I'm having a terrible time finding replacements for my spring-fall-winter riding pants. Several times I've scoured Amazon and Google, coming up empty-handed, until I just couldn't stand it anymore.
I've got a pair of rain bibs that must be ten years old now. They're just great. Comfy and flexible, with good pockets. I think they cost me $45.00 or so.
They're not as waterproof as they used to be. The material is actually feeling rather light and thin. I'm actually wearing them out. It's only a matter of time before the pockets rip out, I suppose. I need to replace them and I just can't find anything similar that doesn't have a couple hundred dollar, or more, price tag. I could even see myself, just possibly, shelling out those kinda dollars for what I need. But if I found that, say, the hips bound, then I'd be disgusted with the manufacturer, myself and the whole world.
I recently bought a set of Frog Tog bibs. About 30 bucks. No pockets. But I figured that I'd live with that for the sake of the right pants for bad weather. But what I got seems to have been designed for a guy who's pretty tall, with thin legs (so far, so good) and the belly of a sumo wrestler. Fail! I can't wear those stupid things. Had they cost more, I'd be throwing a real tantrum.
Here's a decent look at what I consider to be the perfect cold/bad weather riding pants.
The material, as opposed to a flat sheet of PVC, is a nylon weave of about the texture of a button-down cotton shirt. Maybe a slight bit heavier, but not much. The knees and butt are reinforced with a sheet of a heavier weave. There's no insulation. I prefer it that way, for that matter. Overall warmth is comparable to blue jeans.
Can anyone point me toward a source for something like this? If I could duplicate these at a cost of, say, 50 bucks I'd be quite happy. Though lower would be better, of course. I could see myself getting close to a hundred for something that's just right. I doubt if I'd go higher. I'd make something else work instead.
Thanks.
I've got a pair of rain bibs that must be ten years old now. They're just great. Comfy and flexible, with good pockets. I think they cost me $45.00 or so.
They're not as waterproof as they used to be. The material is actually feeling rather light and thin. I'm actually wearing them out. It's only a matter of time before the pockets rip out, I suppose. I need to replace them and I just can't find anything similar that doesn't have a couple hundred dollar, or more, price tag. I could even see myself, just possibly, shelling out those kinda dollars for what I need. But if I found that, say, the hips bound, then I'd be disgusted with the manufacturer, myself and the whole world.
I recently bought a set of Frog Tog bibs. About 30 bucks. No pockets. But I figured that I'd live with that for the sake of the right pants for bad weather. But what I got seems to have been designed for a guy who's pretty tall, with thin legs (so far, so good) and the belly of a sumo wrestler. Fail! I can't wear those stupid things. Had they cost more, I'd be throwing a real tantrum.
Here's a decent look at what I consider to be the perfect cold/bad weather riding pants.
The material, as opposed to a flat sheet of PVC, is a nylon weave of about the texture of a button-down cotton shirt. Maybe a slight bit heavier, but not much. The knees and butt are reinforced with a sheet of a heavier weave. There's no insulation. I prefer it that way, for that matter. Overall warmth is comparable to blue jeans.
Can anyone point me toward a source for something like this? If I could duplicate these at a cost of, say, 50 bucks I'd be quite happy. Though lower would be better, of course. I could see myself getting close to a hundred for something that's just right. I doubt if I'd go higher. I'd make something else work instead.
Thanks.
