I have two pairs of the Topo Design trousers. They're okay, but the pockets are angled in such a way when that sitting down, objects can easily fall put. Or pehaps that's just me.
On Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 2:13:57 PM UTC+2 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > I only discovered them a few months ago, of course when riding season was > ending. But I haven’t noticed a thing about those rear pockets on any of my > rides so far. Someone on this List recommended them so I’m assuming they > would work great for long rides. They are half off on Back Country right > now…I just got a second pair ordered yesterday… > > On Apr 6, 2025, at 2:42 AM, Daniel Grilli <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the recommendation Leah. They look great. How do the rear > pockets go in terms of saddle comfort on a longer ride? > > > Regards, > > Daniel > > 6/4/2025 11:48、Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! <[email protected]>のメール: > > Dan, oh how I know. Normal pants, yes. I like leggings for long club > rides but not for regular stuff. Someone turned me on to these pants and I > think they come in shorts, too. I got the women’s, here are the men’s: > https://topodesigns.com/products/desert-pants-mens?variant=44185958285365 > https://topodesigns.com/products/dirt-pants-mens?variant=44368985227317 > > REI has a couple other options, too. But I thought these were so > interesting because they were organic cotton and not synthetic. > Leah > > On Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:10:20 PM UTC-4 Dan wrote: > >> Hi Kat, >> >> Thank you for sharing your ride report and photos of your lovely part of >> Australia! I thoroughly enjoy reading people's experiences of their bikes >> and the adventures they get on. With photos of course. >> >> I echo Leah's comments that for me it is about having pants with no seams >> or rear pockets rather than padded shorts. I use some cheap MTB shorts for >> now, but I'd prefer to find something that looked a bit more 'normal'. Hmm. >> >> How do you find doing long rides with a basket on your Appaloosa? I see >> you are a fellow Frameworks Designs enjoyer. I have the same bag on my >> Appaloosa - see photo from a recent overnighter below. I think the bags are >> extremely well thought out and made. I regularly get compliments when I >> carry the bag around off the bike. Nice one! >> >> [image: IMG_0103.jpeg] >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/Dek1zV7Pjmo/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b5d6044f-54de-4077-b9d8-b07b44f54d95n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b5d6044f-54de-4077-b9d8-b07b44f54d95n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/Dek1zV7Pjmo/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3B1A1534-71F7-4539-B77F-93A3A457D962%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3B1A1534-71F7-4539-B77F-93A3A457D962%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b4b2787f-b2e9-4bd0-af46-7b387af663d4n%40googlegroups.com.
