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Hi everyone,

The move to traditional bikes and clothing from ten years back seems to be fairly over. Even its foremeost proponents have largely moved away from their own re-discoveries.
Thus it seems that even Rene Herse are not doing their cycling knickers anymore; in any case they’re not listed in their shop any longer, even “out of stock”, as would normally be the case were they only temporarily unavailable.
My own first pair (from 2016, under their old  brand Compass) are now beyond repair. And I dont’ find any replacements that don’t have a look far too sporty (like the Endura Humvee, with synthetic-looking fabrics, huge logos, lots of ungainly seams…), or too Victorian, or… Anyway they really do need to have a fairly cycling specific cut, so it’s not just about any hiking or hunting knickers that’ll fit the bill.

These items are pretty essential to my cycling wardrobe, in fact they’re indispensable. So I’ll keep hoping they turn up again on the RH website, but in the almost unthinkable case they don’t, does anyone have any suggestions? At all?

Many thanks indeed,
Martin

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[don simon fbpe]

https://www.velocitycyclewear

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https://www.giro.com/c/mens-bike-apparel/

[don simon fbpe]

Knickerbockers or knickers in

Knickerbockers or knickers in US, you should travel more, it broadens the mind.

[mattw]

I suspect that getting

I suspect that getting something like cycling chinos, and having them altered, may be the best option here. In my neck of the woods, the alteration would be around £10 probably including a clip.

Other things I can see that may do the job are:

Zip off hiking trousers?
Plus 2s or Plus 4s?

But the spec will be different to cycling clothing, depending on the sport.

My habit has been to buy cycling clothing then use it as day-to-day.

[Bigtwin]

Except bib knickers has been

Except bib knickers has been a common cycling term in the UK for decades, and has never meant Y-fronts or Sloggi’s with trouser braces attached…

[Steve K]

marmotte27 wrote:

marmotte27 wrote:

Thanks. Have these on the radar amongst the things to look into if the RH dont turn up anymore. Thanks also about the fit issue How do they dry after a ride through the rain?

No idea, I’m afraid.  I have got (and am currently wearing) a pair of their 3/4 length jeans, but not got the cotton ones.  I am now considering buying a pair, though.

[Anonymous]

Thanks. Have these on the
Thanks. Have these on the radar amongst the things to look into if the RH dont turn up anymore. Thanks also about the fit issue
How do they dry after a ride through the rain?

[brooksby]

Hmm… (sets reminder to check

Hmm… (sets reminder to check the label on his pair)

 

(edit) – turns out mine are indeed slim fit.  That explains a lot (not sure how I accidentally ordered ‘slim fit’ instead of ‘middle-aged man fit’, but hey…).

[Steve K]

I’m not sure those ones are –

I’m not sure those ones are – they also do a slim fit version, but these are regular fit (or reguler according to the URL)

(I’ve got a pair of their regular fit jeans and they are regular fit.)

[brooksby]

They’re quite a slim fit.

They’re quite a slim fit.

[Steve K]

Why?

Why?

[brooksby]

Very nice, but you definitely

Very nice, but you definitely need to go up a size for them to fit properly 

[Steve K]

Any good – https://www.swrve

Any good – https://www.swrve.co.uk/products/durable-cotton-3-4-reguler-fit

[Rendel Harris]

john_smith wrote:

Since when? Knickers are  ladies’ underwear. What else would they be?

Actually the US first came up with the term knicker(bocker)s to describe 3/4 length trousers in the early part of the 19th century (derived from Dutch immigrants to New York who carried on wearing kneebreeches long after full-length trousers became fashionable) and it was later adopted by the British to describe ladies’ undergarments of the same style, so our cousins across the pond do actually have the earlier claim to its use.

[Anonymous]

And have you anything
And have you got anything constructive to contribute?

[mattw]

I think it’s Yanks dreaming

I think it’s Yanks dreaming of being Superman.

They need Y-Fronts to wear outside their pants.

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