Plus most bike accidents are not with the rear of the bike, but frontal, again lights are many times brighter than reflective materials.

Conclusion: gimmicky styled art pants, only made for concept; disconnected from design solutions for facts of reality.

I do think reflectives on legs are a good idea since most people notice moving light flashes better than stationary ones.

PS Kaz: try Portland Cyclewear knickers, only $59 and I like ‘em.

your 10 dollar clearance pants were likely sewn by people making 3rd world wages. The material also was likely manufactured under dubious labor and environmental conditions. There are also economies of scale to consider (yours probably come from a a multinational corp with much more buying/manufacturing power).

Certainly, the others are expensive, but yours are artificially cheap as well.

St Vinnie’s is always a good idea, though…

$95 for a pair of pants? That’s absolutely ludacris. This is the exact reason that I’ve never bought a pair of chrome knickers. 1. I can’t afford to (and mind you, I rarely have to buy gas) and 2. If I could, there’s no way I would. The performance of such pants can’t be justified at this price. I’ll stick to my Jeans that I paid $10 for on clearance at Kohls and if I stumbe upon an extra $95, I may just buy 9 more pairs of $10 clearance jeans to last me for the next few years and have $5 to spare. Or maybe I’ll hit St. Vinnies and pick up a few pair of used pants for $3 and create my own cycling pants with specialized materials procured from my local fabric store.

I realize that these companies have to make a profit somewhere but come on what’s the mark up on these duds?