Originally Posted by
Nyah
I don't have any brands to recommend but I do know what works well. Wool is the best material in dealing with the wet. It's not about keeping the water from getting through, since anything waterproof will also be sweat-inducing. Wool is the quickest-drying natural material that I know of. It also doesn't really need to be washed. I never wash my wool stuff, other than resolving food-accidents, which I manage by wiping with a wet sponge. My ideal trousers for bicycling would start with being made of worsted wool and have a gusset in the crotch to minimize structural failure.
You have sophisticated knowledge. Where do you get your trousers? For a few years, I was wearing wool dress trousers on the bike, but without the gusseted crotch, they wore out fast. Also, a little bit of nylon mixed in with wool adds a whole lot of durability without compromising wool's good qualities.
Those military trousers posted above tempted me, but I'm glad I didn't get them.