Whilst I can’t lay claim to any great levels of sartorial elegance, I like to think that I don’t look too bad when I’m riding my bike. I probably spend more on bike kit than I do on “normal” clothes. Certainly I spend more than I do on office clothes, anyway.
So when I arrived at work this morning on my Mercian, I was wearing a deep pink sleeveless Pearl Izumi bike jersey and some Sugoi ¾ baggies (with bike shorts underneath, of course). On my feet, I had on some Shimano touring shoes (MTB cleats, road stiffness – very nice) and ankle socks. It was all topped off with red track mitts, red Oakleys and a Buff. Not exactly catwalk kit and not all matching and coordinating, but pretty good stuff nonetheless. This is the sort of thing I wear most of the time.
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