{"id":178094,"date":"2026-06-11T18:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=review-global&#038;p=178094"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:45:23","slug":"bike-pants-after-a-year","status":"publish","type":"review-global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/review-global\/bike-pants-after-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike Pants After A Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a year since<a href=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/review-global\/its-just-a-normal-pair-of-pants\/\"> my first review<\/a> of these pants.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-178088\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5937F83E-4A2B-4FAB-91B4-A50CB86A7F0C_1_201_a-1043x1280.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1043\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5937F83E-4A2B-4FAB-91B4-A50CB86A7F0C_1_201_a-1043x1280.jpeg 1043w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5937F83E-4A2B-4FAB-91B4-A50CB86A7F0C_1_201_a-626x768.jpeg 626w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5937F83E-4A2B-4FAB-91B4-A50CB86A7F0C_1_201_a.jpeg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1043px) 100vw, 1043px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(\u2191June 2026)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-178089\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3AD178AA-BF8C-4F20-81CC-B1BF8CC3D623-853x1280.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3AD178AA-BF8C-4F20-81CC-B1BF8CC3D623-853x1280.jpeg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3AD178AA-BF8C-4F20-81CC-B1BF8CC3D623-1147x1720.jpeg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3AD178AA-BF8C-4F20-81CC-B1BF8CC3D623-512x768.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3AD178AA-BF8C-4F20-81CC-B1BF8CC3D623.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(\u2191June 2026)<\/p>\n<p>Height : 161cm\/5&#8217;3<br \/>\nSize : M\/Regular<br \/>\nColor : brown<\/p>\n<p>Yup, they&#8217;re now worn out and pretty. The color has faded, they&#8217;re softer and the center press is completely gone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-178091\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8890-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8890-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8890-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8890.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(\u2191 June 2026)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-178090\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/548CEBD1-14E4-4EBC-9FD3-E51CEECB9CE8-853x1280.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/548CEBD1-14E4-4EBC-9FD3-E51CEECB9CE8-853x1280.jpeg 853w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/548CEBD1-14E4-4EBC-9FD3-E51CEECB9CE8-1147x1720.jpeg 1147w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/548CEBD1-14E4-4EBC-9FD3-E51CEECB9CE8-512x768.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/548CEBD1-14E4-4EBC-9FD3-E51CEECB9CE8.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(\u2191June 2025)<\/p>\n<p>Due to the pants being 100\uff05 cotton, I feel like the pants have shrunk by juuuust a little bit. The hems are not on my shoes as much as the first day of wearing them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-178093\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8924-1151x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1151\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8924-1151x1280.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8924-690x768.jpg 690w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8924.jpg 1496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1151px) 100vw, 1151px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I first thought the pants were a bit too long despite cuffing them twice, but I can now wear them with one cuff. I took out the strings in the hem and waist btw.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-178092\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8771-1-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8771-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8771-1-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_8771-1.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They now have some whiskers around the pocket and looking good.<\/p>\n<p>I like to wear these pants thinking I&#8217;m like Brad Cromer when he was riding for Brixton.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-176993\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3EB7D085-0264-44DE-BCB9-264006007AD3-1280x720.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3EB7D085-0264-44DE-BCB9-264006007AD3-1280x720.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3EB7D085-0264-44DE-BCB9-264006007AD3-1720x967.jpeg 1720w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3EB7D085-0264-44DE-BCB9-264006007AD3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3EB7D085-0264-44DE-BCB9-264006007AD3.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I hate wearing jeans in the summer, so I think I&#8217;ll be relying to these pants 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