Cutting-edge biker fashion, at least in London, is along more retro lines - tweed, with messenger influences - imagine Frank dressed as the Prince of Wales. <http://www.rapha.cc/>
What seems to be popular as far as racing style goes is a nod to the great old French and Belgian riders of the Mercx era. <http://www.foto8.com/item--Flandrien-by-Stephan-Vanfleteren--book_flandrien .html> You don't see very much lycra in town any more. The only time I see it is when I'm out in the country on a Sunday morning and it goes whizzing past at enormous speed - people who are seriously into the cycling, rather than the look, and do 85 miles before lunch - it takes me twice as long to do half the distance. That chap in the picture could be a world champion for all we now, but his stuff doesn't look as though it's ever seen a drop of sweat. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHB_dzJOk4U> > > He is, obviously, a slave to cutting edge biker fashion. > or... his mommy bought him a new bike, dressed him and sent > him out to play. > > Jack > > --- On Sun, 4/25/10, paul stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > From: paul stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > > Subject: PESO- Bicycle and Man in Costume > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > > Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 11:48 AM > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10946388&size=lg > > > > k7 and DA 60-250 > > > > I don't know anything about fancy bicycles or what attire > is required > > to ride one. But this guy struck me as humorous. > > Could be just me:-). The bike certainly looks high dollar, > but I bet > > it's not very comfortable. No wonder the guy is posing rather than > > riding:-)). > > > > Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
