Forum menu
Just want a pair of cheapish loose fitting cycling shorts.
I thought this was a simple thing. I don't have the shape for lycra or the gnarly radness for jeans. Just a pair of shorts I can cycle in for about £20 - £30
Why are there shorts costing £60plus?
think of the acreage WCA - my shorts seem a bargain when I look at it that way
[url= http://www.cyclesurgery.com/pws/UniqueProductKey.ice?ProductID=CALT0049KK ]these[/url] are great and cheap, go up at least a size tho
Why are there shorts costing £60plus?
You get what you pay for and diminishing returns. More expensive does mean more comfortable, more durable. Although some brands stiff you because they are trendy
[url= http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/Assos-BIB-SHORTS-Assos-T-FI-13-Bib-Shorts/ASSOZBBS360 ]more than £60 shorts[/url]
and yes i know these are lycra, just illustrate the point.
No idea about what size you are WCA, but these are great. I've had two pairs for years and they are still going strong: http://www.stif.co.uk/mtb/product/fox-ranger-shorts-2011/9487
£10 a pair in decathlon
Altura Mayhem are reasonably priced, and better than some shorts costing twice as much. Don't know yet how durable they are, as neither of my pairs are more than 2 years old so they're not even showing wear. Very good indeed.
[url= http://www.cycle-clothing.co.uk/Products/149/speg-terrains-baggy-mtb-cycle-shorts--coolmax-pad.aspx ]They also do a 3/4 length one for a few quid more[/url]
these are great. Baggy, good pockets, tough, and bargin price.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=69458
[img] 
[/img]
www.cycle-clothing.co.uk
http://www.tenn-outdoors.co.uk/cycle-clothing/mens/mtb-shorts/
I was looking at the ones in Declathon, & they do one thats almost identical to Enduras Humvee. About £20 I think, but fabric / construction wise they looked remarkably simillar, if you know what I mean... 😉
Also, check out their running gear, I picked up a Kalenji long sleeved top thats cut better for riding than running (dropped rear hem, long angled sleeves etc), for about £12.
Expect the Raffa clan in any minute to start tutting... 🙂
I bought 2 pairs from Decatlon, 1 pair knee length £19.00 the other pair 3/4 length £14.00, value for money I don't think they can be beat
Had them for over 6 months riding twice a week and there showing zero wear.
3rd Decathlon.
4th for Decathlon.
Decathlon - No stores near me so I guess I buy and hope they fit.
Do they size things larger or smaller than reality? I ordered two shirts from a place recently both apparently the same size. I wore one and went camping in the other.
Decathlon are normally ok with sizes
I was looking at the ones in Declathon, & they do one thats almost identical to Enduras Humvee. About £20 I think, but fabric / construction wise they looked remarkably simillar, if you know what I mean...
A lot of Decathlon stuff is great. I bought a windproof warm jacket with zip-off sleeves a few moths ago, for just [i]twenty three pounds[/i] in a sale. Was about £50 normally, I think, but as good as loads of stuff costing twice even that.
Most of it's made in the same Far Eastern factories just labelled up differently....
(Checks time on £12.99 Decathlon watch that is accurate to within a second a month, more accurate than watches costing thousands of times that....)