Nabeaquam
BoTM Winner
Interesting take on champ jerseys. I never knew such a thing existed or that anyone had an opinion about wearing them. Biking is hot in the USA but for enthusiasts it’s almost all high dollar mountain bikes. It’s ridiculous what they cost as there is minimal technology or materials in a bicycle. in September I bought a new Honda Rancher 405 cc ATV for 2/3 of what a mid range mountain bike costs. I got a battery, transmission, charging system, lights, suspension, shaft drive, 4 huge tires, luggage racks, liqiid cooling, computer chips and fuel injection. I refuse to buy these expensive planed obsolescence beasts, I build my own from new pieces that are a year or two out of the current fad. I can usually find new wheels for less than the hoops cost. Roadies, fixies and vintage bikes are not much in demand. No one would have a clue what a champ jersey is including me and I ride more road distance than almost anyone I know. There are several 1200 mile group tours around the Upper Peninsula each summer but I’m not up to that. I can ride one 100 + mile stage for these events, but that’s it, I would need several days rest to lick my wounds and never do them back to back. Several of my riding friends do them, but they wear mountain bike stuff. Some mountain bikers watch the tour de farce but roadies are a dying breed In most places here. There are hot spots for road bikes (California, cities, Asheville, NC to name a few) but by enlarge it’s a culture of new mountain bikes here. It’s a shame almost no one even knows what a klunker is, that’s not high dollar elite off road stuff so no one is even interested in it. I mountain bike and gravel race klunkers exclusively and no one even notices them, their just another bicycle. As far as my pink giro jersey, all I get is what’s a giro. In fact I don’t know what a pink giro jersey stands for. I always thought it was the official giro color as posters and advertising I’ve seen tend to be pink. I got my giro jersey at a thrift shop and it looked new. Is this some kind of leader or winner jersey? I like it because it’s all iron ore dirt/clay here and the pink stains never come out of anything you care about. We call it the red earth. It took iron miners 4 years after retirement for the wash cloth, after a shower, to not have pink stains on it. Fine penetrating pink dust that blends well with pink, dark brown or red jerseys. So I have no qualms about my pink jersey. I’ve been told it’s gay, but I don’t care, never did, never will. But due to the heads up I’ll leave it behind on my next cycling trip to the UK. Or maybe not, I hate most all the political correct sanctions. My sister told me Wales is more beautiful for road cycling than the Mediterranean islands. It’s her favorite so I want to do it. I’m off my soap box now.I agree with the above, leader & champ jerseys are best left to the real racers.
For the road I’ve got a selection of whiskey and Yorkshire branded tops, whereas off road I’ve got 90’s Claud Butler & Pace kit. Although the Butler stuff occasionally inspires passers by to shout “get that bus out Butler”
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but try and keep it period(ish) correct, wool for the eroica bikes and then a load of brilliantly terrible late 80s early 90s designs. In a few case I'm lucky enough to have the matching bike so have gone as full kit as possible (Z, Tonton Tapis, Castorama, Carrera, Le Groupement) Never world champ though and my wool 1970s French team jrrsey attracts some comment, but then I'm riding in Belgium.
