So you won a race, hopefully in style; the next task to accept your prize in style. Here are some tips for podium footwear:
Trainers are cool, especially if they are sponsor correct. These are the feet of a Radioshack rider, thus the black, red, white and yellow shoes. Inappropriate sock length, though.
+1 If your podium shoes are the same as your cycling shoes, but with a rubber sole.
Avoid wearing your cycling shoes on the podium; only do so if you don't have time to change before getting on the podium. Though wearing cycling shoes is not as bad as wearing socks and sandals...
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Two-Face Bikes
This is Two-Face. Two-Face is a villain from Batman and he is hideous.
This is Radioshack's team bike in the 2010 season. The mismatching wheels are trying to match gray-to-black fade paintjob on the frame, which makes the bike look like Two-Face, ergo hideous. If they had put a black front wheel, it would look better.
This is an SE PK Ripper collaborated with The Hundreds. It's a 26" BMX cruiser with mismatching wheels and tires. Don't make me say it, all right I'll say it: it, too, looks hideous. Another fail is that the picture is of the bike's non-drive side.
Never intentionally mismatch wheel colors to match the frame colors or color scheme, it's ugly. Except for time trial bikes and track bikes, try not to mismatch wheels (unless the situation calls for it, e.g. flat during a race). When buying used bikes, a bike with mismatched wheels is also an indication that it may have been in a severe crash, needing a front wheel replacement.
This is Radioshack's team bike in the 2010 season. The mismatching wheels are trying to match gray-to-black fade paintjob on the frame, which makes the bike look like Two-Face, ergo hideous. If they had put a black front wheel, it would look better.
This is an SE PK Ripper collaborated with The Hundreds. It's a 26" BMX cruiser with mismatching wheels and tires. Don't make me say it, all right I'll say it: it, too, looks hideous. Another fail is that the picture is of the bike's non-drive side.
Never intentionally mismatch wheel colors to match the frame colors or color scheme, it's ugly. Except for time trial bikes and track bikes, try not to mismatch wheels (unless the situation calls for it, e.g. flat during a race). When buying used bikes, a bike with mismatched wheels is also an indication that it may have been in a severe crash, needing a front wheel replacement.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Faux Pas Friday: Jersey-less Revisited
Too shy to wear bibs, but not shy enough to ride jersey/shirtless? Some things people do, I just don't get.
Friday, September 2, 2011
No Glove, Yes Love
Gloves shall be half-finger in white or team colors. |
Light full-finger gloves for colder weather, preferably white. |
Racing gloveless is awesome. |
Glovelessness also cool in time trials. Wear aero gloves if you have them. |
Gloves are unnecessary for training rides as shown by HTC-Highroad. |
Emily Batty is notorious for mountain biking gloveless. Badass. |
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