Looks like they have, well for winter anyway.il padrone wrote:It would not surprise me if GE came out with a merino-blend for their knicks too.
Andrew
Postby Aushiker » Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:02 pm
Looks like they have, well for winter anyway.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
I dunno about merino, but cycling shorts (and jerseys) were definitely wool when I started my cycling career - with a real chamois insert too. They were bloody uncomfortable and got clammy and saggy in Darwin's tropical humidity, but were still better than anything else to sit on my old Brooks bumsplitter.Aushiker wrote:Merino bike shorts ... think I will pass
Postby human909 » Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:59 pm
I've been meaning to get some merino cycling nicks. I love merino.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
Rapha socks... love em to death!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
No they don't. They have 'lycra' (aka spandex), not 'Lycra (R)'. I've checked..Aushiker wrote:BTW those Ground Effect ones have Lycra in them
...and the factory that produces the HyperActive fabric has Bluesign accreditation too.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
You've been led correctly. "Lycra" is nothing but a brand name to describe nylon-elastane type fabric.il padrone wrote:I have been led to believe that lycra and spandex are the same fabric essentially Just different names in different regions of the world.
Postby Aushiker » Thu Jan 17, 2013 1:50 am
That is what Wikipedia seems to suggest ...il padrone wrote:I have been led to believe that lycra and spandex are the same fabric essentially Just 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
Do not you want to show off all your curves and freshly shaven legs?Nobody wrote:It is.warthog1 wrote:It's not.Mrfenejeans wrote:I never considered "Not wearing" lycra as an option
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
Shorts a la stubbies or shorts a la knee length? Riding to work in summer (>25C) I wear knee-length shorts with few problems.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
Total agreement.il padrone wrote:Shorts a la stubbies or shorts a la knee length? Riding to work in summer (>25C) I wear knee-length shorts with few problems.boss wrote:I rode home in shorts and boxer briefs and it was horrible. And it was only 6km.
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
If you're lucky (and many people are) the saddle should be the right shape and comfy, if hard, from day one. Generally you can expect 1000-1200kms to get it well broken in, but you can also buy pre-aged saddles now that are pretty right from the start.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
Shorts were slim fitting chino style.il padrone wrote:Shorts a la stubbies or shorts a la knee length? Riding to work in summer (>25C) I wear knee-length shorts with few problems.boss wrote:I rode home in shorts and boxer briefs and it was horrible. And it was only 6km.
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
I ride 18km to work and 20KM home, shorts all year round and jocks. No problems with my original saddle (just the standard Giant CRX saddle with some gel padding) and now no problems with the brooks B17. Only wear boxers to bed.il padrone wrote:Shorts a la stubbies or shorts a la knee length? Riding to work in summer (>25C) I wear knee-length shorts with few problems.boss wrote:I rode home in shorts and boxer briefs and it was horrible. And it was only 6km.
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
It really depends on one's body 'shape' and proportions. I've seen a few people around Perth who look really good in cycling kit; fit, strong, athletic and pro. Seeing some of these cyclists actually makes me want to get a roadie and wear kit as well some days. Wearing looser fitting civvies/touring kit and riding a heavy, slow touring bike everywhere is all well and good but does get annoying sometimes.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
pro team bib knicks come in heaps of colours - shorts/pants, not so common.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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