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ShawnKing · #31 Post by **ShawnKing** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:18 am

biker_rach wrote:On that note... does leather shrink???

Have you ever seen a cow get smaller in the rain?

I went to wear them the other day for the first ride after winter and could barely get the darn things on! I really hope the effect was them shrinking (and not me 'growing'!!)

LOL I hate to break it to you but....

Maybe the chaps stiffened up through lack of use. Maybe after a few wears, they'll fit better....

Maybe....you need to buy new chaps....

biker_rach · #32 Post by **biker_rach** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:20 am

ShawnKing wrote:
biker_rach wrote:On that note... does leather shrink???
Have you ever seen a cow get smaller in the rain?

I went to wear them the other day for the first ride after winter and could barely get the darn things on! I really hope the effect was them shrinking (and not me 'growing'!!)
LOL I hate to break it to you but....

Maybe the chaps stiffened up through lack of use. Maybe after a few wears, they'll fit better....

Maybe....you need to buy new chaps....

hahaha Thanks a lot dude. I hate to break it to ya but leather/rawhide DOES shrink. I googled it and remembered: Each time it gets wet (from rain, sweat, whatever) and dries, it shrinks. I just bought my chaps at the end of last season and I dont think I gained enough leg mass for them not to fit.

I'm not trying to be defensive but it sure is coming out that way! no gal likes to face that she may have outgrown 6 month old chaps!

C'mon.. haven't you ever seen in the westerns when the guys in jail tie a big piece of rawhide from their cowboy vests around the bars and wet it. They get freed as the leather shrinks and the bars spread apart for them to escape.

#33 Post by **blues2cruise** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:00 pm

From Nova Scotia to British Columbia....Canadian women rock!

biker_rach · #34 Post by **biker_rach** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:21 pm

blues2cruise wrote:From Nova Scotia to British Columbia....Canadian women rock!

YEA! I sure do envy you being able to bike in the awesome landscapes of BC everyday!

ShawnKing · #35 Post by **ShawnKing** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:04 pm

biker_rach wrote:I'm not trying to be defensive but it sure is coming out that way! no gal likes to face that she may have outgrown 6 month old chaps!

DOH! I'm so sorry! I didn't realize you were female! I would *never* insinuate that a "lady" was getting "bigger"!

biker_rach wrote:C'mon.. haven't you ever seen in the westerns when the guys in jail tie a big piece of rawhide from their cowboy vests around the bars and wet it. They get freed as the leather shrinks and the bars spread apart for them to escape.

Hey, I'm from Nova Scotia too (born and raised in Halifax)....you know we don't watch Westerns in the Maritimes!

ShawnKing · #36 Post by **ShawnKing** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:05 pm

blues2cruise wrote:From Nova Scotia to British Columbia....Canadian women rock!

Amen!

ShawnKing · #37 Post by **ShawnKing** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:07 pm

biker_rach wrote:I sure do envy you being able to bike in the awesome landscapes of BC everyday!

I just (5 years ago) moved from Vancouver to Nashville. I only started riding last December so I never got the opportunity to ride in BC (or NS, for that matter) but I bet both places have some awesome rides.

Then again, most rides are "awesome" as long as you are on a bike!

#38 Post by **blues2cruise** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:11 pm

ShawnKing wrote:
biker_rach wrote:I sure do envy you being able to bike in the awesome landscapes of BC everyday!
I just (5 years ago) moved from Vancouver to Nashville. I only started riding last December so I never got the opportunity to ride in BC (or NS, for that matter) but I bet both places have some awesome rides.

Then again, most rides are "awesome" as long as you are on a bike!

Well, shawnking, if you ever find yourself back this way again, there are plenty of folks around here to show you around on the good biking roads.

ShawnKing · #39 Post by **ShawnKing** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:26 pm

blues2cruise wrote:Well, shawnking, if you ever find yourself back this way again, there are plenty of folks around here to show you around on the good biking roads.

LOL Thanks! I can't imagine how much it would cost to ship my bike back there but, if I ever move back "home" (Halifax or Vancouver) you can bet I'd ride my bike!

#40 Post by **blues2cruise** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:33 pm

ShawnKing wrote:
blues2cruise wrote:Well, shawnking, if you ever find yourself back this way again, there are plenty of folks around here to show you around on the good biking roads.
LOL Thanks! I can't imagine how much it would cost to ship my bike back there but, if I ever move back "home" (Halifax or Vancouver) you can bet I'd ride my bike!

Ship your bike? You ship your household belongings. You ride your bike.