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Long cycling trousers, trail pants or whatever you want to call them, are no longer a downhill sport phenomenon. Here in the editorial office, some colleagues even reach for long trousers in summer. On the one hand, the racy trousers simply look cool, and let's be honest: who doesn't like to feel like Loic Bruni, Tahnee Seagrave or Jackson Goldstone when they're racing down their home trails at Vmax? On the other hand, the trail pants also protect the lower legs from scratches and scrapes from bushes and bushes or mud from puddles on fast enduro rides.
MTB trousers score points with cut and material
Baggy cuts and stubborn materials that looked more like workwear than cycling are a thing of the past. Today, long cycling shorts have a sporty, body-hugging fit, but offer maximum freedom of movement thanks to flexible materials - without being torn to shreds the first time they touch the ground. Knee pads fit easily under the pre-shaped knee sections and the trouser legs are tight enough not to rub against the cranks with every pedal stroke. Sounds like the perfect trousers for trail and enduro adventures, doesn't it? We have tested six current models for you.
These are the 6 MTB trousers in the test
MT500 Burner Lite trousers from Endura
- Price: 114,99 Euro >> available here
- Weight: 277 grams (size L)
- Made in: China
- 4-way stretch for maximum freedom of movement
- Waist size adjustable with Velcro
- Silicone prints at the rear for better grip
- Mesh and laser cuts for ventilation in the back of the knees
- 2 zip pockets
- Clickfast system for clipping on inner trousers
+ very light and airy
+ good fit thanks to high waistband and wide adjustment range
+ comfortable length, trouser legs do not ride up
- Material a little rickety
- heavy objects bounce in the pockets
- Zips do not move easily
Ranger trousers from Fox
- Price: 109,99 Euro >> available here
- Weight: 281 grams (32)
- Two lengths available (size 32, 34, 36)
- pre-shaped knee section
- adjustable waistband
- 2 zip pockets
+ robust and stretchy fabric
+ easy width adjustment
+ close-fitting leg cuffs
+ pre-shaped knee section for protectors
- Waistband could be higher at the rear - Pockets not very practically placed - Leg cuffs a little tight when taking off
Trailpants (TP3) from Monserat
- Price: 134,95 Euro
- Weight: 302 grams (size 34)
- 88 per cent made of Econyl and manufactured in Europe
- roomier knee section for protectors
- two zip pockets
- Width adjustment with ratchet
- Available in intermediate sizes and two lengths
+ many size options
+ great fit on the waistband and legs
+ pleasantly stretchy material
- somewhat expensive
- Cross seam below the knees can rub
Skibotn Flex Pants from Norrona
- Price: 199 Euro >> available here
- Weight: 369 grams (size L)
- More than 50 percent recycled fibres
- roomier knee section for protectors
- two zip pockets at the back, two slit pockets
- Width adjustment with Velcro straps
- stretchy but robust ripstop fabric
- Reinforced seat area
- Oeko-Tex and bluesign certification
+ extensive equipment
+ perfectly finished
+ good fit on the waist
+ robust, stretchy and comfortable material
+ reinforced seat area
- very expensive
- very short
- knee and thigh flattering and wide cut
Trailfinder Pants from O'Neal
- Price: 99,99 Euro >> available here
- Weight: 285 grams (size 34)
- Knee preforming for protectors
- Waistband cut higher at the back
- Elastic material
- 2 leg pockets with zip
- Adjustable waistband
- Elasticated leg cuffs
+ robust material
+ well-placed zip pockets
+ practical width adjustment
- somewhat sweaty material
- Seams in the knee area can chafe
Moab Pro from Vaude
- Price: 140 Euro >> available here
- Weight: 295 grams (size L)
- Inside leg length: 80 cm
- Elasticated leg cuffs
- Knee preforming for protectors
- Waistband cut higher at the back
- Elastic material
- 2 leg pockets with zip
- Adjustable waistband
- Ventilation through laser technology
+ comfortable stretch material
+ stable fit with extended waistband at the back
+ easy width adjustment
+ sufficiently long trouser leg
- Seams in the knee area can pull without a protector
Stefan Frey
Editor
