Dryrobe W****r

🤣🤣🤣🤣 got for it. Hopefully the comments aren’t too bad, I don’t mind the ‘wanker/wankerette’ but but here is a lot of misogyny and bodyshaming too, some really nasty comment.
i bet the men - yes it is men saying these things- are middle-aged beer bellied slobs…

Definitely. I’ve probably got 20k worth of bikes sat in my sheds. Some of my bikes are worth more than my car! Prices do seem to be dropping a bit though, some decent sales anyway. If I was to replace my carbon bike with a similar spec model I’d need to spend around 5k minimum I reckon.

True that bike prices have gone mad. I wish I could afford a proper triathlon bike but I have to make do with my 15 year old Trek with clip on bars! Don’t get me started on running shoes, my last race set were nearly £300!!

I think road Cycling is a fairly MC hobby though? And triathlon especially because it's pretty expensive

Maybe in some areas, it definitely got more MC is SW London after the 2012 Olympics, the price of bikes tripled! But generally where I’ve lived it’s been all classes and most of us have cycled for many years.
There is a certain type of man than MAMIL might reference but they are not the majority in my experience. Expensive bikes and no ability, all the gear no idea types. Sort of guy that probably plays golf too but take probably just my prejudice!

Mamils and cycling as a hobby are seen as middle class i thought

I was a huge fan of lookatmyfuckingredtrousers back in the day, so not sure this is anything new.

There’s nothing middle class about men on bikes wearing Lycra. I wear Lycra to cycle because you have to if you are going to ride any distance, same as I do when I run.

Fair enough, but I've onky ever seen middle class types wearing them, in both seaside towns and cities

Am I the only one who after reading this thread wants to get a Dryrobe to see if I end up on the FB group?

It’s not MC where We are but perhaps that’s because we’re a beach town.

I think its because of the middle class status thing, a bit like men on bikes wearing lycra

They're not towels though... they're fleece lined inside, like many coats. The oversized fit makes them comfy and means you can wear chunky jumpers etc if need be, therefore more practical than a lot of coats. Most winter coats aren't fully waterproof either.

I'd get the eyerolling if somebody was dog walking in thick mud wearing stilettos but don't get the judgement for wearing something practical.

The wolf fleece fb page is essentially laughing at poor people who live in council houses and wear cheap clothing

again lots of agism sexism and ableism classism

bit sad that people need this in their lives

I don't think they're designed - but stand to be corrected - to wear whilst swimming, but a useful and warm garment to put on afterwards....so possible someone could have been wild swimming and then got on a bus/gone to the park or supermarket? .....but even if they hadn't swum at all it's just an alternative to a winter coat isn't it? Although they are probably a bit longer than a bog standard coat.
I mean trainers are an alternative to shoes, but no one polices whether you can or do run marathons, if you're wearing them!

Because they’re towels with sleeves. That’s the whole point of them. Get a waterproof winter coat. People managed to stay warm and dry before dry robes existed. And yes agrees the logo is awful x

I’ve just checked it out

its pure woman hating, fat shaming etc. class bashing , jealousy …how dare a woman buy an expensive coat and go on a flight , to the races, leisurely walk the dog or otherwise be seen living a nice life - get back in shape and put sexy clothes on and clean the dishes woman !!!

Why are they only acceptable for swimming though? They're clearly cosy, comfortable and most importantly, waterproof. That makes them suitable for variety of things that don't include swimming.

I'm definitely considering one as I'm a football mum and dog walker. Not keen on the logo on the back though.

They are just dryrobephobes

They go in the washing machine. I wssh mine often, it gets filthy!!

Perhaps is borne from jealousy as they’re quite expensive?

I have a similar coat (Rein Coat) for wearing on our smallholding. You know, using something for its designed purpose 😂

It’s so warm and dry I love it . I wouldn’t care what anyone thinks. Least I’m not wet (or a massive dick).

Whilst I think it’s weird and unnecessary to take photos of people and put them on a public website, I do roll my eyes every time I see people who aren’t wild swimming/sea swimming in a dry robe. I see them at the park/supermarket/on the bus etc. People who claim it’s cold so they need them… haven’t they heard of a winter coat?! Sometimes my stepson wears one when I pick him up from school and I obviously don’t say anything but I just wonder how it’s happened that people have convinced themselves that normal winter coats aren’t ’enough’. Anyway.

Of course it is! I coach an outdoor sport and on Sunday afternoons am quite often in the supermarket on the way home filthy! Joggers tucked into big socks m, mud spattered, club training too wet and muddy, dragging two soggy muddy kids clattering behind me in boots… one even wore my Dry Robe becuase they’d got soaked through playing in the rain.

Do supermarkets have dress codes? Do other people have specific outfits to go to waitrose?

I often stop off at the co-op on the way back from parkrun in running kit, sometimes I'm quite muddy. I haven't dressed like that to go to the supermarket I'm simply going on the way back from somewhere else and don't want to go home and shower and change in to "supermarket-wear" (whatever that might be) first. Presumably the same is the case with DRW

It’s a mean spirited group, for sad wankers it seems.