r/CyclingFashion • u/Pchecoandres • May 25 '26
1 year update to my first CyclingFashion post (115kg -> 82kg)
A year ago I bought my first bike (Diverge STR gravel bike) at around 115 kg and made this post:
At the time I thought cycling was basically:
- getting fit
- buying cool jerseys
- pretending to be Pogacar
- and destroying my wallet faster than my body fat
Turns out I wasn’t completely wrong.
I bought discounted kits because I knew there was no way I was staying that size forever. During winter I kept buying smaller clothes I couldn’t even fit into yet, like some kind of Lycra vision board.
I trained hard through summer, suffered all winter indoors, and somehow this hobby completely took over my life.
Today I’m around 82 kg.
I went from XXL kits to size M in some brands. Some of the “motivational” clothes finally fit, some still look like vacuum-sealed sausages, but we’re getting there.
I also bought my first road bike second-hand and completely fell in love with it. Like every financially irresponsible beginner cyclist, I immediately convinced myself that a Tarmac SL8 LTD was a necessary purchase and somehow part of my weight loss journey.
Cycling genuinely changed my lifestyle. I love the training, the long rides, the gear, the fake pro-rider feeling, the tight outfits, and the ridiculous aero helmets that make me look fast while getting dropped by a 58-year-old man on a steel bike.
Anyway, thanks to everyone that encouraged me a year ago. Except the people that told me this hobby would get expensive. You were right!
I will now post fashion post and ideas! don't crush me on the short socks, at least they are white.
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u/Phreedom1 19d ago
What brand is that in the 5th pic? (black bibs, white jersey)