>>1041355Okay..
First, you need to get over yourself, and stop giving a damn what other people think.
Second, you need to realize this fact: Cycling-specific clothing are not a 'fashion statement', it's all purpose-specific gear that serves one purpose: to make cycling safer and more comfortable for you, the rider.
The shorts are designed to provide padding in the places you need it the most, and to collect and wick sweat away from your skin, so your body has better temperature control, and also so you're less likely to get saddle sores on your crotch.
Cycling jerseys are designed to collect and wick sweat away from your body, to help your body regulate temperature.
All the above are skin-tight to improve your overall aerodynamics, and to ensure that nothing gets caught in any moving parts of the bike.
By all-black kit if that's what helps you feel more 'secure'. But you're better off if you just get over this adolescent insecurity of worrying about what 'other people think of how I look'.
Go Google what the wives of top pro cyclists look like; do you really think those women think their husbands are gay? LOL no, they're more men than the average because they're professional athletes and train and race hard. OP, you're only 'gay' wearing the stuff if you mistakenly allow yourself to feel and think that you are. Furthermore anyone who is such a dick as to SAY they think you look gay are just projecting their own crippling insecurities; they are to be disregarded, and furthermore, pitied, for being so immature and self-limiting.
