A few weeks ago on a training ride I was asked how I liked a pair of knickers that I was wearing. He commented on the fact that they still look new even though I got them a year ago. It got me thinking about how well they have lasted the abuse that I’ve put them through.

Almost every day over the last year, I have commuted with the same pair of Chrome Shins. They were on both days of the Seattle to Portland last year. They have withstood countless wet rides, even a bit of snow. They hide my ass crack and the fact that I may or may not be wearing lycra. They are pretty damn good to look at.

Last year I took a face plant when my front wheel decided to stop spinning. My fork bent, my glasses busted, and blood was streaming down my face. The pants were fine (although they needed a wash).

Doubled with a thermal under layer, I’ve cycled at 6am with as low as 20 degree temperatures. They handle the weather here perfectly.

The material used in the knicker is stretchy to deflect all of the “where is the flood?” questions thrown by coworkers. The flood is at your mom’s house gentlemen… at your mom’s house.

It is funny to look back on how much we cringed at the $100+ price tag. The pants have been an amazing workhorse.