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A good portion of my cycling is for small distances which never seems worth changing into full cycling gear - I have however a recurring issue where jeans will wear though at the top of the inside leg.
Has anyone else solved this problem by either changing their bike saddle or discovered a brand of jeans with a saddle proof.. well.. crotch.
Nope, that's pretty much where all my jeans die. I don't the the cord on my books clone improves this.
A cheap pair of jeans with lycra in from Next e.g slim fit. Nice and stretchy. Easily replaced. Not eco, I know.
Use one pair to make patches to sew over the holes in the other pairs.
I've had the same issue, and I've bought a pair of uniform trousers with double gusset in the required area...
I don't know if these will wear any better yet (lockdown purchase, so no commuting), but might be worth a look.
The downside is that this pair are deeply unfashionable cargo trousers...
Robert
There are lots of companies who claim to offer 'cycling jeans' although I won't recommend any specifically as I've never tried any of them! They all seem costly but presumably the idea is they last longer on the saddle than a regular pair.
Definitely not the pair that I have just had to take off after a comedic ripping sound!
I'm sure Bike Snob NYC was riding some specialist ones.... will see if I can find a link....
Ride reclined - that solves some wear and tear on clothes and body!
Bike Snob NYC won't approve.
Mikael Colville-Andersen definitely not.
Although Ventisit seat pads made holes in my MAMIL spandex in the butt cheek area :) Jeans would be ok though.
I think these are the jeans Bike Snob has most recently been testing https://www.osloh.com/collections/osloh/products/lane-jean-denim they're $149!....
He also has ridden in Vulpine https://www.vulpine.cc/catalog/product/view/id/1752881
I guess it's interesting that the Dutch and the Danes just ride in "normal" clothes but then (and I can only speak for myself!) it's entirely possible that they don't put as much strain on their clothing as they are fitter as it's so easy to cycle in their respective countries....
Cheap workwear or army-surplus trousers work well. If you are a fashion plate such choices may not suit.
I usually get about 3 years out of a pair of German moleskin trousers (which are vaguely jeans-like) before the crotch tears and needs patching. I wear these all the time, not just for cycling. But I ride quite a bit.
After about 5 years the backside goes as well - that's terminal. I then cut them up for patching other pairs.
Dickies polyester work trousers are effectively indestructible (but rather warm). Only pair I ever had to bin was due to fire damage[1]. About £13 from Screwfix and similar places.
[1] Aeons ago. Stick welder involved. Oops. Never was much good at welding...
thanks for the replies! Very useful, I will have to consider whether I am rich and/or trendy enough for $149 jeans.
Late to the party... I have a pair of Alpkit Kraft trousers which aren't anything tech or fancy (organic cotton?) but do feature a cycling specific construction (diamond shaped crotch so there's no seams in wrong places). Are they cool in the style stakes? They are not, I fear. Are they tough, well made and likely to last for years? Yup.
Alpkit also do jeans but were sold out in my size last time I looked. Shop on Causewayside might have local stock.
I was gifted a pair of Resolute Bay cycling jeans, which are extremely good. Not super cheap, but not ruinously dear I'm told.
Jodhpurs? Mine have an extra inner-layer on the thigh.
Given I haven't ridden a horse in 9 yrs, I might as well wear them for something else...
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