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Lycra all the way here. I did try wearing "normal" clothes when I rode a very short distance the other day. But I'm so used to wearing cycling gear when I ride, it just felt odd. It's just so comfortable and practical that's it's all part of the riding experience to me. I never feel gay even if I'm wandering through Leicester Square fully lycra'd up. The cycling shorts gay look was around in the 80's and I think they have moved on a bit now. For me, when I am in a restaurant or cinema or whatever where lycra could look a bit odd, I just think to myself, "I've come out as a cyclist."