Originally Posted by
Thrasymachus
I don't want to do an imitation of Bruce Wayne transforming into Batman or Clark Kent into Superman just to ride a 'friggin bike. Also I explicitly mentioned I am not a costume wearer in the original post, but I guess everyone has to try to act like a comedian. You can role play a professional cyclist every-time you cycle with the appropriate attire, I won't.
The pants you are wearing now seem more costume like than cycling pants (not tights as you allude to above). When commuting I wear straight leg jeans and have never had a problem with them getting caught on anything. This may have been a legitimate problem for me when I was in high school as big pants were in, but it doesn't seem like an issue these days. And if it is... there's always, as has been mentioned, cycling specific clothing available.