Trousers!!!

Matutu

Hey Guys,

Now the weather is changing hourly I have been waring trousers out riding. However I am destroying my trousers with the chain catching them, rubbing grease and crap on them as well.

What do you guys ware? or do you have any tips for making trousers survive lol.

Thanks.

pingu66

Get some bicycle clips, they will come back one day!

Matutu

Lol I actually just looked them up..... Hmmm don't think so lol I would be laughed off the trail

neil_sheehan2000

Personally I wear shorts in all weathers. I wear knee pads most of the time though which also help with keeping warm. 3/4 length bib-shorts or even full length bib shorts are always an option though (worn under baggies though, unless you think that wearing lycra tights in public is less embarrassing than wearing bicycle clips!)

pingu66

In all seriousness I wear long bibs all weathers, rain hail, sleet and snow. Get Gore windstoppers, expensive but they keep you warm in all weathers. Or just shorts in summer/spring. ie in the UK summer is anytime there is no frost.

cooldad

Tights if it's very cold (with shorts on top, mainly to protect the innocent from my lycra clad butt), pair of cheap track pants over them if it's really really cold. I don't care who laughs at me, once you're covered in shite it all looks the same.
Tights can also be peeled off after a muddy ride, less crud to scrape off the legs.

mcnultycop

I wear shorts whatever the weather is, without pads. The coldest I've done this year is -8 Celsius and it was OK as long as I was moving. Hail hitting the backs of my calves was a challenge up on the moors last week, but nothing would tempt me into long trousers on the bike again.

grenw

Endura Singletracks - wear them in all weather and never snagged or caught them on the chain. Main reason I like longer trousers is I don't fancy a nice set of shin tattoos from my V12s. The trousers have been strong enough to not even show any marks from the pins in those either

miss notax

Tights with normal baggies over the top is the way forward - means everyone else is spared the lycra'd-man-bum look and (as as cooldad said) you can peel all the mud off when you get home which saves you scraping it off your legs for ages

cooldad

miss notax wrote:

Tights with a cute little skirt

Or was that just my imagination?

miss notax

Not sure i'd recommend that to Matutu :shock:

YeehaaMcgee

Endura gridlock waterproof opvertrousers if I'm commuting. Or if I'm riding offroad, I have a pair of Endura stealth waterproof tights.
Underneath baggies, because the world cannot cope with seeing my legs in tight clothing etc etc etc yadayadayada.

Matutu

miss notax wrote:

Not sure i'd recommend that to Matutu :shock:

Lol true very true can't see me in a skirt ha

cooldad

But your name is Mytutu?

Stu Coops

Singletrack Trousers for me in winter and the same but shorts in summer

Matutu

cooldad wrote:

But your name is Mytutu?

Lol Long Long Story :P Nikname that I got so long ago I can't remember..... But nothing to do with a pink Tutu

al2098

Get some bicycle clips, they will come back one day!

This is MTB not an audax forum for old men so please don't look a twa7 on the trail with trouser clips..
On a serious note,
Like many are saying, get some mountainbike trousers designed for the job and have no problems.
They may cost a bit but this type of kit lasts a long time generally. It tends to be well made and unless your riding every other day this stuff will last ages so go toss some coin at the issue.!

bikaholic

I wear ordinary chinos, jeans, jogging bottoms and combat trousers with the hems rolled up just above the ankle paratrooper-fashion.

This is for both mountain biking as well as road riding.

Mainly, to hide my spindly legs but also for protection against nettles, brambles and twigs etc. Plus, they have pockets for storage; and riding with a pitched tent (yes, this will happen to every virile man at some point) will not be as obvious when you're wearing trousers.

al2098

riding with a pitched tent (yes, this will happen to every virile man at some point) will not be as obvious when you're wearing trousers.

Classic

p44cmb

I only wear trousers if it's really bucketing down with rain and have gone through a few pairs in my time after shredding them on the chain ring. There are two methods that fix it for me but neither of them do much for "the look"... tuck your drive side trouser leg into your socks or wear one trouser clip job done.

cycle monster

I have been wearing my padded mtb shorts for three months. Wearing flared jeans/trousers/ball gowns is asking for trouble.

Rushmore

I personally always wear shorts no matter what the weather...

But just tuck the bottoms into your right sock if it's that much Of a problem... And that's a free no money solution....

cube101

same problem here... try this: http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDeta ... ctID=20462
better than clips but still not that cool.

tv

Shorts and tights or shorts and knee warmers work for me!

mac_man

Aldi do some great winter cycling pants/trousers, whatever you want to call them. They're kind of lycra(ish) jogging pants, but a lot warmer. They're not quite as tight as full-on roadie lycra and have a padded section built in. They've been brilliant when the temp is around zero. When it got down to -6C the other year I wore some thermals underneath.

The rest of the year I wear shorts and padded liners.

Never cotton though.... this just gets soggy, heavy and cold when wet.

IT66T

cube101 wrote:

same problem here... try this: http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDeta ... ctID=20462
better than clips but still not that cool.

Why bother paying for that when their cheaper to make :roll: .

cycle monster

Can someone kindly invent an elastic band?

IT66T

Elastic bands cut into your legs and snap to easily .

Abra

I like a black suit trouser where possible...

thegiantbiker

Use an old tube. Cut a strip and make it about an inch longer than the circumference of your ankle. Mark the point and then use rubber solution to glue it into a band.

holds the trousers in and strong enough to not get ripped apart straight away.

YeehaaMcgee

cycle monster wrote:

I have been wearing my padded mtb shorts for three months.

Dirty ba***rd. Go wash them, you disgusting oik