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(PeteCresswell) wrote:
> Per Craig:
>> I've got a rip-stop lightweight Gortex jacket but I can't find
>> anywhere that will do lightweight ripstop leggings.
>>
>> Anyone have ideas?
>
> Last year, I bread boarded a pair from Tyvec, figuring once I got
> them working I'd ask Penny to make a pair up for me.
>
> For me, the idea was something that would overlap my riding shoes
> like spats and, if it rained hard enough, let me put my trousers over
> top of them to prevent water accumulating in my shoes.
I'm not sure where the original post went, but I can make a few comments.
It's really hard to get a nice, close fit, especially a cycling-appropriate
fit, without fabric that has significant stretch. And you can't get
waterproof anything that has enough give to it. The new stretch goretexes
are better than a plain weave, but they do not have what it takes to be made
into tights.
I can come up with lots of variations on the gaiter/spats idea, but they are
all problematic. There has to be a good way to cinch up the leg so that the
pants leg doesn't get eaten by the chain ring; this is why tights are much
better than even a close cut pant.
I rode a lot in my soft shell pants last winter. Water beads up on them OK
but they would really suck in a down pour. They are OK for mist, light
drizzle, snow. They are wicking and breathable, so they never got to hot.
They are ( of course) a custom job and I cut them very slim through the
calf, but they still got caught by my big ring once or twice.
random thoughts.
penny
> Per Craig:
>> I've got a rip-stop lightweight Gortex jacket but I can't find
>> anywhere that will do lightweight ripstop leggings.
>>
>> Anyone have ideas?
>
> Last year, I bread boarded a pair from Tyvec, figuring once I got
> them working I'd ask Penny to make a pair up for me.
>
> For me, the idea was something that would overlap my riding shoes
> like spats and, if it rained hard enough, let me put my trousers over
> top of them to prevent water accumulating in my shoes.
I'm not sure where the original post went, but I can make a few comments.
It's really hard to get a nice, close fit, especially a cycling-appropriate
fit, without fabric that has significant stretch. And you can't get
waterproof anything that has enough give to it. The new stretch goretexes
are better than a plain weave, but they do not have what it takes to be made
into tights.
I can come up with lots of variations on the gaiter/spats idea, but they are
all problematic. There has to be a good way to cinch up the leg so that the
pants leg doesn't get eaten by the chain ring; this is why tights are much
better than even a close cut pant.
I rode a lot in my soft shell pants last winter. Water beads up on them OK
but they would really suck in a down pour. They are OK for mist, light
drizzle, snow. They are wicking and breathable, so they never got to hot.
They are ( of course) a custom job and I cut them very slim through the
calf, but they still got caught by my big ring once or twice.
random thoughts.
penny