Carhartt do organic jeans which are decent. Better priced than most too.
Timberland organic are nice but can wear out pretty quick.
Howies organic jeans are good also but I like a tapered leg and the last time I looked, they'd stopped making them.
3rd Rock do since nice trousers for climbing etc.
Not tried the jeans and they might have a bit too much stretch but worth a look.
I ended up with a couple of pairs of Alpkit. Sequence I think? The regular fit ones. I'm very happy, they're super comfy, fit my shape perfectly and I like a bit of stretch. The extra pocket is handy for a phone too.
So far the crotch in my Alpkit sequence has survived well. I blame utility cycling on all my other pairs of jeans fails there long before being otherwise worn out. The Alpkit jeans look like they might actually make it to looking reasonably old.
I like Hawksmill. Same sort of quality as Hebtroco I’d say but Hawksmill do a 33 waist so they win for me.
Edwin are generally pretty good but not as hard wearing as I’d like.
Weirdly I don't own any Rapha cycling clothing, but have a pair of their indigo jeans that roll up and have the reflective logo on the inside of the leg, bought second hand on ebay and now worn as my sole pair of jeans for about 7 years and they have worn brilliantly
I tried Vulpine jeans from Sport pursuit and the fit was awful. Tried Bolger jeans which have a flannel inside - much better
Howies remain my favourite
Tempted by Community Clothing company ones next
30% off at Howies right now.
spoke referral for a new customer discount
Ethically I think they're pretty good - most of their fabrics, and the clothes, are made in Europe so shorter transport distances and, should be, properly paid and treated workers. The fits are good if you've got cyclists thighs.
theres a load of different denim weights. The 14oz Japanese ones I've got feel like they'll last forever.
(however, they've all got stretch in and that's not supposed to be great - not sure how long it lasts and complicates recycling of fabric)
RE: Carhartt
There are effectvely 2 Carhartts.
Carhartt - the actual workwear mainly sold in the US (plus Amazon and a few workwear places in the UK).
Carhartt WIP - the European the pseudo-workwear/fashion brand mainly sold outside of North America (though they now have a store in NYC).
511s from the Levi’s outlet store for me.
Has anyone bought moleskin jeans from Community Clothing?
They look nice
I got an old pair of traditional denim jeans out the cupboard the other day, well worn, for general outdoor duty. Squatting down like I've got used to in stretch jeans, I ripped a massive tear in the ass of the jeans. Never thought I'd be such a convert to stretch when they first came out. Oh how the world changes!
Denim Destroyer jeans?
I've always been a sucker for extra pockets and other stuff on jeans. It can only be because it reminds me of when I was six years old, and thought I was cool like the big kids with extra pockets. I certainly don't have EDC to fill the pockets, I rarely put anything in the extra pockets in fact.
Denim Destroyer jeans?
For MTB riding? With a thick seam right through the crotch? No chance! If I was going to wear jeans to ride in, which I never would, I’d want a big diamond-shaped gusset inserted right where I sit!
Has anyone bought moleskin jeans from Community Clothing?
They look nice
I've got some. They're very plush and soft! Feel very well made.
I would note that there's no stretch, and I found the waist a bit on the snug side for a 34. That said, jeans manufacturers I've got more than one pair from (Nudie and Levis) seem incredibly erratic as to what constitutes a particular waist size, so it might be natural variation rather than slim sizing.
I've got the slate grey ones, which aren't as dark IRL as they look on the website.
You can avoid that tax by not buying from Levis or stores that seem to all have the same price.
My latest pair of 511 (fairly fitted but not skinny at all and very stretchy if buying the high elastane ones) was £32 from online retailer. I don’t need to try them on before buying as have worn 511s for years and they also do in between waist sizes (although not easy to find)N meaning I can wear a 31″ waist and don’t need a belt which I do with 32″
That's exactly where I am. I can't beat 511 for style/value/durability/fit.
With 501s however I look right out of the 80s.
Vinted!
If you know what you want, Vinted is perfect. I've had a few from there, barely worn, and you can search the exact size you need. I also prefer an inbetween size!
Recently got a pair of Alpkit Jeanius and so far impressed. They are maybe a little slimmer fitting than I prefer but I'm also chunkier than I prefer right now so that's on me. Always been a Levis 501 fan but also obliterated them fairly quickly.
Alpkit Jeanius and so far impressed
Agreed, think are very comfortable and wearing well☺️
511 (slimmer fit) and 514 (classic fit) work well for me though I always find I have to try Levi’s on first as the sizing varies so much.
As I am skinny, I very much doubt any are suitable for the OP.
Though all my jeans are a bit tight just now as I struggle to remove the Christmas bulge 😳
Has anyone bought moleskin jeans from Community Clothing?
Yes, and sent them back. They felt very nice, but the cut was very odd. The crotch was surprisingly low when the waistband was sitting properly, they made my wife giggle.
Recently got a pair of Alpkit Jeanius and so far impressed
These are my go to jeans, long lasting and comfy if you don't mind a bit of stretch.
I find buying jeans really stressful. In some I'm W34, some I'm W36, and then one wear and they sometime stretch so they are too big, others one wash and they've shrunk too much to be be able to get them on. I've had good success with Nudie over the last few years, but I was somewhat inspired by this thread to try some other options and am here to report great success!
1) Alpkit Jeansius. Went W36 and they are definitely on the large size, especially due to the amount of stretch in the fabric, but really like them. I feared they might be a bit too skinny style than I wanted but they are not at all (possibly cos they are on the large side for me).
2) Hebtroco. £65 from Vinted, W36. This was a real leap of faith as I never got on with the fit of the very expensive Hebtroco moleskins I had back in the day (I think probably because I'm definitely a 'jeans' guy and the moleskins were meant to be worn much higher on the waist). Anyway, am really happy with them. I thought the style might require big ass boots to wear them with, but they are less baggy than expected and look fine with trainers. Only thing I don't like about them is the front pockets are really shallow, a normal size phone sits rather uncomfortably, which is not an issue I've had with any other jeans.
Alpkit sequences are fundamentally the same as the jeanius but more suited to those of us who don’t skip leg day…
just bought a new pair as the three year old pair I have are starting to get a bit thin.
