snobby commuters

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:10:37 +1000, Lisa <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I have only just started wearing knicks but mostly due to the weather I
wear 3/4 leggings over the top - but I also don't like the idea of
walking through the office in knicks!

Wear a light wrap skirt over the knicks - the top bar will keep it
away from the chain.

Aeek said:

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:10:37 +1000, Lisa <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I have only just started wearing knicks but mostly due to the weather I
wear 3/4 leggings over the top - but I also don't like the idea of
walking through the office in knicks!

Wear a light wrap skirt over the knicks - the top bar will keep it
away from the chain.

or put said wrap skirt or a sarong in whatever it is you carry your gear in on the bike, and put it over the knicks when you get off the bike.

SteveA

SteveA said:

Aeek said:

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:10:37 +1000, Lisa <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I have only just started wearing knicks but mostly due to the weather

I

Quoted message said:

wear 3/4 leggings over the top - but I also don't like the idea of
walking through the office in knicks!

Wear a light wrap skirt over the knicks - the top bar will keep it
away from the chain.

or put said wrap skirt or a sarong in whatever it is you carry your
gear in on the bike, and put it over the knicks when you get off the
bike.

SteveA

I carry a cheap elastic waisted Indian cotton skirt that I put on over my knicks
when the occasion requires, or else a pair of skorts.

Karen

--
"Sometimes I think I have a Guardian Idiot - a little invisible spirit just
behind my shoulder, looking out for me ... only he's an imbecile" - Jake Stonebender

SteveA said:

or put said wrap skirt or a sarong in whatever it is you carry your
gear in on the bike, and put it over the knicks when you get off the
bike.

.... or be a little shameless and tell the ogglers that it's free to
look, but touching costs. Add that they could look as good as you do.

Donga

Donga said:

.... or be a little shameless and tell the ogglers that it's free to
look, but touching costs. Add that they could look as good as you do.

Donga

right on donga! 😉

sort of on topic... i was having a discussion with a co-worker the other night and he expressed admiration for my transport method (and the fact that i am the healthiest and fittest person in the lab, and thats just from my daily commute). i can tell you that he speaks the truth... pretty much every one of my work mates has a world of warcraft addiction and wouldnt know what transport was unless it had 4 wheels and you had to fill it up with liquified fish fossils.
so i expressed my admiration of the behinds of the many male (and female) cyclists i see on my daily commute and basically all round the place 😉

so he says "whats up with all that lycra stuff? i mean, its alright for girls, they look hot in it, but why do guys wear it? looks pretty poofy"

so, i told him what the deal was. i also told him to spend a few hours on a bike (as if thats going to happen) in the sun without the gear on and he would personally understand what the deal was.

🙄 another example of the general public fearing what they do not know.

quote='Donga'SteveA said:

or put said wrap skirt or a sarong in whatever it is you carry your
gear in on the bike, and put it over the knicks when you get off the
bike.

.... or be a little shameless and tell the ogglers that it's free to
look, but touching costs. Add that they could look as good as you do.

Donga[/QUOTE]
As a matter of policy, I wear my bike gear (including knicks/tights) from my bike up to my office, then to the showers in the gym downstairs. My female colleague in the office next to me does the same.

Certainly, in my case, there is no oggling - more like shock and horror.

I wear a suit for work and cycling gear to cycle - I can't see a problem with either.

SteveA

SteveA said:

Certainly, in my case, there is no oggling - more like shock and
horror.

You're being modest, mate. I bet they perve after you've walked past.

Donga

On 2006-08-18, SteveA (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

I wear a suit for work and cycling gear to cycle - I can't see a
problem with either.

I can. The suit cuts off the blood flow to the brain, if not worn
correctly 🙂

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TimC said:

On 2006-08-18, SteveA (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

I wear a suit for work and cycling gear to cycle - I can't see a
problem with either.

I can. The suit cuts off the blood flow to the brain, if not worn
correctly 🙂

If too tight in the crotch?

Theo

On 2006-08-18, Theo Bekkers (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

TimC said:

On 2006-08-18, SteveA (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

I wear a suit for work and cycling gear to cycle - I can't see a
problem with either.

I can. The suit cuts off the blood flow to the brain, if not worn
correctly 🙂

If too tight in the crotch?

Nah, it's the tie. Also a convenient place to grab hold of if you
want to strangle someone.

--
TimC
GREAT MOMENTS IN HISTORY (#7): April 2, 1751
Isaac Newton becomes discouraged when he falls up a flight of stairs.

TimC said:

On 2006-08-18, SteveA (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

I wear a suit for work and cycling gear to cycle - I can't see a
problem with either.

I can. The suit cuts off the blood flow to the brain, if not worn
correctly 🙂

--
TimC

Trousers on lower half. Jacket on upper half. Yep, I get it right most of the time. 🙂 🙂

SteveA

Theo Bekkers said:

TimC said:

On 2006-08-18, SteveA (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

I wear a suit for work and cycling gear to cycle - I can't see a
problem with either.

I can. The suit cuts off the blood flow to the brain, if not worn
correctly 🙂

If too tight in the crotch?

if the suit is in the same stellar neighbourhood as the wearer.

TimC said:

On 2006-08-18, Theo Bekkers (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Nah, it's the tie. Also a convenient place to grab hold of if you
want to strangle someone.

--
TimC
GREAT MOMENTS IN HISTORY (#7): April 2, 1751
Isaac Newton becomes discouraged when he falls up a flight of stairs.

isnt that what ties were invented for in the first place? for the snooty aristocratic class of yesteryear to strangle their slaves if they went out of line? or something weird like that?

In aus.bicycle on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:29:24 +1000

asterope said:

so, i told him what the deal was. i also told him to spend a few hours
on a bike (as if thats going to happen) in the sun without the gear on
and he would personally understand what the deal was.

Umm... YOu don't need skintight shorts though?

Just ones with padding and no seams in the bits the seat touches?

I'm sure I've seen non-skintight cycling shorts. So if people are
buying skintight ones when they don't need to there has to be a
reason!

Zebee
- who is perfectly comfortable riding for hours in trakky daks.

Zebee Johnstone said:

Umm... YOu don't need skintight shorts though?

More aerodynamic (which isn't *that* important) and generally less
chafing. Notice a lot of footy players are wearing "bike shorts" under
their footy shorts these days? How long until that piece of fashion goes,
and we end up with the (Nutri-grain?) ad of footy players in skintight
lycra.

I reckon lycra handles getting wet better than baggies as well. But
baggies are nice and breezy in some conditions, and I imagine in summer on
a 'bent that'd be rather pleasant.

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true true zeebee, the padded baggies are great for trail riding and such, where they offer breeze and a tad bit more protection, and i would definitely imagine that they would be great anytime on a 'bent, so no, they dont have to be skin-tight.
infact, if no-one wore tights then i guess he wouldnt know any different and wouldnt have asked the question.

it is a comfort thing for alot of people, and being comfortable on a long ride is more important to those people than looking "poofy".
id rather look gumby than have saddle sores and sweat rash... if you know what i mean.

On 2006-08-18, Zebee Johnstone (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

In aus.bicycle on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:29:24 +1000

asterope said:

so, i told him what the deal was. i also told him to spend a few hours
on a bike (as if thats going to happen) in the sun without the gear on
and he would personally understand what the deal was.

Umm... YOu don't need skintight shorts though?

Just ones with padding and no seams in the bits the seat touches?

I'm sure I've seen non-skintight cycling shorts. So if people are
buying skintight ones when they don't need to there has to be a
reason!

The "shy shorts" of which you speak have chamois internally, so are
basically normal shorts stiched at the top to bike shorts.

They add complication, decrease reliablility and longevity, fit
poorer, and are less comfortable. I've got two pairs, one of which I
don't use at all because they're so [censored], and the other is commuting
gear that only gets worn 2 days a week -- my lycra gets worn
preferentially.

Quoted message said:

Zebee
- who is perfectly comfortable riding for hours in trakky daks.

I was once comfortabe in jeans. Hate wearing jeans on the bike now
for just 10 minutes.

--
TimC
"I've read that I flew up the hills and mountains of France. But you
don't fly up a hill. You struggle slowly and painfully up a hill, and
maybe, if you work very hard, you get to the top ahead of everybody
else." -- Lance Armstrong

On 2006-08-19, asterope (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

true true zeebee, the padded baggies are great for trail riding and
such, where they offer breeze and a tad bit more protection, and i
would definitely imagine that they would be great anytime on a 'bent,
so no, they dont have to be skin-tight.
infact, if no-one wore tights then i guess he wouldnt know any
different and wouldnt have asked the question.

it is a comfort thing for alot of people, and being comfortable on a
long ride is more important to those people than looking "poofy".

And besides, we're not trying to attract fat car bound slobs, we're
trying to attract (why do I keep writing that as attrack or attack?)
other hot riders 🙂

--
TimC
"The lights went out in his eyes for absolutely the very last time
ever." -- DNA (Mar 11, 1952 - May 11, 2001)

In aus.bicycle on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:43:48 +1000

Random Data said:

I reckon lycra handles getting wet better than baggies as well. But
baggies are nice and breezy in some conditions, and I imagine in summer on
a 'bent that'd be rather pleasant.

As I don't need the padding or seamlessness and the aerodynamics aren't
that important either, I wear normal shorts on the bent, just ones that
are close enough to the leg that I'm not flashing the oncoming traffic.
(A high bottom bracket bent rider in soccer shorts would have to be sure
to be wearing clean underwear...)

On one bent forum someone said they used a set of shorts with cords in
the cuffs - pull and lock the cords when riding, loosen when off the
bike.

Zebee