Bike to work clothes - anyone try?

[moose8]

http://www.betabrand.com/bike-to-work.html

Has anyone tried these? I couldn't get the search function to work, so apologies if it's already been covered. I kind of want the dress pants.

[dustyrider]

http://www.betabrand.com/bike-to-work.html

Has anyone tried these? I couldn't get the search function to work, so apologies if it's already been covered. I kind of want the dress pants.

Interesting pants. i have a 15 mile commute, for the direct route, most rides home turn into a ride, so i wear a chamois.
I also encounter troubles with the search feature, sometimes.

[Louis]

Rapha wannabees.

[csm]

That is a painful website to navigate with an iPad.


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[Toddtwenty2]

I just started thinking about a better pair of pants for biking to work. I only go 6 miles each way, so I wear jeans a lot of the time to eliminate the hassle of changing when I get to the office (fairly casual workplace). The cotton wears out really quickly, and I'm on my third pair of jeans in the last 8 months. These are also mostly cotton, so I don't see them being any better.

Any recommendations out there for a pant that is more durable than standard jeans, but wouldn't involve changing in a bathroom stall?

[spaced_ghost]

Rapha wannabees.


oh come off it. Rapha is its own wannabe, for one thing, and for another, everything about bikes, and about clothes for that matter, was started by one company and picked up by others.

[Likes2ridefar]

i want the shiny silver shorts.

chrome makes some nice pants for commuting.

[nighthawk]

http://www.betabrand.com/bike-to-work.html

Has anyone tried these? I couldn't get the search function to work, so apologies if it's already been covered. I kind of want the dress pants.

I tried a pair of the bike-to-work pants, and honestly I didn't really care for the way they fit me. The construction is fine.. not remarkably durable, but certainly not cheap materials either. To me the leg bottoms are a bit too bulky with all that reflective material on the inside. Since I never roll my pants up when I'm on a bike, I find the bulk of that material really annoying. Also, if you have to tailor the legs shorter than the one size they sell them at (which I did have to do).. .your hem ends up being a mess with all that material, too.

Long story short.. I won't buy another pair. But, they're "OK".

[eippo1]

Don't know about these but Sverve and Outlier stuff is tried and true good stuff for this kind of thing. Outlier is a bit expensive, but very nice and durable. I'll prob. Try out the adverse pants soon.

[Louis]

oh come off it. Rapha is its own wannabe, for one thing, and for another, everything about bikes, and about clothes for that matter, was started by one company and picked up by others.

I'm no Raphisti - it was a joke.

[nighthawk]

I just started thinking about a better pair of pants for biking to work. I only go 6 miles each way, so I wear jeans a lot of the time to eliminate the hassle of changing when I get to the office (fairly casual workplace). The cotton wears out really quickly, and I'm on my third pair of jeans in the last 8 months. These are also mostly cotton, so I don't see them being any better.

Any recommendations out there for a pant that is more durable than standard jeans, but wouldn't involve changing in a bathroom stall?

I wear Rapha's trousers at my office.. but I haven't put many miles in them on the bike... I'll get back to you in a few months as I plan on commuting in them throughout the spring and summer.

[ckamp]

I like the sizing comparison tool they have. Neat, 36 length.