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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next years club/team kit design is the topic of today's meeting..... hoping for primarily black shorts!
@fignons barber
Yup, it must have been kinda tough to to be a badass with a wee teddy bear on your belly. The awesome Z-Peugeot kit was for kids clothing but rocked.
Kits are still cool
@Owen
@JohnB
I bought the DAF top and it is great (it also goes well with our club colours so I can wear it with club shorts and , as someone said, it looks like I am the 'club champion' :) )
@RedRanger
SOMEONE GIVE THAT MAN A PRIZE!
Oh, wait, I'm the one who gives out prizes around here. @RedRanger, +1 badge goes to you!
@brett
Yes, all you need to do is have eyes.
@frank
Best kit ever. Is that Jean François Bernard?
Not sure about this though:
How does all this talk about wearing team kit, retro or not, square with Rule #17?!
@The Grande Fondue
No, that would be a young Andy Hampsten.