Originally Posted by
qmsdc15
Blue jeans are pretty uncomfortable on or off the bike, stiff and heavy with thick seams that are badly positioned for any sort of seated activity. Was that to keep the cowboys from falling asleep in the saddle or just a crude design?
Not surprisingly, there's a lot about the design of a classic style of blue jeans that people don't understand. That includes many of the people who try and make copies of them, unfortunately. The flat felled seams on jeans are located at the points of maximum wear, and keep the trousers from falling apart. I agree they're not well suited for bike riding, but they're quite well suited for what they were intended to be, which was a comfortable pair of working trousers. Working doesn't involve sitting...