Dashing Tweeds

British textile company Dashing Tweeds has a mission to re-tweed the world:

Dashing Tweeds is Britain’s latest tweed textile company. Opening up a contemporary arena for a classic quality fabric, Dashing Tweeds has created a range of tweeds for the 21st century, designed by photographer Guy Hills and weaver Kirsty McDougall.

Among their line of tailored outfits is the Cycle Suit, pictured here, which contains reflective micro-fibers for added safety when riding at night. Methinks these are not for the faint of budget, but they sure look fine.

Image from Dashing Tweeds.

 

Are those reflective pants, or are you just happy to see me?

Ho-ly crap, people, why has it taken us this long to figure this out!? From the website of San Francisco-based Cordarounds:

Bike pants make for silly work pants, and vice versa. So we set out to design a product for commuters that functioned equally well at both. Using fabrics like Illuminite Teflon and 3M Scotchlite we’ve bought reflectivity to regular trousers. They line the inner pantcuffs and rear pockets, allowing you to deploy added protection and reflection as you pedal off. The pant cuffs and mudflap pockets can be worn in 4 known ways. There are likely more, and we invite you to invent them.

Via EcoVelo, who scooped The Cycling Gentleman on this one! Does anyone own a pair of these wonders? I’d love to hear some reviews or see some photos of these things in the wild.