This may seem like a hassle, but it really isn't too much trouble, depending on where you live, and can be quite cheap: I'll make a run through the local thrift/Goodwill stores looking for decent pants. I try to find merino wool, but some of the funkier fabrics work quite well. Then, I have the pants converted into shorts or knickers via hemming and pegging.
A couple years ago, I acquired a live-in seamstress and this really helps. Her improvements included removing the front pockets and sewing the opening down so that there is less friction when churning the legs. I ask her to leave one rear pocket functional, which is where I normally tote a camera. She recently felt overworked and taught me how to do the same alterations on the sewing machine. They really are quite easy, as long as you have someone to pin you initially to get a proper fit. So far, I have plus-four and plus-two knicker conversions, along with several shorts conversions. Currently, I'm working on an easy approach to adding in a gusset. Overall, though, I like the fact that I can get the features I want and a good fit. Also, if I'm patient enough in searching a couple of shops over a period of a couple of months, I can usually find a fabric I like. All for less than $10 a piece. Anyway, here are some pics: http://tinyurl.com/23vldvc http://tinyurl.com/2dojop6 http://tinyurl.com/2ahuvl2 http://tinyurl.com/2c4zkz8 http://tinyurl.com/2429prc Best, Lee On Oct 3, 6:34 pm, jim_OLP <j...@landoloons.com> wrote: > Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for > cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the > circus. I mean pants, not lycra tights. And not rain pants, which > tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange. I > want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't > flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain, > preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle. I need pockets > too. > > Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen. > > I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch. Just too > conspicuous. "Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get > them?" > > It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex > tights. > > Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without > the 2-tone color scheme? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
