=v= Carhartts are certainly durable, but they're heavy for biking in. Moreso when it's raining!
> Swrve <http://www.swrve.us/> makes all of their cycling > apparel in Los Angeles, though this fact is reflected in > the price. Style and fit may be an issue for some folks > and I can't seem to find any women's apparel on their > site -- I know they used to make some. =v= I like jeans with a gusset that gives my legs freedom of movement, and I've tried many brands over the years such as Chi Pants (which shifted to sweatshops and declined in quality) and Arborwear (offshored to China and declined in quality), and various outdoorsy/rock-climbing pants that were also too heavy. =v= Swrve jeans have a gusset and are by far the best I've ever found for biking in. They're durable, fit very well, and look the best of all that I've tried, plus they have bikey features that are unobtrusive -- such as black reflective belt loops. Everything's made in L.A. except for a few items with Cordura in them; their Cordura supplier is in Pakistan. I also have the water-resistant hoodie jacket, and love it. =v= It's a crime what happened to Levi's, two San Francisco billionaires wrecked it and offshored it. They tried to start a (more expensive) made-in-U.S. line, but it faltered. I have the bike commuter jacket, which is well-designed and well-made (albeit in Colombia). I had a Levi's denim jacket I had when I was a skinnier younger man, but as I developed upper body strength it was too binding to ride a bike in. The commuter jacket fixes this problem and, again, adds bikey features. =v= I haven't tried the Levi's bike commuter jeans or anything else in their bike commuter product line yet. <_Jym_> _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
