Mountain Bike Pants Review

So what is it about our tribe that demands we take on the elements armed only with a pair of shorts.

Mountain bike pants review. Looking at some of the shorts on the market. Constantly fighting with the placement of leg warmers and kneepads i felt like a dunce. Our mountain bike shorts test is a collaboration between three veteran testers. I really like these mountain bike shorts a lot.

Now 27 5 inch and 29 inch versions are far more common on the trail. The gore bike wear c5 gtx trail pant is the matching bottom to the c5 jacket tested elsewhere and uses the same gore tex fabric. I was riding with a friend in finale ligure last december and was considerably colder than i wanted to be. Some baggies have a slim tailored look while others feature a more relaxed fit.

As the sport evolved riders started opting for more loose fitting options sometimes called baggies instead of the body hugging lycra. When mountain biking first emerged riders tended to carry over the apparel choices from road riding tight fitting spandex pants lycra shorts that stick to you like glue and highly aerodynamic clothing. Once you know what kind of mountain bike suits your riding style and terrain best a few component decisions will help you narrow down the field considerably. We are mountain bikers we fear no bad weather and thrive on big adventures.

Jeremy benson is the senior mountain bike review editor for outdoorgearlab and he s been mountain biking since the early 1990s. Mtb shorts reviews 1 zoic men s ether mtb bike shorts when you want to find a pair of shorts that does it all for a bargain price then look no further than the zoic ether pants. As kneepads have become more streamlined and stretch fabrics have become commonplace baggy shorts have become slimmer. This is the pair that initially inspired me to check out mountain bike pants.

Gore doesn t published figures for the gtx trail pant but during testing the breathability felt very similar to the jacket and it kept out most of the wet. He moved to the lake tahoe area in 2001 and has been obsessively riding the wealth of trails in the region ever since. What to look for in mountain bike shorts even within the world of so called baggies there is a range of fits to choose from. Not all that long ago all mountain bike wheels were all 26 inches in diameter.