what's your longest-owned piece of cycling apparel?
 

Not your oldest piece of apparel. The piece that you have personally owned the longest (and still use fairly regularly).
I was getting dressed for a ride yesterday and I realized that I had owned the ratty tights I was pulling on since 1990, making them some 30 years old.
I got them when I lived in France.
The chamois is completely shot, I can barely read the the logo of the manufacturer. (oh there it is, on the inside tag. SEB.) and yet, I keep wearing them in cool weather.

I got the Santini cycling sweater at the same time. Being polyester, It has held up much better.

so, what are you still wearing that makes your partner tutut you when you pull it on?
Where and when did you get it?
Why do you still have it?

cheers

Peter

I have a Klein jersey from 1996/7 that I bought I when I worked at a Schwinn shop that sold Kleins (pre-Trek) and employee purchased a close-out Adroit -- this was 45-min south of their Chehalis factory.. Also still have a pair of Bontrager socks I purchased at the same time.

Oh, and I also have a pair of Specialized Storm-Control gloves dating back to 1993-4 - still work great, still wear a couple times a year. They are leather/pittards palm to neoprene top/fingers - and are just big enough to slide liners underneath.

Most of my cold weather gear is older, as I historically have not ridden that much in the cold.

Castelli leg warmers I got used at least 25 years ago - gripper is starting to g, so need to wear them in a specific way to keep them from falling down, but otherwise do the job.

Louis Garneau Arm warmers - at least 20 years old - no problems with them.

Patagonia Capilene undershirt - at least 25 years old - a few holes from campfires, but still a great base layer.

2003 defeet Cycling socks - how do i know - they are from hamilton world championships - no holes wear the a few times a month.

I've got a pair of Duegi 101s bought in 1984. They were retired long ago...but they're still with me.

I've got a team jersey from the early 90s from a shop I worked at. Believe it's a Pearl Izumi. Still fits but the back is pretty faded now!

yesterday I wore a pair of shoe covers I bought in about 1978. Been meaning to fond replacements.

I have a black wool tightly knitted Decca jersey my long gone mother brought back from Belgium for me in 1975. Has World Cup bands on the neck, shoulders, long sleeve cuffs and hem. Still fits, I ware it a couple of times a year and every time I ware it someone complements the jersey and asks me about it.

If it can sneak in as apparel, I have an original blue Campagnolo waterproof musette (some kind of waterproof material like the old yellow raincoats)--from my racing days in the '70s. Snaps on the foldover flap.

Simple woven cotton strap with light gauge chrome plated sliders that rusted almost immediately from Vancouver rain and sweaty rides, with the rust staining the cotton straps. I used it regularly for the last time when I was commuting (2000-2001) in Seattle to carry my bike lock...

I occasionally still wear the Assos leg warmers that I got in 1994.

25 year old(?) red Canari jersey. Id use it today if I could fit in it :p

Wow, that is some old equipment. Everything I own from more than 12 years ago is too small for me.

Pearl Izumi Amfib tights from maybe 2001? Seat is threadbare but they're still my go-to when it's below freezing.

I have skinsuits that are 35+ years old that I might have to try on for laughs with the doors locked and window blinds drawn shut.

:banana:

That was a great summer........

I still have my Collegiate Racing jerseys ( Go DOTS ) ... it's from 1993-4-5.
30lbs ago.. so cant fit them.