Comments on: Clothes Woes: Fabric Blight

By: SingletrackMind

SingletrackMind — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:35:47 +0000

That’s a great idea. I couldn’t even tell you how many pairs of pants I’ve worn the seat out of in the last two years, but it’s more that seven.

Cheers!

By: locus

locus — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:29:47 +0000

Has anyone noticed any difference in fabric wear patterns depending upon your seat material? My Jamis started out with a stock saddle that had pleather and nylon fabric. I quickly switched it over to an all-leather Brooks but never noticed any problem with wear on my wool slacks (I also bike to work in “regular clothes”). There should be significantly less friction with a leather saddle vs. any other material.

locus

By: Rick S.

Rick S. — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:57:43 +0000

Thanks for the tip!! I’ve been lamenting the early loss of otherwise good pants. What about just getting a few real cheap shorts and wearing them over your pants? If you wanna be stylin’ just get a few basic colors than go better with your pants.

By: siouxgeonz

siouxgeonz — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:39:48 +0000

Won’t the layer so close to the skin cause chafing?

By: Julie D

Julie D — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:59:46 +0000

My husband commutes in regular clothes, except that he wears $3.00 pants from goodwill and rolls up his work pants in his messenger. This has saved us a ton of dough!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:39:58 +0000

I recycle jeans themselves into patches. I cut up the old jeans into patches and sew them into newer clothes. Works like a charm. When I last did it, all my pants were already sprouting holes. When I buy a new pair of pants, I think I will pre-reinforce them this time and see if that keeps the outer layer whole longer.

By: Arleigh

Arleigh — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:44:30 +0000

Thanks Noah, I just ripped through a pair of jeans in the past couple weeks.

By: Tony Bullard

Tony Bullard — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:17:10 +0000

I found that patches denim tends to wear around the patch itself before it wears through the patch. Those things are tough. You can even use the to reinforce seems that are coming apart. Those things are priceless when it comes to keeping old clothes around for longer.