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endura hummvee chino shorts with liner

endura hummvee chino shorts

the late lamented, lord carlos of mercian, began his cycling career well into his forties, purely in order to make use of a bicycle given to him by his brother. thinking it a bit of a waste to allow the bicycle to lie, unmolested in the bike shed, he made a tacit agreement with himself to ride into work one day per week. that one day became two, then three, then all five, then he sold his volkswagen pickup and began riding everywhere on the island, even to official engagements.

however, his one stipulation, made at the intial onset of a riding career, was that he would remain a 'bloke with a bicycle'. by this he meant to eschew all contact with lycra, polyester and any risk of being identified as a refugee from the professional peloton. not for him the avowed luxuries of three rear pockets, nor indeed even the comfort of a chamois pad in bibshorts concealed 'neath a regular pair of trousers.

endura hummvee chino shorts

it's a stance he steadfastly maintained for several years, even going so far as to ride to work wearing wellington boots on the basis that he had some highland cattle to feed en-route. however, i'm sure many of us paid-up members of the 'lycra-brigade' are quite confident in our litheness (or lack of it) and pragmatism, where breathable jerseys with three back pockets and comfortable shorts enhance the pleasure of cycling, while taking care of the comfort factor.

ultimately, the man capitulated, admitting that he may have been a tad obtuse in his reluctance to take advantage of proffered advice, and he could frequently be found on the sunday ride clad in bibshorts and a bruichladdich cycle jersey. i don't doubt that there are many recently attracted to cycling as part of the new-wave, possibly brought on by the need to remain safe and socially distanced when travelling to and from work. additionally, there are many who have adopted cycling as their favoured means of daily exercise, whether indoors on a turbo, or enjoying the rare luxury of a ride in the countryside at weekends.

endura hummvee chino shorts

i cannot hide beneath a bushel in such matters; it took me some time to come to terms with riding my red, reynolds 531 road bike around the principality as the sole representative of the peloton refugees association. this is a quiet, rural community, possibly even more so in the early 1990s and generally unused to seeing someone who hoped to be mistaken for robert millar riding across the odd cattle-grid. i can, therefore, from a distance, see where many are coming from: the comfort's fine, but do i really have to look like that?

endura hummvee chino shorts

as part of their urban range, aimed specifically at the modern commuter under the slogan (or hashtag if you prefer to use it in such a manner) 'choose life, choose bike', scotland's endura cycle clothing offers a number of garments that will keep you cosy, comfy and content. i have previously reviewed the slightly unfortunately named hummvee shacket - a combination of shirt and jacket - offering a superb accompaniment to their hummvee chino short with liner. in a fine example of serendipity, the navy of the shorts was well matched with the navy side (the shacket is reversible) of the shacket.

i figure i'm probably too old to carry off any verisimilitude of affected coolness, dressed in a baggy shirt, coupled with a pair of baggy shorts, but that's not to deny the practicality of both in appearing to be a normal member of society.

the stretchy cotton mix chino fabric features a belt loop, two front and two rear pockets, in common even with many shorts with no velocipedinal pretensions whatsoever. however, the inherent stretch makes for a less restrictive cycling experience. but the hummvee's secret weapon is a removable padded internal liner short that poppers in place, allowing the wearer to become a fully paid-up member of the pelotonese, without alerting the general public to the extent of their jedi nature.

endura hummvee chino shorts

though ostensibly intended for the commuting cyclist, most of my review rides were undertaken over real gravel, aboard a cyclocross bicycle. jumping on and off the saddle, wheeling the bike across seaweed on the beach at gartbreck and rolling across more of the aforementioned cattle grids, probably equates to more than a dozen rides to the office. i even managed to get them wet, after being caught in a heavy shower returning home. though not actually waterproof, the fabric appears to be at least showerproof.

at a retail price of £59.99, these are the same price as one leg of endura's pro sl bibshorts, yet maintain a certain degree of sartorial decorum. for those new to zen and the art of cycling and with no wish to emulate mark cavendish's daytime apparel, get yourselves a shacket and these excellent hummvee chino shorts, grab your bike, and enter a brave new world with impunity.

endura hummvee chino short

thursday 11 june 2020

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