shants

This is why they wear bicycle-themed tattoos, chain bracelets, boutique cycling caps, gigantic messenger bags, "shants," and tire belts that cost more than their actual tires at all times.

Uncultured: The War of the Wardrobes BikeSnobNYC 2010

So, clad in a pair of homemade "shants," flip-flops, and my only concession to foppery a canvas bag from Rivendell, I grabbed the Ticino and set out looking like the miserable aftermath of a collision between "cycle chic" and Mugatu's "Derelicte."

Archive 2010-08-01 BikeSnobNYC 2010

So, clad in a pair of homemade "shants," flip-flops, and my only concession to foppery a canvas bag from Rivendell, I grabbed the Ticino and set out looking like the miserable aftermath of a collision between "cycle chic" and Mugatu's "Derelicte."

BSNYC Product Review: Electra Ticino 8D BikeSnobNYC 2010

It's not "shants" that we claim to have invented in portland -- it's "sharts", which are sort of a lumpy fart that gets deposited in your pants as a result of drinking too goddamn much coffee, then going for a long road ride.

BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2010

They also claim to have invented "shants," but scholars believe they actually came from San Francisco.

BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2010

That race, of course, was won by Roberto Heras, who has clearly ended his cycling career not with a fingerbang, but with a whimper and in a pair of "shants".

Waist Not Want Not: Excessive Wear BikeSnobNYC 2009

Few things would make me happier than if Rapha were to augment their tailored and subtly-hued collection with some screamingly loud beach "shants," and I think they would be wise to do so.

The Schlock of the New: Dirty Salutes, Bold Claims, and Loud Prints BikeSnobNYC 2009

While this is perfectly logical in the normal world to which you are accustomed, in the world of bike-themed street clothing one shan't go forth without "shants:"

Archive 2009-11-01 BikeSnobNYC 2009

While this is perfectly logical in the normal world to which you are accustomed, in the world of bike-themed street clothing one shan't go forth without "shants:"

Cross-over Appeal: It Shan't Gonna Happen BikeSnobNYC 2009

Imagine the horror you'd feel when you heard the twin bangs and the "shants" of the Nü-Fred in front of you exploded in a gristly rain of blood and ligaments.

BSNYC Pre-Holiday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2009