What's With the White Shoes?

[Tony S]

EVERYONE in the Tour is in white shoes. Is this a campaign from the shoe people to motivate everyone with perfectly good black shoes to get a new pair, to be fashionable?

 

[scott43]

Obviously..same with the socks..

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Yeah, I was noticing that yesterday. I like white shoes, but wow.

 

[KingGrump]

It ain't Labor day yet. They can wear white if they want to.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

So no white shoes at the Vuelta.

 

[Near Nyquist]

They get em free so
Why not

 

[Ross Biff]

I'm playing it safe with my urban camo black, white and grey road shoes. As far as the sox go, I only have small feet so I just by kids sox with rocket ships and aliens on them!

 

[scott43]

As far as the sox go, I only have small feet so I just by kids sox with rocket ships and aliens on them!

Which goes back to my helmet thread..why do kids get cool socks?!?!? I want cool socks too!!!

 

[scott43]

Shameless plug for a Canadian sock company... I have some of their socks I must admit..but I don't have shares in the company, full disclosure!
https://thesocktologist.com/shop/

 

[mdf]

It ain't Labor day yet. They can wear white if they want to.

 

[KingGrump]

Dude, I'm trying to be kinder and gentler in my old age.

 

[James]

EVERYONE in the Tour is in white shoes. Is this a campaign from the shoe people to motivate everyone with perfectly good black shoes to get a new pair, to be fashionable?

Wait till they bust out the barfing clown neon graphics and you look like a Shoeby in shoes and socks on the beach.

Note: Afaik, "Shoeby" comes from the Jersey shore. We first encountered it from a waitress in Cape May. As she said to us, "Oh, you're Shoebies?" - Wait, what??
It essentially means beach tourist. We thought it came from "tourists" wearing shoes and socks on the beach. As did the waitress.
A few days later we were returning rental bikes on the shore late. We had gotten lost, and in an effort at humor said to the old guy at the rental, "We're Shoebies." To which he replied without missing a beat, "I know what you are." - Which was hilarious.

We then discussed what "Shoeby" really meant or what it came from. He informed us that it started years ago as people coming from Philly carried their lunch to the beach in a shoebox.

But anyway, soon with your black shoes, you'll be a Shoeby. Embrace it.

 

[Tony S]

I know what I am.

 

[Michael Kane]

Billy Johnson wants to know what's wrong with white shoes.

 

[graham418]

The Lion King, Mario Cipollini , was rockin the white shoes way back in the day.......
.

 

[scott43]

But he WAS the Lion King..

 

[Erik Timmerman]

I met him at Interbike once. He was so much smaller than I expected him to be. Can't remember what color shoes he had.

 

[scott43]

He was over 6' I think...I met Don Cherry at the local barn one day..he was much smaller than I expected..couldn't have been more than an inch or two taller than me..I thought about goin' him but he was old..

 

[graham418]

But was he wearing the white shoes?

 

[scott43]

But was he wearing the white shoes?

I dunno..I was nearing a seizure from looking at the jacket he was wearing...