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Thank you so much for this review. My husband commutes 30 miles a day by bike. The desert is usually warm during the day, but very cold during the day and I haven't been able to find warm bike tights. Thank you for the fabric information - do you have any other suggestions for fabrics and sources? Finally, did you pad the tights, or does your husband where bike shorts under the tights?
1/8/04 11:20 AM
Actually, he wears the tights under his padded bike shorts, but you could put a chamois (I think that's what the pad is called) in the tights. I really recommend fabricline, and I think the thermal lycra I used was great for the purpose. You could use a heavier powerstretch fabric, like I used for the jersey, but they would make for heavier, more bulky tights. I think you would really like this pattern.
1/8/04 12:14 PM
Wow! I really appreciate your review, Amy! My husband also does a bike commute, but in the San Francisco area. I purchased this pattern a while ago, and have been wishing for a review before I started this project. Do you think that you would ever make the bike shorts? My husband loves his Pearl Izumi shorts, but they wear out and are so $$$!
1/8/04 6:59 PM
Thanks for the review amyf. I cycle during the better weather and the clothes are very expensive, but I will have to buy or make some this year. However, in my experience, it can be hard to find a good knit fabric. I gather from your review that there are no pictures with the Jalie instructions. That would be a problem for me, because I very rarely read instructions. I usually just review the drawings and read instructions only when I'm stumped or there is a new technique. Powerstretch is a good suggestion. I have a good local fabric store where I got mine but the Malden Mills online store carries it. I made my very favorite winter pants with Powerstretch (KS 3115). It cost $12 a yard (52" wide), so even if he doesn't like them (he may overheat in them!) he can always use them for skiing. It might come in different weights-mine are heavy; but, it has been about 11 degrees F minus the wind chill this week and I am never cold in them.
1/9/04 6:58 AM
Olive, yes there are pictures, but the pictures are placed separately from the written instructions. Some sewists really prefer this, but I would like the pictures and the text to be together (so I don't have to keep looking from one to the other). Looking at my husband's regular jerseys, they are made from basic lycra (like swimsuits) and a very very lightweight polyester (I guess) wicking fabric. fabricline specializes in performance fabric, so I'm sure they would carry these if anyone does! It's finding those loud, off-the-wall prints that are so common to cycling jerseys that may be a problem :-) Jennifer, yes, I will probably make the shorts at some time. You can get the pad at Green Pepper and probably elsewhere. My husband sometimes rides in fundraising rides (like the MS150 sponsored by Multiple Sclerosis Foundation), and as a kudo for riding, they give you a jersey and sometimes cycling shorts, so he has a few that he got free. It was the tights and the long-sleeved jersey that I was after when I bought this pattern. So glad my review was useful!
1/9/04 8:35 AM
I particularly liked the full disclosure of her odessey through the pattern
3/14/04 0:38 AM
Can you tell me how much ease this pattern has? I tried to measure the pieces roughly, and it appears that the finished measurements are just very slightly larger than the body measurements ... My husband has a very broad chest and massive biceps (he lifts weights), and his waiste and hips are 2 - 3 sizes smaller than his chest. He dislikes closely-fitting garments, and would like at least 4 - 5 inches of ease in his bike jerseys. Thanks!
12/6/04 10:34 AM