Diy cycling shorts?
04-17-10, 11:08 AM
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I just get Canari shorts on sale for $30 or so. There's no way I could justify the time it would take to procure raw materials, cut panels, insert elastic (hmm, the bottom of the leg elastic band might be tough to source, waist should be no problemo, however), and sew it all up for less than $30 in time and materials. There's a good chance this dance outfit material is not as nice as even $30 shorts materials.
I've seen custom jerseys being made and the panels are cut in pretty big lots - a stack of fabric sheets about 4 inches thick is clamped down, then panels are "sawn" out of the stack with a jigsaw-type of deal. Hand cutting that stuff one panel at a time's gotta be labor intensive.
I've seen custom jerseys being made and the panels are cut in pretty big lots - a stack of fabric sheets about 4 inches thick is clamped down, then panels are "sawn" out of the stack with a jigsaw-type of deal. Hand cutting that stuff one panel at a time's gotta be labor intensive.
04-17-10, 02:25 PM
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I just get Canari shorts on sale for $30 or so. There's no way I could justify the time it would take to procure raw materials, cut panels, insert elastic (hmm, the bottom of the leg elastic band might be tough to source, waist should be no problemo, however), and sew it all up for less than $30 in time and materials. There's a good chance this dance outfit material is not as nice as even $30 shorts materials.
04-18-10, 06:27 PM
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And I can't build a bike for myself as cheaply as I can buy a ready made bike. I doubt I'll ever buy another pre-built bike, however, because building bikes is something that I enjoy doing. If I liked to sew I suppose that I might also make my own cycling clothing. What's wrong with that?
However, the OP mentioned he's looking to save money by making his own shorts and jerseys so he can save up for clipless. Looks like he eventually settled on jersey only. The BEST way to do that, IMO, is buy a couple of these $15 jerseys and spend the day (or so) needed to source materials and produce a jersey picking up some temp work so you can afford clipless pedals.
04-18-10, 09:36 PM
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That's the same thing cagers tell me about riding a bike. "It's a lot quicker and easier to drive, so you should just work more hours and buy a car." Well, I'll never have a job that I enjoy as much as riding a bike, and home seamstresses will probably enjoy making shorts and jerseys also.
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