I have a short commute, but if I wear my work clothes (business casual) on the bike I wear the crotch out fairly quickly. It seems kind of silly to be changing clothes for such a short commute, but I can't afford to keep risking a "thigh blowout" at work
or replacing my work pants.
Perhaps polyester or microfiber?
Would wool slacks hold up that much better than my cotton blend slacks on the bike to justify the extra expense? I'm a Clyde so my clothing gets fairly expensive to replace.

Go to the Dickies outlet in Fort Worth and get some heavy twills. Time it right, bring your bike, and you can catch one of the group rides that starts nearby.

Wish I could go with the Dickies, but they're just cut wrong for me. They make them for large waists and no a$$ and, unfortunately, mine is more than ample,

Get some cycling shorts and let them take the wear.

There are more cycling shorts styles and types than just lycra... find a style you like, and change in the bathroom at work.

I just don't understand why folks insist on wearing office clothing or even blue jeans for bike riding... when cycling specific clothing exists and works quite well. Would you wear office pants when riding a horse? Do you swim in heavy twills?

You can say ass, you know. And you can still come to FW for one of the ride sometime. Check facebook for Night Riders Fort Worth.


I usually wear dedicated bike shorts on my commute, but then again I ride about 17 miles each way and take a shower at work.

For short commutes there is no need to dress up. I dont change into running gear for a walk to the corner shop. I understand the need to preserve office pants and I did exactly the same

I use a pair of polycotton hiking/travel pants that are very windproof and dry quickly. I get about 2 years of commute out of a pair before they are relegated to DIY/gardening duty. You can get harder wearing ones in 100% polyester or nylon.

Dockers stand up to my commute, but that's probably more to do w/ the saddle, a Brooks B17. If you want cycling specific clothing as genec suggested, check out outlier.cc. Spendy, but made for cycling and can be worn in a business casual environment.

I wear athletic pants. Roomy and comfortable. You would probably have to change pants at work but they pack tightly and are mostly wrinkle free.

Ass ass ass ass ass. There I said it!
I keep planning on getting on the TRE and heading over there...but I'll probably just throw the bike on the rack and drive...my schedule is wack yo! (Yeah I'm hep!)

Poly cotton sounds like it may be a possibility...hiking and travel pants: see explanation below.

Already riding with the B17 crowd and it DID slow down the crotchital carnage a bit.
As far as bike specific goes, I can get shorts through Aerotec in my size (but not the MB shorts). Pretty much all other bikey stuff is non-existent or custom made horribly spendy.
(we're talkin' 58" waist woolly mammoth giant non-economically sized and nobody expects us fat asses to be interested in outdoor activities)
So in the warmer times I'm wearing the bikes shorts under the regular shorts (don't need to scare the children & animals along the way)...and sweat pants over the bike shorts in the winter.

I've been just changing when I get to work (they're use to it after 3 1/2 years) whipping off the outer layer and pulling on the regular pants over the cycle shorts and MB shoes, but there are times when I can arrive in a non-sweaty state that it would just be cool to unroll the pant leg and go right to work.

Get some cheap gym shorts and put them on over the pants. Yeah, it'll look stupid, but you'll save your pants from the abraision/wear against the seat.

hemp pants for me. stood up really well. my old cotton ones and jeans would develop knee holes quickly