Originally Posted by banerjek

Or they'd wonder what the heck you're doing there. Why would you go into another environment just to purposely do things differently?

FWIW, I wouldn't ride close to someone in jeans because I'd assume they lacked judgment and handling skills. You could hardly choose more inappropriate clothing. May as well do cold water sports without immersion protection.

How many people here would ride in a paceline with someone who was wearing jeans? Or close to them on a high speed descent?

And in all fairness, the assumption would be correct in this case. By the OP's own admission, this knuckleheaded clothing choice is purely a fashion statement. Jeans are fine for puttering around at low speed. But to even have to wonder what the issue is shows a lack of basic knowledge.