Anyone here attempted to repair a pair of torn shorts?
I ripped the backside of my favorite bib shorts in a wreck and was contemplating repair rather than just chunking them in the garbage. These are not Assos bib shorts, but they are still expensive.
One option is having a seamstress sew two seams together because the material tore between a seam on the upper side of the pad and a panel seam. The space between the two seams is about 1/2". I think it would only be noticeable if some were drafting rather close.
The other is using seam tape, but I don't know much about this material or if it would hold. Something like McNett Melco seam tape that is applied with an iron.
Anyone else tried to salvage a pair of shorts? An most importantly since this will keep those drafting from seeing something horrendous if the repair breaks loose on the backside, will the repair hold? :eek: 🙂
Anyone here attempted to repair a pair of torn shorts?
One option is having a seamstress sew two seams together... The other is using seam tape...
I wouldn't recommend the tape, the stretchiness of the repair must match the stretchiness of the cloth being repaired and I don't think the tape is up to that. Besides, few tapes cope well with repeated washings. A seamstress is probably a better option, she should have a sewing machine capable of the special stitch needed to reach a good result on stretchy materials.
Thanks dabac, I knew someone here would know about textiles and tapes.
I believe my mother in law is probably qualified and has the equipment to make the mend. I will check with the next time I see her.
My friends will be surprised if I get these shorts back in action, but they may not be too happy if the seam doesn't hold. I was fortunate to get all the blood removed from them.
My friends will be surprised if I get these shorts back in action, ...
Wear them with pride, things like that is a sure way to separate the riders from the posers...
Felt_Rider said:
..but they may not be too happy if the seam doesn't hold, ...
Gives you a great excuse to drop to the rear of the pack... Besides, the last years fashion of low-slung jeans have made people fairly tolerant of exposed backsides...
Felt_Rider said:
I was fortunate to get all the blood removed from them. ...
Ouch! I don't know if I wanted to hear that. Glad to hear that you're still riding though.
I tried repairing a pair of bibs I crashed in. Kinda tough when there are chunks of material mising. Didn't look all that great, especially with all the blood stains, but since they were a team kit they got me through the season. A pal schredded a shoulder panel and got a surprising good repair job done at the local korean taylor. Guy took out the ripped panel and replaced it with a new piece. Aside from their being no logos on it, it was a perfect job.
Gives you a great excuse to drop to the rear of the pack... Besides, the last years fashion of low-slung jeans have made people fairly tolerant of exposed backsides...
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Ouch! I don't know if I wanted to hear that. Glad to hear that you're still riding though.
I feel very blessed to be riding as I wrecked two weekends ago racing down a local mountain. I wrecked at nearly 40 mph and for the most part I was very fortunate. My shoulder is very sore, but not broken and most of the road rash has healed pretty good. Though the first few nights and days were difficult. I never stopped training through last week and I did a ride with my club this past Saturday. The equipment loss would have been significant, but My LBS has been supportive. My LBS gave me a new jersey (they were out of the team bib shorts or they would have replaced those), the Bell helmet is under warranty so that will be replaced for a small cost, a shop in Colorado is building me a replacement DT Swiss rear wheel for $120 (I mailed them my hub), which is better than the $500 it would have cost me. I feel very very blessed even if I can't get the shorts mended.
Though the wreck was a flash for me and painful following it sure has provided plenty of talk with my riding buddies. I have heard that it was the most spectacular wreck seen in person as one of my friends stated.
I tried repairing a pair of bibs I crashed in. Kinda tough when there are chunks of material mising. Didn't look all that great, especially with all the blood stains, but since they were a team kit they got me through the season. A pal schredded a shoulder panel and got a surprising good repair job done at the local korean taylor. Guy took out the ripped panel and replaced it with a new piece. Aside from their being no logos on it, it was a perfect job.
That's kind of what I was hoping since the LBS are out of their 2007 team kit. I will have to wait until next season to get a new kit, which they said they are changing the colors and sponsors.
