How they must wish they were born long ago, in a simpler time, when bikes were made by artisans, not robots, and they were shiny and classy, much like the automobiles of the same era. When the only substances they need ingest came from a decanter, and they could enjoy a quiet smoke along with their tipple. And they certainly long to be able to wear a long trenchcoat and Aviators on the way to the podium, or a crisp single-breasted suit with a smart Trilby, perfect attire for lounging after winning a Classic, or attending a Gentleman’s Club, rather than wrapped in nylon and dipped head to toe in fluoro paint and topped off with something more commonly seen at Yankee Stadium.
Just look at these pillars of style. They never had to fear the beginning of the season, when their DS would toss them a few plastic bags and tell them “this is what we wear this year.” They knew exactly what they were getting; solid colours, no fancy fonts, the main sponsor easily read in bold lettering, and black fucking shorts. There was no apprehension when moving to a new team about what hue of pink or aqua or yellow they would be subjected to. They knew hey were going to Look Fantastic.
Unless, of course, they’d signed for Atala.
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@wiscot The Mapei jerseys would have looked pretty good with all BLACK shorts ! So would that blue stripey jersey shown earlier in thread. Black shorts just work. Big reason I suspect for the Lotto kit being a favorite. Astana baby blue shorts?? Cannondale green??? Ugghhhh... my opinion anyways.
@wilburrox
The Synapse is actually a very dark blue. It looks bloody brilliant in the sun. =) I spent all day Monday detailing it so I just wanted to show off.
Perfection.
And more radness.
@RondeVan
Is having the legs of your shades under the straps of one's Belgian hairnet a Rule #37 violation or do you get a pass for Awesome
@frank
Really?
errrr.....?
Wooo there! Let's take it easy on the Castorama kit. Fignon himself designed it and was actually very proud of it.
You want bad? How 'bout this little gem from the 90's, Chazal. Could you imagine going to battle in the Classics against Museeuw or Tchmil wearing this kit? Just slipping into it probably dropped your hematocrit level 20 points:
@the Engine
Being as that is a hairnet, not a helmet, perhaps the rule does not apply.
@Teocalli
That's how a kit is done.
In the spirit of Sir Mix-a-Lot: "I like old kits and I cannot lie. Velominati can't deny. . ."