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Old 05-15-12 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by harshbarj
Honestly for commuting I don't see a point in "special clothes". I commute 5 miles each way on a very hilly commute and wear my normal work clothes. Only exception is rainy days where I wear the previous days clothes and put a new change in my bags. I have always seen cycling clothes as a thing only for sport riding and not commuting. IF I was to have a car would I suit up like a race car driver just to go to work? Then why do the same on a bicycle.
I rode in my work clothes when my commute was 5 miles each way. Now that it is 15 miles each way, bike shorts and quick dry fabrics are much more pleasant.
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