Suits you sir!

Alex Graham

Can anyone give me any tips on carrying a suit on a bike? I'm sure there must be people here who do
this occasionally. Do you carry it in a suit bag somehow slung over the pannier rack, or by wearing
it? Its the jacket transport which is the problem rather than trousers.

ta

-Alex

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Tony W

Dave

"Alex Graham" <alexpg@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.44.0306120907350.17544-100000@barry.zener.int...
> Can anyone give me any tips on carrying a suit on a bike? I'm sure there must be people here who
> do this occasionally. Do you carry it in a suit bag somehow slung over the pannier rack, or by
> wearing it? Its the jacket transport which is the problem rather than trousers.
>
> ta
>
> -Alex
>
> --
> ----------------------+ Alex Graham | alexpg@btinternet.com | ----------------------+
>

Alex, A jacket can be folded small enough to fit into a rucksack. Lay it on it's back. Cross the
arms to diagonally opposite corners across the front. Fold the jacket in half, bottom to top. Fold
the jacket in half, left to right. Jacket should now be able to fit in rucksack / pannier whatever,
with a little care. As long as it isn't in situ too long, any creases will drop out fairly shortly
after being removed from bag. Body heat helps with this if you wear it immediately after removing
from bag. HTH, Dave.

Tony Raven

In news:8aZFa.15360$fM6.4942@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk, Dave <no-one@nowhere.org> typed:
>
> Alex, A jacket can be folded small enough to fit into a rucksack. Lay it on it's back. Cross the
> arms to diagonally opposite corners across the front. Fold the jacket in half, bottom to top. Fold
> the jacket in half, left to right. Jacket should now be able to fit in rucksack / pannier
> whatever, with a little care. As long as it isn't in situ too long, any creases will drop out
> fairly shortly after being removed from bag. Body heat helps with this if you wear it immediately
> after removing from bag.

The veteran traveller advice is roll, don't fold. Folding leads to creases, rolling doesn't

Tony

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> In news:8aZFa.15360$fM6.4942@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk, Dave <no-one@nowhere.org> typed:
> >
> > Alex, A jacket can be folded small enough to fit into a rucksack. Lay it on it's back. Cross the
> > arms to diagonally opposite corners across the front. Fold the jacket in half, bottom to top.
> > Fold the jacket in half, left to right. Jacket should now be able to fit in rucksack / pannier
> > whatever, with a little care. As long as it isn't in situ too long, any creases will drop out
> > fairly shortly after being removed from bag. Body heat helps with this if you wear it
> > immediately after removing from bag.
>
>
> The veteran traveller advice is roll, don't fold. Folding leads to creases, rolling doesn't

And buy decent suits. In general: the cheaper, the more creases you get.

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Ian

I used to leave a suit at work and change when I got there.

Dave

"Ian" <ihb@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:BB0E4CAD.4E0B%ihb@btinternet.com...
> I used to leave a suit at work and change when I got there.
>
Gets a bit rancid after 6 months though...'speshully if you take a while to stop sweating after
you've arrived ;-) Dave.

Ian

Leave two there and then you have one to wear while the other is getting cleaned.

Ian

> From: "Dave" <no-one@nowhere.org> Organization: nowhereland Reply-To: "Dave" <no-one@nowhere.org>
> Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 16:14:15 +0100 Subject: Re: Suits you sir!
>
>
> "Ian" <ihb@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:BB0E4CAD.4E0B%ihb@btinternet.com...
>> I used to leave a suit at work and change when I got there.
>>
> Gets a bit rancid after 6 months though...'speshully if you take a while to stop sweating after
> you've arrived ;-) Dave.

Daniel Wilcox

Alex Graham wrote:
> Can anyone give me any tips on carrying a suit on a bike? I'm sure there must be people here who
> do this occasionally. Do you carry it in a suit bag somehow slung over the pannier rack, or by
> wearing it? Its the jacket transport which is the problem rather than trousers.
>
> ta
>
> -Alex
>

<useless>

Get a tandem and a blow up doll, attach blow up doll to back seat, problem solved.

</useless

-Lsqnot Respond

On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 08:12:39 +0000 (UTC), Alex Graham <alexpg@btinternet.com> wrote:

>Can anyone give me any tips on carrying a suit on a bike? I'm sure there must be people here who do
>this occasionally. Do you carry it in a suit bag somehow slung over the pannier rack, or by wearing
>it? Its the jacket transport which is the problem rather than trousers.
>
>ta
>
>-Alex

Altura suit carrier. Holds suit + shoes etc. Allows heel clearance. Good for carrying suits
even when travelling sans bike - although concealed metallic clips may cause consternation at
airport security.

What more do you want?

Alex Graham

[Not Responding] wrote:

> Altura suit carrier. Holds suit + shoes etc. Allows heel clearance. Good for carrying suits even
> when travelling sans bike - although concealed metallic clips may cause consternation at airport
> security.
>
> What more do you want?

Blimey - I cant find it with google. Could you point me to a URL?

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Dave Larrington

Daniel Wilcox wrote:

> <useless>
>
> Get a tandem and a blow up doll, attach blow up doll to back seat, problem solved.
>
> </useless>

Gold star for Mr. Wilcox!

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Mr R@T \ -Lsqco

"Daniel Wilcox" <dvw269k@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:bca9hd$312$1@jura.cc.ic.ac.uk...

> Get a tandem and a blow up doll, attach blow up doll to back seat, problem solved.
>
ISTR reading that was a *real* cagers' solution to a US state law where there was a lane which
banned single occupancy vehicles, and watched CCTV! Rather than share their cars, some motorists
dressed the dolls in womens clothing so they could still drive to work. This subterfugre was
apparently

dolls...

Alex

Graeme

"Mr R@t $2.3 zulu-alpha$ [comms room 2]" <ratsnest23@sovtel.su> wrote in
news:LQBGa.77$FB6.183454@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net:

> ISTR reading that was a *real* cagers' solution to a US state law where there was a lane which
> banned single occupancy vehicles, and watched CCTV! Rather than share their cars, some motorists
> dressed the dolls in womens clothing so they could still drive to work.
<snip>

I like the rather more unique attempt to qualify for the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane. A lone
driver from a nearby mortuary was stopped and claimed that he was entitled as he had three corpses
in the back! :-)

Have (living) fun!

Graeme

Mr John X

Legs in the trousers, arms in the jacket, dont forget the shoes, on the bike
............................ "Alex Graham" <alexpg@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.44.0306120907350.17544-100000@barry.zener.int...
> Can anyone give me any tips on carrying a suit on a bike? I'm sure there must be people here who
> do this occasionally. Do you carry it in a suit bag somehow slung over the pannier rack, or by
> wearing it? Its the jacket transport which is the problem rather than trousers.
>
> ta
>
> -Alex
>
> --
> ----------------------+ Alex Graham | alexpg@btinternet.com | ----------------------+

Mr John X

Legs in the trousers, arms inthe jacket ...................... "Alex Graham" <alexpg@btinternet.com>
wrote in message news:Pine.LNX.4.44.0306120907350.17544-100000@barry.zener.int...
> Can anyone give me any tips on carrying a suit on a bike? I'm sure there must be people here who
> do this occasionally. Do you carry it in a suit bag somehow slung over the pannier rack, or by
> wearing it? Its the jacket transport which is the problem rather than trousers.
>
> ta
>
> -Alex
>
> --
> ----------------------+ Alex Graham | alexpg@btinternet.com | ----------------------+

Geraint Jones

"Mr R@t $2.3 zulu-alpha$ [comms room 2]" <ratsnest23@sovtel.su> wrote: ( "Daniel Wilcox"
<dvw269k@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message ) news:bca9hd$312$1@jura.cc.ic.ac.uk... ( > Get a tandem and
a blow up doll, attach blow up doll to back seat, ) > problem solved. ( > ) ISTR reading that was a
*real* cagers' solution to a US state law where ( there was a lane which banned single occupancy
vehicles, and watched CCTV! ) Rather than share their cars, some motorists dressed the dolls in
womens ( clothing so they could still drive to work. This subterfugre was apparently

( dolls...

Bosco Inc. of Akron, Ohio were the sole and original manufacturers of Bosco's Collapsible Rubber
Driver, a device (which I am sure you can imagine) for preventing the theft of motor cars.

Don't tell me you've never come across Bosco's Collapsible Rubber Driver. What has happened to the
education of the youth of today? What did you do in "history" in school?