OT: damage to pants

[Eli Damon]

I've noticed that any new pants I get quickly develop a hole in the
crotch or (right) inner thigh. My best guesses as to the cause are
tension from pedaling motion and rubbing against the saddle. Do any of
you have this problem? Have you found any solutions? Eli

[kulik_000]

The only thing I've noticed is that my jeans or khakis tend to develop a hole above the left knee.

In the summer, I usually ride with casual shorts. If the weather is particularly hot or humid, I might use non-padded bike shorts.
On long distance trips (65 miles daily for several days in a row) I'll wear padded bike shorts. No unusual wear patterns on the
clothing for any of these. There are typically unusual wear patterns on my body for the first three days of a tour.

In the winter, I usually wear UA Cold Gear as a base layer and a light snow pant above. Again no unusual wear. Clothing or body.

In between, I'm most likely to wear some sort of long athletic pants. Sweatpants or similar. Only unusual wear is that they tend
to pick up grease stains because they are more baggy than the other things I wear.

I don't usually wear jeans or khakis riding unless it is only a mile or two, and I don't feel the need to change or I know that
changing will be a problem when I get to my destination.

bk

[Alan Forkosh]

When I would commute wearing synthetic khakis, I would gradually develop a whole at top of the thigh on one side. I attributed it to slight rubbing on the saddle which, over many miles frayed the fabric.

More interestingly, I even started developing a similar hole a bit lower down on the left side of my cycling shorts. I eventually realized that the cause was the strap on the tool bag under the saddle. The strap was looped through a bracket and then secured to itself via Velcro®. However, when pulled tight to secure the bag, some the Velcro® at the end of the strap hung free. Unfortunately, it was the hooked side. So, what would happen is that my leg would brush against the strap, and if the strap turned against the shorts, some fraying would occur. Over the course of many months, this would become a hole. The most permanent fix was to cover the end of the strap with tape.

Alan Forkosh Oakland, CA
afor...@mac.com