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

i actually like 'work wear' - brands designed for labour (although most of these are popular nowadays with the kidz, hence expensive)

e.g. carharrt, dickies (US), hard yakka (Oz) and my personal fav Dunderdon (Sweedish) - been riding in couple of pairs of their trousers for going on 10yrs now. [that said sure i should have replaced them a season or two ago]

I'm not recommending this get up but I thought you might like the photo.

The tall one is Ron Jowers aged about 20. In 1957 Ron was National 50 mile champion & competition record holder - 1.55.28.

On the back of the picture is written: Isleworth to Eastbourne, 1952.
I notice all four have cycling shoes, but not much else.

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riding in jeans is shithouse, even worse when it rains, they just stick to your legs.
i cut up a pair of dickies shorts last week, just above the knee. super comfy and not to bad in the wet.

Chinos FTW

Any Endura 3/4 shorts tho the belts are shit/pointless!

twist one of the buckles half a turn

where can you get a good range of dickies stuff in london, without it costing your limbs?

ebay or tkmaxx

I'm always a fan of the denim skirt over top of the lycra, although I caught my skirt under my saddle while trying to get off last week and cut my leg open on my sprocket on the way to the pavement.

But then again, I never claim to be lady like or classy.

Jeans and lycra....hmmm leather and lace .....

jeans are death on any road geom. bike. lycra under jeans is ridiculous, sperm burning nonsense. set of mtb shorts with padding should be ok.

you all crack me up

I wear H&M Girls jeans (they're stretchy and cheap!) over lycra.

Your all cyclists, why can't you just get over jeans and wear cycle clothing.

Even though you think you look like a twat in lycra, has it not occurred to you that the cycling community thinks you look like a twat in jeans?

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You are a fucking terrible vegan considering you wear wool and now eat dairy. Always knew you were a failure you slack moral cunt.

and eat meat, and wear leather, and have a bacon tattoo. I have progressed beyond the concept of good and evil and accepted that the sole purpose of existence (or my experience of it) is my entertainment, and enjoyment. Holla!

Rock some of these bad boys on your fix from now on ;)

as the saxon rock classic says, denim and leather.
just avoid the puddle perm

Your all cyclists, why can't you just get over jeans and wear cycle clothing.

Even though you think you look like a twat in lycra, has it not occurred to you that the cycling community thinks you look like a twat in jeans?

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This would be valid were it not the case that the 'cycling community' you speak of is a bunch of cunts who no-one gives a shit about.

;-)

This would be valid were it not the case that the 'cycling community' you speak of is a bunch of cunts who no-one gives a shit about.

Smirk.

Jeans plus padded under shorts is my present commuting attire of choice. I get a comfy ride, plus I don't offend people too much when I catch the train.

#97 JimL

    Jeans plus padded under shorts is my present commuting attire of choice. I get a comfy ride, plus I don't offend people too much when I catch the train.

:)

I'm finding shorts are perfect right now...

I have recently been looking at the Rapha shorts longingly, then looking at my Bank balance with big sad eyes, so I went and bought a sewing machine from ebay for £12 and some smart trousers from uniqlo for £20 and now I have a battleship grey pair and a black pair of Raphaish plus fours!!
(the black ones were an old pair of dockers khakis)
They have the little tab on the hem, buttons, I turned up to just above the chain at full leg extention. all I need to do now is find some cheap cycling shorts cut the pad out and get them sewn in too, I bloody love 'em.

I have recently been looking at the Rapha shorts longingly, then looking at my Bank balance with big sad eyes, so I went and bought a sewing machine from ebay for £12 and some smart trousers from uniqlo for £20 and now I have a battleship grey pair and a black pair of Raphaish plus fours!!
(the black ones were an old pair of dockers khakis)
They have the little tab on the hem, buttons, I turned up to just above the chain at full leg extention. all I need to do now is find some cheap cycling shorts cut the pad out and get them sewn in too, I bloody love 'em.

You can make money doing that... http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/hell-yes/

Your all cyclists, why can't you just get over jeans and wear cycle clothing.

Even though you think you look like a twat in lycra, has it not occurred to you that the cycling community thinks you look like a twat in jeans?

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This would be valid were it not the case that the 'cycling community' you speak of is a bunch of cunts who no-one gives a shit about.

Haha, fixed gear elitism at its best.

Although typically I stick to 'function determines form' it would appear that the majority of the 'cycling community' manufacturers have a very dissimilar take on aesthetics to me... and while that is both subjective, and an entirely arrogant statement, it is clear when companies like Knog come about and make things that are cheap, do their job (reasonably well) and look good too.

That's basically the point of this whole thread, I'm over jeans, I'm just not ready for hot pants so I'm convinced there must be an alternative. That's why I turned to the good people of this forum to point me in the right direction.