Thanks Patrick for the initial review. I have been looking to replace my nylon cycling pants. This could be an excellent alternative. Edgar
> On 11 Sep 2018, at 5:50 AM, 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch > <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > I’ll get around to doing a medium term review with photos etc on my blog, but > wanted to give initial impressions of my newly arrived bespoke amazing tweed > adventure cycling breeks by Spencer’s Trousers of Yorkshire (not to be > confused with England. Grin.). > > Wow! Without the least bit of hyperbole, these are the best fitting > pants/shorts/breeks I’ve ever put on. They look sharp just standing, have > plenty of room to freely move, squat, kneel, ride, et al, all while fitting > my waist so not belt is required (but they put on wider than usual 1.5” loops > for my belt/knife). My wife, though she knows the cost ($200, tweed bespoke > w/ shipping), immediately said “We need to get you more of those!” Yeah, I > need all the help I can get, and these help. Evidently a lot. Grin. > > I just rode an initial ride in 80˚F and these breathed beautifully and didn’t > feel too warm even on a climb with direct sun, moving slowly and no breeze. > We’ll see as I end up sitting around in hot weather, presuming we get some > still. Still, riding they felt much better than most nylon MTB breeks I’ve > been using (which fit my like a garbage bag held on with a belt to give room > to move), and as good as Compass’ knickers (snicker snicker), which I had > other issues with (pilling nylon being the deal breaker, both pairs, and > that’s now considered “normal wear”). Will these work in the height of > summer? Possibly passably, and certainly bikepacking in the highlands, but > they will definitely work for fall, winter, and spring, which around here is > 11 months of the year. Grin. > > I washed them (hand wash, cold, with Eucla-something wool wash, no rinse) and > am their drying rack as I speak. I’m impressed with how quickly these dry. > Must be a tight spin on the tweed yarns to not let in too much moisture! That > bodes beautifully for wet and cold weather to come. Grin. > > https://www.spencers-trousers.com/ > > Their site is light on photos, which is frustrating. The breeks came with a > nice brochure that would have been helpful in PDF form on the site. I got > velcro knee closure, 2 back pockets with flaps, and requested extra room in > the hips by 2” and extra length even from cycling breeks for “floor living” > positions of squatting, kneeling, cross legged, etc, which really challenge > off the rack pants/breeks). Anyway, their instagram site has more photos: > https://www.instagram.com/spencerstrousers/ > > With abandon, > Patrick > > www.CredoFamily.org > www.MindYourHeadCoop.org > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
