Help with shorts/jeans alternative... for a lycra virgin

gotta try that on my howies jacket

loving some pedal pusher length breeches that I picked up in a vintage clothes shop. warm for winter but practical and smart--smart enough for formal meets even. top off with class wool rollneck for a true beatnik look.he he.

I'm doing a lot more road biking and will probably do some more sportive type stuff. I wear ordinary shorts (padded underwear) a base layer and a windproof in an attempt not to look like some Tour de France wannabe when I can't pedal for shit.

Is there some gear I can wear that' s comfortable, doesn't flap around like hell yet doesn't make me feel like a twat (I'm closer to 50 than I care) as I would if skin tight lycra from head to foot.

Rapha is nice, but a bit pricey.

This is very dapper, and ideal for sportives.

There might be a reason why people riding road bikes for long distances wear lycra. Lycra is comfortable, helps you maintain correct temperature etc.

Loose clothing will trap heat in and stop you cooling off.

I'd suggest you would actually feel more of a twat suffering in alternative clothing for reasons of vanity. As a middle aged man my physique should not be covered by fraction of a mm of stretchy fabric by all rules of sartorial taste. However for practicality I would not do anything else.

Don't you keep trying to squeeze your tight buns into those snug skinny Rapha jeans, James? And doesn't it irk you that they won't fit over your enormous bulges?

you're not middle aged James

As a middle aged man

What's this shit? You're 30 aren't you? Not even early middle age.

I find helicopter tape helps massively with bike wear.

What's this shit? You're 30 aren't you? Not even early middle age.

Life expectancy with his bad temper and attitude is 60.

Is there some gear I can wear that' s comfortable, doesn't flap around like hell yet doesn't make me feel like a twat (...)

http://www.swrve.co.uk/

36 years old

so half way through my biblical allocation

therefore middle aged

I'd get over your fear of lycra and get some bib shorts etc. Have a look at Endura for good quality, reasonably priced gear.

You'll probably feel more of a twat at the end of a sportive with chafed balls.

36 years old
so half way through my biblical allocation
therefore middle aged

Your biblical what not now?
I thought you were 30. 36 is still not middle age. Your youth may be gone but you're still a young man.

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Lacking Spice.

Thanks for the info. swrv shorts and endura top look OK

what the shit is this?

its about clothes 'n' shit.

it is shit

True.