The uniform dujour

[Tri Girl]

That's pretty funny- everyone having the same *look* at the coffee shop. I only WISH I had someone else wearing biking stuff where I stop on my errands.

I can wear jeans for a few miles- and that's if I'm riding at a *very* leisurely pace of 8-11 mph. Any faster and the friction starts up and pretty soon I'm worried there's a gonna be a fire starting down in my britches.

[malkin]

I can wear jeans on my bike for about 60 seconds. Unless it's too hot or humid or my jeans have stopped fitting.

[GLC1968]

That's funny. Around here, it's walking through the market - everyone has on a Showers Pass Jacket and is carrying a helmet and/or panniers.

[Crankin]

I couldn't ever wear jeans on a ride. I can go about a mile without a chamois. That's about it.
I have built up a wardrobe of "urban cycling" stuff, that often has a detachable liner and looks nice enough to wear without the liner for anytime. Same with wicking or polyester/lycra tops that serve many functions. I wear this stuff for my errand rides and just hanging around, walking, etc.
When I commuted, it was 13.8 miles, so I wore my regular cycling clothes and rode my road bike.

[malkin]

My most chic urban riding kit is bike shorts under a utilikilt.

[moderncyclista]

Dude. I pretty much only see/hang with people who ride in jeans/capris/manpris. It definitely takes some fine tuning as to - jean choice/underwear choice.

I can go over 10 miles in jeans. Longer than that and I'd want some cycling shorts underneath. I agree though that Keens, jeans, hoodies is a pretty standardized uniform in urban areas.