I commute 4km each way a couple of days per week, and with winter coming on, I'm starting to think about some pants to keep me warm (and dry when it rains).
Can anyone please recommend any pants (not necessarily bike-specific) that: - are $150 max - are visible without being totally nerdy DayGlo yellow, e.g. have reflective piping or tabs - don't flap loosely in the ankle area and risk getting caught in the chain (or at least greasy) - either quick-drying (unlike jeans!) or shower-proof (full waterproofing would be nice but not necessary) - look somewhat like normal trousers, i.e. not tights - are suitable for cycling in (albeit at a low commuting-type cadence), e.g. roomy around the knee and not too low at the back - aren't just overpants - are available in Australia / I've already looked at: - Netti - Ground Effect - Dean Woods - Kathmandu (these look OK: http://tinyurl.com/yu5lw but have no reflectivity. Could some be sewn on?)
I commute 4km each way a couple of days per week, and with winter coming on, I'm starting to think about some pants to keep me warm (and dry when it rains).
Can anyone please recommend any pants (not necessarily bike-specific) that: - are $150 max - are visible without being totally nerdy DayGlo yellow, e.g. have reflective piping or tabs - don't flap loosely in the ankle area and risk getting caught in the chain (or at least greasy) - either quick-drying (unlike jeans!) or shower-proof (full waterproofing would be nice but not necessary) - look somewhat like normal trousers, i.e. not tights - are suitable for cycling in (albeit at a low commuting-type cadence), e.g. roomy around the knee and not too low at the back - aren't just overpants - are available in Australia / I've already looked at: - Netti - Ground Effect - Dean Woods - Kathmandu (these look OK: http://tinyurl.com/yu5lw but have no reflectivity. Could some be sewn on?)
Thanks for any recommendations...
&roo/
I haven't got any specific suggestions, but it might be worth checking out some motorcycle wets. THe ones I have are dark grey so wouldn't suit your visibility requirements but then they were only $20.
It might be worth checking out some motorcycle shops.
Can anyone please recommend any pants (not necessarily bike- specific) that: - are $150 max - are visible without being totally nerdy DayGlo yellow, e.g. have reflective piping or tabs - don't flap loosely in the ankle area and risk getting caught in the chain (or at least greasy) - either quick-drying (unlike jeans!) or shower-proof (full waterproofing would be nice but not necessary) - look somewhat like normal trousers, i.e. not tights - are suitable for cycling in (albeit at a low commuting- type cadence), e.g. roomy around the knee and not too low at the back - aren't just overpants - are available in Australia / I've already looked at: - Netti - Ground Effect - Dean Woods - Kathmandu (these look OK: http://tinyurl.com/yu5lwhttp://tinyurl.com/yu5lw but have no reflectivity. Could some be sewn on?) Thanks for any recommendations... &roo/
I recommend reflective ankle bands. The kind that encircle the ankle and fasten with Velcro. Can be worn with any longs or just around bare ankles. Things low down and moving show up first in dipped headlights.
Can anyone please recommend any pants (not necessarily bike- specific) that: - are $150 max - are visible without being totally nerdy DayGlo yellow, e.g. have reflective piping or tabs - don't flap loosely in the ankle area and risk getting caught in the chain (or at least greasy) - either quick-drying (unlike jeans!) or shower-proof (full waterproofing would be nice but not necessary) - look somewhat like normal trousers, i.e. not tights - are suitable for cycling in (albeit at a low commuting- type cadence), e.g. roomy around the knee and not too low at the back - aren't just overpants - are available in Australia /
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I recommend reflective ankle bands. The kind that encircle the ankle and fasten with Velcro. Can be worn with any longs or just around bare ankles. Things low down and moving show up first in dipped headlights.
I second this recommendation, having tried many longs with all sorts of doodads on the ankles to try to prevent chain entanglement, and none quite succeeding. All the longs I've encountered involve some sort of buckled strap or string, placed too low on the trouser leg. The problem with these is that you need quite a long section (around 10in from the bottom) of the lower leg to be strapped in order to prevent entangling it on the chain, and the built-in straps don't quite do this.
Ankle bands, on the other hand, can be placed at the most appropriate place on your lower leg, even allowing a couple to be used on the one leg if needed.
I recommend reflective ankle bands. The kind that encircle the ankle and fasten with Velcro. Can be worn with any longs or just around bare ankles. Things low down and moving show up first in dipped headlights. Netti sell good ones, but plenty of others too. John Retchford
I have some blue ones, which look similar to the katmandu pants that were included with a 2ndhand bike I bought but I never use. If youre interested. let me know
re reflectivity, ankle straps are fairly good and putting refelctive tape in half a dozen gaps in the wheel rims makes an incredibly visible/eye- catching solution. apprx $5-10 in a little roll will do 4 wheels easily (and seat/post/stays, etc)
I recommend reflective ankle bands. The kind that encircle the ankle and fasten with Velcro. Can be worn with any longs or just around bare ankles. Things low down and moving show up first in dipped headlights. Netti sell good ones, but plenty of others too. John Retchford
I have some blue ones, which look similar to the katmandu pants that were included with a 2ndhand bike I bought but I never use. If youre interested. let me know
re reflectivity, ankle straps are fairly good and putting refelctive tape in half a dozen gaps in the wheel rims makes an incredibly visible/eye- catching solution. apprx $5-10 in a little roll will do 4 wheels easily (and seat/post/stays, etc)
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it amazes me that there is a trade off between looking nerdy and being killed.
cheers Pete (who would rather be laughed at than cried over)
It amazes me that you're amazed! :-)
Isn't everything is a trade-off? Isn't cycling itself one big trade-off between fitness/speed/convenience/health/fun/eco-friendliness on the one hand and getting killed/injured on the other? Wouldn't the safest solution be to drive a tank? What makes my trade-offs less valid than yours? Or don't you partake in any activities that have an element of risk?
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- are visible without being totally nerdy DayGlo yellow
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it amazes me that there is a trade off between looking nerdy and being killed.
cheers Pete (who would rather be laughed at than cried over)
It amazes me that you're amazed! :-)
Isn't everything is a trade-off? Isn't cycling itself one big trade-off between fitness/speed/convenience/health/fun/eco-friendliness on the one hand and getting killed/injured on the other? Wouldn't the safest solution be to drive a tank? What makes my trade-offs less valid than yours? Or don't you partake in any activities that have an element of risk?
&roo
Maybe you ride in an area where dayglo yellow _is_ a risk ? 😉
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re reflectivity, ankle straps are fairly good and putting refelctive tape in half a dozen gaps in the wheel rims makes an incredibly visible/eye- catching solution. apprx $5-10 in a little roll will do 4 wheels easily (and seat/post/stays, etc)
Where do you get the reflective tape ?
I was actually thinking about putting some on the rims myself this evening before I read this post!
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"Andrew Swan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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- are visible without being totally nerdy DayGlo yellow
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it amazes me that there is a trade off between looking nerdy and being killed.
cheers Pete (who would rather be laughed at than cried over)
It amazes me that you're amazed! :-)
Isn't everything is a trade-off? Isn't cycling itself one big trade-off between fitness/speed/convenience/health/fun/eco-friendliness on the one hand and getting killed/injured on the other? Wouldn't the safest solution be to drive a tank?
Dont get me started about how safe Cycling actually is :-). This just starts one of those statistic wars.
What makes my trade-offs less valid than
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yours?
Cause they are mine of course :-). No I realise that some people are young at times and looking good is more important than other things. I guess I just dont care what people think of me.
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Or don't you partake in any activities that have an element of risk?
I am alive... That is risky in itself. The safest place to be would be dead. There is a book somewhere... Cant remember exact title... Something about paranoids guide to death... It gives you the statistical likelihood you will be killed sleeping in bed, walking to the letterbox and other inane life duties. Very funny actually.
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:08:56 +1000, Ray <[email hidden]>
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re reflectivity, ankle straps are fairly good and putting refelctive tape in half a dozen gaps in the wheel rims makes an incredibly visible/eye- catching solution. apprx $5-10 in a little roll will do 4 wheels easily (and seat/post/stays, etc)
Where do you get the reflective tape ?
I was actually thinking about putting some on the rims myself this evening before I read this post!
Cheers Ray
I have two different types of reflective tape on the rims of my 2 bikes: - Silver. Doesn't look very "reflective" in daylight, but it does actually show up when you shine a light on it in the dark. Comes in a roll like flyingdutch says. All bike shops should have this I think. Dean Woods Direct has it too I think. - Yellow fluoro like the Netti ankle straps. Very bright. Around $15 for about 40cm, comes in a plastic packet, some bike shops have it (in Melb, Lawrencia, Goldcross Camberwell).
I'll probably just go for the silver one next time - it seems a bit more durable than the fluoro, which is only attached to its sticky backing tape at the edges.
