What brand of jeans? Here's my jeans rant. I rode in jeans for years. Usually the knees wore out first, but it never occurred to me that cycling might be the culprit. Over the years, the same kind of jeans that I always wore have deteriorated in quality. It seems like they don't fit as well, and my shape hasn't changed. And the fabric doesn't last. Now there's always a chance that I got some counterfeit jeans, since I bought them online.

So I decided to try the cheap Wrangler jeans at Target. They fit better, are more comfortable, and seem more durable. Nothing is going to look fashionable on me at my age, so I don't care about that.

But a couple years ago I bought some quick drying synthetic hiking pants for a trip. I've found that they're even more comfortable than jeans, and more durable. A super plus is that some black goo from a filthy bike chain washed right out of them, whereas the cotton jeans would be stained forever. And also, I can now plausibly deny that I'm wearing jeans at my workplace, which has a largely un-enforced "business casual" dress code.

So I'm darn close to giving up on jeans. I can adopt the "rugged hiker" look instead.