It’s so all about the fashion :-)

I really dig the new Cervélo kit. It looks great in person. But I’ve always really liked that stylized e thing they have going on. If you’re not into that, nothing to see there.

Team Type 1 is really hard to pick out of photos, in the sense that you see the kit, but don’t necessarily know what team it is. Eh, not so ideal for a smaller team.

Really heart the Bissell kit. But maybe I’m just distracted by all those beeyoootiful Pinarellos. Dear Bissell, please can I ride one? I won’t hurt it, promise.

I still want to know if the kit says Ouch across the ass. That will so totally make up for the color in one fell swoop.

but they do have white shorts but the riders told us soon ( and showed us) that they have a panel to protect the well bits. And it seems that they tested it out (rode in rain) and it was okay…. mmmm

Not sure how they stand out in a peloton though as I only saw them in the parking lot.

will let you know when I finally see it.

5. Columbia

I do like the mechanical anatomy lines

Really? Fake abs? Really?

Some that look like crap designs read well on the road and for the sponsor. That’s the good points of some of the less “fashionable” kits.

All of those kits: to the bottom, and come back when you think of something more original. You too, Fly V.

Best: Jelly Belly, Colavita, Astana. Yes: Astana. I don’t care. I think it’s pretty. And the others are appropriately colorful.

Not bad: Team Type 1, Garmin (which always looks better on riders than in a graphic), Rock Racing (thank you for not including red).

Fair to middling: Saxo Bank, Quick Step, Columbia. Columbia’s been growing on me, and might move up. The other two are just dull.

Worst that aren’t red and black: Rabobank, Liquigas. There’s color, and then there’s make-it-go-away color. Learn the difference. Oh, and Ag2r: drop one or two of the colors from the jersey and we’ll talk.

something disturbing for me about you hosting the fashion power poll. Please tell me you don’t paint your toenails and we’re cool.

You must be a good dresser, because I am not and I am almost diametrically opposed to your picks ;)

Subjective of course but your number one pick I would have last and the Argyle? Just can’t do it – and I love my Garmin.

Sadly I think many teams are going backwards especially Jelly Belly.

Personally I’d vote for BMC – just for the Assos fabric …. but then it’s my local bias.

PS – I actually sort of like Astana colours (said the LA fan boy). If only It didn’t say Astana and have a silly Eastern Europe logo. ;)

It’s hard to tell the Astana team kit from the Kazahkstan national champ kit (it used to be harder circa Vino/Kash-ass-can era).

I really, really like the Cervelo stuff. With all the high-techness (or is it high-tekicity?) of the fabrics these days, I don’t think black is much of a concern. But it really looks sharp with the bright white and the Cervelo frames.

Re: Bissell & BMC – having the sponsor name vertical is sooo 2006.

Quick Step, I think, just looks professional.

Just my $0.02.

Jelly Belly is fun, plus it has jelly beans on it!

Columbia’s faux abs SO are not growing on me.

The riders are not wearing the kit that was on display at the team announcement event. Here’s a picture of George Hincapie in the much toned-down yellow and grey jersey. Maybe he just added a bit of color remover to the wash?

The original photos showed the jersey looking black and neon yellow. The white shorts we were so aghast at in January have not been seen on a rider (that I have seen) since the team presentation. Thankfully.

But not in any order:

1. Here’s another Fly-V vote for best in peloton.
2. There is a good thing about Rabo and Leeky: They are so bad that they stand out on the TV or computer. Absolutely no mistaking their riders with any other team. Just butt ugly. Thanks!
3. Improvements from last year: Saxo (big improvement), and Rock
4. Anonymous kits: Colvata, OUCH, BMC Totally forgettable.
5. No a bad effort: Type 1, AG2R, Bissell
6. No, the nerdy approach doesn’t do it for me: Garmin. No JV: you aren’t smarter than every other team.
7. Its broke and you can’t fix it: Astana
8. I still want to hurl: Columbia. Seriously. This is as bad as Liqui and Rabo.
9. Got the basics for big improvement next year: Cervelo
10. Quickstep. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

It looks like they have bare arms and arm warmers.

but which one is number 3? The one they will wear on stage 1 or stage 2, maybe the one on stage 5, or even the one on stage 7?

Hey, I like fashion. I’m not really sure why, since materialism is killing the planet and all, but seeing people do inspired, creative things is always pretty cool. I’ve made it through a few seasons of Project Runway. It’s fun.

I should point out, there was an ESPN piece on a NY Rangers defenseman who’s a complete fashion nut, only his thing is handbags. Handbags are pretty stupid, IMHO, totally out of control. So anyway, I guess my point is that there are bigger tougher guys with far worse fashion fetishes than me.

oooh the things I do for you guys (he he he)

I gotta say the Columbia kit looks awful, the white bibs, not good. Reminds me of SD, and the white bibs are even more disturbing.
Cervelo looked very good, though very similar to Caisse’s kit. Our commentator already mixed Quick-Step to Katusha, both with blue and white… I couldn’t see the difference either easily, they look very similar far away..

How can a blind man be so knowledgable about cycling?

If you want to see more of Bissell’s black shorts and Pinerello Princes, check out Velocity Nation

clickie for slideshow: Bissell and Team Type 1

I saw a Time RXR Ulteam the other day… Man that bike is pretty. May the bike gods strike me dead, but the Time makes the Prince look like an old Univega…

Nice, clean and bold design; as is Cervélo too. And you can’t loose with the red, black and white color combo. I really miss the CSC kit from a few year’s ago – the one with the honeycomb pattern….

Garmin – I like argile, I like this year’s version better than last year’s. My favorite color is orange, so the orange shoulders is a great addition.

Also, I may be in the minority, but I like the Rabo kit. Orange again, and the orange and blue combo is a fav of mine. And the blue in the Rabo kit is more to my liking than in the Garmin.

Rock is way out there, and I like that.
Astana – not so into the shade of light blue they use. And the dark blue with the light blue….. not so much.
Columbia – maybe it will grow on me.
Liquigas – well who looks at the kit when you’ve got Benna & Basso to look at…. :-)

But I’m a bit biased. :)

We’ve got our logo on the back right pocket! Yay, Swami’s!

Fashion is to PRO cycling what boogers are to respiration.

But I do love me some longsleeve retro wool winter jerseys. Faema, Austro-Daimler, any of them will do!

very nice changes this year.