I've got Olympia Airglide pants, but they are too long. Has anyone who has these pants had them hemmed? I'm wondering how difficult it would be.
Olympia Airglides Hemmed
- Thread starter Pete
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I've never had the Airglides, but I did need to shorten a pair of Spidi pants with armor. I went to a seamtress and had her take out the material in the thigh area rather than the hem. That kept the knee and leg armor in the proper relationship with my stubby short legs.
Just a thought.
John
Just a thought.
John
The Air Glides have about 6 inches of fabric with Velcro below the zipper to make it easy to shorten them.
I have a pair of the Airglides that I would have hemmed if I wore them only to walk around in. They look too long (read BAGGY) when standing. On the bike the extra length works very well in my normal riding position and properly covers my boots rather than having the pant hem at the top of the boots.
Free advice, (its worth what you paid for it!
). Try them sitting on the bike before you decide how long or short you want them to be.Bob
My better half hemmed her's up with good result.
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I hate that manufacturers do not make them in different lengths.
Yes the Olympia would be an easy fix since there zippers do not go all the way to the bottom. Make sure who ever does it removes the bottom part, trim it up then replace the bottom piece back on. Um if you lived in Co I would volunteer to sew them up.
BakerBoy
It's all small stuff.
I have a pair of the Airglides that I would have hemmed if I wore them only to walk around in. They look too long (read BAGGY) when standing. On the bike the extra length works very well in my normal riding position and properly covers my boots rather than having the pant hem at the top of the boots.
Free advice, (its worth what you paid for it!
Bob
My new airglides are a touch too long when standing, but when on the bike they actually seem too short. They bunch up some at the knee area and expose ~4" of my boot above my ankle. I was thinking of putting on some elastic 'stirrups' off the bottom of the pant legs, but then I found they're already made. (One example: http://www.hawgtiebikerstirrups.com/home.html.)
You have to hem the pants, and the liner.
Take them to a seamstress, or dress maker.
Measure when sitting down.
Take them to a seamstress, or dress maker.
Measure when sitting down.