bajakirch
Crotch Rocket
A couple years back I needed to replace my colder-weather Fieldsheer riding pants after they did what they were intended for -- they (literally) saved my a55 as I slid down the road at 50 mph. I went to the Chicago IMS show a few months later and replaced them with a pair of Scorpion pants.
There's a lot I like about the Scorpion pants, but I had 1 complaint: the back of the pants don't come up high enough. Even with my 3/4-length FirstGear Transition 3 jacket, there can be a gap between jacket and pants in the back if I lean too far forward.
The other day I came up with an idea; I picked up a set of inexpensive ****ies elastic, adjustable suspenders. This is the kind with the clip rather than for use with buttons. $11 on Amazon.
They came today and I tried them out. They work exactly as I'd hoped -- they keep the rear of the pants up where they belong. An added benefit is that I can now walk around in the pants with the zipper and front snaps undone. No, I'm not an exhibitionist; these are overpants, afterall. Since these pants are pretty weatherproof, they don't breathe all that well. Opening up the top of the pants when I'm off the bike is a nice way to move some air through them. But when I did this in the past, the pants were loose enough that they'd quickly start drooping down if I walked around at all. With my new 'spenders, that won't be a problem anymore.
There is one downside, however. My wife saw me trying them on and said I've officially become an old man.
There's a lot I like about the Scorpion pants, but I had 1 complaint: the back of the pants don't come up high enough. Even with my 3/4-length FirstGear Transition 3 jacket, there can be a gap between jacket and pants in the back if I lean too far forward.
The other day I came up with an idea; I picked up a set of inexpensive ****ies elastic, adjustable suspenders. This is the kind with the clip rather than for use with buttons. $11 on Amazon.
They came today and I tried them out. They work exactly as I'd hoped -- they keep the rear of the pants up where they belong. An added benefit is that I can now walk around in the pants with the zipper and front snaps undone. No, I'm not an exhibitionist; these are overpants, afterall. Since these pants are pretty weatherproof, they don't breathe all that well. Opening up the top of the pants when I'm off the bike is a nice way to move some air through them. But when I did this in the past, the pants were loose enough that they'd quickly start drooping down if I walked around at all. With my new 'spenders, that won't be a problem anymore.
There is one downside, however. My wife saw me trying them on and said I've officially become an old man.