Clothes for commuting (non-lycra)

[P.H]

I commute in really cheap (£5 - £7) jogging trousers from Chavs/Sports Direct, just choose the ones without the elasticated ankles. Worn over a set of cycling shorts for a long ride. They stretch well, dry fast, and are reasonably warm. Also OK off the bike if I stop off for a bit of shopping on the way home.
This sort of thing;
http://www.sportsdirect.com/umbro-polyester-pant-mens-504014?colcode=50401422

On top I'm a bit more fussy, merino next to the skin, breathable midlayer if needed and windproof or waterproof on top.

 

[snorri]

Thanks for the tweed link! This season I are mostly going to be cycling in tweed breeks (possibly scotchguarded to save the drying) on the basis that if it's good enough for lying on a grouse moor it should hold up on the Old Kent Road.

Good to see there is one person at least on here intent on maintaining the standards that put the Great in Great Britain.

 

[ufkacbln]

... or Dashing Tweeds with reflective tweed!

 

[Hover Fly]

Don't bother with tweed, it weighs a ton dry and quadruples in weight in the rain. For travelling to work I always managed 15 miles each way in a pair of ordinary wool mix trousers, cotton shirt, thin or thick according to weather red woollen pullover and decent socks.

 

[Hover Fly]

Thanks for the tweed link! This season I are mostly going to be cycling in tweed breeks (possibly scotchguarded to save the drying) on the basis that if it's good enough for lying on a grouse moor it should hold up on the Old Kent Road.

For non commuting Go to http://www.spencers-trousers.com/ and get a pair of their plus twos or breeks in wool mix, the "mix' makes it harder wearing. They do them with double bottoms for cycling if you ask. Then you have the advantages of woollen clothing without looking like the sort of chap who wears tweed in town.

 

[womblechops]

I have perused the dashing tweeds before as one of the tailors who does them (Connock & Lockie) made my wedding suit for me. In fact if Dashing tweeds had been around then I would have killed two birds with one stone (although flash photography at the wedding would have been a bit odd).

I can't justify the cost of bespoke at the moment, but I'll get there one day...

 

[Jonathan M]

Thanks for that.

How quickly do they dry when wet? For example, if I get soaked on my way in to work, can I expect them to dry-out by the time I'm going home?

Cheers,
Shaun

Pretty quickly. I got wet this morning, and firstly although the trousers don't claim any water resistance, the nature of the fabric, a nylon shell type fabric, means that there is not a lot of the design that holds onto moisture. They were dry within an hour slung under the desk.