il padrone wrote:It would not surprise me if GE came out with a merino-blend for their knicks too.
Looks like they have, well for winter anyway.

Andrew
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Postby Aushiker » Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:02 pm
il padrone wrote:It would not surprise me if GE came out with a merino-blend for their knicks too.
Postby il padrone » Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:03 pm
Postby RonK » Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:48 pm
Aushiker wrote:Merino bike shorts ... think I will pass
Postby human909 » Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:59 pm
il padrone wrote:Ohh, disappointingly low % of merino. I have some Rapha items that are 100% merino (lovely road socks and a retro road jersey) and they are wickedly soft on the skin to wear
Postby Lukeyboy » Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:13 pm
il padrone wrote:Ohh, disappointingly low % of merino. I have some Rapha items that are 100% merino (lovely road socks and a retro road jersey) and they are wickedly soft on the skin to wear
Postby elStado » Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:41 pm
Aushiker wrote:BTW those Ground Effect ones have Lycra in them
Ground Effect wrote:We get our Hyperactive fabric manufactured in Italy, and our Intercool in Auckland. The same Auckland mill also makes our nylon-lycra. I use a small 'l' in Lycra because we don't actually use "Lycra", but use the term lycra as a generic way of describing stretch-knit fabric. 'Nylon-elastane' is unlikely to mean much to most of our audience.
Postby il padrone » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:06 pm
Postby elStado » Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:15 am
il padrone wrote:I have been led to believe that lycra and spandex are the same fabric essentiallyJust different names in different regions of the world.
Postby Aushiker » Thu Jan 17, 2013 1:50 am
il padrone wrote:I have been led to believe that lycra and spandex are the same fabric essentiallyJust different names in different regions of the world.
Postby kb » Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:25 am
Postby njc » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:16 am
Nobody wrote:It is.warthog1 wrote:Mrfenejeans wrote:I never considered "Not wearing" lycra as an option
It's not.
Plenty of people wear plain clothing that don't have to be the fastest.
Postby schroeds » Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:24 pm
Postby boss » Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:29 pm
Postby il padrone » Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:34 pm
boss wrote:I rode home in shorts and boxer briefs and it was horrible. And it was only 6km.
Postby Mulger bill » Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:56 pm
il padrone wrote:boss wrote:I rode home in shorts and boxer briefs and it was horrible. And it was only 6km.
Shorts a la stubbies or shorts a la knee length? Riding to work in summer (>25C) I wear knee-length shorts with few problems.
Boxer briefs? I'll leave them for the boxers. Jocks all the way, and again no problems on my 10km commute. Maybe the leather saddle helps there ??
Postby outnabike » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:01 pm
Postby Aushiker » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:29 pm
Postby il padrone » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:44 pm
outnabike wrote:just as an aside, how long would you say it takes to break in a new leather saddle?
Postby boss » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:10 pm
il padrone wrote:boss wrote:I rode home in shorts and boxer briefs and it was horrible. And it was only 6km.
Shorts a la stubbies or shorts a la knee length? Riding to work in summer (>25C) I wear knee-length shorts with few problems.
Boxer briefs? I'll leave them for the boxers. Jocks all the way, and again no problems on my 10km commute. Maybe the leather saddle helps there ??
Postby Metor » Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:34 pm
Postby munga » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:23 pm
Postby DavidS » Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:27 pm
il padrone wrote:boss wrote:I rode home in shorts and boxer briefs and it was horrible. And it was only 6km.
Shorts a la stubbies or shorts a la knee length? Riding to work in summer (>25C) I wear knee-length shorts with few problems.
Boxer briefs? I'll leave them for the boxers. Jocks all the way, and again no problems on my 10km commute. Maybe the leather saddle helps there ??
Postby elantra » Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:33 pm
Postby elStado » Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:36 pm
DavidS wrote:Munga, I suppose I am lycra neutral. I consider lycra to be a fashion crime but I can see the practicality of it and also take the view that if people want to commit fashion crimes they are well within their rights to do so. That said, lycra is a practical and not fashion item, so what it looks like is actually not part of the design brief. I have now bought one cycling jersey and will get a few more, but lycra shorts will never grace my bike, each to their own.
DS
Postby munga » Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:20 pm
elantra wrote:I just wish that Lycra pants came in more colours.
Black is not very flattering.
More colour = more visible = more safe
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