WHY DO BICYCLISTS DRESS LIKE SUPER-HEROES FOR EVERY RIDE? WHAT'S UP WITH THAT???

Who cares? As long as there out getting fit, enjoying themselves and keepping healthcare costs down, who really cares? Why do most runners even males dress like a cheap hooker? Who cares?

I think every one needs to grab a gatorade, sit your mouthy butt on the couch and watch the tour....all of it

.......and freakin chill out!!!!!!!

they do it because they like to, they enjoy it, its what makes them happy, makes them feel good, and shows support for their favorite team!!

its the same thing as playing a pickup game of B-Ball in your favorite Jordan Jersey....

you should spend more time running than complaining about others

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So do you scrape your shoe logos off? Like the big neon swoosh on the side? Cyclist can't help if people actually care enough about our sport to field professional teams. I enjoy running also, but you need runners need to get over yourselves and your inferiority complex.

The fact that you guys are discussing this is a joke. I have been a runner and a biker. I bike now because of a surgery and did lots of trail running before and plan to again. It's all personal preference for maintaining a level of athletesism. Any quality person doesn't want to hera who may be better.

The USATF rule limiting the size of logos during US champs is absolutely absurd. A blatant hand out to the shoe companies. I don't know if it is a USATF rule exclusively, or something mandated by the IAAF, but either way its insane. If the door is ever going to be opened to multiple sponsors on one jersey, reversing that rule is key. Right now you can wear any jersey in most races, but without US champs on the table it limits what sponsors will be interested.

On a side note, years ago I saw Fred Rodriguez, former USPRO Champion, riding near Berkeley. He was wearing Mapei (his sponsor at the time and the world's #1 team) from head to toe. Socks, helmet shoes, gloves, bike, you name it. And he was just out on a training ride 6,000 miles away from his sponsors.

have read virtually none of this thread...doesn't matter...original premise s correct....cyclists are DOUCHEBAGS.

One way to judge the intensity of one sport vs. another is to put (in this instance) a Runner vs. a Cyclist in another high cardio sport and see who is stronger and more able. Try hopping on an ergometer (that little rowing machine knowone ever seems to use at the gym) rowing is another high cardio sport which uses approx. 65% legs and 35% upperbody. Set the distance for 2000 meters, Lance pulls this in 6:01 (six minutes and one second) whereas a good runner would be lucky to break 6:30. If I were to guess I would say being a World Class Cyclist is much, much more challenging than being a top runner. And Kenyans wouldn't have a chance in the Peleton at any Pro-tour.

Without getting into the protracted argument of running vs.

cycling, I think the original observation about bikers dressing like super heroes for every ride is very funny.

Certainly got a chuckle out of me, so thanks for that.

OldXCguy wrote:

Without getting into the protracted argument of running vs.

cycling, I think the original observation about bikers dressing like super heroes for every ride is very funny.

Certainly got a chuckle out of me, so thanks for that.

You are welcome. The cyclists are jumping all around here though hoops and what-not to try and take down my point, but they are avoiding what I was really saying.

I was NOT talking about pros, and I was NOT talking 100+ mile rides or whatever.

I WAS talking about: virtually every recreational cyclist out there (who is likely doing a 20 miler give or take on the majority of the rides I see them on. And I bet you 1/2 the cyclists who responded on here are just those types of cyclists) just would not be caught dead in a normal, good-fitting, comfortable top with a crossing -guard-type vest on. Such an outfit would be COMFORTABLE, would ALLOW THEM TO BE SEEN BY TRAFFIC, and would be PLENTY AERODYNAMIC enough for their purposes, meeting ALL THEIR NEEDS.

But noooooooo........that would keep them out of they cycling super-hero club. So instead they gotta dress like they are going to a Wonderwoman convention, head-to-toe in skin-tight logos and swooshes and IN-YOUR-FACE "cool" designs.

Oh yeah, but it is all in the name of "functionality". Suuuuuuuuure......

(yeah, on an hour or LESS bike commute to work one needs 5 pockets full of granola bars and gels. Gimme-a-break! What are you tools, just like the women power-walkers who carry a bottle of water with them when they go for a 10 minute walk to the store??? Sounds like it to me. Keep some gatorade in your squeeze bottle in the bottle holder and you WILL BE FINE ON MOST OF YOUR DAILY RIDES. But when I say that to these tools, they respond with: "oh no, I need to eat every 12.5 minutes or my glycogen stores will fall and my blood sugar will go down, and and and....that would just be horrible. I would get all dizzy and who knows what would happen. I wouldn't last 15 minutes on the bike with no food. Do you want me to starve to death or something?"

Friggin' posuers!!! )

Hey yo yo yo...

I agree with you 100%, but it is not just cyclists. Have you noticed the rec runners around town? Gel belts for a 5k? We are just as bad. If they made running gear with ads all over it, they would be wearing it too. Believe me. We are just as bad.

"We" meaning runners in general.

How many pro/semi-pri running teams are there that support local runner guy? How many pro/semi-pro cycling teams are there? There is no comparison. Later suckers!

Uhhh, well the manager down at Shoe Town gave me a free pair of socks and a 10% discount!

Super Biker Guy wrote:

How many pro/semi-pri running teams are there that support local runner guy? How many pro/semi-pro cycling teams are there? There is no comparison. Later suckers!

Lance can do 2K in 6.01? I think not. Which part of your body did you pull this gem from?

Lance is comfortably under the lightweight limit for rowing and 6.01 would beat the lightweight world record by just over a second. No way would he be within 10 seconds of this.

I'm not a cyclist but you just don't get it. Intentional or not, these recreational cyclists are supporting the sport and one of the main reasons why there is more sponsorship money for the serious cyclists.

Repeat after me. People buying products is good for the sport......

I often will ride my route, then (gasp) will immediately go run in my riding kit!! OMG~~!!ZZ (I do change the shoes though) lol

IN YOUR FACE jerseys are nothing more than fun. A little pop art won't kill ya.

My cycling benefits my running benefits my cycling. Everything else is meaningless to me.

Stay safe.

why cant we all shut up. im a rider BECAUSE i am trying to get into shape which i AM. i didnt feel safe running becuase my family has bad knees and the runing would beat them up. runners and riders we all have the advantage over the people who sit around and watch TV. i wear the shorts and a tshirt when i ride. why does everyone think they are better than everyone? you are typing on a computer you dont even know who your talking to...hell i could be from kenya and be 6'2" and have legs the size of tree trunks and could run a mile in under 4mins (dont worry im not) but everyone just chill out and drop it. running is good for you riding is good for you. riding costs more money because their is more stuff involved but oh well, if you dont ride because you cant afford the stuff im sorry your poor but thats the way the cookie crumbles.

-Steve

Invincibleone wrote:

One way to judge the intensity of one sport vs. another is to put (in this instance) a Runner vs. a Cyclist in another high cardio sport and see who is stronger and more able. Try hopping on an ergometer (that little rowing machine knowone ever seems to use at the gym) rowing is another high cardio sport which uses approx. 65% legs and 35% upperbody. Set the distance for 2000 meters, Lance pulls this in 6:01 (six minutes and one second) whereas a good runner would be lucky to break 6:30. If I were to guess I would say being a World Class Cyclist is much, much more challenging than being a top runner. And Kenyans wouldn't have a chance in the Peleton at any Pro-tour.

Yes, that's one way to judge it. Assuming you want to tip the scales towards cycling before making the "comparison"

A cyclist has a natural advantage on a rowing machine compared to a runner, particularly a kenyan. The 65% of legs it uses are mainly quads. It rewards big, powerful quads like cyclists have. Those quads don't have to take the pounding of contact with the ground, just as they don't in cycling.

Being a world class cyclist is not any more challenging than being a world class distance runner. Both athletes push themselves to their utmost limits.

Invincibleone wrote:

One way to judge the intensity of one sport vs. another is to put (in this instance) a Runner vs. a Cyclist in another high cardio sport and see who is stronger and more able. Try hopping on an ergometer (that little rowing machine knowone ever seems to use at the gym) rowing is another high cardio sport which uses approx. 65% legs and 35% upperbody. Set the distance for 2000 meters, Lance pulls this in 6:01 (six minutes and one second) whereas a good runner would be lucky to break 6:30. If I were to guess I would say being a World Class Cyclist is much, much more challenging than being a top runner. And Kenyans wouldn't have a chance in the Peleton at any Pro-tour.

Yes, that's one way to judge it. Assuming you want to tip the scales towards cycling before making the "comparison"

A cyclist has a natural advantage on a rowing machine compared to a runner, particularly a kenyan. The 65% of legs it uses are mainly quads. It rewards big, powerful quads like cyclists have. Those quads don't have to take the pounding of contact with the ground, just as they don't in cycling.

Being a world class cyclist is not any more challenging than being a world class distance runner. Both athletes push themselves to their utmost limits.

Ya know, if a guy wants to wear purple and green spandex that's fine with me. I don't really care. He could even wear it to work. Even if he worked in my office. Or even in the mayor's office or the shoe place in the mall. Or even if he's an investment banker (well, to be honest, ESPECIALLY if he's an investment banker- I would actually enjoy that). I just don't care. As a matter of fact, as a driver of an automobile, I kind of LIKE it that he sticks out like a sore thumb. I'm less likely to hit him.

Personally, I'm not big on logos. I don't like to advertise for people, and if it wouldn't ruin the shoes, I'd remove the little logo doo-hickies on them. I just don't understand why people want to walk around wearing a shirt with the name of a designer or company on it. As I often tell my students, I'll wear a "Tomy" shirt when Hilfiger wears a shirt that says "Jim Fiore" on it. Sponsorship is another thing entirely though.