[at-l] Five

[athiker at smithville.net (Felix)]

Quoting Kent Gardam <kent_gardam@yahoo.com>:

> So's I've been a wondering too myself, being only a
> casual bike rider as it is that myself finds myself,
> why is it that cyclists feel the need to dress the way
> they do?  I mean, AC-DC?  I've found that for my bike
> rides my normal everyday not-go-to-meeting clothes
> have always worked for me.  Mettalica especially.


Well, the shorts are easy to 'splain. You want shorts so as to keep your 
pantaloons out of the chain. You also want snug fitting spandex for less wind 
resistence and less weight. The shirts, which sometimes look like a NASCAR car, 
are more difficult to know for sure. You want them to fit tight for the wind 
resistence factor. You want pockets on the back for holding snacks and water 
and cell phones and the like. You want a 'quik-dry' material. I understand all 
of that. I DON'T understand why all the advertising and bright colour skeems 
are there. I suppose visibility is part of it. I have other jerseys I wear, 
too. I have a really nice tealish aqua one that I like. And, a really pretty 
blue one that goes well with my eyes. The thing I want to know is why the hell 
don't bikes have kickstands anymore?