Originally Posted by
robow
I almost always carry a pair of pants where the legs zip on and off allowing them to be worn as shorts as well. Mine are made from newer high tech synthetic materials which are extremely light weight and they dry very quickly, a plus when they get wet or when you need to wash them as needed.
+1. I pair of covertible pants is all I bring for off-bike pants. You can get some insanely light pants these days. Pay for a quality pair. I got a cheap pair from Columbia. They were poorly made and didn't last a year.
In the U.S. I have never bothered changing or putting anything over my cycling stuff when I have been on the road and, say, wanted to stop in a place for breakfast. Never been looked at funny or been asked to leave. I only change or cover up after the day's riding is done. When I toured Andalucia, I did put put more normal cloithes over my cycling stuff a few times when I went into restaurants or cafes (but not grocery stores) in the middle of a day's ride. And I never wore shorts when I ate out. This was for cultural reasons. Adults simply don't wear shorts in that part of the world.