It's just a fad until they figure out that red is faster..
That's true of most sports, even skiing. There's the pros and comped folks with the newest, maybe even next year's gear. There's the core peeps with "experienced" but still good quality stuff. And, there's the posers and noobs with gear that's as inexperienced as they are.As someone who started racing at 15 some thirty years ago, I find the attempts at gear shaming hilarious. I think newer riders may feel self-conscious about these things but I couldn't possibly care less. When I play hockey the first thing I do is look for guys with torn gear.. Because they're the ones who are going to make you look foolish..
There was a time, mid to late '90s I think, when North wave made shoes that were different colors on either foot. I don't remember if it was just the MTB shoes or not. I so wanted a pair but they were super narrow and extra painful!
Why else! She hi-fived me on the finish line at the Sydney Olympics cross country. THAT was a great event( the race AND the hi- five!)Me too. Mostly because of Paola Pezzo.
I had the dark blue and black version, same size, same cleats, also held together with shoe- goo too!*cough*
Size 42, available to fashion challenged Puggers at minimal cost, less than 30K on the clock, newly glued heel rubber.
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I played with red hockey gloves for the longest time.. 75% off, all leather NHL overstock. Hey, deals like that don't come along that often, I'll take the red!!So it looks like I got my mtb shoes in right color last autumn Ok maybe I picked white, because black was not in stock, and I got 50% discount on this pair, but important thing is, I'm in color that's trendy at the moment
That's why half of teams has black race suits? I know I know, you absorb more energy from sun, and when you accumulate more energy you also can spend more energy, making you much faster then when wearing white, right? Or maybe human body doesn't really work that wayTour de France is pretty hot. White shoes help manage the temperatures. Marginal gains.
Well..unless you're Superman...That's why half of teams has black race suits? I know I know, you absorb more energy from sun, and when you accumulate more energy you also can spend more energy, making you much faster then when wearing white, right? Or maybe human body doesn't really work that way