http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/
Rule 16. Simples.
You see I look at "the rules" from Velominati, and just see gatekeeping bollocks. The sort of judgemental sneering used by existing riders to look down on newbies. I don't know if they were started as a joke that has been massively misconstrued or if the creators are serious, but either way, people use them for gatekeeping, and I *REALLY* fucking hate gatekeeping.
I think the OP is being a typical stuck-up cycling snob. It obviously matters to you what people
wear when they're out on their bikes. That's very sad and you should try work yourself out of that
patronising attitude.
I think you massively misunderstand who I am, and what I believe. I believe everyone should be able to cycle, that it doesn't matter what a person wears, that we should be working to improve things for all people on bikes, regardless of background, skill level, race, gender, sexuality, etc... I really fucking hate gatekeeping. If you read many of my posts on this forum you will see that I am angry at the cycle industry for the failure to adequately cater for people who are not Chris Froome, who are not able to get on a bike and spin up a hill with a 53/39, and a 11-28. If you read my blog linked in my signature, you'll see a recent post about the situation with local bike shops and how they can be unwelcoming to minorities. So no, I don't have a fucking patronising attitude, and I find it an insult that you suggest I do.
I started this thread as I was trying to get my head round a contradiction. I really hate it when people judge others for what they wear. "Her skirt was how short?" "Why wasn't she wearing a helmet and hivi?", especially as it is targeted largely at women. This point is made quite nicely by the Australian tv presenter who wore the same suit for months on end, when his female colleague had to wear a different outfit every day. With these values, I an presented with the contradiction, don't judge people on what they wear, however this one item, the rainbow jersey, is an item that you earn the right to wear, that only a small number of people ever earn the right to wear. It is the equivalent of a gold medal from the Olympics. As such, given this, is it right that someone just buys a copy and wears it?
How would people feel if I bought a copy of an Olympic road race gold medal, and cycled round wearing it?
I thought we had got over the Velominati nonsense. I agree with De Sisti when he refers to cycling snobs. Surely all that matters is that people are on their bikes. I really don't care what they are wearing or that they have their glasses outside their helmet straps.
Oh and I use a saddle bag. It's convenient and stops unsightly bulges in my merino jersey. I've got this one - it's lovely: -
https://www.juracycleclothing.co.uk/long-sleeve-cycling-jersey/Rainbow-merino-cycling-jersey
Quite, glasses outside helmet straps just seems like a good way of breaking ones glasses...
Saddlebags are great, mine is 16l, carries all my fears, and doubles as a bit of a mudguard. I also have a frame bag, top tube bag, and 3 feed pouches on the handlebars...
I am not a cycling snob.
I think De Sisti is possibly being a bit harsh on the OP. Nevertheless, Velominati – clearly nonsense, which some people treat as a joke and some unfortunately take seriously. How its originators meant it, I don't know.
Agreed on both points.
Saddle bags are very convenient and that jersey is lovely. Shame it only has one pocket but I love that it's described as "Performance sportswear for cycling, skiing, golf, riding, hiking". Which reminds me, at the weekend I saw two blokes walk up my street wearing football shirts and shorts, bouncing a ball and covered in mud. But underneath his shorts one of them was wearing Rapha tights!
So the rainbow jersey that is linked doesn't meet the design requirements of the UCI, it's a jersey with a rainbow on it, rather than the rainbow jersey, so to my eye it's not one you earn. To continue to butcher the analogy, it's a medal, but it's not an Olympic medal...
i am puzzled why the world champion stripes are being referred as "rainbow". rainbow has seven (simplified) colours and quite different from the world champion stripe colours, which are the same as olympic rings colours. is it popular to refer to olympic rings as "rainbow rings"?
When Isaac Newton first described the rainbow, and did his experiments with prisms and light scattering, he identified 5 colours to the rainbow. The common stylised rainbow has 7 colours, but as depicted in many cases, the rainbow as drawn does not match the same colour order as an actual rainbow. This is common in many depictions for aesthetic reasons, ever noticed that a pride flag has 6 colours?
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