Pants

I run my own businesses and use my fix to get around London to meetings, but can't really arrive wearing baggy MTB shorts with crotch inserts that stick out a bit and make non-cycling clients think I'm wearing incontinence pads. I'm bored of getting changed in the bogs beforehand, I hate riding in jeans (denim too heavy) and don't like those Rohan-type, combat-style 'activity pants'.

So can anyone recommend some lightweight, semi-smart, bike-friendly trousers that won't make me look like one of those wurzels off Tony Robinson's Time Team?

rapha? they have some smart 3 quarter length trousers. but it's rapha so you'll have to remortgage your house.

you are not easy to please..I can't suggest combats..

how about wearing what you feel comfortable in, and not giving a fuck what other people think?

how about the 3/4 black endura humvees, they look pretty smart, had mine for 3 years, durable too

RPM
how about wearing what you feel comfortable in, and not giving a fuck what other people think?

I generally don't give a fuck what other people think, unless they're clients and are writing me large cheques, in which case I'll wear a Borat-style over-the-shoulder thong and dance for them, if it makes them happy.

Endura also do full length humvees which, like the 3/4s, are comfortable, pretty plain to look at - black without too many silly pockets - and tough.

For the love of moooney

Rapha, Endura, will check 'em out tomorrow, ta. Hope they make 'em in extra-pie.

Those rapha plus fours cost more than my bike...

According to the Rapha site, "our sizing is based on UK males and hence will be slightly larger than Italian or Swiss brands..."

Cheeky c*nts! And they want over a ton for a pair of shorts! No wonder they don't make full-length trousers - no fucker could afford them!

stuck with Borat's thong then..

allez, allez

just brought some chrome 3/4's from the states.
even with the shipping they work out cheaper than the rapha alternative, think velocity boy's got a pair and he swears by them. Will let you know what they are like should be arriving this week, maybe next.

http://www.chromebags.com/products/apparel/show/44/

cornelius blackfoot just brought some chrome 3/4's from the states.

Are they made from titanium?

wayne_f14 allez, allez

Ha ha - just noticed that it's an Astana shirt he's waving... I'm a bit slow.

He's clearly a cyclist too, judging by the tan-lines on his legs. Now I want a pair of those Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane shades to go with my fluoro mankini...

The peloton leaders have clearly just noticed him - do you think this pic was followed by a massive stack?

do you think this pic was followed by a massive stack?

or just led by a massive crack....

do you mean trousers or underwear?

my plain black 3/4 cost £12 from decathlon. someone asked me the other day if they were made by rapha. i chortled and felt smug.

swrve make smart looking 3/4 cycling pants, or just customise some tweed suit.

fatbloke [quote]wayne_f14 allez, allez

Ha ha - just noticed that it's an Astana shirt he's waving... I'm a bit slow.

He's clearly a cyclist too, judging by the tan-lines on his legs. Now I want a pair of those Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane shades to go with my fluoro mankini...

The peloton leaders have clearly just noticed him - do you think this pic was followed by a massive stack?[/quote]
would've said it was hippo, but the guy is clearly running, so definitely not hippo!

Yeah.. running is obviously for the type of people that like wearing mankinis in front of a bunch of men..

These swrve 3/4 pants are quite jolly - they have a cool phone poke and are available in several weaves for various conditions
http://www.swrvecycling.com/knickersMensCotton.html
Order them direct - still cheaper than equivalent in UK shops
Get exact waist as they come up big!

A bit of a hijack (soz) has anyone tried (got) any of the endura Zyme shorts?

3/4 length come in camo (umm, too old for that) and grey?

All this and they fit the endura inners...

look up the Portland Cyclewear 3/4 messenger pant.

Longer than the Rapha 3/4 but with the same slim styling except they have a elastic stretch in thw waistband for us, um, non-whippet types.

$75, $12 postage and £11 tax (bastads)

Wore them to Brighton - good showerproof features and dried very quickly (except for the padded insert, but that's my fault for not having a mudguard) Just as comfortable as my Rapha pants.

the material of the Rapha pants looks better IMHO. I was wearing them when I fell over a couple of weeks ago, I grazed my knee through the shorts, but there are no marks on the material to show it went through a slide.

I've been known to wear those trekking trousers with legs that zip-off around the shin. They're smart enough to get away with in a meeting and the like.