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Six minutes to roll-out for a trip to the ophthalmologist. Yesterday
I was fretting over what to wear -- I don't want to sit around for several hours in my cycling suit, and I particularly don't want to sit in one of those lie-down chairs in a jersey with pockets in the back. So I was planning how to pin my jeans at the ankle, tie on a pants-protector, tie a garter on the other leg to keep the jeans from rubbing on my knee, take all that off when I get there, and spend five minutes putting it all back on when it's time to leave . . . Duh! My jeans, carefully folded so nothing will fall out of the pockets, are in a bag in my back pannier. Bip into the ladies' room, whip off my knickers, pull on the jeans -- elapsed time thirty seconds. I just hope I don't need my reading glasses before I get there. (I've allowed time to stop on the way.) (Um . . . that was the clock striking roll-out. I'm eating into that allowed time.) -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ The above message is a Usenet post. I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site. |
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On 09-12-2012 12:03, Joy Beeson wrote:
Six minutes to roll-out for a trip to the ophthalmologist. Yesterday I was fretting over what to wear -- I don't want to sit around for several hours in my cycling suit, and I particularly don't want to sit in one of those lie-down chairs in a jersey with pockets in the back. I've discovered that the clothes I wear to work, shop, and relax do not prevent me from biking. YMMV. -- Wes Groleau “Thinking I'm dumb gives people something to feel smug about. Why should I disillusion them?” — Charles Wallace (in _A_Wrinkle_In_Time_) |
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Joy Beeson wrote:
Six minutes to roll-out for a trip to the ophthalmologist. Yesterday I was fretting over what to wear -- I don't want to sit around for several hours in my cycling suit, and I particularly don't want to sit in one of those lie-down chairs in a jersey with pockets in the back. So I was planning how to pin my jeans at the ankle, tie on a pants-protector, tie a garter on the other leg to keep the jeans from rubbing on my knee, take all that off when I get there, and spend five minutes putting it all back on when it's time to leave . . . Duh! My jeans, carefully folded so nothing will fall out of the pockets, are in a bag in my back pannier. Bip into the ladies' room, whip off my knickers, pull on the jeans -- elapsed time thirty seconds. I just hope I don't need my reading glasses before I get there. (I've allowed time to stop on the way.) (Um . . . that was the clock striking roll-out. I'm eating into that allowed time.) I just pin my slacks with large safety pins, ones about 2" long. Unlike metal pants clips, velcro straps, rubber bands or any of the rest, they never slip loose. And gosh, think of the weight savings! ;-) -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:15:11 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote: I just pin my slacks with large safety pins, ones about 2" long. Unlike metal pants clips, velcro straps, rubber bands or any of the rest, they never slip loose. If I merely pin them at the ankles, they drag on my knees. So I also wrap a piece of twill tape around twice just under the knee and tie a bow; this keeps the pants smooth at the shins and puffy above the string. I used to use a shorter tape and wrap just once, but I sometimes had to pull the puffs back up; with the garter wrapped twice, the ease stays were I put it until I untie the tape. It was a pleasant trip, though a bit too sunny for the trip back; I look decidedly queer in my spouse's wrap-around sunglasses. Alas, I didn't find a reflective surface after I went outside put my helmet on. Went by car for today's unrelated appointment. I don't bike fasting. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net |
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If I merely pin them at the ankles, they drag on my knees.
So I also wrap a piece of twill tape around twice just under the knee and tie a bow; this keeps the pants smooth at the shins and puffy above the string. =v= Pants leggings that are big enough for my biker thighs are often too wide down at the ankles, so I hold the excess down with a velcro strap. Some pants don't take well to this, and unravel, so I take those in, making them more peg-legged. =v= Now that you mention it, the drag at the knees is also an irritation, though not one I've thought about very much. For the last few years I have mostly worn Swrve jeans and pants ( http://swrve.us/ ), which have a pair of little arrow-shaped gathers at the knee, preventing drag. (They also have a diamond-shaped gusset at the crotch, and the back of the pants are higher than the front, for biking.) =v= I know a few people who don't fit well into these jeans, so I'm fortunate that they fit me perfectly and I haven't had to take them in or tie bows or anything. Unfortunately they seem to have phased out their products for women. In fact, if the photos on the website are any indication, facial hair will soon be mandatory. _Jym_ |
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