I love Levis. You don't see em much in England nowadays. Are they still big over there ? Im may get some for old times sake. I also want one of them Addidas LA tracksuits. They have come back out as a limited edition along with the LA trainers (thats sneekers I think you call em ?)

My mistake, your post came after the one about the Northface hiking pants....I was referring to those.

Levi commuter jeans? So, they're regular jeans that hold a u-lock?

I have to ask the obvious - who the **** wants to carry a heavy u-lock in their back pocket sandwiched between their butt and saddle? $78?

I wear jeans, cargo pants, and cheap "swish" jogging-type pants from Target or wherever. I don't mind riding in my work chinos, etc. but over time it wears the ass of my pants out -- so now I just carry those to work and change there.

Reminds me of this:

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007...nt-tastic.html

Close but no cigar.

you can pick up something at the charity shoppe, and then get the leg tapered
at a home based business with an Alterations done here sign.

bottom line .. cheap

They're just water resistant. Not proof.

They do more. And how wide is your saddle that you would be sitting on your lock? Whenever I don't have a bag with me, I always carry my u-lock in my belt. Its actually quite comfortable.

And they don't make the commuter in women's, because the 511 is a mens style. They target hipsters with these, and didn't bother to make a women's style.

I always commute in walking shorts if it's warm and chinos if it's cooler. If it's actually cold, I put rain pants over the chinos. If it's really, really cold, and I'm not too much of a wuss to be afraid of ice, I wear wool pants. I never wear bicycling shorts; they seem totally unnecessary, and look somewhat awkward once you're off the bike.

Unless you can fill them out.

I just wear my regular pants. I tend to favor Dickies style work pants. Im not a huge fan of denim. I always like cargo pants, however.
In the summer when it is brutally hot here in SC, I wear baggie shorts.
In the coldest part of winter I have some dedicated cold wear pants.

A Brooks b67. I have relatively wide sit bones and prefer a wider saddle for the same duties that most would use a medium width saddle (like a b17).

It seems to me that they're overpriced "designer" clothes that advertise more usefulness than what they actually provide. I can think of many places to carry a u-lock, and attached to a pair of pants isn't one of them.

To each their own though --

I like riding with a pair of Bullhead jeans that I got at a thrift store. They fit tight enough in the crotchular area to be comfortable when I'm on the saddle for a while, but loose enough in the legs that I can roll up the cuffs and keep em out of the chain. Most of the nicer pants that I've picked up from thrift stores have been pretty good to me. My main thing is that they fit tight enough on top to prevent awkward interactions between my saddle and junk.

Thats exactly what they are. But compared to most other jeans nowadays, due to inflation, they're not too much more than normal. I hate buying jeans now, because Levi's are what fits me best/most comfortable, but they're extremely expensive. Nothing else fits quite right.

Concerning the Levi commuter jeans, I have to agree that being able to carry a u-lock is not one of the main features I'd be looking for in pants.

There's a lot more to the Levi's commuter jeans that just an overpriced pair of pants. If they made them in Dockers, I'd buy them in every color they made. They have a water-resistant fabric, reflective material on the inside of the left leg, so when you roll them up, cars can see you, some kind of a water resistant materiel in the left pocket so you can put your ipod, phone or wallet in there withoout getting it wet from sweat, a U-lock holder, a reinforced crotch for durability and a slightly stretchy material to make it easier to ride in. If they weren't skinny jeans, I'd but a pair just to show support for the concept. I would love to wear pants like that all the time, and I"m glad to see a company making cycling pants that are pretty reasonably priced.

That reflective strip does nothing. Its almost pointless. Sort of a gimmick.

I wouldn't rely on that as my only nighttime illumination, but as far as I"m concenred every little bit helps. Especially when it's on a moving part of your body.

Key word there. Moving. When you're already moving on your bike, and your leg is moving even more, its damn near impossible for a car to see. Especially with how little there really is in the jeans.

Like I said, they're awkward off the bike...

Still don't agree. Granted there is not a lot there, but have you ever seen a runner at night & noticed the reflective stripes on their shoes. Those are tiny strips of reflective material & I always notice them.

Like I said before, I wouldn't rely on that as my only illumination, but it's a nice extra. I do wish the reflective stripes were wider & placed on the front/back of the jeans, instead of down the seam, which puts them as more side illumination, but hopefully these sell well & Levi Strauss expands the concept.

I wear Old Navy "slim" jeans. they are a slimmer fit, but by no means are they a "skinny" jean. Helps to have a slimmer fit so there is less pant leg to roll up. I always wait till they have their $15 jean sale. Their jeans seem to wear fine and fit great and even if I blow a pair out from riding, I'm only out $15.

For those with more questions about the Levi's 511 commuter jeans, a great view is here. The writer is quite comprehensive about all of the features.

I'd love to be able to wear my work clothes on my commute, but it's a tad too far and I sweat waay too much. I simply must shower when I get to work.