What do you chaps wear when riding your retro road bikes?

[Jonny69]

I have done a 120 mile ride on my Bob Jackson in jeans shorts, Converse and a Ghostbusters t-shirt. I wasn't very popular with some of the other riders though, particularly passing them on the hills near the end. I'll warn you, if you do a ride like the London to Brighton, expect to get some snotty comments when you pass 'serious' riders on their carbon bikes, gels taped to the top tube and full lycra. Sad but true.

 

[ScillySuffolk]

I have done a 120 mile ride on my Bob Jackson in jeans shorts, Converse and a Ghostbusters t-shirt. I wasn't very popular with some of the other riders though, particularly passing them on the hills near the end. I'll warn you, if you do a ride like the London to Brighton, expect to get some snotty comments when you pass 'serious' riders on their carbon bikes, gels taped to the top tube and full lycra. Sad but true.

Dropping a two-wheeled Boden catalogue ("Toby the dentist, wearing Rapha, riding Pinarello") on a twenty-something steeler of uncertain parentage is a sweet, sweet thing.

Doing it in "Daisy Duke's" is a proper slap in the face...

 

[bugloss]

I like to wear my Lightweight Gieves & Hawkes lounge suit and pink Jimmy Choo platforms.

 

[widowmaker]

A Macmillan charity cycling shirt and some bib shorts, and always wear my spd Northwave shoes

 

[Tuckerjenkins]

I have done a 120 mile ride on my Bob Jackson in jeans shorts, Converse and a Ghostbusters t-shirt. I wasn't very popular with some of the other riders though, particularly passing them on the hills near the end. I'll warn you, if you do a ride like the London to Brighton, expect to get some snotty comments when you pass 'serious' riders on their carbon bikes, gels taped to the top tube and full lycra. Sad but true.

Dropping a two-wheeled Boden catalogue ("Toby the dentist, wearing Rapha, riding Pinarello") on a twenty-something steeler of uncertain parentage is a sweet, sweet thing.

Doing it in "Daisy Duke's" is a proper slap in the face...

scruffy so and so

 

[bugloss]

http://www.vintagevelos.com

This might be of interest to the vintagely inclined.

 

[kaiser]

You could have a look at some of these

http://www.torm.cc/index.html

http://www.shuttvr.com/shop/category/27/

http://www.cafeducycliste.com/fr

http://www.morvelo.com/cycling-jerseys.html

http://www.solocc.com/jerseys-and-base- ... ue-jerseys

kinda retro inspired.

 

[gregs656]

Decathlon have a few good deals at the minute if anyone is looking for kit. Orange jerseys for 89p if you can catch them in stock - I haven't - yet.

 

[Elev12k]

http://roadholland.com

 

[NeilM]

HOLY SCHMOLY! Some of that kit costs more than my bike :shock: