The question of kit flamboyance and roadie flair

rollingscone

Having recently begun my descent into madness with brightly coloured Argyle pattern Castelli socks and doubled down on the insanity with a set of brightly coloured mismatched shoes (hot pink and bright blue – thanks Decathlon) I was wondering what other islands of colour are out there in the sea of Castelli Ninjas and tastefully sober club kits?




I for one welcome our new colourful overlords (HiVis isn’t a colour it’s a social problem) although I prefer things like shoes, socks and caps to set off an otherwise not too loud cycling kit over full Mapei on Acid madness.

Anyone else got a theory on the appropriate lack of kit asceticism?

cython

Quite off topic, but those shoes remind me of a Nintendo Switch:

Lumen

OMG those shoes are awesome.

NIMAN

How many drivers are going to go into a ditch when you blind them?

homer911

Saw a guy wearing brown cycling shoes this morning, thought they were a bit weird..

TheBlaaMan

Agree on the bright peripherals, and keeping bibs/jersey a bit more sane. I love my Galiber socks...




matched to my Spuik Brios



If I'd thought of it, I'd have bought a second pair of, different colour, Brios at the same time....

godtabh

Lumen wrote: »

OMG those shoes are awesome.

My thoughts exactly. Most go look for a pair (do they come in pairs or do you buy random colours? )

rollingscone

godtabh wrote: »

My thoughts exactly. Most go look for a pair (do they come in pairs or do you buy random colours? )

The pink and blue are the only colourful option. Also come in black, white and Flouro yellow

€100 in Decathlon

joey100

If you really want colourful shoes and some mad socks I don't think you will find any better than these.

https://malditabuenasuerte.patternbyetsy.com/shop/18608421/zapatillas-road?page=1

From what I can make out they use the custom shoe creator on the Luck shoe website to make these, so your getting a pair of luck shoes for not much more than they retail, but in some interesting colours.

OleRodrigo

Hmm. There's a lot of risk at that level of sartorial flair. Get it right and the rewards are huge.

Get it wrong and it could be catastrophic...

Chips Lovell

I always go into Decathlon when I'm in France. I've an entire outfit (jersey, shorts, socks, gillet) that matches those shoes.

My current favourite clobber is Maap. I've one of these jerseys



Which goes well with some bright pink socks

Kav0777

OleRodrigo wrote: »

Hmm. There's a lot of risk at that level of sartorial flair. Get it right and the rewards are huge.

Get it wrong and it could be catastrophic...

Less sartorial more satirical.

rollingscone

OleRodrigo wrote: »

Hmm. There's a lot of risk at that level of sartorial flair. Get it right and the rewards are huge.

Get it wrong and it could be catastrophic...

The aero tuck of kit selection?!

The MAAP kit looks rad.

I also have the matching B'Twin kit and socks...unfortunately so did approximately 35% of roadies in Valencia

OleRodrigo

The missus bought me cycling gear in Decathlon last year. It didn't end well..

CantGetNoSleep

rollingscone wrote: »

The aero tuck of kit selection?!

The MAAP kit looks rad.

I also have the matching B'Twin kit and socks...unfortunately so did approximately 35% of roadies in Valencia

B'twin only looks cool in a country or area where you don't have a Decathlon - I love their kit quality & price-wise but it tends to be a bit heavily branded to look good at times.

Saying that I might buy a pair of those shoes at the weekend

Roger Hassenforder

Baron de Charlus wrote: »

I always go into Decathlon when I'm in France. I've an entire outfit (jersey, shorts, socks, gillet) that matches those shoes.

Which goes well with some bright pink socks

My god man, how high are those things?

TheBlaaMan

OleRodrigo wrote: »

The missus bought me cycling gear in Decathlon last year. It didn't end well..

Your missus is looking well......

All My Stars Aligned

And you could get matching socks for your golf bats

wanderer 22

Flamboyant sock deal at Planet X, 4 pairs for 12 quid (+that b*stard Planet x postage charge)

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/ZXSORB5FOR10/sorbtek-socks-pick-and-mix-4-for-a-tenner-bundle

magicbastarder

rollingscone wrote: »

I for one welcome our new colourful overlords (HiVis isn’t a colour it’s a social problem)

where do you stand on dayglo cycling kit? i have a btwin cycling top that lesser informed people might describe as hi-vis, but it's just an insane shade of orange.

rollingscone

magicbastarder wrote: »

where do you stand on dayglo cycling kit? i have a btwin cycling top that lesser informed people might describe as hi-vis, but it's just an insane shade of orange.

Need dark skin to pull it of IMHO.

magicbastarder

hmm.

ratracer

This thread should be renamed MAMIL X-Treme!!!

I thought it was just young lads that wanted to dress like girls these days, but I must be just an auld dinosaur 😱

rollingscone

ratracer wrote: »

This thread should be renamed MAMIL X-Treme!!!

I thought it was just young lads that wanted to dress like girls these days, but I must be just an auld dinosaur 😱

Must be tough being insecure.

Don't let fear rule you.

Lusk_Doyle

It's a wonder that Raam has yet to post here in this thread!

Ryath

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

It's a wonder that Raam has yet to post here in this thread!

Or Nee!

Probably my favourite bit of cycling kit I own

Cee-Jay-Cee

I tend to wear plain coloured bibs and jersey (usually black/red/white or a combination of any of these) and I have 3 helmets (1 x red,1 x black, 1 x white) and my mitts/gloves all match too. My bikes are also similar colours but I only wear flouro green or yellow socks and my shoes are black/flouro yellow. My wife constantly comments on this and asks why I cant get matching socks and shoes seeing as everything else matches, it drives her nuts...I have no idea why I do it, I just like it.

Yes I know I'm contravening Rule #28 but...

Chips Lovell

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

It's a wonder that Raam has yet to post here in this thread!

He's a bit busy, riding the Vuelta

triggermortis

Years ago I bought about 6 pairs of converse in different colours at a discount mall in the states (for about $10 a pair!) and used to wear any left shoe with any right, never a matching pair, and it had never occurred to me to do the same with cycling shoes or socks. Might go cycle shoe shopping soon...

dastardly00

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

I love my Galiber socks...

My favourite socks are my Galibier ones too! And they were free!

nomdeboardie

The question of kit flamboyance and roadie flair

Don’t you want to express yourself, OP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJtrLKGZZFg

dahat

Northwave fluro shoes require sold with fluro in them, I'm going to up my sock game.next season as I wear club gear mostly so need something to spice it up a bit.

Galibier socks , DH socks from AliExpress or Fluro Northwave ones are my current favs.

rollingscone

nomdeboardie wrote: »

Don’t you want to express yourself, OP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJtrLKGZZFg

Ha! This had crossed my mind.