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I often get the chance to cycle to meetings that I have to attend. Now usually, when on the bike, I wear lycra but I don't feel comfortable going to business meetings in lycra shorts. So I'm looking for some cycling specific trousers that look normal-ish when not riding.
Anyone care to recommend?
Endura do an "urban pant" which is a jean style pair of unpadded riding trousers, or if you up your budget considerably there's the Rapha touring trousers.
Ye the rapha ones are decent, don't feel like baggies when you're cycling but just look like normal shorts off the bike. Rapha touring short or rapha 3/4 fixie shorts. Either come up on eBay quite a lot barely worn or impulse bought in a sale.
Theres also those new M&S cycling chinos for the budget conscious
Rutland cycling had some ridiculously cheap, can't remember the brand.
swrve do some "look like ordinary" black trousers. I mostly use those for work but they're over priced.
I've a pair of M+S cycling chinos which are ok with a few cycling adaptions - pull out reflective tabs and possibly a more cycling cut.
Alternatively go Danish and just wear ordinary office clothes and don't bike so fast.
I used to cycle to meetings regularly & used a combo of -
- smart jeans (rolled up for cycling) - used Levis, Howies, Carhaart & current fave H&M
- smart merino polo top (Howies or the Endura one that looks good but not bought yet) or tech shirt (union 34 shirt that tang refers to above)
I was lucky in that I could go smart casual rather than formal. When it rained I had a waterproof jkt & altura attack 3/4 shorts to go over the rolled up jeans.
Not tried any of the cycle specific trousers/jeans as the normal jeans were fine for me
Thanks everyone I shall check your suggestions out.