On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:50:03 -0800 (PST), in alt.war.vietnam
" wrote:

If you need to go commute by bike, you can wear street clothes and
you'll be fine. However, even though I pretty much hate cycling
clothes, they are more comfortable and practical for riding.

I recall back in the early '80s, there was a line of clothing that
looked a lot like "normal" clothes with accomodation for cycling.
They had a shoe that worked reasonably well in a pedal and in which it
was possible to walk a short distance comfortably. I forget the name;
however, Nashbar sold them when BN was in a newsprint format.

I didn't say that bicycle clothing wasn't practical; I said that it
always seems to look so damn silly. I suspect that the manufacturers
go out of their way to make it thus!

I agree with you that any dedicated clothing is out of place in an
office environment; imagine walking in wearing a SCUBA outfit... but,
if cycles are to become a viable form of daily transportation, then
reasonable clothing will have to develop.

Jones