libes@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Don Libes) (11/13/85)
> You guys/gals worry about white helmets getting dirty! My helmet > is an MSR yellow one (their XL one is the only thing that (just) fits my > very large head). It makes me look like a giant bumblybee. DUMB! You really ought to put stripes and wings on it to complete the picture. No sense looking half-dumb! A friend of mine put big black dots on her MSR so she looks like a ladybug. I've dressed up my helmet also, but it has to be "read". (After all, I've nothing else to do but stare at the back of the cyclist in front of me when I'm in a pace line. Might as well have something to read.) Re: girdles. If you're concerned about white shorts looking like a girdle, you've obviously forgotten about how silly bicycling shorts look like anyway. Do you remember how you felt when you bought your first pair? Silly, no doubt. Same goes for helmets (even the macho style). Once I got over this feeling, I realized I could have a lot of fun dressing up (whereas off-bike I am a staid dresser). I wear bright red shorts (beats me what these resemble), or candy-striped tights and the aforementioned helmet. Loud shirts, of course, are nothing new. The candy-striped outfits are getting to be quite popular now (two friends of mine who ride a tandem wear them, and they look super riding in synchrony) and I see plenty of people with handpainted designs (esp. flowers) on their shorts. Don Libes {seismo,umcp-cs}!nbs-amrf!libes