fivebrick Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 I'd like to understand the advantage and need for trials specific trousers/pants. Not trying to be smart or a wise guy here...I am really asking to learn. The trials pants seem really snug and tight to the legs and hips. I understand we don't want extra fabric for no reason, so a minimalist approach is best perhaps? Are most of the pants water and sweat resistant? Any info at all on the pros and cons of a specific trials pant appreciated. Seems a decent pair range from 80-170 USD. Worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Really? You live in Arizona. Every rock and bush will tear a pair of wimpy trials gear in one crash. Let alone your leg. Buy MX gear and remove all the labels and pads. Better to slide than a trip to the ER. I hate to say, but I laugh every time a guy crashes wearing trials pajamas. Just silly in the terrain we ride. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivebrick Posted August 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Well hell Line what to wear then? Fox MX pants? Fine with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialswarrior Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 The problem is the heat. I agree that mx gear provides better protection, but if riding in Arizona I would compromise for a cooler option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Enduro pants too! You can usually find some without all the crazy graphics pretty inexpensive. Enduro jackets work well when it is cold as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyt Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Fivebrick Where are you in AZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guys Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) For in the summer long MTB downhill pants, enough place for (knee) protection and made from very light material compared to enduro pants for instance. There are also fairly water resistant ones available or you can treat them to make them water repellent. S3 and Clice have some water resistant trial/enduro pants. Otherwise regular Hebo trials pants. If you don't like them to be too snug, buy a size larger,that's what I did. Edited August 28, 2015 by guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) MX trousers will be more durable than trials, but i wouldnt say they have improved protection. MX trousers have no knee protection whatsoever so if you use them you will need some form of this underneath. Edited August 28, 2015 by faussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesepreetza Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Mx pants if you're on a budget. mx pants only have two points of stretch to them, bend above the knee straight and a little at the waist. Mx pants do not like to stretch between the legs from a spread out dab or running out of a crash. Jitsie's t-2 pant is as close to a Mx pant in terms as protection you can get but much more flexible and lighter. Sometimes a little stretch in the right area at the right time can make all the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivebrick Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Fivebrick Where are you in AZ? Hey Billy I'm way down in Douglas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Shorts.........that's the solution. comfortable, flexible, cool. I have a pair of camo cargo shorts and a pair of MX pants that the legs zip off to become shorts. Trials boots cover the shins so there is just a bit of skin exposed between top of boots and the shorts. It also helps that I wear a knee brace for arthritis on the exhaust side. It works for me, not for everybody. But I am not quite right in the head. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazybond700 Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 And the part which is exposed is exactly the part of skin where the exhaust hits your leg, I got prove of that. Thought a bike was cool, but it was already started for some minutes before, and I pushed it with my leg. Ouch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 I made the mistake of taking off my gear to go score comfortably. I quit bleeding 30 days later. 3 layers of stitches, a drain and a p****d off wife. Turns out the old Beta starters are quite sharp. And my wife is still mad 20 years later about the bed sheets! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrmad Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 I wear alpinestars mx gear and some sixsixone mtb kneepads. Never felt as though I don't have enough flexibility, jumped off the bike a few times to save my a**. Plus you can bulldoze thorny vegetation out of the way without too much worry for your skin. Can't relate to the heat in Arizona, the gear works well in year round soggy conditions here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 And the part which is exposed is exactly the part of skin where the exhaust hits your leg, I got prove of that. Thought a bike was cool, but it was already started for some minutes before, and I pushed it with my leg. Ouch. Yep, I wear a large metal knee brace on the leg that is on the exhaust side.................................................so I have a few burns on the other leg from exhaust though. Like I said "I am not quite right in the head" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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