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rainbow stripes - how could you even consider it !
Postby scotto » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:30 am
in that case, what sort of person who wasnt a champion would have the audacity to ride wearing these stripes....
surely they would tape over any striped on their kit until they were earned ?
I should add that rainbow stripe wearing is totally different to the acceptable practice of wearing souvenir red polka dot jerseys
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Postby im_no_pro » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:50 am
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Re: rainbow stripes - how could you even consider it !
Postby brentono » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:59 am
Anywhere else it has no relevance.
Who's going to "police" it.surely they would tape over any striped on their kit
Just a thought.
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Postby im_no_pro » Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:06 am
If you're racing I agree completely. Riding socially is no different to kicking the footy in the park in your collingwood tshirt. Should've clarified I was referring to social riding (I don't race).Oxford wrote:I think there is a difference between buying a jersey and wearing it socially (ie not riding in it) and wearing it whilst riding. if you want to wear while riding, you should have earned it IMO otherwise the meaning if it is devalued. hopefully peer groups would be enough to do the "policing" and encourage riding mates to respect it.im_no_pro wrote:No different to buying a 2010 Collingwood premiers tshirt and wearing that. Not that I would ever, ever, ever be caught dead in anything collingwood
is it OK to kick a collingwood supporter? what am I saying, off course it is.
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Re: rainbow stripes - how could you even consider it !
Postby scotto » Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:01 pm
thats what happens doesn't it nick ????
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Postby sogood » Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:26 pm
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Postby im_no_pro » Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:11 pm
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Postby scotto » Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:21 pm
im_no_pro wrote:I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped
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Postby im_no_pro » Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:24 pm
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Re: rainbow stripes - how could you even consider it !
Postby Drunkmonkey » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:12 pm
Wear what you want, except when you are racing (if you race) - you should wear your club or sponsors kit thenscotto wrote:I just read in these forums that rainbow stripes are the "mark of a champion"
in that case, what sort of person who wasnt a champion would have the audacity to ride wearing these stripes....
surely they would tape over any striped on their kit until they were earned ?
I should add that rainbow stripe wearing is totally different to the acceptable practice of wearing souvenir red polka dot jerseys
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Postby Drunkmonkey » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:13 pm
He had that policy at his book launch - book signings only, no personal items. He said its so people dont go flogging the stuff on Ebay for a profit.im_no_pro wrote:I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped
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Postby Drunkmonkey » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:17 pm
There is a big difference between a plain yellow jersey and a WC jersey.Oxford wrote:like this?im_no_pro wrote:I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped
my 40th birthday present, Cadel and Robbie's signature.
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Postby im_no_pro » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:23 pm
This was at the book signing in geelong and he did sign at least one other tDrunkmonkey wrote:He had that policy at his book launch - book signings only, no personal items. He said its so people dont go flogging the stuff on Ebay for a profit.im_no_pro wrote:I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped
Item that I saw (promo poster from 2010 worlds). The ebay thing was why he wanted to dedicate it, which I completely understand. At the end of the day I knew there was a chance he wouldnt, jst would have been nice to have been told that from the outset.
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Postby im_no_pro » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:24 pm
+1. still looks good though!Drunkmonkey wrote:There is a big difference between a plain yellow jersey and a WC jersey.Oxford wrote:like this?im_no_pro wrote:I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped
my 40th birthday present, Cadel and Robbie's signature.
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Postby Drunkmonkey » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:29 pm
Well it was a BOOK signingim_no_pro wrote:This was at the book signing in geelong and he did sign at least one other tDrunkmonkey wrote:He had that policy at his book launch - book signings only, no personal items. He said its so people dont go flogging the stuff on Ebay for a profit.im_no_pro wrote:I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped
Item that I saw (promo poster from 2010 worlds). The ebay thing was why he wanted to dedicate it, which I completely understand. At the end of the day I knew there was a chance he wouldnt, jst would have been nice to have been told that from the outset.
He did cave in at the Brissie signing and signed a few T's, but that was it.
Blame the organisers for not being up front about it - not his wife for being a bitch by stopping him.
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Re: rainbow stripes - how could you even consider it !
Postby Mean Machine » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:40 pm
I think it is different. Wearing a footy jersey, as a supporter of a team, is culturally accepted practice in that sport while wearing a TdF yellow, Giro's pink or the rainbow jersey is not. These jerseys are a little bit like war medals, they're given to individuals, not teams, for some very special achievements. Wearing a duplicate is cheap and not cool.im_no_pro wrote:No different to buying a 2010 Collingwood premiers tshirt and wearing that.
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Postby scotto » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:49 pm
Mean Machine wrote:I think it is different. Wearing a footy jersey, as a supporter of a team, is culturally accepted practice in that sport while wearing a TdF yellow, Giro's pink or the rainbow jersey is not. These jerseys are a little bit like war medals, they're given to individuals, not teams, for some very special achievements. Wearing a duplicate is cheap and not cool.im_no_pro wrote:No different to buying a 2010 Collingwood premiers tshirt and wearing that.
the irony is in your avatar
i remember in here somewhere was a tube clip of a start of a local sydney crit and someone was wearing a world champ jersey. the starter on the megaphone gave him a fair bit of crap about it.
this post was started in a bit of jest, as another way to "pay out" on a mate who's new white shoes had pretty stripes on them. it seems to have grown into something else !
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Postby Mulger bill » Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:15 pm
I do thinks it's perfectly acceptable to ride a bike adorned with rainbow stripes, provided some rider has won the rainbow on that brand.
Collingwood supporters? Say what you like as long as it's more than two syllables, they won't get it anyway...
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Postby nickj_d » Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:48 pm
ok Scott, i finally joined in. So maybe we should take a poll.scotto wrote:this post was started in a bit of jest, as another way to "pay out" on a mate who's new white shoes had pretty stripes on them. it seems to have grown into something else !
Is it better to wear a pair of standard cycling shoes with a discrete rainbow pattern covering 40mm of the heel....
or to wear a polka dot KOM jersey, while racing!! on a crit circuit!!
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When you guys joined us on the TNFPR ride a few Tuesdays back I thought for sure that Scott would be the first to the top of Elizabeth Drivenickj_d wrote:ok Scott, i finally joined in. So maybe we should take a poll.scotto wrote:this post was started in a bit of jest, as another way to "pay out" on a mate who's new white shoes had pretty stripes on them. it seems to have grown into something else !
Is it better to wear a pair of standard cycling shoes with a discrete rainbow pattern covering 40mm of the heel....
or to wear a polka dot KOM jersey, while racing!! on a crit circuit!!
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Postby im_no_pro » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:19 pm
I bought 2 copiesDrunkmonkey wrote: Well it was a BOOK signing
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Postby Mean Machine » Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:32 pm
There's no irony, it's a Colnago logo, I don't even ride a Colnago anymore. The rainbow bands in the logo are there for a reason, two different things, you don't even have a choice when you buy a frame with rainbow bands.scotto wrote:the irony is in your avatar
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Postby Redbull » Sat Feb 05, 2011 12:55 am
I'm with the badger on this.
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Postby im_no_pro » Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:01 am
Ummm.... you have exactly the same choice you have with shoes/jerseys/caps........ don't buy it. Not saying you shouldnt. just saying the choice is exactly the same.Mean Machine wrote: you don't even have a choice when you buy a frame with rainbow bands.
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