Forgot to add: can't do anything about being a man, alas.
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Believe me, I don't wear street shorts for riding for fashion reasons; my > innate and immediate inclinations are always to do the opposite of what the > group does, so if I went on a Riv bike ride, I'd be very tempted to wear > bike shorts (wool, of course) just to be different. > > But my riding is almost all under 2 hours/35 miles, and I simply don't > need anything but comfortable shorts and boxers for this -- I rarely even > wear jerseys in warm weather, though it's all wool jerseys all the time in > cold weather. This has the advantage that, at least in summer, I can segway > (tm) from work to lounging to riding to lounging to work without changing. > Hell, I can even slieep in the same kit. Day after day after day .... > > And I wear, and resolutely refuse not to wear, bike specific shoes with > attachments either to SPD or Look pedals. > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 2:01 PM, Lynne Fitz <fitzb...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Reading this, I see that all the posters are male, except for me. The >> alleged "anti bike shorts" vibe is what keeps me from participating in the >> Rivendell ride held annually in PDX. I thought it was about the BIKE, not >> the dress code. >> >> >> On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 8:26:54 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote: >>> >>> What do you Rivendell riders wear on long rides? Centuries, metric or >>> English, etc. >>> >>> I know there is a general anti-padded-shorts vibe that emanates from >>> Walnut Creek. >>> >>> But I just cannot go more than 20 miles in regular pants without >>> sweat-soaked undergarments just squeaking away against my flesh like a >>> squeegee. Ouch!! >>> >>> I use LBS padded shorts for long rides but looking for something with a >>> thicker pad and maybe bigger in the back for my upright Alba riding >>> posture, since that puts more sitting area on the rear of the rear, so to >>> speak. >>> >>> Thanks for any advice. >>> >> -- >> 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/groups/opt_out. >> > > > > -- > *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* > Certified Resume Writer > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > > Albuquerque, NM > -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- 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/groups/opt_out.
