i don't get the whole knicker thing... it's like they're undecided. i cut em off an sewed em up into shorts and i love em, traveled across the world in em actually.

Posted by: [[s][a][m]] | May 14, 2009 3:10 am

I like knickers. I like customer reviews that include comparisons. Compared to Rapha: these are heavier, less stretchy. The pockets are deeper in front and rear, but the rear has no zipper. The cargo pocket is bonus, though I rarely find a use for it. Compared to Bicycle Fixation wool: again these are heavier. Cut is lower, as noted, and also baggier. Better pockets (though the cell phone slot inside the BF pocket is nifty). Compared to Bicycle Fixation hemp: similar cut, though the BF is a bit slimmer. Yet again, the Swobo fabric is heavier: the difference between summer in SF and summer in LA.

Posted by: Nick R. | September 23, 2008 8:58 pm

Pants are good. Knickers might be a lil' better than pants. Swobo J-Mak knickers are better than both. True Story: I was rolling hard thru Wasilla, Alaska and nearing the approach to The Burger King [I use the word "The" because it's the only Burger King in Alaska] I heard a commotion. I looked over to my right and saw a Cadillac Escalade with elk antlers mounted on the hood and a bunch of folks surrounding it. My curiosity got the best of me so I turned right when I needed to go left. Leaning my whip against the tip of one of those Elk antlers, I pushed my way thru the circle of folks... and sitting sideways on the driver's seat, a rich, beautifully leathered seat no less, was Bristol Palin. At first I thought maybe she'd had a negative Whooper experience as she looked distressed and nearing a defcon-5 chunk-throwdown. But after quickly assessing the situation I realized she was in labor. Within the next 21 minutes I became extremely thankful for Mrs. Holcomb's Home-Ec & Health classes back in 1981 during High School, as I assisted the young Bristol in delivering not just one, but three infant babies. What does this have to do with Swobo and the non-bummerishness of their J-Mak knickers? A lot friend, a lot. Knowing that my task at hand was not nearly complete... I gently placed one infant each into the thoughtfully robust pockets of my J-Maks [reserving the most ample of the three infants for the side pocket of the J-Maks] and rushed off to the local hospital, where the newest additions to the Republican Party were welcomed. Last I heard... they are all doing well. Thank You to Swobo and your fabulistic J-Mak knickers. PS-> Interesting Sidebar: Approaching Sarah Palin just mere days back in St. Paul, MN at the RNC to introduce myself with a friendly, "Hey!! It's me, LFoaB, the guy who helped deliver your three newest grandkids!!", I was soundly beaten by the Secret Service. But I swear as I was getting my ass kicked in with a wooden Riot-Stick, one of those SS guys said, "Whoa, rad knickers... I gotta get me some of them Swobo's". So, there ya go... the J-Maks are that good. -LFoaB

Posted by: LFoaB | September 23, 2008 12:17 am

I am currently conducting an extreme endurance test on these shpants, wearing them nearly exclusively for riding, working, hanging out. I have yet to reach their limits of durability, comfort, or awesomeness. I am currently unsure why I own other lower-body-covers.

Posted by: Josh | September 23, 2008 7:27 am

I understand that man-pris might not be for everybody, and as much of a slob as I appear to be by the casual onlooker, I am quite specific about what I pout on my body. I absolutely love these and wear them day in and day out on a regular rotation. Bravo Swobo. Bravo. The black ones collect cat hair like a hobo collects cans though.

Posted by: Dopple Ganger | September 23, 2008 7:27 am