I posted a Flickr set on how to make your own cycling conversion shorts: http://tinyurl.com/27s7jbv
These will match nicely with my Quickbeam. Best, Lee On Oct 5, 4:05 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lee, that is DIY-lightful. Nice work. > > Cycling Re-cons. Brilliant! > > On Oct 5, 4:01 pm, Lee <leec...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This may seem like a hassle, but it really isn't too much trouble, > > depending on where you live, and can be quite cheap: I'll make a run > > through the local thrift/Goodwill stores looking for decent pants. I > > try to find merino wool, but some of the funkier fabrics work quite > > well. Then, I have the pants converted into shorts or knickers via > > hemming and pegging. > > > A couple years ago, I acquired a live-in seamstress and this really > > helps. Her improvements included removing the front pockets and sewing > > the opening down so that there is less friction when churning the > > legs. I ask her to leave one rear pocket functional, which is where I > > normally tote a camera. > > > She recently felt overworked and taught me how to do the same > > alterations on the sewing machine. They really are quite easy, as long > > as you have someone to pin you initially to get a proper fit. So far, > > I have plus-four and plus-two knicker conversions, along with several > > shorts conversions. Currently, I'm working on an easy approach to > > adding in a gusset. > > > Overall, though, I like the fact that I can get the features I want > > and a good fit. Also, if I'm patient enough in searching a couple of > > shops over a period of a couple of months, I can usually find a fabric > > I like. All for less than $10 a piece. > > > Anyway, here are some > > pics:http://tinyurl.com/23vldvchttp://tinyurl.com/2dojop6http://tinyurl.co... > > > Best, > > Lee > > > On Oct 3, 6:34 pm, jim_OLP <j...@landoloons.com> wrote: > > > > Every year when it starts to get cold, I undertake a futile search for > > > cycling pants that don't look like something from the ballet or the > > > circus. I mean pants, not lycra tights. And not rain pants, which > > > tend to be way too baggy and - if they're Rivendll - too orange. I > > > want nylon pants that block the wind but are trim enough so they don't > > > flutter in the wind, and will stay out of the way of the chain, > > > preferablly with some sort of cinch around the ankle. I need pockets > > > too. > > > > Wool would be great, but I know that's not going to happen. > > > > I'd buy the MUSA pants, but I can't do the blue crotch. Just too > > > conspicuous. "Ooooh, are those bicycling pants? Where did you get > > > them?" > > > > It's hard to Google on this without getting 50 pages of black spandex > > > tights. > > > > Does anyone else makes something just like the MUSA pants, but without > > > the 2-tone color scheme? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
