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Hopefully they'll do some which are loose enough to fit knee pads under but tight enough at the ankle not to catch in the chain, then I can race BMX and 4X in them as well.
Do they come in sizes other than "Your sister's"?
I wonder if they come with the right leg rolled up more than the left..
Quite like those. Got two pairs of Howies Epic Eds in their recent sale, for less than half price - more than happy with them, and they're just the right side of respectable for work, too.
Yep 😉
"Shines bright at night"
Not as bright as having lights you fixie riding tw.......(Tehmodsdon'tliketherestofthatword)
Form. Function. Cycling.
That's catchy.
anyone know when they're available in the uk?
Yey 😀
I would, why not? I hacked off with perfectly good jeans that have worn at the denim/saddle interface.
Fine if you really want a D lock pushed through your hip bone I suppose.
What don simon says. i'll consider a pair
i'm fed up with getting holes in the crotch of my jeans (and hooking up the crotch on the saddle).
am i allowed to say i bought some rapha trousers in the sale. very good so far....
These guys are already selling them http://www.muxu.cc/muxu-ride-cycling-jeans.html/ look pretty nice too. I even ripped my howies epic jeans in the crotch so need something stronger
So they're waterproof, stretchy and low odeur... Either theyre telling porkies or they are not jeans at all.
Flashy, why such a hater potater?
Iz it coz you iz a bit podgy and woon't look good in them? Bit too old for the jeans and t-shirt look? More of a suit and trouser clips Brompton kinda guy?Is that what it is?
That's pretty much my Summer Urban Pootling 'look'. Rolled up jeans, t-shirt, trainers/sandals. Mind you, I can pull it off, what with being Well Buff™ an ting. I can appreciate such a look woon't work on others...
U iz just jelus.
They'll be like £80 until they hit TKMaxx yes?
**** that!
Fred, are you a fixie****?
🙂
No, just a bloke who rides a bike around in That London, what does not in any way want to look like a proper spod. I just want to be comfy and not look too 'cyclist' really. Not the best look if you're meeting up with folk for drinks and stuff. 'Cycling clothing' is for long distance/all day riding, not for going down the pub or for a bite to eat.
Are you a Spod?
I used to have a fixed gear, both then and now I would not have these strides. Bandwagon much?
Levis do make some excellent sweatshops, but these are pretty weak. Extra high back? They haven't done their research.
I see the racing rollers have been an attempt at the scene, they should have gone with polo or a messenger for a more faux authentic look. I'm not happy about his shift from flats to drops on the pretend hill either.
Corduroy is all you need. It's just a shame they don't last as long as jeans 🙁
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3M reflective tweed is where it's at.
The advert screams "don't actually wear these outside" if he tore the bike off the rollers at the end and went to do some fixie stunt around San Francisco, then maybe, but overall, no, they're tighter than a Yorkshireman in Ron Hill tracksters...
Heh Fred croozes Lahhdahn lookin' kewl and hanging out with chicks...or sits in the house on the 'puter?
Why the dig, Al?
Feeling you need to enjoy a bit of oneupmanship?
Bless...
That has to be the worst advert I've ever seen...
I am interested in this product.
Hopefully they will have considered the cyclist's physique - i.e. large thighs and 'seat', rather than the fixie rider's physique i.e. 13 year old girl
Hopefully they will have considered the cyclist's physique - i.e. large thighs and 'seat',
Most of the really, really fast cyclists I know and have met, bar the odd Chris Hoy and that, have not had overly large thighs and certainly not fat arses....
You're talking about the 'Typical STWers' Physique', aren't you? Completely different.
Hopefully they will have considered the cyclist's physique - i.e. large thighs and 'seat', rather than the fixie rider's physique i.e. 13 year old girl
What about those STWers that are 13 year old girls? 😯
if they have specially reinforced crotches then yeah i might, all mine go there.
cos i have particularly abrasive genitals.
is cycling really that mainstream at the moment then..?
s'gotta be a good thing 🙂
(I won't be buying any)
cos i have particularly abrasive genitals.
😯
Have you considered visiting a doctor to discuss this? Sounds very unpleasant. You may very well have Scrot Rot. 🙁
Not for me, I think the look pretty awful.
If you want to be up town and top rankin on your bicycle you need the tweed 
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MADE IN CHINA
Don't ask me how, as I'm not totally sure myself, but I just managed to ride to work in....wait for it.....totally normal clothes. You know, a pair of normal jeans, a normal t-shirt and some normal shoes (Well, FiveTen Freeriders, but not worn for the gnar).
What's amazing is, lots of other people were doing the same. I'd imagine that in other cities, there are also lots of people who managed to get around without "specialist" jeans this morning...
😉
cynic-al - Member
They'll be like £80 until they hit TKMaxx yes?
I bet they're nearer £150
You're talking about the 'Typical STWers' Physique', aren't you? Completely different.
yes, because there's more of them and they're more likely to buy these than all those really, really fast cyclists that you've met who just wear bib shorts and pantyhose
Apparently not coming to the UK:
http://road.cc/content/news/34100-levis-launch-commuter-cycling-range-only-us
A rather confusing article -
[i]There’s no word as yet on price point, but a quick look at a variety of online retailers in the UK shows standard 511 jeans coming in at between £50 and £80, depending where you shop.[/i]
[i]so while the Levi’s range is set to be US-only[/i]
Huh?
[edit]Oh, I get it £50-£80 for normal 511s, but the Commuter ones are US only.
Boo-blinkin-hoo
Most of the really, really fast cyclists I know and have met, bar the odd Chris Hoy and that, have not had overly large thighs and certainly not fat arses....
I have a problem with 'slim' fit trousers and it's not like I'm a pro athlete but anyone who knows me will confirm theres not a lot of body fat. Worse in summer when I ride more - ie definitely an issue.
Those Levis are based on the 511 which I'm pretty sure I found to tight on my thighs....
I bet they're nearer £150
That would be my guess - Limited Edition Levis have been up to £200 in the past. Shame Levi's don't deal with properly tall people - long leg is only 34" most of the time - so no good for me. Nice idea though.
What's amazing is, lots of other people were doing the same. I'd imagine that in other cities, there are also lots of people who managed to get around without "specialist" jeans this morning...
Yeah, like me.
But having something that is both comfy and practical, and a bit stylish, what's wrong with that? I mean, you tried to look as cool as you could this morning, din't you? Then you went out and felt a bit deflated because some achingly cool young hipster breezed past you on his bike, with his iPad an ting, on his way to a gallery to discuss his latest 'installation'...*
Actually, if you were wearing cotton jeans and a t-shirt this morning, you probbly wooduv bin soaked. So you'duv looked a bit silly really like a half-drowned bedraggled rat.
Nah, you just can't hackett that some folk are younger and trendier than you and hang out with cool sexy chicks....
Nah, you just can't hackett that some folk are younger and trendier than you and hang out with cool sexy chicks....
Lollage!
Oh, and nice use of Hackett there! I get my hair cut at Hackett's, but stopped buying their suits years ago. 😉
As I cycled home, on my fixie, last night I was starting to seriously consider the Muxu jeans. The intersection of seams in the crotch of my jeans was really rather uncomfortable.
It's doesn't bother me when riding round town on my mtbs but you put more pressure on it, on a firmer saddle, on the road bike.
I usually commute in my lycra but it's a bit ott as its only 4miles. So more 'normal' trousers designed with teh cyclist in mind look like a good bet.
I saw the Levis a few weeks ago on FGG ([url= http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/reviews/levis/levis/index.htm ]haterz gonna hate[/url]) and thought about ordering a pair from the 'states, but skinny jeans don't really do it for me. The Muxu are a slightly more straight leg cut by the look of them.
From FGG:
According to Josh's article; Levi's will offer the 511 Commuter reviewed here, plus the
Trucker Jacket through selected stores and Urban Outfitter stores thru the summer of 2011
with on-line sales to follow. Katz says prices will remain the same as regular 511 jeans.
Price = 78USD. That's not bad at all - I reckon you'd probably get a pair over to the UK (*if* they would ship them which of course Levi's online store wont) for about that price in £
😀
You like that one innit Flashy? 😉
Nah, I think it's good that companies are starting to embrace cycling a lot more, and think of it as having a 'cool' image. I like what Rapha do, some of it, and one or two other firms.
One small independant cycle clothing company is [url= http://www.ananichoola.co.uk/ ]Ana Nichoola[/url], which was founded by the sister of STWer Leggyblond. Only birds stuff (can't understand quite why she can't design me some trousers but there you go), but it's great to see people really pushing the image of cycling as something fun, exciting, and above all, [i]sexy[/i].