OK now that the thread is a week old I can report that I do all my bike geekery on my commutes, but when I'm riding around town for errands from home I pretty much never wear bikey clothes (except for the spd sandals). I also never wear bike jerseys, ever. But padded shorts are awesome. Also, combining padded shorts w/ a plastic saddle that I lucked into appears to be more comfy than any combination of clothing plus my b-17. That could be a fit issue, maybe the frame is too big for me to sit upright enough on the brooks, or something. Anyway, onward. Today I drove.