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Right?! And still, "lycra only" seems to be the standard, and not only for competitive rides. GCN has over 3 million subscribers on youtube, they post highly i
by molteanu 3y ago
Right?! And still, "lycra only" seems to be the standard, and not only for competitive rides.
GCN has over 3 million subscribers on youtube, they post highly informative road bike videos, often with people who competed professionally at the highest levels. Still, they don't wear any protective gear rather than the helmet. For someone who just starts biking and wants more info about the sport, will look at these videos and don't even know about the existence of such a gear or the need for it.
That's just one example, but literally all articles I've read in the past 10 years or so are picturing slim, fit, cyclists wearing just lycra.
It's still a big question mark for me.
- newaccount74 3y agoI think the problem is that riding with protectors is uncomfortable when you ride for hours. I ride a road bike too, and I don't wear protectors, I just don't ride that fast because it scares me. For downhill mountain bikers, full protective gear is standard, but I guess they don't ride for hours, and they crash more regularly.
- bennyelv 3y agoYou spend at least 3 times as long going up the hill as you do going down it, and a reasonably fit person will be putting out the equivalent heat of an 800w-1000w heater during that period. This makes wearing protective gear impossible. If you look at downhill mountain biking the gear worn is very different. That’s the reason!