Re: [CR]Appearances

(Example: Bike Shops)

Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:46:50 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Appearances
References: <013501c6dc3e$fa025de0$d148ff44@ts>
In-Reply-To: <013501c6dc3e$fa025de0$d148ff44@ts>


Tom Sanders wrote:
> Am I hearing this correctly that there are folks here who make judgments
> about other cyclists because they are not wearing clothes that the critics
> find to be not matching their own tastes?
> I ride in what I consider comfortable...I do try just for fun to wear a Masi
> jersey if riding a Masi or a Sachs jersey on a Sachs bike and so on, but
> this is just a personal choice that reflects my own goofy preferences...I
> eschew fluorescent and gaudy but then I also eschew it in my non-riding
> clothes.

I personally like showing up on my old beat-to-crap 1972 Atala fixed gear wearing generic shorts and a plain T-shirt, and then keep up with the hot dogs on their shiny new bikes and togs.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA