I think, made by Endura, good material in it

Wear this one myself during the summer for similar reasons or my vintage Lotto/Ursa.

Otherwise I usually wear Boards kit on the mass charity/sportives etc.

greenspurs

I bought the Belkin jersey (santini) , love wearing it. Soooo comfy

Hungrycol

I rememebr a few years ago being on a MNS CC spin and there was this fella in full Ireland kit. There's me thinking "Jaysus, who's yer man". It turned out to be Martyn Irvine

dermabrasion

Hah, I remember doing the Cycle4life and seeing a lad in full Garmin kit, and a Cervelo R5, and the POC helmet.....and thought 'wud'ja look at yerman?..bleedin' enthusiast'.
It was Dan Martin.

Then I saw the rainbow bands, and thought 'ah now here? who's this lad now?'
'oh..thats Colin Lynch'

Junior

dermabrasion wrote: »

Hah, I remember doing the Cycle4life and seeing a lad in full Garmin kit, and a Cervelo R5, and the POC helmet.....and thought 'wud'ja look at yerman?..bleedin' enthusiast'.
It was Dan Martin.

Then I saw the rainbow bands, and thought 'ah now here? who's this lad now?'
'oh..thats Colin Lynch'

Couple of years ago I was riding up to our club league race, and there was a lad in full An Post kit, ahh heyor... Oh, that's Sam. Wooopsie.

Wear whatever you want, however you want, once you are happy and it's comfortable.

Wishbone Ash

Reminds me of seeing 2 ladies on a tandem in full Irish kit at the WW200 last year and thinking it was a bit OTT.

(It was our Paralympians Katie Dunleavey and Eve McCrystal! )

Doc07

Shamelessly wear old pro jerseys in summer but usually club or boards jersey on sportives.
I like the infamous ones and my most frequently worn are;
Tom Simpson: Peugeot
Bjarne Riis: Gewis Balon
Jalabert: ONCE
Contador: Tinkov
Pantani: Mercatone Uno
I have a Festina from 1998 season but it's too big.

ht9zni1gs28crp

Wear what ya want, main thing is your out on your bike.....

greenspurs

Kian Purple Trailer wrote: »

Wear what ya want, main thing is your out on your bike.....

deep ......
Maybe get that printed on a jersey ......

Harrybelafonte

greenspurs wrote: »

deep ......
Maybe get that printed on a jersey ......

After a proofreading

carltonleon

The aul pro jerseys can be a 2 edged sword though.

I always find it funny when you are out cycling and someone is wearing the World Champion Rainbow jersey and you glide past them as if they are not there and chuckle.
But the best had to be the poor lad in the King of the Mountains Polka Dot jersey in the Wicklow 200 two years ago who was walking up Shay Elliott with his bike, the abuse the poor lad got was funny.
So by all accounts get the pro jersey but be careful which one you pick and make sure you can back it up :pac:

greenspurs

carltonleon wrote: »

The aul pro jerseys can be a 2 edged sword though.

I always find it funny when you are out cycling and someone is wearing the World Champion Rainbow jersey and you glide past them as if they are not there and chuckle.
But the best had to be the poor lad in the King of the Mountains Polka Dot jersey in the Wicklow 200 two years ago who was walking up Shay Elliott with his bike, the abuse the poor lad got was funny.
So by all accounts get the pro jersey but be careful which one you pick and make sure you can back it up :pac:

Because bike snobs are everywhere.......
As has been said before, When people wear premier league jerseys playing 5 aside/training , no one training/playing with them expects them to be Aguero/Kane/Coutinhno,
but if a cyclist wears a team/classification jersey on the road , they have to be able to live up to the jersey ?
I could never understand that.......
I wear what I want........ and fc uk what anyone else thinks..... :rolleyes:

ht9zni1gs28crp

Usually its easy to hand out hidings to those detractors with all the gear and no idea......

Harrybelafonte

It's hardly snobbery. Team kits are super expensive.

Cycling isn't soccer. Of all the sports, the commercialisation and money flowing through soccer makes it the sport almost all other sports should avoid comparison with.

Wearing a team kit in cycling is akin to wearing a Tap Out shirt. Wearing a rainbow, yello, polka dot, etc. is like walking around with a plastic UFC champions belt on all day. I like that comparison better.

Fundamentally, it's poor imitation masquerading as emulation.

triggermortis

When I lived in Switzerland at least 50% of the lads you'd see out on a spin were in full kit of some kind, and more often than not on a matching bike as well.
When I bought my Rose, I did get a set of Rose summer kit, and some arm and leg warmers, but it's a retro looking kit and definitely not pro.

greenspurs

Kian Purple Trailer wrote: »

Usually its easy to hand out hidings to those detractors with all the gear and no idea......

Is that what you enjoy ?
sad ......

greenspurs

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

It's hardly snobbery. Team kits are super expensive.

Cycling isn't soccer. Of all the sports, the commercialisation and money flowing through soccer makes it the sport almost all other sports should avoid comparison with.

Wearing a team kit in cycling is akin to wearing a Tap Out shirt. Wearing a rainbow, yello, polka dot, etc. is like walking around with a plastic UFC champions belt on all day. I like that comparison better.

Fundamentally, it's poor imitation masquerading as emulation.

The snobbery was the poster (posters) that look down on/slag cyclists that wear Pro kit .....
Where would you stand on Club kit suppliers that have the option of a "Standard" or "Pro"/Race fit jerseys and shorts?
Club riders should only wear "Standard" fit gear then , going by your (and the others) criteria ?

Hungrycol

Doc07 wrote: »

Shamelessly wear old pro jerseys in summer but usually club or boards jersey on sportives.
I like the infamous ones and my most frequently worn are;
Tom Simpson: Peugeot
Bjarne Riis: Gewis Balon
Jalabert: ONCE
Contador: Tinkov
Pantani: Mercatone Uno
I have a Festina from 1998 season but it's too big.

Still too soon for Postal or Discovery kit?

terrydel

If you like the look of it, wear it. Lifes too short to get worked up about this stuff. Unless its team sky :P

terrydel

carltonleon wrote: »

The aul pro jerseys can be a 2 edged sword though.

I always find it funny when you are out cycling and someone is wearing the World Champion Rainbow jersey and you glide past them as if they are not there and chuckle.
But the best had to be the poor lad in the King of the Mountains Polka Dot jersey in the Wicklow 200 two years ago who was walking up Shay Elliott with his bike, the abuse the poor lad got was funny.
So by all accounts get the pro jersey but be careful which one you pick and make sure you can back it up :pac:

Hahaha, I remembered him when I started reading this thread and was gonna highlight him as a warning! Hes either devoid of irony or has a great sense of humour or both!

robyntmorton

Weepsie wrote: »

I'd say, buy the best you can afford. Unless the best you can afford is Muddyfox, that stuff is awful.

Agreed on Muddyfox. I did, before I understood what I was doing, buy some Muddyfox stuff. The one jersey I bought is okay for short quick spins, and the bottoms are languishing in the bottom of the drawer, never to be used again. It is cheap, and it is cheap for a reason.

Essentially, if you can get a good price on pro gear, go for it. If you do go for polka dots, or world champion colours, either have a great sense of humour, or do something to look like you've earned your stripes.