Calling Penny...

I have a tube of superglue that I've used to mend holes in lycra.

Fire up MTB 03

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Got a little problem I hope you can help me with. I've got a nice pair of Pearl Izumi bib shorts
that I absolutely love. End of last season I was on

a

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ride and crashed, tearing a small (1/4"😉 V shaped hole in them, right on

the

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rear. Not a problem for solo rides, but no one will ride a paceline with

me

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anymore...

Anyway, any expert tips on fixing lycra?

Don't you have a collection of HoMotel sewing kits?!?

Threadbare Bill

Josh said:

Anyway, any expert tips on fixing lycra?

Get an good old patch of your choice (He-Man, Spiderman, Batman, Turtles etc etc) and sew that bad
boy on there.

Enjoy.

--
Matt

Fear of a flat planet

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"Josh" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Got a little problem I hope you can help me with. I've got a nice pair

of

Quoted message said:

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Pearl Izumi bib shorts that I absolutely love. End of last season I was

on

Quoted message said:

a

Quoted message said:

ride and crashed, tearing a small (1/4"😉 V shaped hole in them, right on

the

Quoted message said:

rear. Not a problem for solo rides, but no one will ride a paceline with

me

Quoted message said:

anymore...

Anyway, any expert tips on fixing lycra?

Don't you have a collection of HoMotel sewing kits?!?

Threadbare Bill

Beg your pardon?

Matt says:

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Get an good old patch of your choice (He-Man, Spiderman, Batman, Turtles etc etc) and sew that bad
boy on there.

You mean, like this one?

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Yeah, something like that. Especially if its on his [censored]!

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Matt

Fear of a flat planet

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"Sorni" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Josh" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Got a little problem I hope you can help me with. I've got a nice pair

of

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Pearl Izumi bib shorts that I absolutely love. End of last season I

was

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on

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a

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ride and crashed, tearing a small (1/4"😉 V shaped hole in them, right

on

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the

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rear. Not a problem for solo rides, but no one will ride a paceline

with

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me

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anymore...

Anyway, any expert tips on fixing lycra?

Don't you have a collection of HoMotel sewing kits?!?

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Beg your pardon?

My way of suggesting using a needle and thread to sew up the tear. (Most guys don't have supplies
other than those little sewing kits we steal from hotel and/or motel rooms.)

Nevermind.

Bill

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Matt says:

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Get an good old patch of your choice (He-Man, Spiderman, Batman, Turtles etc etc) and sew that
bad boy on there.

You mean, like this one?

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Steve

WANT ONE!!

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Quoted message said:

Got a little problem I hope you can help me with. I've got a nice pair of Pearl Izumi bib shorts
that I absolutely love. End of last season I was on

a

Quoted message said:

ride and crashed, tearing a small (1/4"😉 V shaped hole in them, right on

the

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rear. Not a problem for solo rides, but no one will ride a paceline with

me

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anymore...

Anyway, any expert tips on fixing lycra?

Thanks.

Josh

I used a piece of lycra (same colour), from an old pair of swimming trunks that I'd kept by for just
such an occassion. Then used a sowing machine to sow patch on with a 'springy' stitch to allow
movement and prevent pulling. Works great and several folks have said they thought it was a pocket,
despite the fact it's slap bang in the middle of my right butt cheek!! HTHBDIW (hope that helps but
doubt it will ;-) Dave. Penny....? ....Penny...... er....help required over here....Penny!??!

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that I'd kept by for just such an occassion. Then used a sowing machine to sow patch on with a
'springy' stitch to allow movement and prevent

pulling.

oink oink

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

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that I'd kept by for just such an occassion. Then used a sowing machine

to

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sow patch on with a 'springy' stitch to allow movement and prevent

pulling.

oink oink

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

must write 100 times Sew, sewing, sew, sewing, sew, sewing, sew, sewing.... You sew and sow, Phil!!
It was late and it's bad enough being able to use a 'sewing' machine, let alone knowing how to spell
it correctly ;-) But thanks anyway, Dave.

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must write 100 times Sew, sewing, sew, sewing, sew, sewing, sew, sewing.... You sew and sow, Phil!!
It was late and it's bad enough being able to use a 'sewing' machine, let alone knowing how to
spell it correctly ;-) But thanks anyway, Dave.

Don't be too hard on yourself, at least they both have definitions. 🙂

-Slash
--
"Ebert Victorious"

- The Onion

Matthew Paterson said:

Josh said:

Anyway, any expert tips on fixing lycra?

Get an good old patch of your choice (He-Man, Spiderman, Batman, Turtles etc etc) and sew that bad
boy on there.

Depending on the size of the hole, you may need to stretch the underlying lycra layer to its final
proportions on your body when sewing on the patch--otherwise, the patch won't stretch when the lycra
does and you'll have an interesting pucker effect. Put the shorts on & pin the patch or whatever in
place (have someone help you if you're not coordinated enough), take off the shorts with patch
pinned in place, then sew the patch on.

gabrielle

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Matthew Paterson said:

Josh said:

Anyway, any expert tips on fixing lycra?

Get an good old patch of your choice (He-Man, Spiderman, Batman, Turtles etc etc) and sew that
bad boy on there.

Depending on the size of the hole, you may need to stretch the underlying lycra layer to its final
proportions on your body when sewing on the patch--otherwise, the patch won't stretch when the
lycra does and you'll have an interesting pucker effect. Put the shorts on & pin the patch or
whatever in place (have someone help you if you're not coordinated enough), take off the shorts
with patch pinned in place, then sew the patch on.

gabrielle

If you're a real man you'll just get the helpful someone to apply an iron-on patch while you've got
the shorts and patch on and in place.
--
Westie

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Matthew Paterson said:

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:35:16 +0000, Josh wrote:

> Anyway, any expert tips on fixing lycra?

Get an good old patch of your choice (He-Man, Spiderman, Batman, Turtles etc etc) and sew that
bad boy on there.

Depending on the size of the hole, you may need to stretch the underlying lycra layer to its
final proportions on your body when sewing on the patch--otherwise, the patch won't stretch when
the lycra does and you'll have an interesting pucker effect. Put the shorts on & pin the patch or
whatever in place (have someone help you if you're not coordinated enough), take off the shorts
with patch pinned in place, then sew the patch on.

gabrielle

If you're a real man you'll just get the helpful someone to apply an iron-on patch while you've
got the shorts and patch on and in place.

I cut a piece of matchig lycra about 1-2 " larger than the hole, sew it on with a zig zag,
don'twoory about stretching it to fit.

Gabrielle is sewing goddess #2 so her method is good too. I get to do my own after my launch into
the bushes, nice butt air conditioning created when I pre rode the NORBA XC course with the medic
team. All they did was laugh and ask if they could make the hole biggger...

( Iam home for about an hour, I go back for more heat and dust and the finals .....)

Penny