Bike To Work Pants: Now You See Me, Now You Don't
by Warren McLaren, Sydney 
on 09.26.08
Night Lights Become Office Ordinary
This is one of those fun products that just makes you smile. From Lindland's Cordarounds, the makers of horizontal corduroy for guys, comes the Superman of commuting apparel, By day mind mannered, hard working, office compatible, cotton chino pants. But by night - flashy, 'Look at Me!, Look at Me!' cycling attire. More details and images below the fold.
Spin around in a phone booth, (or office cubical) and your super visible alter-ego is revealed. If not, then simply roll up the hems and/or lined cuffs, whilst pulling out the rear pocket bags to sport their highly reflective personas. The Illuminite Teflon looks black, but bounces back car lights, while the binding is referred to as “SCORCHlite, because it’s so very, very bright.”
Now we might take issue with the boppy little video, ‘coz the bike lights and helmet are absent, but we do understand it’s more about showing off how bright these duds are.
The Bike To Work Pants are made in San Francisco, California, by a crowd that seem to having too much fun to be in business. Drop their online store $95 and you can be ensuring drivers see you’re on the street in no uncertain terms.
Cordarounds, via a tip from Nate T.
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Great idea!
I like em, cept they need to be dark. Khaki is just asking for trouble.
these are amazing! more human ingenuity at work! an excellent example of how a simple design solution can have such a meaningful impact.
The question is, how durable - as compared to regular pants - are they?
Also, FYI, the guy in the video does have a helmet on. You can see the glint of light of the plastic.
I am all over these pants as soon as they produce a short dudes version (if I read the website correctly they only come in 32" and 34" inseam).
With my impressive 29" inseam I'd always have to walk around with the legs rolled up showing off the reflecto-style. They look like they would be tough to hem, as you would have to relocate the reflective cuff...
$95? So, retro-reflective tape on the inside of my existing pants it is. ;)
Reflective pants for cyclists I can embrace, but as far as I can reckon - there is nothing green about their materials, manufacturing, or packaging. This is a story best left for cycling and/or fashion pages. When reading treehugger, my expectations run a little greener. What's next...glow in the dark SUV's?