Is It Worth It?

[tombo46]

So far ive been riding in jeans all the time, and im getting to the point where im finding them restrictive. (after they ripped on me!)

Im considering buying a proper pair of trials trousers (for lack of a better word).

my only gripe about them is that they are skin tight and while everyone is wearing them, they still seem a bit odd to me! (and slightly homo-erotic).

also, the price tag is pretty steep, are they that had wearing and should I expect them to last? Im looking at some Hebo Pro-09's at 90 quid, anyone got any good/bad things to say about them?

also i have no idea what size to go for! im a 32 leg and 32 waste, would that be a medium then?

Any help appeciated =]

Tom

[tt5th]

They don't have to be skin tight unless you prefer them that way Jitsie, Clice, Hebo and Raw Sports all do baggier ones (ie. not lycra)

For size I would check with the individual brand, one thing does seem to be the legs are short in order not to have a load of bulk to stuff in your boots. Doesn't look right if you wear anything other than trials boots though.

I've just changed from wearing combat pants to a pair, not sure how they last but definately more comfortable and the padding is in all the right places (I have the Raw ones and they even have a pad to protect my wotsit, or make it look bigger, not sure yet!!).

If you can find the Raw ones on ebay mine were delivered for

[godzilla]

You are not alone with the not so keen on lycra views. To be honest i would feel bad subjecting you all to podgey me in a skin tight one peice. get yourself some trousers like tt5th has they even have crotch padding that makes you look well hung!

Edited August 4, 2008 by godzilla

[peterb]

Hi Tom,

I still have a pair of Hebo trial pants that still look good after 16 years use - on and off. They wear well, come out clean in the wash and not sweaty in the summer. Only real problem is that the material is easily burnt from touching a hot exhaust pipe. Need a carbon fibre shield. They don't feel heavy when soaked too, not like jeans, were fine in the SSDT.

Bye, PeterB.

[dgshannon]

So far ive been riding in jeans all the time, and im getting to the point where im finding them restrictive. (after they ripped on me!)

Im considering buying a proper pair of trials trousers (for lack of a better word).

my only gripe about them is that they are skin tight and while everyone is wearing them, they still seem a bit odd to me! (and slightly homo-erotic).

also, the price tag is pretty steep, are they that had wearing and should I expect them to last? Im looking at some Hebo Pro-09's at 90 quid, anyone got any good/bad things to say about them?

also i have no idea what size to go for! im a 32 leg and 32 waste, would that be a medium then?

Any help appeciated =]

Tom

The best deal is to forget the trials gear and pickup some Moose Qualifier pants. The Qualifier line is made from a much thinner material than regular motocross stuff, but not the flimsy stretchy material, found in trials gear, that tears so easily.

Link: http://www.mooseracing.com/catalog.jsp?lev...ategory_id=1158

If you look around for deals, you can often find them cheap. Unfortunately, we just lost a good source that sold them for less than $40 a pair.

Places like www.denniskirk.com have them for $59.95, but you should be able to do better than that. With a little searching, it is usually pretty easy to get two pair shipped to your door, for the same cost a a pair of trials pants.

[motovintage]

I prefer enduro or MX pants, brand is not important, if you can go to a bike shop and try a few on to see how the fit and look, some are a bit too flashy for me, the moose qualifer looked like a good choice