Proof that cargo shorts are a faux pas

I don’t get the point of cargo shorts. Nobody uses the extra pockets. And the hammer loop is stupid because people doing enough construction to need it use nail guns, not hammers.
 
cyclists who aren't wearing lycra wear cargo shorts because you can't have a wallet in your back pocket while you're on a saddle. same with a phone in your pocket that would fall out. I also wear them sailing for the same reasons. Cargo shorts pockets are all about function over fashion (and they were fashionable at one time, everyone is seemingly unable to remember things that have fallen out of favor).

Oh and climbing shorts are often cargo style.

They're definitely not necessary for sitting on your couch.
 
rickenvox said:
cyclists who aren't wearing lycra wear cargo shorts because you can't have a wallet in your back pocket while you're on a saddle. same with a phone in your pocket that would fall out. I also wear them sailing for the same reasons. Cargo shorts pockets are all about function over fashion (and they were fashionable at one time, everyone is seemingly unable to remember things that have fallen out of favor).

Oh and climbing shorts are often cargo style.

They're definitely not necessary for sitting on your couch.
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I respectfully disagree with some climbing shorts being cargo shorts...please show example. Climbing shorts genrally have deep pockets and if they do have extra pockets they are flush style and not balloon pockets.
as for cyclists why not a saddle bag or a hydration pack or an arm band or handlebar mounted set up for the phone....poor excuse to wear cargo shorts if you ask me.
 
I owned a pair of cargo shorts 20 years ago or so, and found those 'cargo' pockets kinda awful because if you actually put stuff in them, they would sorta swing around and bang your legs if you tried to do anything vigorous. I think they'd be bad for climbing as well.
 
yabba said:
I owned a pair of cargo shorts 20 years ago or so, and found those 'cargo' pockets kinda awful because if you actually put stuff in them, they would sorta swing around and bang your legs if you tried to do anything vigorous. I think they'd be bad for climbing as well.
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:thu: also....they are not much of a step up from cut off levis (at least the ones in Tig's photo and that is the majority of them. Just poor fabric choice quite frankly. I mean it's summer and it's gonna be hot , dry and humid *spits* so you want something that will dry quickly, that won't weigh you down and preferably have a little stretch in the material and that applies for lounging on the sofa as well.
I imagine those that are die hard #cargoguys just don't know the difference. they are basically just yelling at clouds TBH. It's like eating Tacos from Jack in the box thinking they are real tacos....poor souls, if only they knew.
 
DdBob said:
I respectfully disagree with some climbing shorts being cargo shorts...please show example. Climbing shorts genrally have deep pockets and if they do have extra pockets they are flush style and not balloon pockets.
as for cyclists why not a saddle bag or a hydration pack or an arm band or handlebar mounted set up for the phone....poor excuse to wear cargo shorts if you ask me.
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prAna - one of the serious climbing outfitters. Shorts with pocket on side

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As far as cycling goes, saddle bags and hydration packs are for "Freds". If I'm wearing regular cycling gear I put my extra tube, c02 cartridge, and tire levers in my jersey back pocket, as well as my drivers license, credit card, and my phone in a baggie in my other jersey pocket. Roadies use water bottles and not hydration packs. But if I'm casually riding my fixie around town I wear shorts like the ones above, were I can put my wallet and phone in the side pocket. Again, saddle bags are for Freds (as are kickstands and helmet mirrors).
 
fuck you and your fashion sense right in your meathead face. I am over 60, don't give a flying fuck what you whippersnappers think of my sartorial choices, and am the better for it. FWIW, when I bike, it's because I'm going somewhere, not because I'm showing off my spandex finery. Me and my $200 CL GT Tachyon 2.0 are really unimpressed with all of you dickwads out there showing off your fancy carbon fiber bikes. I will run you right off the trail and laugh my ass off...
Now:
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rickenvox said:
FIFY
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Difference is, I'm going somewhere, you fancy-ass spandex clowns are just showing off.

You're probably the kind of dickhole that doesn't give any warning when you pass, either, because the eight ounces a bell weighs would be sooo difficult to deal with...
 
bsman said:
Difference is, I'm going somewhere, you fancy-ass spandex clowns are just showing off.
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Yes that's it, showing off. The primary motivation for serious or competitive cyclists. Would you make the same statement about marathon runners? I just got off training ride today with about 50 guys, several of whom are in their seventies. Could slap you or I around on or off the bike.
 
bsman said:
Difference is, I'm going somewhere, you fancy-ass spandex clowns are just showing off.

You're probably the kind of dickhole that doesn't give any warning when you pass, either, because the eight ounces a bell weighs would be sooo difficult to deal with...
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my rig with light weight cargs, rear bag, front bag and bottles. :bigg:

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