Slightly OT - Jeans
wulfhound
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Here's my dilemma.. after a long summer of biking, all my 32" jeans have gotten a bit on the baggy side. I went looking for some 30's, but almost everything I could find at 30" is cut with skinny legs (for skinny 20something hipster kids, I guess). Skinny jeans isn't such a great look on a 34yo male to begin with, but add cyclist thighs to the equation and it's wrong.
So I wondered if any of you had recommendations (and no, I'm not spending £150 on Rapha jeans...) as to good shops/chains for sensibly cut jeans in skinny sizes?
Cheers!
So I wondered if any of you had recommendations (and no, I'm not spending £150 on Rapha jeans...) as to good shops/chains for sensibly cut jeans in skinny sizes?
Cheers!
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Gap was the only place I could find a decent fit at.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
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I'm a 30" also, and Gap haven't let me down yet. Thought I'd branch out the other day, but it was just farcical - couldn't get them over my thighs at a 32" waist and only just at a room-for-one-more 34" - so reverted back to what works. Straight leg or boot cut seem to look fairly normal.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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Try Carhart, they are roughly £60 a pair and are great for what you need. They have a shop off Neil Street in town, but they do have a retail outlet somewhere Camden way I think which sells older styles much cheaper but still quality items.
If not their is a house of fraser in Westfield which has a sale on at the moment and loads of brands and cuts, try Firetrap, my jeans were £65 in the sale (RRP £130) size 30 waist, not too skinny but not in anyway baggy.
Hope this helps.I wish I was Kenny "F@#king" Powers0 -
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... ight=jeans
There are others too- DDD had a big thread about his trousers, power awesome and something about his chicken legs
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... ight=jeansLe Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
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Try women's jeans.Bianchi Via Nirone Veloce/Centaur 20100
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try some nice Levi's in straight leg , these have good stock
http://www.endclothing.co.uk/
these are slim fit but have a bit stretch to em
http://www.endclothing.co.uk/brands/lev ... -jean.htmlBoardman Hybrid Pro
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Uniqlo Loose fit for me. I need 'em in a 34, as I'm still trying to get rid of the belly, but the thighs aren't a problem. Less than £30.Bike/Train commuter: Brompton S2L - "Machete"
12mile each way commuter: '11 Boardman CX with guards and rack
For fun: '11 Wilier La Triestina
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A belt?0
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I've had jeans taken in at the waist. It doesn't cost much.This post contains traces of nuts.0
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Try TK Max, seriously. last years range but decent enough clobber and often made in odd shapes. I've tried 30-32" stuff that hung from me like voluminous pantaloons.0
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I like Howies jeans myself (http://www.howies.co.uk).
They've got a shop on Carnaby St. as well for the purposes of trying on.FCN - 10
Cannondale Bad Boy Solo with baggies.0