tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post3439314367716572862..comments2023-04-03T03:29:32.895+01:00Comments on The Desegregated Cyclist: Levi's "Commuter" Jeans ReviewIan Brett Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-55435772175871421762014-11-30T10:31:26.606+00:002014-11-30T10:31:26.606+00:00Ive notice many are unaware and disappointed with ...Ive notice many are unaware and disappointed with the durability and longevity of the Nanosphere infusion on the jeans but after you wash it you must iron the pants in order to fully reactivate the effectiveness of the repellentIan Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-90572019785889850222014-11-02T15:43:48.786+00:002014-11-02T15:43:48.786+00:00Great update. I think it's essential to have t...Great update. I think it's essential to have the perspective of someone who has had a lot of experience with a product. Thanks!Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-84954819755729913042014-11-02T15:06:10.715+00:002014-11-02T15:06:10.715+00:00I know this is a year old but call it long-term pe...I know this is a year old but call it long-term perspective: the nanosphere coating on mine lasted all of three rainy rides. I bought it together with the trucker jacket (the black one) which has been amazing and remains reasonably waterproof to this day but the jeans just turned into a slightly comfier pair of regular 511s after a couple months.<br /><br />I suppose it depends on body type and fitment but whenever I've worn through the crotch on a pair of jeans by riding it's always been in the groinal area where the jeans rub the saddle while you pedal rather than on the part where these had the reinforcement (they're reinforced for vigorously grinding your taint on things I guess). Regardless, the knees gave out first and they've since been transformed into jorts.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-76197639400228760232014-05-19T17:14:48.066+01:002014-05-19T17:14:48.066+01:00Everything they did makes pretty decent sense. The...Everything they did makes pretty decent sense. The leg opening was increased so that you could roll the jeans up (also could be to provide a bit more room, as cyclists typically have bigger calves). The u-lock is in the rear, where most people would stash their u-lock, nothing groundbreaking there. They avoided wool because they wanted to make a price-point, and they are a denim company. If you want a 200 dollar pair of jeans, buy some from rapha.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-56733662702820448732014-01-16T11:28:17.102+00:002014-01-16T11:28:17.102+00:00I think they widened the leg opening so that you c...I think they widened the leg opening so that you can roll up the jeans to right under the knee. I agree with you they shouldn't have.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-55518982135749178442013-11-18T22:00:50.798+00:002013-11-18T22:00:50.798+00:00Not to turn you green with envy, but my Raleigh is...Not to turn you green with envy, but my Raleigh is a '74 Superbe, complete with the rear rack, DynoHub, headlight and taillight. The wiring for the lights works, but I haven't gotten bulbs. The Dyno puts out the same power as modern ones, so I rigged a modern LED headlight.<br /><br />My bike even had the locking fork feature, but someone cut the bolt. I can get a key for the lock, but it doesn't lock any more.<br /><br /><br />After twenty years riding recumbent bicycles, I have learned to deal with a little extra attention. My utility kilts don't seem to draw much attention, but it could be that I look too surly for folks to say much.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-26310136060436447842013-11-18T21:24:19.453+00:002013-11-18T21:24:19.453+00:00$48 for the jeans doesn't sound unreasonable.$48 for the jeans doesn't sound unreasonable.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-11368510922795018132013-11-17T23:37:08.585+00:002013-11-17T23:37:08.585+00:00Oh man! I wish I had an old Raleigh 3-speed. I wen...Oh man! I wish I had an old Raleigh 3-speed. I went through a love affair with those a couple of years ago, but all the ones on eBay and Craigslist were well out of my price range at the time. Of course, if I got one, it would probably just sit unused in the basement, like my lovely old red '73 Raleigh Grand Prix.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-90722791906088984302013-11-17T22:58:15.777+00:002013-11-17T22:58:15.777+00:00I haven't been able to find Levi's jeans i...I haven't been able to find Levi's jeans in a size that would fit me well in years, but, to be honest, I haven't looked very hard. I wore Wrangler carpenter jeans as my de facto uniform trousers (extra room in the seat and thighs) for some years before switching to kilts, which outlast jeans by orders of magnitude greater than the price difference (Utilikilt Workmans model, for example, that outlasted several pairs of jeans at a time). I haven't bought jeans in six or seven years, and am down to my last three pairs from when I kept six or seven pair in service.<br /><br />Yes, I can even wear a kilt while riding a bicycle, without answering "the question."<br /><br />Just not on my recumbent bikes--the pleats interfere with my underseat steering control.<br /><br />I agree with your comments regarding wool--although I suspect that Levi's would have decided that it would really price the product out of the market.<br /><br />That lock loop does look a bit goofy. One of my commuters has a frame-mounted lock (Euro style FTW), another is my Big Dummy (heavy, hard to steal and "move" after the theft), a third is an old Raleigh 3-speed (who but a geek like me would want one of those?).Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-34297018240699828292013-11-17T22:48:48.799+00:002013-11-17T22:48:48.799+00:00Not sure what you mean by reinforced crotch, but b...Not sure what you mean by reinforced crotch, but back on Long Island when I first started riding all over the place, I developed a badly inflamed testicle. My doctor said it was from the pronounced seam on the blue jeans cutoffs I was wearing on my bicycle and he recommended I buy myself some cycling shorts. That's when I bought my first pair of Protogs--not to look like a racer wannabe, but on the advice of my doctor. The idea of "reinforced" seams in those....delicate areas....worries me, but I suppose if they are purpose built for cycling, they won't have elevated seams.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.com