Here’s one of these vexing, ongoing daily-cyclist’s conundrums. Regular pants that are fine for sitting in front of the computer all day in an office are, essentially, a big-time fail for riding on the bike in Vancouver in the Winter.<\/p>\n
It’s not just the rain so rainpants aren’t just the answer. And, anyway, part of the problem is trying not to have to change or carry too much paraphernalia. I’ve got gore-tex rainpants and, when it’s really raining, I give in and pull them on.<\/p>\n
There’s already been plenty of talk on Vancouver blogs about looking<\/a> and\/or not looking<\/a> like a cyclist. That’s not really the problem. I’m not pretending that I don’t care what I look like, that would be a bit disengenuous. It’s more that I want to be comfortable while, at the same time, not having to worry about what I look like or have to screw around with changing clothes. <\/p>\n One of the unspoken problems is that, around here in winter, three default weather conditions: Raining (about which see above); if it isn’t raining it’s either 4-degrees and clammy and about to rain; or it’s beautiful, clear, and 1-degree (and icy, but that’s a whole ‘nother post, trust me).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n I admit, in the comfort\/function department: I’m spoiled<\/a>. But they fail the practical hang-around-all-day-in-them test.<\/p>\n