As much as I’d like to think that I’m a free spirit, I’m old, set in my ways and rule-bound. Over the years I’ve adopted my own rules and systems to live by. They work for me and don’t seem to do anyone else harm, so why not?
Ever wonder what you’ll wear on today’s ride? I don’t because I have the “Rotation System”.
Take a look at my wardrobe photo at the top of this post. This is the key to the system – it drives what I’ll wear for every single ride. As I wash my jerseys, they enter the system on the left. Every day when it’s time to ride I take the jersey on the right – where jerseys and undershirts meet.
This of course drives the knick selection – because matchy, matchy. Next comes socks – again fairly simple because matchy, matchy. The cap comes next because I’m bald and we live in one of the melanoma capitals of the world – and again matchy, matchy.
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The knick drawer -
The sock drawer
If you look closely you’ll see undershirts on the right as are gilets and jackets and long sleeve jerseys. When you live in the sub-tropics and can delay winter rides until after 9:00 am, all you really need is a gilet to get you through winter.
Sometimes a ride will demand a special team or club kit – I just go down the line until the right jersey pops up, and you’re good to go.
The rotation system shares the wear around and stops me reaching for my favourite kit constantly. As kits age, a jersey can be put into the non-riding section to be bought out on special occasions.