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WTF is with the spandex?
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"Paul M. Hobson" wrote: Ryan Cousineau wrote: The truth is that you can just wear normal clothes. For the pants, I bought a set of Daks wool dress pants from a thrift shop, then spent $25 having them hemmed up to breeches-length (more or less a plus-two cut) with an elastic cuff. The result is a set of pants that looks endearingly dandy and wears fairly well. I'm thinking of having some of the leftover pant-cuff material stitched into the crotch area as a wear pad. Ryan! Brilliant! I know what I'm doing this weekend. -paul Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rcousin...n/photostream/ That doesn't show much detail, but if you're having a tailor or alteration shop do the work, ask for them to cuff it about 4" below the knee, and sew an elastic cuff ("blind" I think they call it) into the hem. I got about a 3/4" elastic, which is nice. I would tend towards going too long rather than too short: you want to be able to hide the cuff by flipping it up inside the bottom of the pants and blousing the pant leg over them. For a more traditional technique, you could even go with a belted and button-closed finish on the bottom. Carl Fogel will surely be able to provide you with a few dozen pictures of period-correct breeches, which were anything from fairly tight below-the-knee "breeks" to blousy plus-fours. The plus-two seems to have been fairly common in practice, too. There are numerous retailers who will sell you a more or less period-correct variant of a 3/4 knicker, in materials from synthetic to wool (I'd avoid cotton, but it's probably less awful on the bottom half of your body than the top, at least in the dry). There's also specialty golf suppliers, though I have to say that if you're keen on socks like I am, many of the common ones out there are cotton blends. If you're going to go that route, just buy knee-highs in a pattern you like from a women's hosiery retailer (...). For real actual full-calf wool socks, plain ones are fairly common, but argyle patterned ones are a specialty item. Pantherella (a famous English sock-maker for men and women) does lovely ones, and Wood's of Shropshire (woodsofshropshire.co.uk) was well priced and offered decent global shipping. A better recommendation would be to not care as much about socks as I do. It's a weird avocation, and you'll have a hard time convincing people you're stylish, not perverted. Just saying. In short, the photo of Serse and Fausto Coppi's winter training ride basically took up several months of my life as I figured out how to reproduce their outfits. I've raced cyclocross in this gear, and I looked good doing it. People still comment on my socks six months after I last wore them in that race. -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls." "In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them." |
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WTF is with the spandex?
On May 6, 8:45*pm, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rcousin...n/photostream/ Oh, wow. I expect I'm going to be seeing someone dressed like this soon on my commute. It'll be a nice contrast to the guy who wears snake-printed lycra all year and the girl in the short pleated skirts over tights. |
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WTF is with the spandex?
On 2009-05-04, Tom_Sherman wrote:
You can get wicking and breathable but normal looking "travel" clothing and ride a recumbent while wearing such in comfort. What's the point of looking normal if you're riding a recumbant? (ducking and running) :-) -- John ) |
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WTF is with the spandex?
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, Brian Huntley wrote: On May 6, 8:45*pm, Ryan Cousineau wrote: Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rcousin...n/photostream/ Oh, wow. I expect I'm going to be seeing someone dressed like this soon on my commute. It'll be a nice contrast to the guy who wears snake-printed lycra all year and the girl in the short pleated skirts over tights. More information about the girl in the short pleated skirts over tights, please. -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls." "In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them." |
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WTF is with the spandex?
John Thompson wrote:
On 2009-05-04, Tom_Sherman wrote: You can get wicking and breathable but normal looking "travel" clothing and ride a recumbent while wearing such in comfort. What's the point of looking normal if you're riding a recumbant? (ducking and running) :-) What is a "recumbant" (sic)? A recumbent sold by the now defunct "Recumbant (sic) Barn"? -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll |
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WTF is with the spandex?
Pat wrote:
Peter Cole wrote: :: :: Amen. Last year my wife was knocked down by some nimrod in full kit :: -- on a rec path loaded with peds & women pushing strollers. IIRC, Nimrod was an hunter. Did he put an arrow into her? Main Entry: Nim·rod Pronunciation: \ˈnim-ˌräd\ Function: noun Etymology: Hebrew Nimrōdh Date: 15th century 1: a descendant of Ham represented in Genesis as a mighty hunter and a king of Shinar 2: (not capitalized) : hunter 3: (not capitalized slang) : idiot, jerk |
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WTF is with the spandex?
On May 6, 10:31*pm, John Thompson wrote:
On 2009-05-04, Tom_Sherman wrote: You can get wicking and breathable but normal looking "travel" clothing and ride a recumbent while wearing such in comfort. What's the point of looking normal if you're riding a recumbant? (ducking and running) :-) Improves your chances of staying off the psychiatric ward if you're in an accident? Come to think of it, Kirpatrick Macmillian's bicycle looked a bit like a 'bent. I wonder what happened to him when he crashed since his was the first reported bicyle crash in history. John Kane Kingston ON Canada |
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WTF is with the spandex?
On May 6, 9:31*pm, John Thompson wrote:
On 2009-05-04, Tom_Sherman wrote: You can get wicking and breathable but normal looking "travel" clothing and ride a recumbent while wearing such in comfort. What's the point of looking normal if you're riding a recumbant? (ducking and running) :-) -- John ) I question the qualification: "what's the point of looking normal", is quite enough to ponder in its unqualified form. It's more than a little weird to be so preoccupied with looking "normal". Why are you so afraid that people will see though your facade and discover your true nature? You're sounding more than just a little paranoid. Once you get over this paranoia and let comfort and functionality guide your wardrobe selection rather than enslaving yourself to some fleeting notion of fashion I'm quite certain that you'll find the stuff marketed as Performance Fishing Gear (PFG) to be the bee's knees in outdoor comfort both on and off the bike. You can cover your entire body in lightweight, quick drying fabric thus protecting yourself from sun & wind and also secure your valuables in pockets that zip or button closed. While hiking, rowing, or pedaling this stuff is just the ticket... unless you're worried about dressing like your grandfather did. But as previously covered, if you're that worried about how you look you deserve to be uncomfortable. |
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DennisTheBald wrote:
On May 6, 9:31 pm, John Thompson wrote: On 2009-05-04, Tom_Sherman wrote: You can get wicking and breathable but normal looking "travel" clothing and ride a recumbent while wearing such in comfort. What's the point of looking normal if you're riding a recumbant? (ducking and running) :-) -- John ) I question the qualification: "what's the point of looking normal", is quite enough to ponder in its unqualified form. It's more than a little weird to be so preoccupied with looking "normal". Why are you so afraid that people will see though your facade and discover your true nature? You're sounding more than just a little paranoid. Once you get over this paranoia and let comfort and functionality guide your wardrobe selection rather than enslaving yourself to some fleeting notion of fashion I'm quite certain that you'll find the stuff marketed as Performance Fishing Gear (PFG) to be the bee's knees in outdoor comfort both on and off the bike. You can cover your entire body in lightweight, quick drying fabric thus protecting yourself from sun & wind and also secure your valuables in pockets that zip or button closed. While hiking, rowing, or pedaling this stuff is just the ticket... unless you're worried about dressing like your grandfather did. But as previously covered, if you're that worried about how you look you deserve to be uncomfortable. I like the idea of secure pockets, sun protection and NOT wearing the "clown suit". Does the Performance Fishing Gear [1] not bind and flap excessively while riding a 'bent? [1] This http://www.columbia.com/pfg/? -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll |
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On May 6, 8:45 pm, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rcousin...n/photostream/ Brian Huntley wrote: Oh, wow. I expect I'm going to be seeing someone dressed like this soon on my commute. It'll be a nice contrast to the guy who wears snake-printed lycra all year and the girl in the short pleated skirts over tights. Ryan Cousineau wrote: More information about the girl in the short pleated skirts over tights, please. Seconded. Brian, please straighten your priorities. -- Paul M. Hobson ..:change the f to ph to reply:. |
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