On Sun, 20 Dec 2015 00:45:00 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

I note that Jan Heine (of _Bicycle Quarterly_ and Compass Bicycles) is
now pushing cycling knickers.
https://www.compasscycle.com/shop/co...pass-knickers/

Blog bookmarked.

I'm not sure where they fit on your spectrum of "comfortable" vs. "fashion."

I don't have to decide -- they don't come in women's sizes.

"Synthetic" is only slightly more specific than "fabric". Sometimes I
don't get on at all well with polyester -- I once had to Goodwill an
absolutely gorgeous dress because it contained a small percentage of
polyester -- so I need a little more detail before mail-ordering a
synthetic garment.

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http://wlweather.net/pagesew/LINJERSY_files/25NJB.jpg

I don't know how many years I've been wearing knickers, but I've worn
out at least three pairs.

And a pair lasts more than one season.

Just made use of the ammo box -- twice, because I tore a pattern off
the "my pants" nail while getting down, and had to plug the iron into
the outlet in the ceiling to mend it. Um, three times because after
ironing a patch onto the pattern, I had to hang it up again.

Anyhow, the knickers pattern says I made the cotton-linen pair in 2009
and my current pair in 2011. I made at least two pairs of pure linen
before resorting to a blend. (Sometimes a blend of cotton and linen
is better than either used alone. This fabric was not one of those
blends.)

I wonder whether the pattern I used for the earlier knickers is still
on the nail, but I can just barely reach it even when standing on an
ammo box, and I'm not that curious.


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