Gotta be pretty strong I guess lol
Being good and looking good are two separate things.
You can be a phenomenal cyclists but look like a sack a potatoes on a bike, see the difference between Frome and Wiggins.
Donāt like Wiggins mod style but he had it.
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Froome always looked like a muppet on the bikeā¦.no amount of speed could make him look good. 
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The origin of this sacred tradition is apocryphal and has been lost to time, only being passed down by oral tradition outside coffee shops at some insanely early hour by people who canāt swim.
If a triathlete shows up at the group ride and proceeds to put a good hiding on you, itās an embarrassment. I emblazon a scarlet āTā on my forehead if it happens to me and keep it there until I find redemption.
A ārealā cyclist would never show up with ankle socks, so itās always a triathlete. Always.
Iām here to help. Let me know if I can clear up anything else. There are rules. We are not here to question them, we merely shepherd them with care for posterity.
Remember: black bibs. Fundamentals are important.
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Velcro. My god ā¦ VELCRO!?
What a troglodytic animal.
Lol ā¦ this is such a good take 
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Full kit on the MTB and then too pro to wave = annoying.
So to counter I wear a t-shirt & baggies on the road. I still wave though. 
Hahaha.
I think Ive got enough to at least not be sent home on my first group ride
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Thereās actually good reason for this.
In the woods, you might be in and out of shade, so wearing sunglasses can make it harder to see in the shade yet you want eyes shielded when you pop out into sun or the sunlight peaks through. Your eyes canāt adjust fast enough. A visor can protect your eyes from the sun while not making it any darker in the shade.
On the road, you generally are in the sun the whole time, so wearing sunglasses is better than a visor, plus itās more aero.
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If Iām feeling sassy I show up to a group ride with mtb pedals and shoes, ankle socks, a watch and a cheap non-fitted sleeveless jersey that I got from a tri years back.
You get looks from the roadie crowd. But then (thanks to TR) when we hit the climb I hammer up it and then wait at the top looking at my watch and ask what took them so long
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I wear a cycling cap with a visor under my road helmet, always. I also wear sunglasses, but I apparently am fairly sensitive to light and far prefer having a visor to also shade my eyes. Being able to see >>> being ācoolā, I guess. And I wear the cap even when itās cloudy out because it also helps keep sweat out of my eyes, and my helmet fits much better with something underneath. The only time I do not wear a cap with a visor is when Iām borrowing an aero helmet for track events because it doesnāt fit under the helmet.
Nah, being cool is way more important. You need to reread this thread. 
In all seriousness, I have sensitive eyes too, but Iāve never been able to get a cycling cap to work. In theory, itās a great idea, but in reality, the brim just covers half my field of vision.
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Do you mtb without glasses? I would never do that. I take stuff to the eyes all the time in the woods. I use trail lenses though.
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I struggled with this for a long time, especially since I have a very low position. The key is to find caps with shorter brimsā¦.but they can be hard to find. Specialized and Pearl Izumi both made pretty short ones.
I also pull the cap further back on my head than if I was just wearing a normal hat. That leaves the brim higher up on my forehead.
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I agree in the woods glasses should be worn for eye protection. I am either wearing my prescription eye glasses (which still arenāt fully adequate protection) or yellow level sunglasses. Just no dark glasses.
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Hahaha - at least I would NEVER wear socks over tights. 
@Power13 the only caps Iāve been able to find that work for me are Castelli summer caps, because they have a hole for my ponytail. I find it really ridiculous that no other cycling caps have holes in them. I won a cap at a race that I thought was really fun and paid $20 to have a seamstress make a cutout so I can stick my ponytail through and actually wear it. I think the Castelli caps have shorter brims, although I will admit that sometimes I do have issues with it interfering with my field of vision. I do the same as you, though, where I pull it back a bit.
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The other thing that a visor is used for in MTB is deflecting branches from your eyes. When thereās low hanging branches or face slappers you can quickly look down and use the top of the helmet and visor to protect your face.
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