If you ever doubted for a minute that the hardmen of yore drafted the blueprint for The Rules, you need only look at these fine examples to be reminded that no matter how limited the resources they had to work with, they still managed to do a better job of Looking Fantastic than we ever could.
It matters not to them that having pockets in the front of the jersey gave the impression of gynecomastia, their aching backs ably supported by crude inner-tube mansierres. They didn’t care that their cycling caps were actually just handkerchiefs tied at the corners, or that the bulging gusset in their shorts needed to be covered up at all times when off the bike by a strategically placed hand. It meant they got to fraternise with the likes of Wevelgem Mayor Wally de Schmoi, infamous for his love of wine, women and tucking his tie into his pants.
That’s just the way they rolled back then. And if you think they gave a fuck, well, think again. They were too busy laying waste to fools like us to even consider rolling their socks back up.
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@TBONE
In British English the Oxford Comma is only used to avoid ambiguity so the original version is the way to rock the punctuation on this side of the pond
@the Engine
Except I speak Commonwealth English, so Oxford Comma it is!
@TBONE
Everyday is a school day In the V community. Still, I'd rather be a comma than a full stop.
Anyone want to enlighten me on proper pronunciation of the Belgian races. I know someone from there and would hate to butcher the pronunciation in front of them.
@TBONE
Oxford comma? Never heard of it and never seen its like. I'm with @the engine, Brett's original is correct on this side of the pond too.
But to the photo. Who tucks his tie? On either side of the pond. And it's great to see the sock style change over the years. There seems to be a Rule about one bidon being on the right side instead of one bidon having to go on the down tube. Which is a silly Rule, by the way.
@DerHoggz
Which races? You can probably find pronunciations online.
@Gianni
You 'Murican? Cuz my teachers done told me to put commas after everything preceding the "and". As to the tie, ostensibly it could be to prevent it from flapping around in the absence of a tiebar. I have seen some do it if the tie is too long and would show under the jacket, but his seems tied pretty long on purpose(?).
@Sauterelle
Yeah, but that would take excess work, and why not use the resource of all of you? Speaking of which, anyone know anything of Oli recently?
I'm not sure it's that the tie is long, just that those are fucking high pants.
@DerHoggzs
Had a beer with Oli the other night...
Gynecomastia notwithstanding, I really dig those jerseys & would definitely sport one on my Sunday rides.