PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Touring shorts, brights
make bikewear popular
By Paul ricrin
Ctiff EeyoHier
Every ?pcrt has Its own uniform. The
cycling uniform exhibits the same trend
that running sweats and basketball
shees did cycling gcr has become
Kris Sonderup, owrcr of Cycle Works
tt 27th and Vina streets, said mere and
mere people like bikewear r.cw for
things other than cycl'r.3.
Because bikewear Is functional,
ScTiierap said, It has become "a lock."
Cycling itself has become more popular
In the past two years, he said. This has
carried over to the popularity cf bike
wear. People who aren't serious about bik
ing like touring short3, he sai l. The
shorts are made of stretch fabric and
have padded crotches. Unlike the tra
ditional black lycra shorts, called "skin
shorts," that serious bikers wear, tour
ing shorts have pockets and come in
many colors. They cost between $30
and $40. The basic lycra shorts start at
about $20.
Debra Barry, manager of Freewheelin
Eike Shop, 427 3. 13lh St. and 203 N.
6th St., also said the biking look
keeps getting more popular, especially
with high school and college students.
For people Just getting Into bikewear,
lycra snorts are the most popular thin
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Larry said. Flore serious bikers buy jer
seys, r.eimcts and shoes, she said.
Sonderup said the jersey Is becom
ing popular In daring colore, such as
purple and hot pink. A jersey with
pockets in the back and perhaps vented
side panels might cost between $13
and $23.
Men like the hot pink, Sonderup
said. "We're starting to see more guy3
wearing fashionable stuff."
But looking good Isn't everything.
Part cf bikewear's popularity is it
simply makes riding easier, Sonderup
said.
"It's net just the look," he said. "It
makes riding more comfortable."
The comfort comes from things like
the shorts' padded crotches, lack of
seams and angled construction to form
to riding position, he said
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