Chain / trouser protection?

Pete Cresswell said:

Per [email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

It has to be black ?!?

Actually mine are white.

But they do get greasy.

Also, wearing white sox to work may get one accused of
impersonating an engineer.

The solution to that problem is to be an engineer.

(Yes, I wear white socks [1] to work).

[1] White Sox is a baseball team.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
When did ignorance of biology become a "family value"?

Doug Smith W9WI said:

doug.landau said:

Quoted message said:

11" black socks: tuck the pants into the sock.

It has to be black ?!?

Elsewhere, the OP says he's in Chicago -- so Black Sox are probably a
really bad idea...

Say it ain't so, Joe!

But the Chicago White Sox have in recent years worn socks colors other
than white, including black:
<http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20050918/ai_n15710023>.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
When did ignorance of biology become a "family value"?

Jose who? said:

Pete Biggs said:

They're of limited use anyway. Unfastened trouser bottoms get dirty even
when the bike has a full chain guard - because the outside of the guard and
cranks quickly get dirty from road dust and muck.

I still think that an oily chain is far, far worse - besides, I still
haven't foiund a way to wash out a chain oil mark from trousers -
short of using a pair of scisors, that is ;-P

Quoted message said:

Using clips or tucking trousers into socks might look silly but is not
really much trouble. Plus your ankles will be warmer and more aerodynamic

I've tried that before. Trouble is that clips or the velcro fasteners
would only last 1 ride - after that I could never remember where I had
stored them :-(

I always store pant clips and cycling gloves by hanging them from the
handlebars of the bicycle.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
When did ignorance of biology become a "family value"?

On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 18:29:22 -0000, Rob Morley <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Hint - velcro straps can be attached to various parts of the bike. :-)

Indeed, I'm planning on losening the pant and tight the strap around
the leg while doing my errands, and around the handlebar or the top
tube, once back into the garage or while riding without jeans.

Thanks,
Jose

On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 18:29:22 -0000, Rob Morley <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Hint - velcro straps can be attached to various parts of the bike. :-)

Indeed, I'm planning on losening the pant and tight the strap around
the leg while doing my errands, and around the handlebar or the top
tube, once back into the garage or while riding without jeans.

Thanks,
Jose

Pete Biggs said:

Jay said:

"Jose" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 17:56:29 -0500, "Jay" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> I guess my rubber bands do not merit style points, but I think I am
> in the running for the lowest weight solution, and lowest $.

On seconf thoughts, I may begin to like your solution: even if I keep
loosing the elastic bands - like I've done with the velcro straps,
they're so cheap, that I really couldn't care much.

Thanks Jay!

You are right, that is how I look at it. I am a little surprised that
more RBT / RBM regulars do not use rubber bands. Perhaps they would
need to actually buy the rubber bands, which would obviously be a
negative. In my case, we get a million of these rubber bands, which
have a fairly short life span. They dry out, I guess.

The red Royal Mail ones are UV-degradeable. Might explain why so many are
dropped on the ground and quickly disintegrate.

last i heard they where red so they could be spotted than degradeable,
though they are, a weaker band than the older normal bands RM used to
use is fairly evident.

Quoted message said:

~PB

roger
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Matt O'Toole said:

Michael Press said:

Trouser clips are tradition among discerning bicyclists. No one will
look askance. Wear them proudly.

Everyone used to wear them, but I haven't seen them in a bike shop for 20
years.

Matt O.

bought some a few weeks ago at my local bike shop...

roger
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Pete Biggs said:

Jay said:

"Jose" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 17:56:29 -0500, "Jay" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> I guess my rubber bands do not merit style points, but I think I am
> in the running for the lowest weight solution, and lowest $.

On seconf thoughts, I may begin to like your solution: even if I keep
loosing the elastic bands - like I've done with the velcro straps,
they're so cheap, that I really couldn't care much.

Thanks Jay!

You are right, that is how I look at it. I am a little surprised that
more RBT / RBM regulars do not use rubber bands. Perhaps they would
need to actually buy the rubber bands, which would obviously be a
negative. In my case, we get a million of these rubber bands, which
have a fairly short life span. They dry out, I guess.

The red Royal Mail ones are UV-degradeable. Might explain why so many are
dropped on the ground and quickly disintegrate.

last i heard they where red so they could be spotted than degradeable,
though they are, a weaker band than the older normal bands RM used to
use is fairly evident.

Quoted message said:

~PB

roger
--
www.rogermerriman.com

Matt O'Toole said:

Michael Press said:

Trouser clips are tradition among discerning bicyclists. No one will
look askance. Wear them proudly.

Everyone used to wear them, but I haven't seen them in a bike shop for 20
years.

Matt O.

bought some a few weeks ago at my local bike shop...

roger
--
www.rogermerriman.com