[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-13 Thread Garth

Yes, most manufacturers either have what's called garment
measurements, or they will measure them for you. Garment measurements
are the actual measurements of a piece of clothing, as opposed to
generic  here's a size large or a size 34.  I take those
generic measurement to mean little more than a staring point. Garment
measurements typically include inseam, outseam(top of the waist to the
bottom of the hem along the hip seam), front rise, back rise, waist
and hem opening. Some go in further detail, but these are typical.

I call retailers and manufacturers all the time asking for these
measurements, because I live in retail dead zone, so I rely on mail
order. Often the first person you talk to will spout out general
sizing, just be persistent and you'll eventually get to a person that
knows what you want.

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-12 Thread Schroederpc
Sorry, this is a bit late. You might try http://www.bicycleclothing.com.
Jackson and Gibbens is made in Oregon, and I've been very happy with
their stuff.

-Scott

On Oct 4, 3:34 am, jim_OLP j...@landoloons.com wrote:
 Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
 cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
 circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
 tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
 want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
 flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
 preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
 too.

 Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.

 I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
 conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
 them?

 It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
 tights.

 Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
 the 2-tone color scheme?

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Re: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-12 Thread Anne Paulson
Call them up and ask the inseam measurement.

On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 2:51 PM, jim_OLP j...@landoloons.com wrote:
 I wish somebody here would buy a pair and report back... I need to
 know if they run long or short.



 On Oct 3, 9:52 pm, Allan in Portland allan_f...@aracnet.com wrote:
 One of the local bike shops here in Portland does their own set of
 pants. They tweeted recently they are getting close to reorder time,
 which probably means they are close to picked-over on sizes, but if
 they are in your price range you might want to check them out. They
 are a very good shop, very BOB-ish, and I trust when they do something
 they do it right.

 http://clevercycles.com/2010/04/24/sshhh-introducing-belmont-stealth-...

 Having said that, I didn't spring for a pair myself and can't
 personally attest to their quality. I can say Todd, one of the owners,
 has a pair on every time I see him and they are indeed very stealthy.
 There is a marked taper to the leg. If you look for it it is
 noticeable and you know exactly which pair of pants he's wearing. I
 suspect he has a couple pairs. :-)

 -Allan

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Re: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-11 Thread PATRICK MOORE
FWIW, my method is simply to cut and add velcro; I leave the pockets
on -- they are very useful, especially in winter when one doesn't have
access to rear jersey pockets. I favor high rise, pleated, full cut
dress trousers for comfort when in the hoods or hooks, of tightly
woven gabardine or plain weave wool for wear; so far, except for
shininess and saddle smudging, mine show little wear after several
seasons. I cut mine long, plus 8, hem and add long velcro because I
like them snugged up tight under the knee with a lot of bag.

FWIW, mine come out of the washer, Kookabura and delicates wash, hang
dry, looking decent.

On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Lee leec...@gmail.com wrote:
 I posted a Flickr set on how to make your own cycling conversion
 shorts:

 http://tinyurl.com/27s7jbv

 These will match nicely with my Quickbeam.

 Best,
 Lee



 On Oct 5, 4:05 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
 Lee, that is DIY-lightful.  Nice work.

 Cycling Re-cons.  Brilliant!

 On Oct 5, 4:01 pm, Lee leec...@gmail.com wrote:

  This may seem like a hassle, but it really isn't too much trouble,
  depending on where you live, and can be quite cheap: I'll make a run
  through the local thrift/Goodwill stores looking for decent pants. I
  try to find merino wool, but some of the funkier fabrics work quite
  well. Then, I have the pants converted into shorts or knickers via
  hemming and pegging.


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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-11 Thread Garth

I just saw theses from Jitensha  very pricey though.
http://www.jitensha.com/eng/knickers.html
But, if they fit and function well  . that's priceless.

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-11 Thread Ablejack
water repellant cotton breeks
http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Clova_Ventile_Breeches.html


 Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
 the 2-tone color scheme?

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Re: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-11 Thread james black
On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 10:21, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote:

 I just saw theses from Jitensha  very pricey though.
 http://www.jitensha.com/eng/knickers.html
 But, if they fit and function well  . that's priceless.

I like those!

My favorite riding trousers are a pair of woolen thrift store
Polo-brand golf trousers. I cut the bottoms off and relocated the
adjusty buckles at the waistband to the bottom of the leg. Here in
Esteban's photo I was wearing them while adventuring in the Santa
Monicas with the Riv Bunch last year:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/3894982599/sizes/o/in/photostream/

I find little need for anything shorter or lighter, as I don't get
overheated wearing these knickers even on hot days. Wool jerseys
and/or long sleeves, on the other hand, do get me feeling quite warm.

I find that a thick fabric works best for me, saddle comfort-wise. I
like to ride in boxer shorts and on leather saddles, and thin fabrics
can bunch up under my sit bones and chafe, but a thick fabric like
reasonably thick wool does not bunch up. I'm always on the lookout at
thrift stores, and I have a few pairs of trousers waiting for me to
get out the sewing machine.

James Black
Los Angeles, CA

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-10 Thread Lee
I posted a Flickr set on how to make your own cycling conversion
shorts:

http://tinyurl.com/27s7jbv

These will match nicely with my Quickbeam.

Best,
Lee



On Oct 5, 4:05 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
 Lee, that is DIY-lightful.  Nice work.

 Cycling Re-cons.  Brilliant!

 On Oct 5, 4:01 pm, Lee leec...@gmail.com wrote:

  This may seem like a hassle, but it really isn't too much trouble,
  depending on where you live, and can be quite cheap: I'll make a run
  through the local thrift/Goodwill stores looking for decent pants. I
  try to find merino wool, but some of the funkier fabrics work quite
  well. Then, I have the pants converted into shorts or knickers via
  hemming and pegging.

  A couple years ago, I acquired a live-in seamstress and this really
  helps. Her improvements included removing the front pockets and sewing
  the opening down so that there is less friction when churning the
  legs. I ask her to leave one rear pocket functional, which is where I
  normally tote a camera.

  She recently felt overworked and taught me how to do the same
  alterations on the sewing machine. They really are quite easy, as long
  as you have someone to pin you initially to get a proper fit. So far,
  I have plus-four and plus-two knicker conversions, along with several
  shorts conversions. Currently, I'm working on an easy approach to
  adding in a gusset.

  Overall, though, I like the fact that I can get the features I want
  and a good fit. Also, if I'm patient enough in searching a couple of
  shops over a period of a couple of months, I can usually find a fabric
  I like. All for less than $10 a piece.

  Anyway, here are some 
  pics:http://tinyurl.com/23vldvchttp://tinyurl.com/2dojop6http://tinyurl.co...

  Best,
  Lee

  On Oct 3, 6:34 pm, jim_OLP j...@landoloons.com wrote:

   Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
   cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
   circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
   tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
   want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
   flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
   preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
   too.

   Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.

   I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
   conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
   them?

   It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
   tights.

   Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
   the 2-tone color scheme?

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-08 Thread Garth
I just tried the Endura Zyme 3/4 kinckers, and they well . feel
like a stiff pair of blue jeans chopped off below the knees. I dislike
blue jeans, or any restrictive pant.

I guess that's why I wear Ex Officio Amphi pants rolled up as mu
knickers . The are pleated in the front, so you get extra thigh room
to move without restriction. I swear  designing functional pants
is a lost or fleeting art. Gotta have pleats.

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Re: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-06 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Not mine; my home made knickers get heavy use during the cold months
and, so far, except for some shininess there is no sign of wear after
three seasons, for two of them.

I use top quality wool trousers for conversion.

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
 I find wool to have inadequate abrasion resistance for shorts, tights and
 trousers for cycling.  They wear through in embarrassing places quickly
 (sometimes within 2-3 rides).

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Re: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread Fai Mao
This is atually a topic I've thought about at times.
I have some semi-casual pants that I can just barely get away with at work
that have a zipper around the mid thigh. I can remove them lower leg and get
shorts. The only draw back at work is that they have cargo pockets which
look kind of dress down. I generally just wear skin shorts and in cooler
weather put leg warmers on over the shorts. I then change in the closet in
my office.
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 11:58 AM, charlie charles_v...@hotmail.com wrote:

 Holy cow just wear your denim pants. I wear my Key brand logger pants
 with suspenders for all my cold weather riding because its what I wear
 anyway. Yea they are cotton but it hasn't hurt me for rides up to 25
 miles which is as far as my commute is. I rode with them in 78 degree
 weather last Thursday and it wasn't unbearable. In cooler temperatures
 I don't sweat as bad and they work fine. For lighter rain you just get
 wet and dry out later. The fit on my jeans is trim in the ankles but I
 usually just tuck the excess into my sock or wear a reflective ankle
 gizmo that Riv sells. I've been wanting a chain guard but am too lazy
 to order one at the moment. Plain old cotton sweat pants work good too
 if you wear the suspenders to keep them from bunching up but they look
 kind of too casual off the bike and I won't wear them at work
 so..

 On Oct 3, 6:34 pm, jim_OLP j...@landoloons.com wrote:
  Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
  cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
  circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
  tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
  want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
  flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
  preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
  too.
 
  Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.
 
  I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
  conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
  them?
 
  It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
  tights.
 
  Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
  the 2-tone color scheme?

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RE: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread Frederick, Steve
Just unzip the ankle zipper a bit when you get there and instant bell bottoms!

Steve

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I've used the Hind Munich tapered running pant a bunch too. I find
them a little too tapered for rides to the pub or coffee shop. Great
for hiking/xc sking etc though.

~Mike~

On Oct 4, 10:44 am, Frederick, Steve frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu
wrote:
 I've had good luck with tapered running pants from the local runners shop 
 (Playmakers in Okemos)  I think the ones I bought were Hind, brand.

 I also like Zoic's bamboo-material knickers, Reign I think is the model name. 
  Nice construction and details, very comfortable and well made.  (run tight 
 in the waist, tho)

 Steve



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 Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 9:35 PM
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 Subject: [RBW] perennial pants issue

 Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
 cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
 circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
 tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
 want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
 flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
 preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
 too.

 Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.

 I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
 conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
 them?

 It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
 tights.

 Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
 the 2-tone color scheme?

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread Phil Bickford
I see it's time for the Perennial Plea:

BRING BACK THE WOOLY WARM PANTS!!

or at least something similar.  A pant made in merino wool a little
looser than the Ralphas. - no dressy garmet pockets or details though.
Maybe zippered pockets.  Unfortunately VERY expensive for something
you'll wear the seat out of - but long lasting otherwise.

OK - sorry, you're right I am whining.

Phil B

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RE: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread Frederick, Steve
They seem to be in stock:

http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/wool-semi-tights/22-271

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I see it's time for the Perennial Plea:

BRING BACK THE WOOLY WARM PANTS!!

or at least something similar.  A pant made in merino wool a little
looser than the Ralphas. - no dressy garmet pockets or details though.
Maybe zippered pockets.  Unfortunately VERY expensive for something
you'll wear the seat out of - but long lasting otherwise.

OK - sorry, you're right I am whining.

Phil B

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Re: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread Anne Paulson
Those wool semi tights are long underwear. For long underwear, they're
fine, but in no sense are they pants.

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Frederick, Steve
frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu wrote:
 They seem to be in stock:

 http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/wool-semi-tights/22-271



 I see it's time for the Perennial Plea:

 BRING BACK THE WOOLY WARM PANTS!!


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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread JoelMatthews
Mike Flanigan mentions a company called JonesWare on his blog today.

These trail pants look somewhat normal:

http://www.joneswares.com/item/Men_s_Trek_Trail_Pants/306/c62

On Oct 5, 4:54 pm, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote:
 Those wool semi tights are long underwear. For long underwear, they're
 fine, but in no sense are they pants.

 On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Frederick, Steve

 frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu wrote:
  They seem to be in stock:

 http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/wool-semi-tights/22-271

  I see it's time for the Perennial Plea:

  BRING BACK THE WOOLY WARM PANTS!!

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread Lee
This may seem like a hassle, but it really isn't too much trouble,
depending on where you live, and can be quite cheap: I'll make a run
through the local thrift/Goodwill stores looking for decent pants. I
try to find merino wool, but some of the funkier fabrics work quite
well. Then, I have the pants converted into shorts or knickers via
hemming and pegging.

A couple years ago, I acquired a live-in seamstress and this really
helps. Her improvements included removing the front pockets and sewing
the opening down so that there is less friction when churning the
legs. I ask her to leave one rear pocket functional, which is where I
normally tote a camera.

She recently felt overworked and taught me how to do the same
alterations on the sewing machine. They really are quite easy, as long
as you have someone to pin you initially to get a proper fit. So far,
I have plus-four and plus-two knicker conversions, along with several
shorts conversions. Currently, I'm working on an easy approach to
adding in a gusset.

Overall, though, I like the fact that I can get the features I want
and a good fit. Also, if I'm patient enough in searching a couple of
shops over a period of a couple of months, I can usually find a fabric
I like. All for less than $10 a piece.

Anyway, here are some pics:
http://tinyurl.com/23vldvc
http://tinyurl.com/2dojop6
http://tinyurl.com/2ahuvl2
http://tinyurl.com/2c4zkz8
http://tinyurl.com/2429prc

Best,
Lee

On Oct 3, 6:34 pm, jim_OLP j...@landoloons.com wrote:
 Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
 cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
 circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
 tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
 want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
 flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
 preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
 too.

 Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.

 I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
 conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
 them?

 It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
 tights.

 Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
 the 2-tone color scheme?

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread William
Lee, that is DIY-lightful.  Nice work.

Cycling Re-cons.  Brilliant!

On Oct 5, 4:01 pm, Lee leec...@gmail.com wrote:
 This may seem like a hassle, but it really isn't too much trouble,
 depending on where you live, and can be quite cheap: I'll make a run
 through the local thrift/Goodwill stores looking for decent pants. I
 try to find merino wool, but some of the funkier fabrics work quite
 well. Then, I have the pants converted into shorts or knickers via
 hemming and pegging.

 A couple years ago, I acquired a live-in seamstress and this really
 helps. Her improvements included removing the front pockets and sewing
 the opening down so that there is less friction when churning the
 legs. I ask her to leave one rear pocket functional, which is where I
 normally tote a camera.

 She recently felt overworked and taught me how to do the same
 alterations on the sewing machine. They really are quite easy, as long
 as you have someone to pin you initially to get a proper fit. So far,
 I have plus-four and plus-two knicker conversions, along with several
 shorts conversions. Currently, I'm working on an easy approach to
 adding in a gusset.

 Overall, though, I like the fact that I can get the features I want
 and a good fit. Also, if I'm patient enough in searching a couple of
 shops over a period of a couple of months, I can usually find a fabric
 I like. All for less than $10 a piece.

 Anyway, here are some 
 pics:http://tinyurl.com/23vldvchttp://tinyurl.com/2dojop6http://tinyurl.com/2ahuvl2http://tinyurl.com/2c4zkz8http://tinyurl.com/2429prc

 Best,
 Lee

 On Oct 3, 6:34 pm, jim_OLP j...@landoloons.com wrote:

  Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
  cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
  circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
  tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
  want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
  flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
  preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
  too.

  Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.

  I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
  conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
  them?

  It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
  tights.

  Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
  the 2-tone color scheme?



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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread Lee
Forgot to mention that a tailor would probably do the hemming and
pegging for less than $20 (San Francisco rates).

Lee

On Oct 5, 4:01 pm, Lee leec...@gmail.com wrote:
 This may seem like a hassle, but it really isn't too much trouble,
 depending on where you live, and can be quite cheap: I'll make a run
 through the local thrift/Goodwill stores looking for decent pants. I
 try to find merino wool, but some of the funkier fabrics work quite
 well. Then, I have the pants converted into shorts or knickers via
 hemming and pegging.

 A couple years ago, I acquired a live-in seamstress and this really
 helps. Her improvements included removing the front pockets and sewing
 the opening down so that there is less friction when churning the
 legs. I ask her to leave one rear pocket functional, which is where I
 normally tote a camera.

 She recently felt overworked and taught me how to do the same
 alterations on the sewing machine. They really are quite easy, as long
 as you have someone to pin you initially to get a proper fit. So far,
 I have plus-four and plus-two knicker conversions, along with several
 shorts conversions. Currently, I'm working on an easy approach to
 adding in a gusset.

 Overall, though, I like the fact that I can get the features I want
 and a good fit. Also, if I'm patient enough in searching a couple of
 shops over a period of a couple of months, I can usually find a fabric
 I like. All for less than $10 a piece.

 Anyway, here are some 
 pics:http://tinyurl.com/23vldvchttp://tinyurl.com/2dojop6http://tinyurl.com/2ahuvl2http://tinyurl.com/2c4zkz8http://tinyurl.com/2429prc

 Best,
 Lee

 On Oct 3, 6:34 pm, jim_OLP j...@landoloons.com wrote:

  Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
  cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
  circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
  tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
  want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
  flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
  preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
  too.

  Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.

  I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
  conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
  them?

  It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
  tights.

  Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
  the 2-tone color scheme?

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Re: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread Bruce
I wear the wool semi tights as winter tights and they are fine. Especially 
under a pair of shorts. Joneswares makes (in the USa btw) very good stuff, and 
they are great people to work with. I wear their shorts and jerseys all year 
round (with/without tights as you might expect)





From: JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tue, October 5, 2010 5:02:49 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

Mike Flanigan mentions a company called JonesWare on his blog today.

These trail pants look somewhat normal:

http://www.joneswares.com/item/Men_s_Trek_Trail_Pants/306/c62

On Oct 5, 4:54 pm, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote:
 Those wool semi tights are long underwear. For long underwear, they're
 fine, but in no sense are they pants.




  

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread Tim McNamara
I find wool to have inadequate abrasion resistance for shorts, tights  
and trousers for cycling.  They wear through in embarrassing places  
quickly (sometimes within 2-3 rides).


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Re: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread Bruce
Joneswares absolutely do not wear like this. Ibex duos don't either (but they 
are not wool on the high wear areas). Can't speak to other brands.  






From: Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net
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Sent: Tue, October 5, 2010 7:54:20 PM
Subject: [RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

I find wool to have inadequate abrasion resistance for shorts, tights and 
trousers for cycling.  They wear through in embarrassing places quickly 
(sometimes within 2-3 rides).



  

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-05 Thread Phil Bickford


On Oct 5, 6:08 pm, Bruce fullylug...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Joneswares absolutely do not wear like this. Ibex duos don't either (but they
 are not wool on the high wear areas). Can't speak to other brands.  

I have a pair of their hiking pants.  The material isn't as heavy as
their shorts.  I had them sew a pad in for cycling.  I found them too
baggy, and had them trim the cut down.  I've since shortened them into
shorts.  Semi-baggy wool shorts with no leg elastic.  They work best
for me with a pair of (wool) underwear for support.

There shorts are great and wear well - they are very nice people to
deal with and stand behind their products.  I've also got a short
sleeve (Robinson) jersey in black and red, and a long sleeve red.
Both jersey's have a zip-up turtleneck collar which I usually wear
unzipped and fold under, but when it's cold it's great to have the
coverage.  The shorts BTW come in three different lengths!

Phil B

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-04 Thread Mojo
I really like the REI adventure pant,  http://www.rei.com/product/784060
small crotch gusset, a nicely brushed quick-drying nylon, extra zipped
pockets on the thighs. I have two pair that I wear alot for the
office, and they look good after the ride in. They will need an
overpant or underwear for sub-freezing riding. When the next 20% off
on item REI sale comes around again, I may own three pair and just
rotate through them for the work week.



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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-04 Thread Mojo
I also really like Carhartt pants. They are my Levi's for the new
mellinium.
I like the side pockets on their carpenter pants where I carry my cell
on the right side and pepper spray on the left.
Here is the Carhartt nylon pant
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/154,2123D_Carhartt-Ripstop-Work-Pants-For-Men-.html
but Carhartts don't have a gusseted crotch.

For a gussetted jean  http://www.gussetclothing.com/ I have one pair,
they seem to run a bit large.

On Oct 4, 8:17 am, Mojo gjtra...@yahoo.com wrote:
 I really like the REI adventure pant,  http://www.rei.com/product/784060
 small crotch gusset, a nicely brushed quick-drying nylon, extra zipped
 pockets on the thighs. I have two pair that I wear alot for the
 office, and they look good after the ride in. They will need an
 overpant or underwear for sub-freezing riding. When the next 20% off
 on item REI sale comes around again, I may own three pair and just
 rotate through them for the work week.

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-04 Thread JoelMatthews
+1 on Diamond Gusset.

I stopped wearing denim years ago.  Couple years back afte GP endorsed
Diamond Gusset as a good MUSA product I figured I would try a pair for
the heck of it.  I have three pair and like them for winter riding.  I
get them a little loose so I can wear long merino skivvies underneath
when it is real cold.

Two other candidates from Filson:

Mackinaw Field Pants:
http://www.filson.com/products/mackinaw-field-pants.14010.html?fromCat=truefvalsProduct=mens/pants-shortsfmetaProduct=1011

Very rugged and very warm!  Cannot stress the second enough.  These
appear to be designed for people working outside in Alaska or on the
range in Wyoming.  I bought a pair but can only wear them riding on
the coldest January and February days here in Northern Illinois.  Any
time else they are too warm.

Whipcord Pants:
http://www.filson.com/products/whipcord-pants.14009.html?fromCat=truefvalsProduct=mens/pants-shortsfmetaProduct=1011

After my experience with the Mackinaws, I figured these will work
better in Illinois.  Just received a pair.  Has not been cold enough
to wear them yet.  They appear to allow plenty of movement and should
be comfortable.

On Oct 4, 10:07 am, Mojo gjtra...@yahoo.com wrote:
 I also really like Carhartt pants. They are my Levi's for the new
 mellinium.
 I like the side pockets on their carpenter pants where I carry my cell
 on the right side and pepper spray on the left.
 Here is the Carhartt nylon 
 panthttp://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/154,2123D_Carhartt-Ripstop-Work-Pa...
 but Carhartts don't have a gusseted crotch.

 For a gussetted jean  http://www.gussetclothing.com/I have one pair,
 they seem to run a bit large.

 On Oct 4, 8:17 am, Mojo gjtra...@yahoo.com wrote:



  I really like the REI adventure pant,  http://www.rei.com/product/784060
  small crotch gusset, a nicely brushed quick-drying nylon, extra zipped
  pockets on the thighs. I have two pair that I wear alot for the
  office, and they look good after the ride in. They will need an
  overpant or underwear for sub-freezing riding. When the next 20% off
  on item REI sale comes around again, I may own three pair and just
  rotate through them for the work week.- Hide quoted text -

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-04 Thread Garth

Yeah Patrick I'm the same. Every fall  time to find some proper
pants  or in my case also knickers. I'm about to try these
from Endura, called the Zyme 3/4. They look rather normal. No liner.
Diamond gusset crotch.
http://s3.backcountry.com/900/EDA/EDA0036/EDA0036-CH.jpg
http://www.hucknroll.com/endura-zyme-3-4-bike-short-mens?CMP_SKU=EDA0036MER=0406CMP_ID=SH_FRO011mv_pc=r126mr:trackingCode=F6FE76D1-9663-DF11-9DA0-002219319097mr:referralID=NA

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-04 Thread Thomas Lynn Skean
The RBW web-site has out-of-stock indicators for black/black pants,
which as far as I know have not yet been in-stock... don't know if
that means they're coming in time for this winter or not; those
indicators have been there a while.

But if the blue-crotch thing is the only thing stopping you, there may
be a MUSA-brand solution in the pipeline. Worth a call to RBWHQ.

Of course, you'll still have the scotchlite patch to mark you. Me, I
don't care. Blue-crotch, green-crotch, shorts, longs, and recently
knickers all of cycling pants are RBW MUSA. The only issue I have
with them is that my butternut/olive longs and my olive/blue longs are
billowy enough to develop grease tatoos above the cinch from the chain
well behind the chainrings.

But I don't really care. My look has enough intrinsic quirk that the
quirk RBW pants add is marginal. And I kind of like the quirk anyway.
When I add suspenders, I'm a well-fed Frodo.

Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean

On Oct 3, 8:34 pm, jim_OLP j...@landoloons.com wrote:
 Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
 cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
 circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
 tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
 want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
 flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
 preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
 too.

 Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.

 I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
 conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
 them?

 It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
 tights.

 Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
 the 2-tone color scheme?

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-04 Thread Michael_S
I've used the Hind Munich tapered running pant a bunch too. I find
them a little too tapered for rides to the pub or coffee shop. Great
for hiking/xc sking etc though.

~Mike~

On Oct 4, 10:44 am, Frederick, Steve frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu
wrote:
 I've had good luck with tapered running pants from the local runners shop 
 (Playmakers in Okemos)  I think the ones I bought were Hind, brand.

 I also like Zoic's bamboo-material knickers, Reign I think is the model name. 
  Nice construction and details, very comfortable and well made.  (run tight 
 in the waist, tho)

 Steve



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 Subject: [RBW] perennial pants issue

 Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
 cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
 circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
 tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
 want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
 flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
 preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
 too.

 Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.

 I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
 conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
 them?

 It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
 tights.

 Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
 the 2-tone color scheme?

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-04 Thread charlie
Holy cow just wear your denim pants. I wear my Key brand logger pants
with suspenders for all my cold weather riding because its what I wear
anyway. Yea they are cotton but it hasn't hurt me for rides up to 25
miles which is as far as my commute is. I rode with them in 78 degree
weather last Thursday and it wasn't unbearable. In cooler temperatures
I don't sweat as bad and they work fine. For lighter rain you just get
wet and dry out later. The fit on my jeans is trim in the ankles but I
usually just tuck the excess into my sock or wear a reflective ankle
gizmo that Riv sells. I've been wanting a chain guard but am too lazy
to order one at the moment. Plain old cotton sweat pants work good too
if you wear the suspenders to keep them from bunching up but they look
kind of too casual off the bike and I won't wear them at work
so..

On Oct 3, 6:34 pm, jim_OLP j...@landoloons.com wrote:
 Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
 cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
 circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
 tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
 want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
 flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
 preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
 too.

 Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.

 I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
 conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
 them?

 It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
 tights.

 Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
 the 2-tone color scheme?

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-03 Thread Justin August
What about Outlier pants ($$$)? Or perhaps the SWRV all weather
jobbies. I have their knickers and love them. PLUS they're vanity
sized at the waist!

On Oct 3, 9:34 pm, jim_OLP j...@landoloons.com wrote:
 Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
 cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
 circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
 tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
 want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
 flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
 preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
 too.

 Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.

 I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
 conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
 them?

 It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
 tights.

 Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
 the 2-tone color scheme?

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-03 Thread Allan in Portland
One of the local bike shops here in Portland does their own set of
pants. They tweeted recently they are getting close to reorder time,
which probably means they are close to picked-over on sizes, but if
they are in your price range you might want to check them out. They
are a very good shop, very BOB-ish, and I trust when they do something
they do it right.

http://clevercycles.com/2010/04/24/sshhh-introducing-belmont-stealth-pantaloons/

Having said that, I didn't spring for a pair myself and can't
personally attest to their quality. I can say Todd, one of the owners,
has a pair on every time I see him and they are indeed very stealthy.
There is a marked taper to the leg. If you look for it it is
noticeable and you know exactly which pair of pants he's wearing. I
suspect he has a couple pairs. :-)

-Allan

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-03 Thread ejg
These work well and have a good fit
http://www.mountaingear.com/pages/product/product.asp/imanf/The+North+Face/idesc/Eidolon+Pant+%2D+Men%27s+%2D+Summer+2010/Store/MG/item/218534/N/722

On Oct 3, 9:34 pm, jim_OLP j...@landoloons.com wrote:
 Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
 cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
 circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
 tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
 want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
 flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
 preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
 too.

 Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.

 I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
 conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
 them?

 It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
 tights.

 Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
 the 2-tone color scheme?

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[RBW] Re: perennial pants issue

2010-10-03 Thread Aaron Thomas
I recently came across this company's website: http://pistard.cc

I have not tried any of their products yet, so cannot comment on how
well made they are. But they do have an understated, stylish look.
Some might even say their stuff is Rapha-esque...

On Oct 3, 8:33 pm, Horace max...@sdf.lonestar.org wrote:
 http://www.rapha.cc/rapha-trousers



 On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 6:34 PM, jim_OLP j...@landoloons.com wrote:
  Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for
  cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the
  circus.  I mean pants, not lycra tights.  And not rain pants, which
  tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange.  I
  want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't
  flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain,
  preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle.  I need pockets
  too.

  Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen.

  I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch.  Just too
  conspicuous. Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get
  them?

  It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex
  tights.

  Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without
  the 2-tone color scheme?

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