Originally Posted by
garlic_rice
Not that i'd ever be as fit as any disciplined athlete, but the same thing happened to me after i started riding to work regularly.
Based on my personal experience, may i recommend:
-not APC New Standards. I went through a couple pairs of these, not for big-thigh guys. Haven't tried the relaxed-fit Rescue though.
-any Levi's commuter (i sized up in the waist and it was perfect for thighs and still slim-fitting on the bottom)
-Cadence jeans. These jeans i wear almost every day and i can ride to work and back (8 miles each way). Cone denim with a bit of stretch. they're so comfortable that most other raw denim is pretty much dead to me. YMMV/notashill
(offtopic: Carleton- now that you live in Portland, do you have a ******-ass rain bike?)
Thanks for the suggestions! I can tell that if I continue riding in these jeans they will split in the crotch.
I do need a rain bike. I've noticed that everyone here rides straight beater bikes. Everybody. I hear it's because bike theft is bad.
For now, I just ride to work and back, and I can bring my bike up to my office, so my Tarmac is OK. But, not for rainy days. I bought fenders, but couldn't get them to fit. So, yeah, I'm in the market for a rain/commuter bike.