View Poll Results: Do you tuck or cuff?
I cuff ONE pant leg.
25
22.12%
I cuff TWO pant legs.
27
23.89%
I tuck ONE pant leg.
12
10.62%
I tuck TWO pant legs.
7
6.19%
I don't have to worry cause I got a chain guard.
6
5.31%
Other.
36
31.86%
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Are you a cuffer?
02-20-05, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Machka
Nice! Back in Manitoba 2 of the busses on the fleet had bicycle racks and those 2 busses could be on any route, any where in the city, at any time, or maybe sitting in the shop. You couldn't count on them being on the route you need when you needed them. It was really an odd system.
Where I am now, there is no public transportation from where I live to where I work.
Where I am now, there is no public transportation from where I live to where I work.
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02-20-05, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Mueslix
....and some sort of button down shirt or sweater)
02-20-05, 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Dchiefransom
Maybe you should try riding a 1200k randoneuring event with her.
She's one tough cycling cookie.
Roody messes at great peril!
02-20-05, 05:42 AM
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I am an Other.
No cuffing at all. I don’t wear the same cloths that I work in on my commute. I do pack them in. I have to wear business casual attire at work. I like to shower after my commute in to work since I only go 12 miles to work. The wind can be real bad here so I wear cloths that are not too baggy. On my route in the morning the ground fog is heavy. I have various damp smells to deal with. I parallel a river and at times the pools of stagnate water has a bad damp smell in the early mornings. Then there is a treatment plant that stinks too. The river has a tendency to overflow on to the bike path and leave a thin coating of fine mud that is a messy thing to deal with. Then I have some farm lands with its smells. I do ride hard in the morning as well, so shedding the cloths and showering off all that stuff feels good to me. I am too competitive to wear other than my workout / wind braking / knee forgiving / chafing free / wicking cycling type attire.
No cuffing at all. I don’t wear the same cloths that I work in on my commute. I do pack them in. I have to wear business casual attire at work. I like to shower after my commute in to work since I only go 12 miles to work. The wind can be real bad here so I wear cloths that are not too baggy. On my route in the morning the ground fog is heavy. I have various damp smells to deal with. I parallel a river and at times the pools of stagnate water has a bad damp smell in the early mornings. Then there is a treatment plant that stinks too. The river has a tendency to overflow on to the bike path and leave a thin coating of fine mud that is a messy thing to deal with. Then I have some farm lands with its smells. I do ride hard in the morning as well, so shedding the cloths and showering off all that stuff feels good to me. I am too competitive to wear other than my workout / wind braking / knee forgiving / chafing free / wicking cycling type attire.
02-20-05, 08:11 AM
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I'm amazed by all the outrage here. As mentione earlier, I thought this was just a silly fun thread. I mean -- "are you a cuffer?" 
Maybe I should answer the questions in the thread. My bike is a European model with a full chainguard. When I have ridden bikes without chainguards, I have been a rubber band man.
During the summer, I wear a short sleve dress shirt and carry my jacket on the rack. I arrive sweaty, but no more so than the people who walk a block to the Metro. Less, really -- I may be generating as much heat as a pedestrian, but the greater speed of the bike means there is always a cooling breeze.
I've got Gor-tex pants and a long, Gor-tex hooded overcoat. I wear these as an outer layer during the winter. My bike came with large, effective fenders so that it is rare to find any mud, salt, or grit on my Gor-tex.
I ride to work in a suit and tie -- 5 miles (9 km) at a moderate pace -- about a half hour. I arrive dry and comfortable. If I rode my wife's road bike and pushed as fast as I could, I would arrive soaking wet, but only ten minutes sooner. That is because there are lots of stoplights and stopsigns on my route and my longest nonstop segment is about a half mile (1 km). After changing clothes and showering, my "sport riding" commute would actually prove far slower than my current method.
If I had a longer commute -- say 15 miles/25 km each way -- I would either have to change my cycling style or drive. So there is no "right" answer about what to wear when riding -- please stop fighting, folks.
Furthermore, one reason for cycling to work is that it is less hassle than driving my car. That advantage would then vanish. Since almost the only reason I ride a bike is to commute, that would mean my 2,500 annual miles (4,000 km) would drop to zero. That would mean I would never excercise.
I'm sort of the flip side of Machka. I can't imagine myself owning or wearing cycling gear or using anything but platforn pedals. I feel that one of the great things about people who love cycling is that we can all get together and compare our experiences and enjoy our diferences.
Paul
Maybe I should answer the questions in the thread. My bike is a European model with a full chainguard. When I have ridden bikes without chainguards, I have been a rubber band man.
During the summer, I wear a short sleve dress shirt and carry my jacket on the rack. I arrive sweaty, but no more so than the people who walk a block to the Metro. Less, really -- I may be generating as much heat as a pedestrian, but the greater speed of the bike means there is always a cooling breeze.
I've got Gor-tex pants and a long, Gor-tex hooded overcoat. I wear these as an outer layer during the winter. My bike came with large, effective fenders so that it is rare to find any mud, salt, or grit on my Gor-tex.
I ride to work in a suit and tie -- 5 miles (9 km) at a moderate pace -- about a half hour. I arrive dry and comfortable. If I rode my wife's road bike and pushed as fast as I could, I would arrive soaking wet, but only ten minutes sooner. That is because there are lots of stoplights and stopsigns on my route and my longest nonstop segment is about a half mile (1 km). After changing clothes and showering, my "sport riding" commute would actually prove far slower than my current method.
If I had a longer commute -- say 15 miles/25 km each way -- I would either have to change my cycling style or drive. So there is no "right" answer about what to wear when riding -- please stop fighting, folks.
Furthermore, one reason for cycling to work is that it is less hassle than driving my car. That advantage would then vanish. Since almost the only reason I ride a bike is to commute, that would mean my 2,500 annual miles (4,000 km) would drop to zero. That would mean I would never excercise.
I'm sort of the flip side of Machka. I can't imagine myself owning or wearing cycling gear or using anything but platforn pedals. I feel that one of the great things about people who love cycling is that we can all get together and compare our experiences and enjoy our diferences.
Paul
02-20-05, 10:31 AM
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Heck, I opened this thread because I thought it was by a poster from maybe Australia or Britain, and I was going to learn the meaning to a new and interesting word!
02-20-05, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dchiefransom
Heck, I opened this thread because I thought it was by a poster from maybe Australia or Britain, and I was going to learn the meaning to a new and interesting word!
02-20-05, 04:22 PM
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Are we still even discussing it? I said "Other" because in the summer, I cuff both sides and in the winter when it's cold enough for booties, the right side gets tucked into my booty and when it's not cold enough for booties I cuff the right side and wear tall socks.
02-24-05, 07:56 PM
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Good thing a fixie didn't see this thread. The solution might be to just ride in your largest chainring.
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02-25-05, 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by charlesw
In some inner cities in the us, your right pant leg rolled up to your calf means you have drugs to sell.. so watch out.
Funny in a strange way! Here it almost means you are a bike courrier.
02-25-05, 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Machka
...So, for those of you who really do wear your work clothes to work ... how do you go about keeping them clean and dry on the ride? By the time I get to work, at the very least I've got muck splashed all the way up the back of my legs...
That's what full fenders and mudflaps are for. I don't ride competitively, my commute is not too long and I slow down for the last few blocks. Besides, I am on holidays when the temperature is really hot.
In my many years of commuting/leasure riding, I have been splashed twice, both times in Winter. So, for that worst-case scenario, I usually have another set of trousers at the office.
As for the "need" for cycling clothes, I never ride in anything but street clothes and I can't even see myself in tight-fitting clothes! Never felt any chafing issues either. And shorts? Only if it is warmer than 30-32°C
Photos of my typical attire for leasure rides can be found on the BicycleTouring 101 website.
