I can’t really advise on clothes, because I sew most of the clothes I wear, but unfortunately my hand made skirts and dresses don’t really work on the bike. I wore a handmade grey dress recently when I was using my Cheviot, which has an unguarded triple, on my car’s hitch mount rack, and I managed to plant a big chainring mark on the front of the skirt while lifting the bike onto the rack. Luckily I was able to get the stain out by rubbing it with Mexican Zote laundry soap and cold water, then laundering as normal. My favorite pants for bike riding were the sadly discontinued REI Kornati, which have a little horizontal loop at knee level on the outside of each side of the knee, and a vertical hanging strap on the insides of the legs, with two parts of plastic snap on the end of the strap. They are unnoticeable when then pants are worn unrolled, but gather up each side of the legs when the straps are snapped through the loop. My handmade jeans are all narrow enough legs that I just fold them up out of the way, but my company’s dress code only allows jeans on Fridays. For footwear I like Xero shoes, which are very thin soled. I have the Mesa Trail, Kelso and a knit slip on style called Oswego which I don’t think they carry any more. They work well for my small wide feet and have enough grip on the pedals. On Sunday, September 10, 2023 at 5:03:42 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
> What a delight to wake up to Luke’s post. I am completely charmed. I love > these photos and that Luke has thought his style through and made very > specific decisions about what to wear. I love black on black and the JMMs > all the jewelry because “men need accessories”! > > You and the bike look awesome. This is so fun. > > On Sep 9, 2023, at 11:27 PM, Luke Hendrickson <phendr...@paulpath.net> > wrote: > > I rly like wearing all black for ease and cause I’m super lazy. My go to > is Ben Davis pants cut into shorts (I like pants that sit at my true waist > and have roomy thighs). I also love Vans since they grip flat pedals very, > very well. I couple that fit with a WoolyWarm when it’s chillier. I live > that sweater, but it’s not the most fashionable lol. I don’t have riding > specific sunglasses so I just wear my JMMs and I also wear all of my > jewelry bc rings are cool and men need accessories. > > > On Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 6:46:40 PM UTC-7 Garth wrote: > >> Well hey, you can make your own pant leg keepers by purchasing some >> elastic bungee cord and a cord lock. Any camping/outdoor store sells it by >> the foot and cord locks come in a variety of shapes. That way you can get >> creative and wrap your leg as high or low as you like by criss-crossing or >> any other pattern you come up with ! I've even used good ol' bandanas in a >> pinch. With the cord your pants retain their color as all you see is the >> little black cord wrapped around your leg. Some places may have have >> colored cord. A sewing supplier might also. >> >> I noticed in the photo Leah posted of her ankle with grease stain the >> cuff appears , how do I say ..... all flared out. I'd suggest when you wrap >> your leg, pull your pants taught at the front, then fold the excess fabric >> around the outside of your leg so there's no excess fabric hanging out. >> Then put on your straps, leaving enough play for the knee to bend freely. >> >> As for what I wear, since I've gone back to deep drop bar road bike >> setups, I'm more in to road wear than ever as it's very functional and >> serves a very specific purpose. I had already been wearing bib shorts for >> the last 5 years, but since going lower and lower in drop none of my >> previous clothing works, there's, there's too much bulk and zippers rubbing >> on shorts, none of which is any good ! >> I do have my own style and have a preference for certain color and >> combos. Even riding road clothes, you can dress "nice'. ..... as it's >> simply a mater of self respect. Most sold colors of subtle combos of >> complimentary colors, no silly patterns or other weird things some clothes >> designers come up with. Mostly it's European styles as I find their sense >> of function and style very relatable, unlike American stuff ! >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/jGhYsxrB7Lg/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bc8bcdf1-6f81-4391-82b8-4da12de6ab9cn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bc8bcdf1-6f81-4391-82b8-4da12de6ab9cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > <4617D347-4BF6-443E-8AFC-3F8517A10BD6.jpeg> > <75662EAB-CC0C-4506-8C79-8D20BB6AFCB0.jpeg> > <2A25DBCB-2B8D-4222-8EE2-E8F35C31FA75.jpeg> > <3AF5F931-BB7E-4B69-8DE9-9B9F70783624.jpeg> > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2dae6341-c466-4f24-8c83-31ae66b26099n%40googlegroups.com.
