I found these shorts at BigW for $20 per pair recently and they work extremely well on the bike. In fact, they’re my new go-to shorts.

Supporting the smaller brands for bike specific clothing is great and usually provides a superior fit but economically there are limits as to how much of that clothing most people can afford.

So, when I stumble upon non-bike specific clothing like this that also happens to work well on the bike, I stock up. There’s also a satisfaction to adapting non-bike clothing (or non-bike anything, really) for use on the bike similar to the satisfaction I get from creating a good bike kludge.

They’re made of a synthetic stretch material and easily accommodate a pair of padded bike shorts underneath plus they feature a really handy little zippered pocket on the front for keys or other small items.

So far, I’ve used them for mountain biking, various other casual rides and non-cycling occasions. Wear is proving really good so far most likely due to the synthetic fabric so I should be able to get around in them for quite a few more years.