They are made of nasty scratchy material that clings and rides up in the wrong places so you look like Max Wall. Also they do not suit people like me who have fat arses 🙁

if thier good enough for the Royal Marines thier good enough for me

Well, if you see someone in Tracksters and say "you look ridiculous", if it's a marine he will probably cut you up and eat your liver, whereas I will cry and run away.

Ron Hills? Pah! Proper unfashionable cyclists wear those horrible saggy thermal tights with the world champion bands round the ankles.

(Mr M-C posting) still got a pair I bought in early '90s when I first started riding. M-C loves em. Honest.

Seriously, now only wear em as wicking base layer under my motorcycle leathers.

Who cares what Ron Hills look like? At least they don't look like this:

EURGH…Glen which one is you though?? 😉
Okay show us pics of your Ron Hills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The expression "as old as the hills" is actually a reference to the fact that most people own a pair of 1989 Ron Hills.

Not a lot of people know that.

At least they don't look like this

My eyes, dear God, my eyes!

Ancient. Still work tho.
They are the ideal anti-fashion statement when combined with a faded purple Buffalo mountain top.

Does TJ approve of the helmet [pun intended] on the left though?

IMO, there is a wonderful aesthetic into which Ronhills fit brilliantly well. It is not a fashionable one though, and is flattering only to people who look really quite tough, with odd, stringy walnut brown muscles, and have a 1000 yard stare, grey eyes and crow's feet.

I know the former special forces PTI to whom you refer, or a chap very similar 😉

My Mrs. looks pretty good in them. With veery long legs, the styrrups just under the calf muscle do it for me.