recommend some FR/Trail Shorts?

The Northern Monkey
The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
edited April 2009 in MTB buying advice
Got around £40-£50 budgeted..

Looking at the mace ignition and raceface 6x6 shorts but i'm not sure.

Just seen the saint/xt shorts too...opinions?

Need to be able to get raceface FR knee/shin pads under them..

Anyone?

B
Santa Cruz Butcher

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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    i have a pair of the endura zyme camo shorts...

    i like 'em
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  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    haven't tried the ignition shorts but I have the Mace NOS shorts and think they are awesome. The padded liner is a great fit and very comfortable. The cut is great, no excess material flapping about and snagging on the bike but still look casual and enough room to fit knee pads . build quality is also well up to standard. hope that helps?
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    Aye thats awesome :)

    What size did you get out of interest?
    I'm only a 34-36" waist, however with jeans I have to get a 38" waist and wear a belt due to my tree trunk legs :lol:
    Not really keen on tight fitting items!
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • hellsteeth54
    hellsteeth54 Posts: 111
    Got the Fox Attack 08 from Evans a couple of weeks ago, reduced to £45.

    They got good reviews last year when they came out, and I was seriously lusting after them, but no way I was gonna pay £75!!

    Really well vented, good liner, nice fit.

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fox ... s-ec002114

    Look better than this years version IMO.

    Check out the review on here:

    http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... orts-31910
  • dave_hill
    dave_hill Posts: 3,877
    Student option -

    Visit your local army surplus emporium. By a pair of grade 1 issued British DPM fatty-gues. £10 tops.

    Cut them off about 6 inches below the knee. Give them to mum/girlfriend/girlfriend's mum/favourite aunty/granny and ask her to turn the bottoms up and hem them.

    Now visit your local haberdashery or hardware shop and buy a pack of Navy Blue cold water fabric die. Die pants.

    Hey presto! 1 pair of hard-wearing, multi-pocketed, pre-bedded in freeride shorts in snazzy "night camo" pattern for less than the price of a quarter and some skins.
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    :lol: I'll bear that one in mind cheers Dave!
    Ashamed to say it though, but i'm a brand whore :oops:

    hellsteeth54
    Fecking shweet! i love the fox shorts (when i read the review) but didn't think they'd be that cheap :)
    nice one :D
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    One thing I would say about the Attacks is that they are very lightweight - lots of mesh and very thin fabric. Fine for XC but I wouldn't reccomend them if you're likely to be coming off at all as it won't take much at all to rip them.
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    hmm, thats a good point.. cheers mate.
    Still looking at the mace shorts tho, like the look of them.

    I WISH I could find somewhere that will sell Dakine shorts.
    I've been after these for ages, but nowhere seems to stock them :(
    http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... s-09-33762
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    bigbenj_08 wrote:
    Aye thats awesome :)

    What size did you get out of interest?
    I'm only a 34-36" waist, however with jeans I have to get a 38" waist and wear a belt due to my tree trunk legs :lol:
    Not really keen on tight fitting items!

    I've got medium sized ones and also have the same waist size 34-36". I do some times find that jeans can be a bit tight on the thighs but the problem hasn't been bad enough to move up to 38". The mace shorts are a fitted cut so in my opinion from what you say I would go for large. There are waist adjusters to pull the waist in if needed too.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    Awesome cheers for that mate :)

    Def at the top of the list atm :)
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    I know you say your a brand whore but I wear dhb coolham shorts from wiggle they are made by endura and I can cofirm they are tough enough to stand up to a crash and they fit the comfortabley sized gentleman :) I think they are a steal

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/dhb_Coolham_Baggy_Cycling_Shorts/5360029458/
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    Yea they're not bad!

    Only thing is they're a tad too plain for me :(

    You'r talking to someone that wears a bright yellow hoodie here :lol:
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Airienteer
    Airienteer Posts: 695
    I WISH I could find somewhere that will sell Dakine shorts

    http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.p ... 6s147p8218

    Here?? I presume atleast one colour will be in stock in your size.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    Airienteer wrote:
    I WISH I could find somewhere that will sell Dakine shorts

    http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.p ... 6s147p8218

    Here?? I presume atleast one colour will be in stock in your size.
    oo cheers mate :)
    But £60!!!

    Think i'll stick with the Mace!
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • coxy17
    coxy17 Posts: 401
    have a look at some of the aniamal and fox shorts
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    Well... I went to TK-MAX today... not really on the look out for anything, but I spotted a nice pair of Quicksilver Shorts.

    They're the tough cotton material so are perfect for riding in, and are nice and baggy for pads :)

    Only cost me £19 (rrp £65!!!!) so that ain't bad at all!
    Santa Cruz Butcher

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