Replacement Route 7 Bike Shorts - Imaged sourced from Torpedo 7

Torpedo7 recently had some bike shorts (knicks) on special for $29.95. They where their own brand, Route 7 Sport Bike Shorts model number R7SHLN8ST. I have now worn these shorts for about 150 km and have to say that I am disappointed with them. I didn’t expect top of the range knicks but did expect reasonable ones that would be okay for rides up 20 km or so. I wouldn’t be keen on wearing these on rides in excess of 10 km and that is pretty much what I use them for now.

I have found them to fit okay, I have the XL size which is slightly tight around the legs, but my problem is the chamois which is just too narrow for my rear end. Such that I get really no support from them unless I really make an effort to get them positioned correctly and then I get borderline support.

Update – September 16, 2008: I returned the knicks to Torpedo 7 and have now received a replacement pair. These appear to a new design with white seams/pipping. Initial use is positive.

Update – September 1, 2008: While these knicks are still in rotation, they are showing signs of wear, with the threads coming away at the front.  I need to make a decision as to whether to get them repaired or retired. I may actually return them to Torpedo 7 as this shouldn’t happen.  I feel that for the dollars there are better knicks on the market.

Update – May 27, 2008: I now have had about 144 hours on the bike since I brought these knicks and I still have them in my rotation, albeit on reduced duties. I have settled into wearing these knicks on my shorter local rides (10 km or less) and they are fine for that. I prefer to not use them on longer rides as I don’t find them comfortable.

Update – May 30, 2008: Wore them yesterday and noticed that there are threads that are starting to come undone. I guess you pay for what you get.

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Calmed down enough now to get this off my chest. Tonight a moron cyclist (older guy, big fat bloke, yellow jersey, riding a hybrid or mountain bike with slicks along Jon Sanders Drive on the shared path), yep not an idiot in a car, but an even bigger stupid idiot on a bike, pulled off a cycle path on to Jon Sanders Drive at the Selby Street intersection. The problem is he went straight in to a double lane 70 km/h speed road at the lights when the lights where green and hence against him.

Okay, so an idiot drops on to the road. So what? Well I was doing 35 km/h when he did this, leaving me no choice but to swerve, into the lane, yep into the bloody traffic

Between me screaming my flippin head off at the idiot and the person driving the car I swerved in front of blowing their horn, I hope the git got the message. I know it scared the living crap out of me … I just don’t want to know how close I was to the car.

The stupid git on the bike, didn’t even acknowledge me when I eventually turned around to look at him. Maybe my still yelling abuse at him put him off …

I tell you, I have learnt a new respect for cyclists … don’t trust them any more than car drivers. What really got to me, was I would have been the one hit by the car not the bloody idiot who dived for the curb as soon as it all happened!

Okay got that off my chest.

Oh then I got slimed further down the road … not my evening.

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Week 8 – February 25,2008

Today’s Weight (kg): 99.9 kg – Overweight
Movement from last week (+ or – kg): -1.20 kg (Aggregate – 6.3 kg)
Target Weight (kg): 84 kg

Waist Measurement: 119.0 cm – 1.0 cm (Aggregate – 7 cm)
WHR: 1.09 (- 0.00)

Km ridden: 248.36
Km walked: 19.36

cost per Km: $1.29 cash basis.

BikeJournal Rankings:

#721 in the World (- 154 places in the rankings)
#57 in Australia ( – 6 place in the rankings)
#13 in the Club ( – 4 places in the rankings)

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