Trouser clips

[Tel]

Do people still use trouser clips to keep them out of the chainwheel? Or is there a cooler alternative?

 

[thomas]

Do people still use trouser clips to keep them out of the chainwheel? Or is there a cooler alternative?

Wear lycra...maybe not cooler, but more comfy - just freshen up and change when you get there.

Otherwise, it's just clips and socks I think.

 

[PrettyboyTim]

The 'cool' alternative is to roll the bottom of your trousers up. Depending on my mood, I'll use either method.

To be honest though, what I'd really like is a pair of these:

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/11/20/winged-bike-clips.html

 

[Tel]

Now their cool!!

 

[TimP]

Cycle clips - the ultimate item to make you feel like a real cyclist! It proves that the bike is a means of getting from a to b without fuss and with the minimal interference to you.

 

[P.H]

I like the Respro ankle bands, wide neoprene with velcro fastening. Hi Vis on one side, reflective on the other.
http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDetails.asp?productID=4671

 

[HLaB]

I still use trouser clips on my commute. I don't think the look the coolest but my trousers stay out of the chain (they do their job) and that all that's important on my short commute. On longer rides I tend to wear shorts/lycra and its not a problem.

 

[Davidc]

Yes. Trousers inside socks, clips on the outside of the socks works best. not cool but practical and I agree with TimP.

If I can I wear shorts though - much more comfortable.

 

[Piemaster]

Mostly reflective velcro type bands, or, if I can find the other one of the pair I've got some with flashing LEDs built in on a stiffish strap that curls round the ankle for nights. Am I allowed under cycling etiquette to only wear one? Sock if I forget them, but mostly wear 3/4 length humvees anyway.

 

[andrew-the-tortoise]

Simply use rubber bands discarded by you friendly postman!

I used to like the 'right hand trouser leg tucked in sock' method , leaving it tucked in whilst at work for comical effect.

 

[mr_cellophane]

I have a set of 4 of these I got at Aldi (that well known cycle store). I think they were about £2.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sport-Direct-Cycle-Reflective-Band/dp/B001EDZV2Y

 

[Cranky]

I continue to wear cycle clips - the traditional black variety - for local trips in ordinary clothes. I think there's an ironic 'coolness' about them, rather like Pashley gents' and ladies' bikes (not that I have one, although I wouldn't mind), but I could be kidding myself!

 

[knonist]

I had many trouble with clips
I think strips are better.

 

[Dayvo]

Fortunately flares, bell-bottoms and loon trousers are a thing of the distant past and no self-respecting cyclist will ever need to wear them again, thus not having to have the aforementioned trouser clips to keep the excess material out of your chain!

 

[purplepolly]

I continue to wear cycle clips - the traditional black variety - for local trips in ordinary clothes.

I've got a bike with a chainguard for trips like that and let my trousers flap about as nature intended