those new Giro shorts do look nice. I believe adding some poly to the
blend is a good thing as it increases durability and helps them dry faster.
I do prefer shorts/knickers with a little stretch in the fabric on the
bike. Adding a touch of spandex to the blend allows a trimmer profile in
Paul-
Here are a couple of links to the photos of wool cycling shorts from the
'70s. They are from slides I'm slowly scanning so the quality is somewhat
iffy in some cases.
The first one shows a pair inside out on the back of my bike, you can
clearly see the real chamois which would be
Awesome pics, Bill-- Keep scanning
On Wednesday, September 25, 2013 12:50:24 PM UTC-4, bwphoto wrote:
Paul-
Here are a couple of links to the photos of wool cycling shorts from the
'70s. They are from slides I'm slowly scanning so the quality is somewhat
iffy in some cases.
The
Those are cycling shorts in the sense of padded in crotch shorts.
Paul intends -- am I right? -- to make shorts in the pattern of street
shorts but adapted for riding -- no gd padding, no stretch, no tight.
FWIW, I have several pairs of wool cycling shorts in the first sense
of the term and I
I agree with Patrick I'd love to see some good fitting shorts that are well
vented, loose fitting and can if need be accommodate some sort of liner
that helps keep things together if you know what I mean. I don't mind
riding in just street shorts and cotton briefs for short errands around 10
I hate using sun screen so prefer my shorts to cover my knees when riding.
Wool knickers I've seen all go for the Victorian era sporting gentleman
look. Not my style. If you offer one with board short proportions my
order will follow.
On Monday, September 23, 2013 6:52:57 AM UTC-5, Paul Y
Looks good Paul the cut looks right. Short above the knee and straight cut.
I'm curious about the lengths and whatnot..
The action shot is money.
I would be interested!
Kickstarter?
On Monday, September 23, 2013 4:52:57 AM UTC-7, Paul Y wrote:
Hi all,
I'm looking for some feedback on my pet
Neat idea. I enjoy wearing old wool dress pants for winter cycling/xc
skiing/running.
How do you think the seat will hold up after another thousand km? I'd be
interested in a short/knicker with reinforced sit bones panel; probably
some type of nylon.
Jon
Watertown, MA
On Monday, September 23,
I like the idea because nylon pants mark my leather saddles
On Monday, September 23, 2013 10:15:51 AM UTC-5, Jon Doyle wrote:
Neat idea. I enjoy wearing old wool dress pants for winter cycling/xc
skiing/running.
How do you think the seat will hold up after another thousand km? I'd be
I very much like the idea, Paul, and second the desire for wool breeches
(knickers) with full range of motion built in. A few thoughts:
-- would worsted wool show less wear?
-- wool blend? Why not go 100% wool?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Monday, September 23, 2013 5:52:57 AM UTC-6, Paul Y wrote:
Deac, you may want to look at these
http://www.bicyclefixation.com/prod_wool_knickers.html
On Monday, September 23, 2013 10:43:38 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
I very much like the idea, Paul, and second the desire for wool breeches
(knickers) with full range of motion built in. A few
Hi Paul,
Looks nice. Did you consider a gusseted crotch? or does the current
seamless design offer a large range of motion?
Is the back cut high enough to prevent plumber's crack?
Thanks! Shoji
On Monday, September 23, 2013 7:52:57 AM UTC-4, Paul Y wrote:
Hi all,
I'm looking for some
Great idea! Back in the '60s and up until the late ''70s and '80s merino
wool cycling shorts were the [primary choice of many of us. In the early
'70s my ex along with the wives of some of our cycling pals created
patterns for cycling shorts made of merino wool/nylon blend for stretch,
the
Many thanks to everyone for all your invaluable feedback, this has been a
very encouraging response for me to keep going with this project.
Regarding material:
The main reason to use a wool blend vs. 100% wool has been that the wool
blends are lighter weight to deal with the warm weather here.
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