source for trouser clips in USA?

[AlabamaBanjo]

Trying to find some old-fashioned, popular in England trouser clips
for cycling. (Clipped around trousers to keep them off the chain).
Anyone know of a source for these in the US?

Many thanks!

JR

[Robberg]

I don't believe it. You can send people into space but you don't have
trouser clips ????? What is America coming to ????
--
Kevin

"AlabamaBanjo" > wrote in message
om...
> Trying to find some old-fashioned, popular in England trouser clips
> for cycling. (Clipped around trousers to keep them off the chain).
> Anyone know of a source for these in the US?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> JR

[CigarSki]

I thought that they went out of fashion with 3 or 5 speed bikes and
kickstands.

Wayne

> I don't believe it. You can send people into space but you don't have
> trouser clips ????? What is America coming to ????
> --
> Kevin
>
> > Trying to find some old-fashioned, popular in England trouser clips
> > for cycling. (Clipped around trousers to keep them off the chain).
> > Anyone know of a source for these in the US?
> >
> > Many thanks!
> >
> > JR
>
>

[AustinMN]

AlabamaBanjo wrote:
> Trying to find some old-fashioned, popular in England trouser clips
> for cycling. (Clipped around trousers to keep them off the chain).
> Anyone know of a source for these in the US?

My wife found some at a fabric store. She needed them for some kind of
needlepoint or something.

The closest I've seen is a pair of straps with Velcro that serve the same
purpose. I think I saw them in the Colorado Cyclist catalog. Might be more
comfortable than steel clips.

Austin

[Ken]

"AustinMN" > wrote in
:
> The closest I've seen is a pair of straps with Velcro that serve the same
> purpose. I think I saw them in the Colorado Cyclist catalog. Might be
> more comfortable than steel clips.

Rubber bands. My newspaper boy gives them to me for free.

[Lewis Metzger]

(AlabamaBanjo) wrote in message >...
> Trying to find some old-fashioned, popular in England trouser clips
> for cycling. (Clipped around trousers to keep them off the chain).
> Anyone know of a source for these in the US?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> JR

I've seen them in my local bicycle shop (in NJ).
I was never a fan of bicycle clips, and favored "rubber bands", back
in the day before I was the "Lucious Lewis of Lycra".

Lewis

[GaryT]

"AlabamaBanjo" > wrote in message
om...
> Trying to find some old-fashioned, popular in England trouser clips
> for cycling. (Clipped around trousers to keep them off the chain).
> Anyone know of a source for these in the US?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> JR

Try this link, it may be of interest.

http://store.yahoo.com/momovelo/mutrsl.html

--
Gary

[Joshua Putnam]

In article >,
says...
> Trying to find some old-fashioned, popular in England trouser clips
> for cycling. (Clipped around trousers to keep them off the chain).
> Anyone know of a source for these in the US?

Quilting shops -- they're used for holding a quilt over a bar.

Any bike shop can order them, various distributors stock them, but most
shops would sooner stock wicker baskets with plastic flowers than carry
something as practical as trouser clips.

--
is Joshua Putnam
<http://www.phred.org/~josh/>
Books for Bicycle Mechanics and Tinkerers:
<http://www.phred.org/~josh/bike/bikebooks.html>

[Karen M.]

AlabamaBanjo wrote:
> Trying to find some old-fashioned, popular in England trouser clips
> for cycling. (Clipped around trousers to keep them off the chain).
> Anyone know of a source for these in the US?

Almost any *.Mart would have them, along with the plastic h-bar
baskets. Also try a corner hardware store with a bike section, like an
Ace, ACO, True Value, et al.
Or use 1/4" rubber bands from the USPS. (LA would!)
HTH
--Karen M.

[MikeYankee]

Some grocery stores use green Velcro-like bands to wrap celery, asparagus, etc.
These bands are typically 12-18" long, and useful for all sorts of things.
They grip well but will not last as long as "real" Velcro -- and they're free.


Mike Yankee

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To reply, delete everything after "com".)

[Alex Rodriguez]

In article >,
says...
>Trying to find some old-fashioned, popular in England trouser clips
>for cycling. (Clipped around trousers to keep them off the chain).
>Anyone know of a source for these in the US?

I haven't seen the clips in a while. I use a piece of velcro that I wrap
around my pants leg.
--------------
Alex

[AlabamaBanjo]

Interesting that these items are so scarce. Thanks to all for the
good suggestions along the lines of velcro-type bands, which I already
have. The deal is that nowadays I commute a few miles and must wear
reasonably presentable clothes for my work. I've seen the trouser
clips in the past, and they seem to do a better style thing than the
reflective velcro type. I'll bet if more people could ride their
bikes without looking like tour de france wanna-be's, we'd have more
people doing short commutes this way.... Much as I enjoy, on occasion,
looking like a tour de france wanna-be!

Still looking,

~JR

[HardwareLust]

Robberg wrote:
> What is America coming to ????

Would you like that answer chronologically or alphabetically?

Regards,
H.

[HardwareLust]

AustinMN wrote:
>
> The closest I've seen is a pair of straps with Velcro that serve the
> same purpose. I think I saw them in the Colorado Cyclist catalog.
> Might be more comfortable than steel clips.
>

Aye, the local sporting goods place has these for like $2. They're
reflective, and they fold up real small to fit in your pocket. Much better
than the steel clips.

Regards,
H.
(who's old enough to remember when you could still buy those steel clip
things.)

[kayakado]

I found a couple of pair (one was even vinyl coated) in my old bicycle
touring bags when I was cleaning out the garage a few weeks ago. I
figured they went out of style about the same time as bell bottomed
trousers. Velcro makes more sense. I know we had velcro back in the
early 60s, I wonder why this old metal style clips persisted.


--
kayakado

[wle - no address harvesting!!]

tie a knot in a strip of elastic, make a loop.

wle.

In article >, says...
>
>"AustinMN" > wrote in
:
>> The closest I've seen is a pair of straps with Velcro that serve the same
>> purpose. I think I saw them in the Colorado Cyclist catalog. Might be
>> more comfortable than steel clips.
>
>Rubber bands. My newspaper boy gives them to me for free.

[Bob Kastigar]

kayakado > wrote in message >...
> I found a couple of pair (one was even vinyl coated) in my old bicycle
> touring bags when I was cleaning out the garage a few weeks ago. I
> figured they went out of style about the same time as bell bottomed
> trousers. Velcro makes more sense. I know we had velcro back in the
> early 60s, I wonder why this old metal style clips persisted.

I couldn't believe this thread when I started reading it! I've been
using these steel clips for years, I forgot where I got them. I just
keep 'em in my handlebar bag, wear 'em to work in the morning but
change to shorts for the ride home.

Out of style? Since when?

I'll be a little more careful now about losing them, I didn't realize
they were that hard to find.