>From blog post about the knickers. I have a 30" men's jeans inseam and the knicker numbers sound like a good length, not slightly over hemmed pants :p. https://janheine.wordpress.com/2015/10/02/compass-knickers/ Inseams (approximate): 28″ size: 17.5″ inseam 30″ size: 18.25″ inseam 32 and 34 size: 18.50″ inseam -Barbara Compass Staff
On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 1:23:48 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: > > Jan, I love the idea of these kickers. Is it possible to share some > inseam information? I would love a pair, but I fear at 5'2" and with > comparatively skinny calves, the following three things might happen: 1) > the articulated knees would fall midway down my shins, 2) my calves > wouldn't hold them up in the knicker position because overall they're too > long, and 3) when extended, the pant legs might drag under my heals because > the inseam is 32 or 34. But if I knew that there was a length that was > equivalent to, say, a 28" or 30" inseam, then I'd be all over it! > > yours, Liesl (who has experienced all of the above issues with beautiful > knickers) > > On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 11:17:49 PM UTC-5, Jan Heine wrote: >> >> The fit of the knickers certainly isn't form-fitting - that would defeat >> the purpose. We clarified the language - what we meant to say is that if >> you wear padded shorts underneath these, you should definitely order one >> size larger than you would for your normal pants. >> >> The whole idea of knickers is to have pants that look good, but otherwise >> disappear when you ride. Ours are based on Japanese cyclotouring and hiking >> knickers, which are quite sophisticated, with articulated knees and hidden >> drawcords at the leg cuffs. This makes them incredibly complex to sew, >> which explains the price. If we priced them like most clothing companies >> price clothing, they'd be unaffordable... >> >> Jan Heine >> Compass Bicycles >> www.compasscycle.com >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
